you did say you valued performance above all else

but adding 2 better fans to the mugen 2 makes it that much better too

The newer model should support 1156. But if you can't find it sold anywhere, I'd say just go with the hyper 212+.
I get some amazing temps with it.

Comparing to stock cooler, hyper 212+ dropped temps on idle by 10c, load by 25-30c with a push pull setup.

Yup.



Which would you recommend first, then?

Mugen scythe 2 outperforms the hyper 212+ and also supports a ridiculous amount of fans ( up to 4 fans ).
So that's my suggestion.

Cluster fuck of fans? LOL I want to see one of these 4 fan set ups.

And it's hard to find a good review of it. >.>

Nvm, right as I said that, I found a really good one. And that pretty much made up my mind. When I buy my new comp, I r get that, then eventually slap some GT AP12's or whatever the 16dba fans are. Sex.

dont buy it

see how fuked up it looks
get the tt frio
for 63bux
its over your budget
but ull get 4.2 on a i5 i bet you

Yeah, the thing is absolutely massive.
My brother has one on a overclocked propus. He gets around 44c load at 3.2ghz on the single stock fan. Of course that could be pushed much further.

Hm. The sheer size of it is a bit of a con, I suppose I should have thought of that earlier. Well, 212+ it is.
/Thread

you say 50bux
but you go with a 35 cooler
whats wrong with a dark knight
or a bulder huh
they look sexy
and in your budget