Noctua Shows Off Top-Tier Triple Fin Stack CPU Cooler Prototype

[jpierce55]

That looks like it would stick out the side of many cases.

 

[kache]

I get the feeling that this cooler was designed with SB-E in mind.

My thought too.
I hope SB-E won't need all that cooling, though...

 

[kache]

I don't really like CPU-cooler manufacturers going for more size rather than efficiency. Don't really feel like buying a huge cooler that dwarfs everything on the top half of the board and makes everything cluttered, just to gain like 200 MHz or 5 degrees. Compact and well performing coolers is the way to go. Especially when Sandy Bridge runs pretty darn cool anyways. Just imagine Ivy Bridge: you won't need anything beefier than like a Corsair A70.

Antec Kühler 920 + 2xScythe AP-31 and any temperature problem disappears, while having a pretty and compact cooler.