Give your CPU high-performance cooling and understated style with the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition CPU cooler. The stacked fin array and the nickel-plated, jet-black boost airflow and radiation cooling. It is whisper quiet in operating thanks to Silent Driver IC technology and helicopter-inspired blades. The four direct-contact heat pipes with Direct Contact Technology deliver optimized conductivity. It comes with a thermal paste syringe and a plastic seal cover the base.
The low-key anodized gun-metal black with brushed aluminum on the top cover make this air cooler have a look that speaks volumes.
The stacked fin array lets cooler air flow into the heat sink with minimum resistance, while the nickel-plated, jet-black construction delivers outstanding radiation-cooling performance.
Four heat pipes with exclusive Direct Contact Technology provide fast heat transfer, making sure the CPU is running at peak performance.
Driven by exclusive Silent Driver IC technology, overall system noise and power output will be reduced to a minimum. The design of the Hyper 212's fan blade is inspired by helicopters and is less prone to vibrations.
You can add another fan with a simple push-pull. Heat will be dissipated faster and the temperature of CPU will drop faster.
The improved universal bracket design ensures easy and worry-free installation on all platforms.
Pros: Excellent cooling performance. I am running a Ryzen 2600 overclocked to 4 GHz @ 1.275V. While running Handbrake (all 6 cores pushed to 100%) with the original Wraith Stealth cooler, the CPU temp would reach 90C in under 10 mins, and the computer would shut down. With this cooler, I ran Handbrake for about 4.5 hours at a stretch and the temp generally stayed at 63C and never went beyond 65C.
Cons: None
Overall Review: Be careful that the AMD mounting brackets are not interchangeable even though they look straight. At first I attached the left bracket to the right side of the cooler and the right bracket to the left side, and spent 40 mins trying to figure out why the four screws won't line up with the backing plate. Look at the included instructions carefully to figure out which bracket goes on which side. Once I figured out the mistake, installation was easy.