Alternate choice to Zalman 7700?

[d2arcturus]

Here's the problem:

I have a 3700 San Diego coming in for my upgrade which I plan to OC.
I am Canadian, so I have to order from a Canadian site, and there are no XP-120/90s in stock at http://ncix.com/, and so I think a Zalman 7700 may be the best choice, but I'm not sure.

If there are any knowledgable here about CPU heatsink performance, would you please do a quick scan of the NCIX CPU Heatsinks Page and point out anything better for $80 or less.

 

[n7]

That'd likely be the second best choice, if it will indeed fit on your mobo
It doesn't work for a number of mobos IIRC; i believe Zalman has a list on their site.

 

[UsandThem]

Well if there are no XP-90/120 in stock, I would go with the Zalman 7700 (just make sure it will fit on your motherboard at Zalman's site).

The Zalman is a nice cooler (it is the one I use). I have a 92mm intake fan, a 120mm exhaust, and it the Zalman, and my system is very cool (especially my CPU).

The XP-90/120's are very nice as well, but if you don't want to wait or can't get it anyplace else, than Zalman is the way to go.

 

[Bozo Galora]

http://www.behardware.com/articles/568/page1.html

 

[jpeyton]

ThermalTake Big Typhoon and Silent Tower are also good alternatives, but I have a 7700-Cu myself and it works great.

 

[Ike0069]

I know jab-tech.com ships to Canada and they have the XP-90 for only $25.

 

[JBT]

zipzoomfly.com another great etailer also ships to Canada.

 

[Peter D]

ADPMods has the XP-120

...As well as the XP-90

🙂

 

[Diasper]

Coolermast Hyperx48 as seen here

DOn't have time to find a review now but very good for noise/performance/cost.

You could replace the 92mm fan with a better one if you wanted