The unofficial Cooler Master Hyper 212 series bashing (and defense) thread

[newtekie1]

What am I looking at?

That is the original Hyper 212. The split fin stack made it cheaper but it performed pretty badly. I think that is where the 212 gets its bad rep. But the modern 212 Evo and beyond available today are decent coolers.

 

[tussinman]

ID Cooling 224 XT is the new value king. It's anywhere from 4-6 degrees cooler than the 212, is cheaper, and easier to mount.

Artic Freezer 34 ($5 cheaper than the 212X and same price as the 212 EVO) is literally miles better on every front. Quitier, better temps, easier mounting hardware, better paste. It's performance is on par with the MSI Core Frozr

 

[biffzinker]

It's holding up well enough for me. Did another check of the temperatures.

 

[Athlonite]

@80-watt Hamster
That is the original Cooler Master Hyper 212

 

[80-watt Hamster]

@80-watt Hamster
That is the original Cooler Master Hyper 212

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I'd always wondered what the "+" meant on my old 212+; + heatsink mass, apparently.

 

[mtcn77]

I'd always wondered what the "+" meant on my old 212+; + heatsink mass, apparently.

You are right, for a while motherboards had weight restrictions.

 

[80-watt Hamster]

You are right, for a while motherboards had weight restrictions.

I dunno; seems like that second fan would weigh about as much as the added aluminum (212+ came with one fan).

 

[Sodahorse93]

I only ended up with the hyper 212 black edition because at the time it was the cheapest all black cooler of know quality when I was building my rig. It gets a tad hotter then I'd like especially since I'm only running a ryzen 5 3600 but it's the quietest cpu cooler I've owned yet.

 

[mtcn77]

I only ended up with the hyper 212 black edition because at the time it was the cheapest all black cooler of know quality when I was building my rig. It gets a tad hotter then I'd like especially since I'm only running a ryzen 5 3600 but it's the quietest cpu cooler I've owned yet.

It is also, as good as an Arctic Freezer 34 Duo if you know what you are doing. It cools the vrm circuit 1°C better without resorting to the dual-fan setup!

I honestly think for the sake of the second fan, Arctic Esports Duo users can split the pull fan and connect it somewhere cooler than behind the tower where it will get hot and expire sooner.

For these reasons CM knew what they were doing with the 212 Black, which is a good mid-tower cooler by all regards...

I'm switching sides - Be Quiet Silent Wings 3 seem like top contenders. They would be good fit for my franken cooler.

 

[AusWolf]

The 212 is a cooler that everybody knows. It's not the best, but a good reference point of what a tower cooler should be like: easy to install, maintenance-free, okay cooling capacity. I never recommend people to go buy a 212. I recommend to buy at least a 212, or something better, or just use one that's lying around, as most of us have probably gone through a couple of them. Of course a bunch of other models have surpassed it through the years, but if it was total crap, it wouldn't have been around for so long. Just because you can buy something better anno 2021, there's no reason to hate it.

 

[80-watt Hamster]

The 212 is a cooler that everybody knows. It's not the best, but a good reference point of what a tower cooler should be like: easy to install, maintenance-free, okay cooling capacity. I never recommend people to go buy a 212. I recommend to buy at least a 212, or something better, or just use one that's lying around, as most of us have probably gone through a couple of them. Of course a bunch of other models have surpassed it through the years, but if it was total crap, it wouldn't have been around for so long. Just because you can buy something better anno 2021, there's no reason to hate it.

Something else I think gets overlooked is that it's consistently available, in one variant or another, basically anywhere and anytime. A Gammaxx 400 or Freezer 34 may not be depending on time and place.

EDIT: grammar

 

[SuperTweaker]

IMHO this fan and the company that makes them surpasses all other CPU air-cooler-towers for effectiveness and durability. I keep my 8700K at 4.9 GHz all the time the computer is being used. Super quiet fan. Only hear it when I am stress-testing the CPU. Far better than an AIO. Just be aware you need a wide mid-tower case or large case to use these 'hurricane makers'.

 

[freeagent]

IMHO this fan and the company that makes them surpasses all other CPU air-cooler-towers for effectiveness and durability.

Nah.. lots of coolers are just as good or maybe even a little bit better

This is not new..

Their fans are pretty decent though

 

[80-watt Hamster]

IMHO this fan and the company that makes them surpasses all other CPU air-cooler-towers for effectiveness and durability. I keep my 8700K at 4.9 GHz all the time the computer is being used. Super quiet fan. Only hear it when I am stress-testing the CPU. Far better than an AIO. Just be aware you need a wide mid-tower case or large case to use these 'hurricane makers'.

Well yeah, one would sure hope you'd get something better than a 212 Evo/X/Black at three times the cost.

 

[Vayra86]

The Gelid Tranquillo comes with a superb fan and costs 30.

The 212 was never ever on my radar.

 

[arni-gx]

until now, i am quietly satisfied with CM for my new cpu (default clock)........

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Back in the day I got mine 212 was priced okay and available most of all so boom done.
Be-Quite now days is looking better than noctua offerings and butt ugly fan colors lol and is a little cheaper too.

 

[arni-gx]

Hi,
Back in the day I got mine 212 was priced okay and available most of all so boom done.
Be-Quite now days is looking better than noctua offerings and butt ugly fan colors lol and is a little cheaper too.

dont forget, jonsbo, cpu cooler froum south korea.........

 

[ThrashZone]

dont forget, jonsbo, cpu cooler froum south korea.........

Hi,
Availability is everything really, one usually chooses what they can get quickly without high shipping rates.

 

[freeagent]

I think my cooler is awesome.. for an air cooler. But no one will buy one based on my words, lack of a single review, and the fact it can only be bought from AliExpress..

Availability is everything..

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I think my cooler is awesome.. for an air cooler. But no one will buy one based on my words, lack of a single review, and the fact it can only be bought from AliExpress..

Availability is everything..

snowman?

 

[freeagent]

snowman?

Thermalright Frost Commander 140

Frost Commander 140 – Thermalright

www.thermalright.com

 

[arni-gx]

Hi,
Availability is everything really, one usually chooses what they can get quickly without high shipping rates.

for my cpu air cooler, it has no review at all on google or youtube..... because, all i see the reviews, only for the old models..... not for this one..... why ???

 

[ThrashZone]

for my cpu air cooler, it has no review at all on google or youtube..... because, all i see the reviews, only for the old models..... not for this one..... why ???

Hi,
Guess they never sent a sample out for testing ?