I've built several computers, and swapped parts in and out of each of them, so I consider myself fairly competent at working with these sorts of things. But this was an exercise in frustration getting it installed. The instructions have no text, and rely on very vague pictures to show you what to do. This made figuring out exactly which part to use somewhat annoying, but not overly difficult.
The biggest difficulties I had where both while attempting to actually mount the cooler. First, the AMD mounting brackets you attach to the cooler itself gave no indication to which position for the screws is for AM3 and which is for AM4. I had to take the cooler back up to figure it out, which was annoying as I'd already put the thermal paste on. Even then, it was another inordinately long time of fighting with it, only getting 3/4 screws to go in tightly before I ended up taking it up yet again. That was when I realized I had one of the brackets on backwards, because there's no real indication of which way they're supposed to go. I was honestly surprised it even went on wrong, as on the other side the holes only lined up if it went the right way.
Once that was sorted out, though, it did go on smoothly. The quality of the build is excellent, and it works great, it's really just a matter of having horrible instructions for installation.
Final result, though, was a massive drop in temps over the stock cooler I was using, and an even bigger drop in noise. The stock cooler was using a 40mm fan, which sounded like a jet engine when it had to do anything. From an aesthetics standpoint, it works really well with my new P350X case, and the included RGB controller is very welcome. Overall, I'm supremely happy with the look, sound, and performance of this unit! The directions just need to be slightly more idiot-proof, or they should at least provide an installation video for reference.
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Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition
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The legendary Hyper air cooler is back and better than before. The Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition offers better installation and great performance, easily one of the best air cooling solutions. Aluminum top cover and nickel plated jet black fins, give the Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition a premium aesthetic appeal. The sleek jet black not only makes it look great, but also increases cooling performance.
- Brushed Anodized Aluminum
- Nickel-Plated Black Fins
- RGB LED Controller
- SF120R RGB Fan
- Direct Contact Technology
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 123 x 77 x 158.8 mm / 4.78 x 3.0 x 6.3 in
- Intel LGA 1200/ 1151 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2066 / 2011-v3 / 2011,
- AMD AM4 / AM3+ / AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 / FM2+ / FM2 / FM1
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Nickel Plated Base4 Direct Contact heat pipes with a Nickel-plated copper base provides a uniformal layout of heat transfer and maximum coverage for optimal cooling. |
SF120R RGB FanA Hybrid blend of a jet engine and helicopter blades, that delivers a non-compromising static airflow to the Cooler. |
Nickel Black FinsThe nickel-plated jet black stacked fin array ensures the least airflow resistance, allowing the cooler airflow into the heat sink. |
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This product is amazing.
So prior to this purchase I bought a msi mag 240mm(garbage). Troubleshot this AIO for 2 months before finally rma'ing it at the time of posting this. Playing games was 80+, prime95 tests/cinebench 80-90c and specifically destiny two sometimes I'd see 93c, apex 75-85c. I installed the 212 black argb last night. The temps are absolutely amazing. Once I played for about an hour to get an accurate reading I didn't even hit 70c most of the time i was under 60c even at 100% cpu loadwith this thing on my 5600x at stock with a -25 curve. Bang for buck this product is amazing especially when it is on sale, it is a huge value and works amazing for a 65w chip. Only thing that sucked was the mount on the back of the motherboard. I had to take 8 or 9 screw out of my motherboard to get enough clearance for the bottom left screw on the backplate. It wasn't hard just an extra step. The fan is not addressable rgb(which I am just going to replace it). I just used the little switch it comes with for the time being. If you add another fan for a push/pull I'd imagine temps would drop a little lower even. If you're like me and research until your crazy on pc parts. Just buy this thing. Just make sure you're not on a like 12900k it won't cool super high wattage cpus but for mids like the 5600x. Absolutely amazing.1 weird thing I want to add just in case anyone else has this issue. First boot up even with the stock fan plugged into the cpu fan pwm. I got "cpu fan error!" The workaround for this is just to turn off the monitor on the cpu fan in bios. Super weird, I didn't care much since I am replacing that fan anyways, but just so you know! Even if you disable the monitoring of the fan, works fine
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Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2022
Color: RGBVerified Purchase
So prior to this purchase I bought a msi mag 240mm(garbage). Troubleshot this AIO for 2 months before finally rma'ing it at the time of posting this. Playing games was 80+, prime95 tests/cinebench 80-90c and specifically destiny two sometimes I'd see 93c, apex 75-85c. I installed the 212 black argb last night. The temps are absolutely amazing. Once I played for about an hour to get an accurate reading I didn't even hit 70c most of the time i was under 60c even at 100% cpu loadwith this thing on my 5600x at stock with a -25 curve. Bang for buck this product is amazing especially when it is on sale, it is a huge value and works amazing for a 65w chip. Only thing that sucked was the mount on the back of the motherboard. I had to take 8 or 9 screw out of my motherboard to get enough clearance for the bottom left screw on the backplate. It wasn't hard just an extra step. The fan is not addressable rgb(which I am just going to replace it). I just used the little switch it comes with for the time being. If you add another fan for a push/pull I'd imagine temps would drop a little lower even. If you're like me and research until your crazy on pc parts. Just buy this thing. Just make sure you're not on a like 12900k it won't cool super high wattage cpus but for mids like the 5600x. Absolutely amazing.
