Which HSF out of these two???

lukie2008

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Hey i own a AKASA AK-922 EVO BLUE COOLER but have just bought a MSI Motherboard which COMES with a ZALAMAN 9500. Which one would you guys recomend? the CPU im getting is a Intel E8400 def gonna OC probs to 4Ghz. all my new gear is coming tomoro :D :D :D :D

all input and advice will be MUCH appreciated!!!

cheers

LuKiEbOi
 

Preecher

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Looks like the Ak-922 has slightly better cooling than the zalman9500 at the cost of 7db. According to this article http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2127&page=5
The Ak-922 (aka Rosewill RCX-Z3) only achieved good cooling performance when the fan was at 100% throttle. While the Zalman seems to get good performance at lower fan speed / noise.

I think either product you choose will give fairly similar results. Here is a list of coolers, their scores and their noise levels.

http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2206&page=5


Good Luck