AM2 Processor Air Cooler Roundup

Zitat

"...For you that just read the last page. All summed up, it comes down to 4 heatsinks. The Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro is perfect for the budget guy looking to quiet his machine down but not looking for best in class temperatures. Also on the budget end of the spectrum, the Blue Orb II provides solid performance and a bit of bling at a good price if you can get past the installation difficulties and moderate noise level. If you have $65 bucks to spend and are looking for the best temperatures, good looks, and don’t want to go deaf the Zalman CNPS9500 AM2 is your winner.

The overall prize has to go to the Thermalright XP-90 however, as it has performance, looks, silence, and value all in one package (minus the fan of course). The other coolers reviewed here did not stand out overall when compared to these four. The either had glaring flaws or were just out performed for the same price. Surprisingly, out of all of these products, none were bad products, simply some shined over others when it comes down to doing the job of cooling. As noted by the tightly graphed temperatures above, air cooling is about more than cooling now days..."