Quote Originally Posted by DualCore View Post
yep air cooling, the tuniq is one option, what about the sigmatec HDT-D1284 ?
Dualcore, not sure if your talking about the Zigmatec HDT-S1283....
It's an excellent cooler, actually lowered my load temps by 4c over a Zalman 9700, which is pretty impressive..

Here's a couple pics of it installed on an MSI K9A2 (clickable):





Not sure if you can see in the 2nd pic, but there are slots in the base that center it on the CPU. So you can only mount it in this direction using standard hardware....

I have no plans to run 4 sticks of ram, and with Reapers it does require you to run them in slots 3&4 (no ill effects so far )

The direct Heatpipe seems to be VERY effective at lowering temps, and for the price I wouldn't steer anyone away from this cooler. But it does have some limitations depending on your settup...

Hope this helps.... Dave