Need a good air cooler for socket 478

[mtyermom]

I've got a 2.6GHz Pentium 4 Northwood on an ASUS P4T-E. The cooler I have now is LOUD! It's the original Thermaltake Dragon Orb, and it sounds like a damn vacuum cleaner. Even set to the lowest speed it's still loud! I've been looking on FrozenCPU.com but am not sure what to get. I've budgeted $50 for a new cooler. I'm not overclocking, but need to keep this old heatburst cool.

 

[akhilles]

Get one elsewhere:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000110574+50002107+1371026032&name=ARCTIC+COOLING

 

[mtyermom]

Problem is, I pay tax at Newegg as I live in Memphis, TN.


Looking on FrozenCPU.com I'm thinking of the:

Zalman CNPS 7700-cu

or

Scythe Ninja

Any comments on these? Are they WAY overkill for my proc? I just want something that is going to keep my cpu cool with as little noise as possible.

 

[raven_87]

Ninja: 7700 didnt really impress me.

 

[akhilles]

Ninja hands down, be gentle with the push-pins. They'll prolly break eventually.

 

[mtyermom]

Sounds like the Ninja it is, added bonus is that I'll be able to use it in my next build as well.