Zalman 9900 cooler vs others

[toocoded]

I am in the process of building a new system, not for gaming (well once in a while) but for work (Graphic design and motion graphics etc...) and I am trying to decide on a CPU cooler. In my shopping cart I have the Cooler master hyper 212 evo and the Zalman 9900max as I cant decide which one as yet.

Practically I believe based on reviews that they both do a pretty good job, however, I love the looks of the Zalman as I would be able use High profile RAM with it. But the price is just a turn off. Do you think i should get the Zalman or just ignore looks and go with the Hyper 212 EVO?

 

[Engima]

If you plan to do graphics work then the ability to use all four RAM slots will be more important. The 212 EVO is like the 212+ in that it is meant to be a very affordable aftermarket cooler but like anything else, the money you put in is what you get out of it. Have you tried searching for comparisons between the two?

 

[toocoded]

I have done comparisons and looked at reviews and all four memory slots are usable with the Zalman. I just need get to get some views about my dilemma.

 

[RetiredChief]

Have the Zalman 9900Max on an i5-2500K (mild OC 4.2 -> 4.6). and it works great.
I tend to go with zalman as I prefer the Flat Base. Have the 9700LED (on i5-750) and a 9500LED on a E6400 (OCed to 3.2)

 

[IMTIAZ_BABA]

dont go by looks cm is the best

 

[toocoded]

dont go by looks cm is the best

I completed my build just 2 weeks ago. I did get the Zalman 9900MAX and I dont regret it one bit. Its very silent, temps are at idle 34C which is awesome as Im from the tropics and it looks damn good in the case (500r).

 

[RetiredChief]

Great, Enjoy