Best Compact CPU Cooler for a reasonable price?

[Jason Kimmings]

(sorry for so many questions!)

 

Hey everyone, im looking at building my first PC in the near future and im gathering parts so i can order it all to be here around the same day... So far i have only found 1 Cooler (Cooler Master 212 EVO) that seems to work well and be cheap(ish) This one is a good last minuet resort but its a bit bulky and will almost touch the windowed side panel  

 

I will leave a lint to the parts list so far so you can see if its compatible or not, all help is appreciated at this point as i am new to this.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/jasonkimmings/saved/vh3gXL

 

Thanks in advance!

[Jason Kimmings]

I have since found this one http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/enermax-cpu-cooler-etst40tb

Anyone own one, if so what are they like?

[stalkster]

Hmm, matters what cheapish is to you. I had a Zalman CNPS10X Optima 120mm(30$ US) on my old rig, when i built this PC I went with the CM hyper 212 evo(35$ US). It's 152mm vs evo's 158.5mm. If I had the choice to pick again I would have went with the Zalman again. It's shorter much less painful to install and only about 1-2c difference going by past reviews.

[Nerd Rage LBC]

Before I got my Evo 212 I was also looking at Mugen 4 - Only reason I went for the 212 is because it was cheaper, approx. $25 US. I am still curious of the other Scythe models, as I have never used... 

If you're going up in the price range maybe look into Noctuas.