Cooler master hyper 212 evo review noise

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On our LGA 1155 motherboard, the cooler had free rotation up to a fairly significant angle. Security wasnвЂ™tВ particularlyВ great either. Attaching the backplate was frustrating and potentially time consuming due to theВ weirdlyВ shaped holes which force you to angle and rotate the stand-off into position. Installation wasnвЂ™t as simple as some of itsВ competitorвЂ™sВ methods. The PWM connection unlocks the potential for an almost silent system as the fan speed can be throttled to as low as 600 RPM when performance isnвЂ™t the primary objective.

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At full fan speed, it was the second quietest cooler in todayвЂ™s comparison, beaten only by Cooler MasterвЂ™s low noise Hyper 612S. The decision to use a lower RPM fan on the European version of the cooler is very odd and could leave some European users with quite a sour taste in their mouths.ДЄcoustic performance is a majorВ strengthВ for Cooler MasterвЂ™s Hyper 212 EVO. Readers located outside of Europe should note that the non-European versions of the Hyper 212 EVO use a 2000 RPM fan.

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The main reason for this performance deficit is down to Cooler MasterвЂ™s decision to equip the 212 EVO with a 1600 RPM in comparison to the 2000 RPM unit the 212 Plus is suppliedВ with. Quite ironically, the Hyper 212 EVOвЂ™s coolingВ performanceВ is surpassed by the very cooler it was designed to replace, the Hyper 212 Plus. The majority of coolers in a similar performance envelope areВ significantlyВ more expensive, making the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO a very potent competitor to todayвЂ™s Xigmatek and Enermax products. 2 and Cooler Master Hyper 612S by a decent margin. It outperforms the silence-orientated Gelid Tranquillo Rev. Then for the most important test, I warmed things up with the AIDA64 Stress Test on the CPU workload for a half hour then recorded what the noise level was with the stock profile provided by our Asus motherboard.The Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVOвЂ™s performance is very competitive. This was still higher than the higher end coolers, but let's keep in mind the price range. Like with the SickleFlow fans on the ML280, the Hyper 212 Evo V2 did better than you might expect, especially at 100% fan speed where it was 38.7 decibels. I test at 100% and 50% fan speeds to get an idea of the noise range that the fan will make. For that, I set up our decibel meter 18 inches away from the testbench and run through a few tests. Once installed I did want to confirm the fitment with memory and you can see here on our board there was room and more on the fan side.ДЇrom there I jumped into noise testing. Just dropping the X bracket though makes a world of difference, you used to have to hold that in place and fight with it to get the four corners mounted. Then you spread the included thermal paste and you mount the cooler on top with its two mounting screws. This design still allows you to be able to remove the CPU if needed which is nice.

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I was surprised that this didnвЂ™t tighten all the way down on our board and I would prefer a design that sticks with the stock backplate which is metal.ДЇrom there you install the two C-shaped brackets and lock them down with thumbnuts. These push up through the mounting holes and you installed these standoffs. They require you to use their backplate which you put pins in and then clip into place. They went with a slightly more modern design that is closer to what Noctua has been doing and some AIOs as well. With the V2 this was another area that they changed. Cooler Master used to use the X shaped top bracket that you would have to slide through then spread out. Before getting into testing I did need to get the Hyper 212 Evo V2 installed and frankly this isnвЂ™t something I look forward to with the old design.

Cooler master hyper 212 evo review noise