You usually get what you pay for though..Ive heard nothing but good things about the zalman. I probably wont go up to 3.8ghz, but ive heard people using the zalman for 4 ghz and 35-40C idle and 45+ on load. thats not bad at all, and if those stats are consistent, then id buy the zalman. I dont mind the extra $30 or so for something nice. And ive heard that AS5 is better than mx2 because of the silver particles and other stuff. If price didnt matter, the zalman would be the best right?
Need a new mobo..
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So cooling is equal, if thats the case then i'll get the zalman for the extra $$$ because i do want my computer to look sweet. It definitely hasnt been a budget build yet so why start now..
But what thermal paste do you guys recommend if I do use the zalman on an e8400?
But what thermal paste do you guys recommend if I do use the zalman on an e8400?
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The Core Contact cools better and is quieter. Here is a list of the top 10 heatsinks.
Top 5 Intel & AMD Heatsinks on Frostytech
Even if the price didn't matter I would still recommend the Sunbeam.
The zalman 9700 looks soo much better though..... no but that is a really good price for something that performs as well as it does. I might get that. just a question, how do you apply thermal paste on something like this, the regular way or somethin else
Edit: Btw, would it even fit on my mobo if i were to get the asus p45?
Edit: Btw, would it even fit on my mobo if i were to get the asus p45?
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