Swiftech 8800 RAm sinks price

[Jim Morbid]

Anyone else think that the price of the MC14 and MC21's are a bit outrages? Are there any alternatives?

Thanks,

JM

[neonlazer]

well my thought was that they were made of copper..which isnt really cheap these days

[darkcow]

I heard staples were a good alternative. not exactly sure though...


but I totally agree with you, those heat sinks are really expensive and IMO not really worth it.


I'm probably going to go to home depot and buy a packet of cheap metal jigsaw blades and hack up my old Pentium slot cooler.

[SolidxSnake]

I see them go for around $10. That's not so bad for a pack of 8. Seeing how they've got basically the best design out there (airflow direction doesn't matter as opposed to other BGA sinks with a fin design), and also made of copper which is very expensive, the price isn't bad at all.

Look at these though:

http://www.petrastechshop.com/enbmpufocora.html

More fins than the Swiftechs which means more surface area. I'd be interested to see a comparison between the two.

[Jim Morbid]

I see them go for around $10. That's not so bad for a pack of 8. Seeing how they've got basically the best design out there (airflow direction doesn't matter as opposed to other BGA sinks with a fin design), and also made of copper which is very expensive, the price isn't bad at all.

Look at these though:

http://www.petrastechshop.com/enbmpufocora.html

More fins than the Swiftechs which means more surface area. I'd be interested to see a comparison between the two.

Thanks for the link! I just hope they ship internationally :confused:

JM

[nkresho]

Sidewinder computers has the best price i've seen so far. And they ship internationally.

[Jas]

Well copper is a semi precious metal. But yeah, I think the price for there 8800 bundle pack is a bit high.