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Default Is there any CPU heatsink better for the price than this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118019 so this is the CPU heatsink i was planning on getting, I previously had a thermaltake Big Typhoon (the older version) with an upgraded fan. it ran my old E6300 at 3GHz. the temp was 25*C idle (when in my Antec 900) and 45*C max load. I plan on ...


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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118019

so this is the CPU heatsink i was planning on getting, I previously had a thermaltake Big Typhoon (the older version) with an upgraded fan. it ran my old E6300 at 3GHz. the temp was 25*C idle (when in my Antec 900) and 45*C max load. I plan on getting an E8400 and OC it to (at least) 4GHz. My main question is, could there be a better heatsink for the money than the one i linked?

I said what i did about my old heatsink because i want to know which is better by comparison. the upgraded fan was a 120mm and ran at about 40-50 CFM.
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The Xigmatek is much better.
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can you give me a link to one?

edit you mean this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835233003
thats a lot of CFM on that fan.
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http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...1&limitstart=3

wow. that is a good one.
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Yeah, it's insanely good for how cheap it is. Beats everything on the market but the Sunbeam Core Contact (more expensive), and the Ultra one which is Peltier and therefore a lot more expensive.

Just make sure to spread the thermalpaste on the heatpipes rather than in between when you mount it, and get this to make life a lot easier
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done and done. thanks!!!
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