vonfeldt7

Pretty simple, does anyone know which Cooler is better? Are there any comparisons or anything? I've looked, but found nothing.

ZALMAN 9700

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro

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reddevil6

the zalman has a 30mm bigger fan an is a top brand
the other 1 has heat pipes an would save u $40
but after reading reviews the zalman with no overclocking it should keep your processer at 26-28 idel an about 45 on full load

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ride3k

for the money, the ac7 kicks ass, the price difference is not justifiable, unless your spending an unlimited amount of money, the ac7 wins out

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andy_mitch92

wrong.. the zalman has heat pipes and the zalman is the best cooler out there period. the only bad thing about it is how hard it is to install.

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WhiteFireDragon

it really depends on how much you want to spend or how much you want out of the fans. the ac7 it great for how much it costs, but it has its limitations. if you're doing some extreme OCing and heat is a problem, then you would be forced to spend a lot more for the zaleman. if you're just looking for some nice cooking, ac7 is the way to go. zaleman is almost triple the cost, but not nearly triple the performance

oscaryu1

AC7 is a buget cooler, and it's great for its price. The Zalman 9700 also justifies its price with its superior cooling. They both represent great cooling for their price. It's only your budget that makes the decision

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nexolus

I'd go zalman if you could. I'm using it now on my q6600 @ 3.7GHz and it's running idle at 24C.

fortyways

The Zalman undoubtedly has better cooling capability, but..

It's huge, and heavy. The Arctic Cooling is lighter and has a better/easier mounting system. I had the Zalman for a while but I just couldn't get comfortable with the behemoth sitting in there spring-loaded by two screws to a plastic mount.

It's also ridiculously expensive when you think about what you're really buying. It's a $60-70 hunk of metal with a fan attached to it.

kevlee89

http://www.overclock.net/hardware-ne...u-coolers.html

look at these charts and take 'em into consideration

looks like the tuniq tower is also a pretty good deal

newguy5

9700 is good, but expensive. the c2ds oc so well anyway, and the stock heatsinks are a piece of junk, so pretty much anything decent you replace that stock thing with is going to keep the processor cool enough, within reason.

having said that, the price saved and the ease of install made the ac7 about 100 times more justifiable to purchase in my book. i got it as a combo with the e6750, which made the cooler only $10.

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