1 weird thing I want to add just in case anyone else has this issue. First boot up even with the stock fan plugged into the cpu fan pwm. I got "cpu fan error!" The workaround for this is just to turn off the monitor on the cpu fan in bios. Super weird, I didn't care much since I am replacing that fan anyways, but just so you know! Even if you disable the monitoring of the fan, works fine
1 weird thing I want to add just in case anyone else has this issue. First boot up even with the stock fan plugged into the cpu fan pwm. I got "cpu fan error!" The workaround for this is just to turn off the monitor on the cpu fan in bios. Super weird, I didn't care much since I am replacing that fan anyways, but just so you know! Even if you disable the monitoring of the fan, works fine
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Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2022
Color: RGBVerified Purchase
This is being used to cool an AMD Ryzen 5600X and attached to an Asus TUF Gaming Pro X570 motherboard.
I bought this for a new build because I wanted something with RGB and would give a little more performance room than the stock cooler. Those was my first build and I did have some issues getting it installed. The instructions were helpful, online videos even moreso, but probably a combination of nerves and not having done it before, possibly too much thermal paste, meant it was a little hard to screw in. Switching out the mounting hardware on the motherboard was easy, the actual mounting of the cooler was not. At least for me it wasn't.
As far as performance goes, I've been very happy with it. I'm using Asus AI Suite 3 to control my fans and have it set for generally low RPMs unless higher is needed. It's very, very quiet most of the time and my idle temperature is typically around 35C-38C. When gaming or doing other things, I've not seen it go over 62C and usually it's in the 40C-55C range. So as far as cooling power is concerned it's more than I need but nice to be able to keep temperatures on the lower end. The only complaint I have, and it's minor, is that due to the fan blades being clear, it looks different and stands out from all the other fans in my case. It's definitely more noticable on summer colors like yellow and green, but not so noticable on others, like red. It's not terrible, but sometimes it does bug me.
I bought this for a new build because I wanted something with RGB and would give a little more performance room than the stock cooler. Those was my first build and I did have some issues getting it installed. The instructions were helpful, online videos even moreso, but probably a combination of nerves and not having done it before, possibly too much thermal paste, meant it was a little hard to screw in. Switching out the mounting hardware on the motherboard was easy, the actual mounting of the cooler was not. At least for me it wasn't.
As far as performance goes, I've been very happy with it. I'm using Asus AI Suite 3 to control my fans and have it set for generally low RPMs unless higher is needed. It's very, very quiet most of the time and my idle temperature is typically around 35C-38C. When gaming or doing other things, I've not seen it go over 62C and usually it's in the 40C-55C range. So as far as cooling power is concerned it's more than I need but nice to be able to keep temperatures on the lower end. The only complaint I have, and it's minor, is that due to the fan blades being clear, it looks different and stands out from all the other fans in my case. It's definitely more noticable on summer colors like yellow and green, but not so noticable on others, like red. It's not terrible, but sometimes it does bug me.
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Hugo Fernandes da Silva
Perfeito
Reviewed in Brazil on September 27, 2022Color: RGBVerified Purchase
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Easy to install and works great.
Reviewed in Canada on April 28, 2022Color: RGBVerified Purchase
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2024Color: RGBVerified Purchase
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Reviewed in India on September 7, 2021Color: RGBVerified Purchase
Gustavo Adolfo Santes Santiago
Es el disipador mas bonito a precio accesible para configuraciones con colores oscuros y tonos mate
Reviewed in Mexico on February 28, 2020Color: RGBVerified Purchase
Gustavo Adolfo Santes Santiago
Reviewed in Mexico on February 28, 2020
> Si funciona con la configuración para los Leds RGB de la placa base Gigabyte Z390 Pro Wi-Fi, la app Fusion, sin ningún añadido adicional.
> No era casi necesario reemplazar el anterior modelo, el Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED pues rinde casi igual. Bastaba con una limpieza a profundidad. Esta compra fue solo un capricho, por los motivos siguientes:
1. No soporto más el color rojo brillante estático, mientras que las luces a su alrededor, provenientes de una pareja de fans Corsair HD120 y de la placa base Gigabyte, siempre están en constante cambio y movimiento. No encajaba bien en el conjunto.
2. El acabado espartano dejo de agradarme, y la parte que da al costado donde se puede ver de frente, esta algo afilado. No me parece una estética que encaje con el color y tono de la caja, el modelo Carbide 100R de Corsair. Este nuevo rediseño soluciona los problemas.
En este caso, lo que trae la caja es lo que se ve en las imágenes, las partes que lo sujetan a la placa base son los mismos que el anterior modelo. De echo, este sistema de sujeción es el estándar actual que maneja Cooler Master para la mayoría de las soluciones refrigeradoras por aire, solamente.
En caso de que alguien se lo este preguntando, si es compatible con la configuración RGB que maneje la placa base, siempre y cuando este certificada, y tenga un conector LED_CX macho de 4 pines. Tambien debe disponer de una app que administre dicha característica, como la Fusion en el caso de Gigabyte, por lo que en este caso no es necesario disponer del controlador RGB que proporciona el fabricante. En el caso del resto de modelos de placas bases de gamas mas bajas que no este certificadas, el controlador RGB hará el trabajo sin ningún software adicional.
El ventilador es silencioso, salvo cuando se someta a estrés vía software. El acabado es mas uniforme que la versión estandar, y en la parte superior, tiene un acabado mas cómodo para el manejo a la hora de dar mantenimiento. Incluye un tubo pequeño de pasta térmica, al contrario de la versión estándar, que es un sobre.
Lo recomiendo solo para fanáticos de la iluminación LED RGB personalizable, y es compatible con cualquier utilidad de cualquier marca, siempre y cuando se conecte desde la propia placa base.
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