Fred, if when you said "better" you meant quieter, I'd say no. If you meant more effective at keeping cool, not sure as I immediately dumped mine for something different.

About 4 months ago I replaced a ~3 year old AMD dual core processor with an Intel i7 920 and remember thinking the Intel's fan sounded like a helicopter when I installed it. I believe I'm more sensitive to noise in my PC than average, but it really was loud. I knew the minute I turned it on I would have to replace it with something quieter.

Jason

Epic 80-800: HG Cherry