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Hyper 212X -- Can anything beat it for $20 (currently on sale)

twinrider1

twinrider1

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I'm not really an overclocker. Mainly looking for something quieter than the old, small, stock AMD Athlon II fan.
 
For $ 20, it is very good but the fan makes a lot of noise during high RPMs.

You can buy this and later replace the existing fan with a Noctusa NF-F12 Fan for silent yet good cooling.
 
If you don't OC then it would probably be OK in any event, it's unlikely the fan wouldn't ramp up unless the CPU was being taxed. I'm still running the much older 212+ and 212 Evo coolers, but I replaced the fans with Fractals. I use a manual fan controller daisy-chained to the case and CPU fans, set on a medium setting and it works fine, even when I'm transcoding video and stuff that loads the CPU.
 
Thanks. I've never used an aftermarket cooler and I think that's most of why I wanted one, just to try it out. Since I don't OC, I decided it made more sense just to save that $20 towards a modern cpu/mobo.
 
Cryorig M9. Quieter, easier to mount and as good or better performance. $19.99 all the time

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Huge fan of the series. I once created a thread about its predecessor... coolermaster has pretty much sealed the deal with this series. I used it on i7 Devil's canyon with occasional OCing, it would hold steady at around 65. At clock speed, it used to hold at around 55 - 58. You can get better air cooling, maybe a little bit better, but at HUGE price difference, imho, not worth it.
 
I have an older 212 evo that I was considering using on my upcoming ryzen build, but I'll have to order the new bracket.. Not sure if I should spring for an AIO cooler (really don't plan on OCing toooo much), buy a different air cooler (maybe a noctua?) or just keep using the evo.. Thoughts? I'm currently using it on my 2500k system, I don't hear it at all (granted it's in a fractal R5 case)
 
ClockHound said:
No backplate = No deal. Pushpins are for bulletin boards, not coolers. ;-)
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mixed about this statement..

because...

1. Depends on mass of heat sink.
2. Depends on how far the torque arm is in relationship to cpu socket... meaning, something like a stock intel heat sink does not, will not, ever require a back plate.
3. Depends on orientation of board.

If your on a horizontal placed board where the heatsink is sitting on top of your cpu and not affected by torque or gravity, pushpins will be a much easier and more effective mount then a bolt and screw to a new hobbiest, because you really cant BOW the hell out of that socket with pushpins, unless your heatsink was made in some country where google maps will have trouble finding.
 
The latest version of the 212 (212 led) is worse than the previous evo/x models. The heatpipes on the baseplate are spread out like the older 212+ model and has significantly worse performance with newer generations of cpus which have a smaller area.
 
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