Silverion, to explain why I'm not considering your 'alternatives' is simply because I can't buy them. I live in South Africa, and apart from the expensive internet and massive latency when playing games, we don't really have that many options when it comes to buying hardware. For example, the GTX 280 costs R9000 ($900) here. Building a computer in South Africa will cost about 60% more than what it would cost to build it in America. Something as simple as a CPU cooler costs twice as much here than it does in America. And our options are limited when it comes to manufacturers. My main options are, when it comes to CPU coolers, Antec, Asus, CoolerMaster and Zalman.
After reading reviews I narrowed down my results to the CoolerMaster V8 and the Zalman CNPS9700LED. Those are basically the only ones I am willing to buy, because all of the other options are just fans. CM V8 costs R800 ($80) and Zalman costs R700 ($70). With my situation in mind, which out of those do you find preferable?