Alternatives to the Hyper 212+/Evo for budget cooling

[damric]

Currently these are cheaper (right at this moment in time) than either the 212+ or Evo, and all perform about the same (ie: good for overclocking quad cores or mild overclock on six core):

Nothing against the 212+ or EVO. They are great coolers for the $25-$30, but most often they are priced much higher (due to demand). Also some people just might want to try something different.


- Arctic Cooling Freezer A30
http://www.arctic.ac/us_en/freezer-a30.html

- Arctic Cooling Freezer i30
http://www.arctic.ac/us_en/freezer-i30.html

- Cooler Master Hyper T4
http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-air-cooler/hyper-t4/

- CRYORIG H7
http://www.cryorig.com/h7.php

- Enermax ETS-T40-TB
http://www.enermax.com/home.php?fn=eng/product_a1_1_1&lv0=49&lv1=50&no=161

- EVERCOOL VENTI
http://www.evercool.com.tw/categories/global/cooler/cpucooler/intel/2011/hpq-12025/venti.php

- Evercool Transformer 3
http://www.evercool.com.tw/categories/global/cooler/cpucooler/intel/1366/hpm_12025/transformer3.html

- Gelid Tranquillo Rev. 2
http://www.gelidsolutions.com/products/index.php?lid=2&cid=12&id=64

- GlacialTech Igloo H46
http://www.glacialtech.com/products/H46Series.htm

- Masscool 7WA868
http://www.masscool.com/product_detail.php?pid=184&id=199

- NZXT Respire T20
http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/84-respire-t20-cpu-cooler

-RAIJINTEK AIDOS
http://www.raijintek.com/en/products_detail.php?ProductID=2

- RAIJINTEK THEMIS
http://www.raijintek.com/en/products_detail.php?ProductID=3

- RAIJINTEK ZELOS
http://www.raijintek.com/en/products_detail.php?ProductID=8

- Rosewill ROCC-12001 AIOLOS
http://www.rosewill.com/products/2356/ProductDetail_Overview.htm

- Scythe Shuriken Rev. B 3
http://www.scythe-eu.com/en/products/cpu-cooler/shuriken-rev-b.html

- SilenX EFZ-120HA5
http://www.silenx.com/cpu.coolers.asp?sku=efz-120ha5

- SilverStone AR01
http://silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=420&area=en

- Thermaltake NiC L31
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00002246

- Xigmatek Prime SD1484
http://www.xigmatek.com/product.php?productid=133

- Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA
http://zalman.com/global/product/Product_Read.php?Idx=461

- ZEROtherm FZ120 ZEN
(Can be found on Amazon.com)

Subject to change. Let me know if something interesting is missing here and I'll add it. Pcpartpicker links to the U.S. site, so check your local retailers.

For MONSTER cooling, see here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2181775/cpu-coolers-overclocking-core-cpu.html

Let me know if any of the links fail so that I can find a better link.