Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler

shadowhawk1967 · 13 Feb 2015 at 23:30

YOUR BASKET
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £24.97
Total : £30.95 (includes shipping : £4.98).

Looking into getting this to replace my XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm which become noisy. I am concerned about the size and will it fit inside my Zalman Z9 plus case and not obstruct the 1st memory slot on my m/b.

Does anyone have it mounted in that case and if so can you close it up properly and does it prevent the 1st ram slot being used with low profile ram?

Jamielicious · 15 Feb 2015 at 21:37

Mine does block the first ram slot be amuse the fan is pointed towards the ram slots. Think my cooler is similar in size.

MrMD · 17 Feb 2015 at 03:32

shadowhawk1967 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £24.97
Total : £30.95 (includes shipping : £4.98).

Looking into getting this to replace my XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm which become noisy. I am concerned about the size and will it fit inside my Zalman Z9 plus case and not obstruct the 1st memory slot on my m/b.

Does anyone have it mounted in that case and if so can you close it up properly and does it prevent the 1st ram slot being used with low profile ram?

As-long as your ram is low profile you will be able to fit a 212 and use the first ram slot no probs.The biggest issue is mounting the dam thing,such a PITA to mount

doyll · 17 Feb 2015 at 14:50

There was a time the 212 was a great cooler for it's low price. But that time is not now. There are many better coolers with similar prices now.

Alpenfohn Matterhorn is much better £29.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-037-AL&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2337

Raijintek EreBoss for £29.99 is better
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-000-RT&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2666

Xigmatek Gaia II for £22.99 is almost identical in performance
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-031-XG&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2354

Raijintek Themis for £27.95
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-007-RT&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2666

And there are many more.

modd1uk · 17 Feb 2015 at 15:57

doyll said:
There was a time the 212 was a great cooler for it's low price. But that time is not now. There are many better coolers with similar prices now.

Alpenfohn Matterhorn is much better £29.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-037-AL&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2337

Raijintek EreBoss for £29.99 is better
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-000-RT&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2666

Xigmatek Gaia II for £22.99 is almost identical in performance
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-031-XG&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2354

Raijintek Themis for £27.95
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-007-RT&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2666

And there are many more.

Any around the 212 evo cost that have similar performance but are shorter than 159mm ?

doyll · 17 Feb 2015 at 16:03

All but 2 of the above are

modd1uk · 17 Feb 2015 at 16:23

Alpenfohn Matterhorn is 158mm (so barely any difference in size)

Raijintek EreBoss is 160mm

Xigmatek Gaia II is 159mm

Raijintek Themis is 165mm.

So still just as tall as the 212 evo if not taller.

doyll · 17 Feb 2015 at 16:31

Themis (5.5mm taller)and EreBoss (0.5mm taller) You asked for suggestions and now bitch about what is suggested? Oh well. Find your own. Guess there has to be a few in every barrel

Borealis · 17 Feb 2015 at 23:30

I recently installed a 212 Evo on a 4670k running at stock speeds. It's very quiet with the stock fan, even under load.

On my board, it doesn't obstruct the closest RAM slot, as long as you use low-profile memory. The installation wasn't particularly difficult, but the instructions could have been better.

My case is slightly narrower than the Zalman Z9 Plus, so you may have a few more mm to spare. If you don't have any side fans, then it should be OK.

modd1uk · 18 Feb 2015 at 17:24

doyll said:
Themis (5.5mm taller)and EreBoss (0.5mm taller) You asked for suggestions and now bitch about what is suggested? Oh well. Find your own. Guess there has to be a few in every barrel

I asked if there were any that were less than 159mm, you said they were and when then when I reply saying well actually they aren't you go and throw a hissy fit?

The reason I asked was some of the lower budget cases (and the Corsair Spec series) won't take the 159mm coolers.

Grow up.

fs123 · 18 Feb 2015 at 20:57

doyll said:
There was a time the 212 was a great cooler for it's low price. But that time is not now. There are many better coolers with similar prices now.

Alpenfohn Matterhorn is much better £29.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=hs-037-al&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2337

raijintek ereboss for £29.99 is better
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=hs-000-rt&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2666

xigmatek gaia ii for £22.99 is almost identical in performance
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=hs-031-xg&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2354

raijintek themis for £27.95
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=hs-007-rt&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2666

and there are many more.

are you sure the matterhorn is much better? this review comparison says the 212 evo is better in the stock single fan configuration.

http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/cooler_master_hyper_212_evo_cpu_cooler_review,9.html

dacads · 19 Feb 2015 at 15:05

Well I have had the 212 evo for a few years and am impressed. It can handle a 4.2GHz overclock on my current CPU without problem and even more I'm sure

So I would definitely recommend one.

shadowhawk1967 · 19 Feb 2015 at 23:46

Thanks guys. I might just go with the Xigmatek Gaia II instead when I get around to it. I am currently thinking of a new rig with an I5 4690k with a bigger cooler like the Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler.