What CPU Heatsink should I use???

[midleman81]

My system is as follows; Cooler Master Stacker 830 Evo case with a 1000W Real Power Pro PSU, Q9450, dual 3870's in CF, 4 hard drives in dual RAID, 8 120mm LED fans, Blu-ray player, DVD burner, media card reader with floppy, RAID controller card, 4GB (2x2) DDR2 1066 RAM, Gigabyte X38 Motherboard, HT Omega Claro Plus+ sound card, Logitech WebCam, front panel LCD fan controller, 2 external hard drives, keyboard, mouse, 28" LCD monitor and 42" LCD HDTV.

The following is the list of CPU Heatsinks that I have narrowed it down to.

1) Thermalright Ultra-120 CPU Cooling Heatsink - Retail - $60
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16835109125

2) Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme - cpu-tri-39 - $74
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=205121074&listingid=20983864&dcaid=17902

3) ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail - $45
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16835118019

4) ZALMAN CNPS 9700 NT 110mm 2 Ball Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler - Retail - $70
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16835118020

5) Scythe SCINF-1000 120mm CPU Cooler - Retail - $45
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16835185027

6) Scythe SCASM-1000 120mm Sleeve Andy Samurai Master CPU Cooler - Retail - $40
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16835185042

7) Scythe SCORC-1000 140mm CPU Cooler - Retail - $70
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16835185064

8) ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail - $27
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16835186134

9) ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm 2-ball UFO Bearing / Transparent CPU Cooler - Retail - $50
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16835887011

 

[PabloTeK]

I'm going to say the ZEROTherm, while the Thermalright is the best there it also weighs about a kilo, has no fan and is the most expensive. In a magazine I read the ZEROTherm came a close second.

 

[diduknowthat]

The Thermaltake Ultra-120 eXtreme is the suprior heatsink in the list, although the most expensive too. You can buy a quiet fan for it, or just run it passively (yes it can handle your CPU passively).

Also, it's only $60 here.
http://www.xoxide.com/thermalright-ultra120-extreme.html

 

[Vipernitrox]

for silence and no oc'ing:
go with the scythe SCINF-1000 or the Scythe SCORC-1000

i've got the SCINF-1000, it cools great and is extremely quiet at stock.
Don't know about the SCORC first hand, but it gets good reviews and doesn't look to bad (maybe get a slow running fan on it)

For the absolute TOP of the line cooling go with the Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme, it's expensive but it's as good as air cooling gets right now. If you get a fan on it you'll have the ultimate air cooling for your cpu.