Quote Originally Posted by 'OpTiMo',index.php?page=Thread&postID=167520#post1 67520
I bought a thermaltake fan last night for 70 bucks at best buy. It was just one that uses the push pins. I found that out after I took off all the peripherals on my mobo and unscrewed it. Should have checked first! it's keeping my cpu cooler but not what I would really like. It seems while running all 5 instances on the same comp my cpu just gets way to hot. I have a full size Thermaltake case as with 7 fans. This does keep my cpu at about 45c idle but still 72-74c under load (all 5 copies). I bought http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835106102 Is a zallman or some other brand going to cool better then that one? Thanks again for all the input.
$70?!?! If you're going to blow that much on an air cooler, you might as well do it right and get one that SUPPORTS the motherboard with a backplate. Pushpins are for lightweight (not good for cooling - not enough copper surface area) coolers that don't do the job like they should.

For that price you can get the best air cooler on the market, especially considering that you seem to have good case cooling:
Thermalright IFX14:
http://www.xoxide.com/thermalright-i...pu-cooler.html