Zalman Cooler - All copper, or copper + alum?

[nkohler]

All,

Which one is better? Is it worth the extra $6 and the weight for the all copper?

Give me the low down!

Thanks!

Neil

 

[kronchev]

Copper gets you a degree or two more. I dont think its worth it, ive used both

 

[deep22]

I've got the copper!

 

[ycchan]

I've got the AlCu..cools alright. I would go with copper but then I don't like the weight

 

[Le_Petit_Lapin]

Copper! Definately!

1) it cools better

2) it weighs more! This is good because if you ever overclock so much you fry the processor, you can remove the heatsink, and throw the heavy bugger at the nearest person, and get a satisfying crunching noise. GREAT for stress relief.

Hell, its only $6.

 

[maxxo]

the difference between the two is so marginal that you probably won't tell a difference. check out some reviews on the Cu and AlCu to see how they compare, it is usually within 1 degree.

 

[_Korruption_]

I was wondering. If the AlCu model has only a band of copper in the middle, wouldn't that mean that most of the P4 IHS is getting aluminum contact only? I mainly use the AlCu for AMD builds, and the copper band in the heatsink sits right over the core of the AMD chips (AthlonXP).