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<blockquote data-quote="Tech Geek" data-source="post: 37135" data-attributes="member: 18181"><p>It depends on the model but Tomshardware has an article comparing some drives.</p><p></p><p>I picked it up OEM Samsung for $209 locally, no rebate. It's a 250GB SATA 300 drive and that's barely more than what I paid for a Seagate 200 a couple months ago.</p><p></p><p></p><p>No idea.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Standard coolers are about the equal of an under $10 aftermarket cooler... if not worse. </p><p></p><p>I have a Thermaltake Silent 939. They cost less than a Zalman, are very quiet, provide excellent cooling and fit in a space a Zalman won't. It should fit most of the places a stock cooler will. It looks like a standard heatsink + fan but adds heatpipes to spread heat to the top of the fins better and faster. It seems to work. Oh yeah, and it has a grill over the fan to help keep away wires and fingers. I've broken a couple over the years. Also, if the fan goes it could be replacad with an off the shelf fan. Good luck doing that on a Zalman.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tech Geek, post: 37135, member: 18181"] It depends on the model but Tomshardware has an article comparing some drives. I picked it up OEM Samsung for $209 locally, no rebate. It's a 250GB SATA 300 drive and that's barely more than what I paid for a Seagate 200 a couple months ago. No idea. Standard coolers are about the equal of an under $10 aftermarket cooler... if not worse. I have a Thermaltake Silent 939. They cost less than a Zalman, are very quiet, provide excellent cooling and fit in a space a Zalman won't. It should fit most of the places a stock cooler will. It looks like a standard heatsink + fan but adds heatpipes to spread heat to the top of the fins better and faster. It seems to work. Oh yeah, and it has a grill over the fan to help keep away wires and fingers. I've broken a couple over the years. Also, if the fan goes it could be replacad with an off the shelf fan. Good luck doing that on a Zalman. [/QUOTE]
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