Raijintek Ereboss Black @ Newegg: $34.99

[DrMrLordX]

This is only a deal for those of you who have some 2x140mm fans and zip ties handy to jury rig your own massive cooling solution:

Raijintek Ereboss Black: $34.99 + free shipping

The included fan is not impressive, though it manages to keep the Ereboss fairly close to top-tier dual tower coolers. The Ereboss might do as well as a dual tower with a pair of good 140mm fans strapped to it! For $35, can you really complain if it falls short?

Without the fans, it still cools quite well (probably better than a 212 Evo), but it's kinda noisy too.

edit: A techreport review of the cooler. 5C behind the best Phanteks unit. Not too shabby. It would do much better without that slim 13mm fan.

 

[PliotronX]

Not bad! If I was in the market for a good low cost tower cooler, I'd grab this and pop a Yate Loon onto it.

 

[qliveur]

This thing reminds me of the Thermalright Macho.

 

[DrMrLordX]

This thing reminds me of the Thermalright Macho.

It does, doesn't? Only I think the Macho and its variants are sold as semi-passive coolers (reliant on case airflow + relatively low fin density). This thing seems to have higher fin density.

 

[qliveur]

Speaking of cheap monster heatsinks, this one can be used fanless, has nickel-plated heatpipes, comes out to $5 cheaper (but there's a rebate) and looks like it performs a little bit better.

For $30AR it's a steal.

 

[DrMrLordX]

Not a bad find. That thing comes with a better stock fan, so if you aren't ready to mod something like the Ereboss, I think the DeepCool Gamer Storm Lucifer would be a better choice.

 

[balloonshark]

Speaking of cheap monster heatsinks, this one can be used fanless, has nickel-plated heatpipes, comes out to $5 cheaper (but there's a rebate) and looks like it performs a little bit better.

For $30AR it's a steal.

How in the world did the 212 evo score better than the Lucifer on this site? http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2777&page=5

 

[DrMrLordX]

Good question. The Ereboss has them both beat with that crappy 13mm thick fan. My guess is that the Lucifer is losing cooling potential from low fin density.

 

[balloonshark]

Seems to do better here. http://www.pureoverclock.com/Review-detail/deepcool-gamerstorm-lucifer-cpu-cooler/6/

 

[dualsmp]

nevermind.

 

[DrMrLordX]

Seems to do better here.

A lot better. Those are results more in-line with what I'd expect comparing the Ereboss and the Lucifer. The Lucifer's included fan is obviously superior.