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    Suggestions for CPU heatsink/cooler for a 2nd gen Sandybridge chip

    Hey all,
    I've been collecting parts in order to build a new rig. I pretty much have everything now except for the CPU and heatsink. I"m planning on getting an i7-2600K or 2700K when I can find a deal. My question is what CPU heatsink/cooler would you recommend using? I've used a Cooler Master Hyper 212+ and a Zalman 9500 AT2. It looks like a Thermalright Silver Arrow SB, or a Noctua NH-D14 might fit the bill, but I'm willing to consider others.

    My rig so far is comprised of:
    Antec 900 ATX mid tower case with USB 3.0
    650W Seasonic X650 PSU
    Lite-On DVD/CD writer
    640Gb WD Black HD x2
    EVGA 120-SB-E682-KR SLI Micro Z68 Motherboard - Micro ATX
    2x4Gb Patriot 1333Mhz DDR3 RAM

    In the future:
    I'm looking at getting a HD7000 series graphics card in the future, probably either a HD7770 or HD7870.
    A 120-128Gb SSD drive for OS
    Desktop rigs:
    Oysterhead- Intel i5-2320 CPU@3.0Ghz, Zalman 9500AT2, 8Gb Patriot 1333Mhz DDR3 RAM, 120Gb Kingston V200+ SSD, 1Tb Seagate HD, Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon 64 bit, LG 330W PSU

    Flying Frog Brigade-Intel Xeon W3520@2.66Ghz, 6Gb Hynix 1066Mhz DDR3 RAM, 640Gb Hitachi HD, 512Mb GDDR5 AMD HD4870, Mac OSX 10.6.8/Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon dual boot

    Laptop:
    Colonel Claypool-Intel T6600 Core 2 Duo, 4Gb 1066Mhz DDR3 RAM, 1Gb GDDR3 Nvidia 230M,240Gb Edge SATA6 SSD, Windows 7 Home 64 bit




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    i gave up on the high end cooling, the cheap xigmatek 120mm sinks are close enough so i would get this
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835233082
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