Best low budget HSF for the value

Hi all, I'm looking for a nice hsf for ~$30, $50 tops. Doesn't matter what socket it is (as long as it's not some old 478 lol ). Any size, any colour, whatever, as long as it can cool a cpu well. Right now I'm considering the Vendetta 2 for $30 after MIR, but it's very old... shoulda grabbed it when it was just released. Are there any 'newer' HSF that are better than the Vendetta 2 per dollar, or would you guys still suggest the vendetta 2?

I'm also curious, does anyone remember the price for a Vendetta 2 when it was released last year? Any price falls on it?

Thanks.

ocz vendetta 2 works dam well for me dropped idle temps by 10c and load by 17c on my oc'ed phenom II 940.

What is wrong with the 3 options I gave you?

Idk how I coulda missed that...

I took a look at those and the CM Hyper 212 looks like it's exactly what I need, but it's not in stock @ ncix right now (I use ncix since I'm in Canada...). How does the Scythe perform? It looks pretty beastly with 5 pipes... Does the dark knight perform better than the regular version, and do any of these sinks come in a package with just the sink no fan?

Too late, this man's already taken

Feel in love with the Hyper 212 this afternoon

The Mugen 2 is a great concept with a 5 in 1 heatsink, but here are the problems I found with it:
-it's very heavy @ 870 grams or something...
-heatpipes don't touch cpu ihs directly
-it's over a year old
-very few reviews, no customer reviews on ncix, only one on newegg
-I'm already in love with the hyper 212

So hyper 212 it is then! I'll post back when I receive it and let you guys know how it performs. It's pretty new, ncix doesn't have a stock yet since they're still waiting on their shipment lol

For a second I was panicing... "huh? there's a plus version?"

Then I looked at my invoice and it said "Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA775 LGA1156 120MM"

Thanks for all your help ragsters, I'd give you the best answer but I didn't choose for this to be a best answer thread... so

I just ordered it last night and NCIX has it back-ordered, so I'll receive it about 5 days after the shipment gets to NCIX... it should be in stock soon though, it was released just this month (I think). I'll post up the temps far ya when I get it

Well I can tell you that my cpu (athlon 7750) idles at 40*C in BIOS, sometimes up to 42 with stock cooler and paste, but I haven't tried it yet. I've only had my rig for like 2 weeks, and I haven't OCed it yet since I've been looking for a cooler

Just checked and NCIX still hasn't received stock... still on back-order...
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=4133 [...] OLERMASTER