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System Name | Office |
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Processor | Ryzen 5600G |
Motherboard | ASUS B450M-A II |
Cooling | be quiet! Shadow Rock LP |
Memory | 16GB Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte RX 5600 XT |
Storage | PNY CS1030 250GB, Crucial MX500 2TB |
Display(s) | Dell S2719DGF |
Case | Fractal Define 7 Compact |
Power Supply | EVGA 550 G3 |
Mouse | Logitech M705 Marthon |
Keyboard | Logitech G410 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 22H2 |
Whenever the CM 212 comes up, usually as a "safe" recommendation or a comparison point, someone inevitably fires back with something about how crappy the 212 is, and why is anyone even talking about it anymore when there are so many better options?
I'll go first: It costs too much. How many years after release and it's still 40USD? The tooling and marketing costs are WAY past recouped, and it should really be more like 30. Oh yeah, and the fan's crap. It makes too much noise for the air it moves, and doesn't sound great while doing it.
BUT: There's also nothing drastically wrong it, either. Yes, it's been bettered in its price class. Yes, there are significantly more capable coolers available for not much more money. The difference in its price range aren't that huge, though. I grabbed both a 212 Evo on discount, along with the Tom's Hardware Best Pick for budget cooler, the be quiet! Pure Rock 2. Both performed nigh-identically on an X5670 @ 4.2; not a particularly scientific test, I'll admit. For 95% of users, though? It's 100% adequate.
Change my mind. Or back me up; that's good, too.
I'll go first: It costs too much. How many years after release and it's still 40USD? The tooling and marketing costs are WAY past recouped, and it should really be more like 30. Oh yeah, and the fan's crap. It makes too much noise for the air it moves, and doesn't sound great while doing it.
BUT: There's also nothing drastically wrong it, either. Yes, it's been bettered in its price class. Yes, there are significantly more capable coolers available for not much more money. The difference in its price range aren't that huge, though. I grabbed both a 212 Evo on discount, along with the Tom's Hardware Best Pick for budget cooler, the be quiet! Pure Rock 2. Both performed nigh-identically on an X5670 @ 4.2; not a particularly scientific test, I'll admit. For 95% of users, though? It's 100% adequate.
Change my mind. Or back me up; that's good, too.