CM Hyper 212 EVO TIM Application

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I recently purchased a Hyper 212 EVO, and I was wondering what is the best way to apply the thermal paste for it. As I see many threads on the internet saying that the 3 lines method is the perfect application method for its predecessor the Hyper 212+.

However for the Hyper 212 EVO, the heatpipes are literally forming a near enough flat surface. So does the classic "pea size" application method work better rather then the 3 lines method? :confused:
 
Starting to think of doing that as well. As the thinner and most even thermal paste application is the best application. Relying on the cooler's weight to spread the "pea sized drop" across the CPU with this cooler could give unexpected results on the spread.

I guess..
 
OrWolf said:
The evo still has little gaps on the base where the pipes join. I've found it best to use an old clean credit card to spread tim into the gaps without letting it adhere to the base, then pop a pea sized amount on.
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That seems like a smart idea to be fair, However I only wish I had an old credit card to do that lol.

nickeverett said:
I have a 212 evo on the way as well.

What TIM are people using with it? I heard the small tube that comes with it is fine. But others day use Arctic MX4.
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The only review I could find for the thermal paste that comes with the Hyper 212 Series. is from here.
It seems good to me.
 
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nickeverett said:
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They look like very microscopic gaps
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Due to the angle the photographer used, the gaps look microscopic when really it looks like the image above.
 
No worries. Also for your other question, I have the Silverstone Raven03 case so I don't really need to do the push and pull method as a high amount of air is pushed into my CPU cooler's intake fan (Gotta love Air Penetrators!).

However it is still recommended to do the push and pull as it does increase cooling for sure.
 
nickeverett said:
I've been thinking about picking up a couple of air penetrators for intake fans. What do you use as exhaust fans?
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Any fan can be a good exhaust fan. But then of course you would need a good fan.

Noctua are known for making good fans, however they are indeed ugly in another persons perspective. (click here for their range)
If style and serious airflow is your desire, Alpenföhn are the one to look at.
sadly their fan are out of stock at OverclockersUk.

But in my opinion exhaust fans are less important to worry about airflow wise, than intake fans.
 
I can confirm that this "2 line method" seems to work better then the "blob method", as I did test both methods on a Intel Celeron G530 at stock (waiting for 3770k and upgrading from an AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+).

The "Blob method" provided a idle of 17c and load of 28c, while running Prime95.

The "2 line method" provided a idle of 12c and load of 23c, while running Prime95.

Results obviously varies on case cooling and setup, but this cooler is indeed amazing.
 
It's ok to use a faster different brand fan for the push n pull upgrade, also having it on the pull setting will be most effective. As cool air is slowly pushed in the heatsink from the CM Fan then the hot air is rapidly pulled out from your Akasa; increasing heat removal.

If both fans was in vice versa positions heat will be slowly pulled out of the heatsink which will have less effect on heat removal.

A lot of people say its worth it, personally I never tried it but it seems to be worth it in my head.

Nick's Method is also good though however :P
 
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