Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Review

Posted by MJdorn on May 15, 2012 in Computers, Gaming, Tech News |

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This heat sink is compatible with just about every motherboard type on the market today. It can be really difficult to find a good quality heat sink now days that is affordable yet powerful, it seem like you always have to give something up. On the bright side this heat sink is going for about 20$ not only that but its a fantastic cooler with great temps. The largest downside is its size, its massive compared to some others but is not the biggest. If your a serious gamer that has a big case and cant afford water cooling, defiantly check this thing out.

Whats in the box

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Instruction manual and warranty
Motherboard mounting plate
A bag of necessary screws fan mounts and thermal compound

Using the given thermal compound is completely optional so feel free to buy any thermal compound of you choice.

Specs

Model	RR-B10-212P-GP

CPU Socket	Intel®: Socket LGA1366 / 1156 / 775/1155AMD™: Socket AM3 / AM2 / 940 / 939

CPU Support	Intel®: Core™ i7 Extreme / Core™ i7 / Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® / Celeron®AMD™: Phenom™ II X4 / Phenom™ II X3 / Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 / Athlon™ / Sempron™

Dimension	120 x 79.7 x 158.5 mm (L x W x H)

Weight	1.38 lbs; 626g

Heat Sink Material	Aluminum fin

Heat Pipes	4 pcs

Fan Dimension	120 x 120 x 25 mm

Fan Speed	600 – 2000 R.P.M. (PWM)

Fan Airflow	21.2 – 76.8 CFM

Air pressure (mmH2O)	0.40 – 3.90 mmH₂O

Bearing Type	Long life sleeve bearing

Fan Life Expectancy	40,000 hours

Fan Noise Level (dB-A)	13 – 32 dBA

Connector	4-pin

UPC Code	884102005077

Additional features

One of the main reasons this heat sink is so powerful and customizable is that its your choice of fans. All you have to do to add a fan is take the mounting brackets and screw them in on each side then they simply clip on to one of the sides. So if you want quite fans put on quiet fans, you want powerful fans clip them on, total customization. That is how computers in my mind should be perfectly customized to your wants, needs and desires.

Average air temps

Overall

Seeing as how the cooler master hyper 212 plus had the lowest temperatures and is only 20$ on Amazon, It is definitely the best bang for your buck. How Cooler Master got this heat sink to put out those temperatures for 20$ blows my mind, it is an amazing deal. That is why it definitely earned a gold award for an incredible job by Cooler Master.