is the AX-7 better than the Alpha 8045...on low RPM fan and tight case?

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I've read the reviews, and on higher speed fans, the AX-7 is definitely the better heatsink...but what about for lower speed fans on tight mid-tower cases?

what do you guys think?

I'm setting up a mid-tower, with only a 60mm exhaust.


Epox 8K3A
Athlon XP 1700+
DVD-Rom
CD-RW
40GB Seagate ATA IV
512 MB Crucial PC2100
TBSC
USB PCI card



thanks!

[Justintime]

i've got mixed feelings, but overall i think the AX-7 will win, i have both, and they are extremely great sinks.

[KilrB]

I had an Alpha PAL 8045 that I replaced with a Thermal Right SK-6 and my temps stayed the same. From what i've read the AX-7 is alittle better than than the Sk-6.

IMO just about anything is better than a heatsink that mounts to the motherboard the way the Alpha PAL8045 does. If you take your CPU out more than 2 a year dont get one. It just plane sucks and the cooling performance is not worth the headaches.