The Hyper 212 EVO is a much better value. It's about $10 cheaper, and performs just as well. You might be able to get temps a couple degrees lower with the Xtreme, but not nearly enough to justify the price increase. I have a 212 evo, and my i5 3570k @ 4.3GHz idles at about 25C, never gets above 45-50 at 100% burn on Prime95.