Which CPU cooler to get?

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Hey guys, I'm building a new comp soon, and was trying to decide between the Alpha PRE9060T or Thermaltake CL-P0024 for E6600 CPU. Haven't seen many reviews for the Alpha in general but hear good things and really nice performance on the older ones. Which of these should I go for? I've looked around for reviews on a whole bunch of others including the Tuniq Tower 120, Zalman 9700/9500, Thermalright XP-90C, & a few others, and these 2 seem to perform better than all of these. I also considered getting the Thermalright 120 but then it's so huge and while not offering much performance difference from the Alpha. Btw, anyone know where to buy Alpha stuff besides online. I've only found one online store that has it.
 
Im leaning towards either the Zalman 9700/9500 or the XP-90C myself. I like the design of the XP-90C but i really like how you can position the Zalman to blow right out the back of the case keeping case temps down quite a bit i would imagine.
 
Ultra 120 depends a lot on the fan. 60+ cfm does amazing. Just thought I'd let you know that. :)
 
i've never heard of that alpha cooler before :confused:. anyways, you can't go wrong with a tuniq tower or a ultra-120.
 
Alpha is now a niche market, that used to own the aircooled HSF game back a few years ago. They were the creme of the crop, with their top-exhausting design. Recently, though, they've fallen into the high-industrial market, selling mainly OEM designs.

Get the Tuniq tower for a lower CFM fan (bigger HSF though) or the Ultra 120 HSF if you can stand a bit more noise. The Ultra eventually edges out the tuniq, but at a much higher DBA level (about 6)
 
The design of the Alpha heatsink seems looks like it's just a copper core surrounded buy aluminum fins. While it's probably a decent heatsink, heat pipe technology and better innovations have come since the "giant hunk of metal on the CPU" years. Thermalright's Ultra-120 extreme is probably the best on the market right now, and it's standard 120 is great too. Other notables are the Enzotech Ultra-X, Tuniq Tower, Scythe Ninja, and more. What's your price range and what application are you looking for?
 
My price range is around $150. It's going to be used on my E6600 that I'm going to OC a bit. Main intensive use is going to be gaming.
 
Btw, anyone know where I can even BUY a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme? Everywhere I look it's sold out, and I can't find any retail store with it either. Btw, I'm in Canada so Newegg and some other sites don't ship to me.
 
I just talked with a rep from thermaltake.

It will be available within the next week or so at all major Thermaltake retailers.

The low stock is because it hasn't "officially" shipped yet.
 
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