Request advice on this low profile CPU HSF

Morning people,
I after some quick advice before I part with my money.

My MiniITX-based HTPC is up and running, but i'm getting quite annoyed with the stock Intel HSF - temps are fine (it's only a Pentium G620, running at 2.6 Ghz with power management features enabled) but it's too loud when the TV is off etc.

I've been looking to replace it with something like this:
Scythe Shuriken but at £26, it seems a little above what i'd like.

Given that i'm primarily after low noise, and have a height restriction of about 70 mm (it's actually closer to 80mm but i dont want it to touch the PSU above it), is there anything else that I should consider??

Cheers ears :)

PS there is an indifferent review here HardOCP.
Another review by Expert Reviews here seems to lend itself to what I want...

I use this low profile cooler

ZalmanVF2000 Hybrid VGA-CPU Cooler

Speed can be adjusted so its very quiet.

Have a look at this review - has some other low profile coolers - a bit old now but still relevant I think

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/coo...lers-on-test/1

The VF2000 only supports socket 775.

I reckon i'm going with the Scythe, to heck with the cost, it seems like the right one for my needs.
Cheers ears

For what it is worth I have the Thermaltake Slim X3 and couldnt be happier. Near silent and cools my i3 admirably!

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Originally Posted by phurbs

For what it is worth I have the Thermaltake Slim X3 and couldnt be happier. Near silent and cools my i3 admirably!

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What case and i3 model do you have and what sort of temperatures are you looking at??

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Originally Posted by phurbs

For what it is worth I have the Thermaltake Slim X3 and couldnt be happier. Near silent and cools my i3 admirably!

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Sold! I'll be ordering one in the morning :)

It does not seem to get a very good review:

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/artic...-Review/1221/1

I think I am going to get the stock cooler for the 95W Intel Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs. It looks similar to the Core i3 cooler but has a copper central barrel and is not too high.

http://img.hexus.net/v2/cpu/intel/SB/sb-16-big.jpg

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Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH

What case and i3 model do you have and what sort of temperatures are you looking at??

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I have the i3 2100 in a Lian Li Q11. Currently running at about 34c. That gets to about 55 under heavy load. ie. 100% CPU

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Originally Posted by phurbs

I have the i3 2100 in a Lian Li Q11. Currently running at about 34c. That gets to about 55 under heavy load. ie. 100% CPU

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What sort of temparatures were you getting with the stock one out of interest??

There's also this:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/titan...l-and-amd-cpus

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Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH

What sort of temparatures were you getting with the stock one out of interest??

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No idea. I went staight to the current HSF due to space issues.