Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler Review Comment Thread

[sswilson]

Thanks for keeping us updated stoanee. I've got some more #s to put up, but I've got to wait until the current heatwave is over so that I can post up some comparison #s to the stock fan. I've got a ton of #s for 1350 YLs & 2000 RPM 38mm Scythes, but those #s won't mean squat until I can get some #s from the stock fans at an abient at least close to what the ambient was when I tested them. (Temp's supposed to drop back down to seasonal next week).

[sswilson]

Without any further ado, here's the final #s I came up with for different configurations of fans. Please keep in mind (as per the note on the charts) that these #s were taken at much lower ambient temps, and thus cannot be directly compared to the charts I put up previously.

Sorry these took so long to get up, but we had a heatwave roll through before I had a chance to record the stock fan temps at the lower ambient temp.

I didn't include push/pull results for 50% RPM Scythe, but for those interested, the max OC #s were Peak Load / 45.5c and Idle / 24c.


Testing Methodology

Hardware:

MSI 790FX-GD70
AM3 720be (3 cores for now)
2X2 Gig OCZ PC3 12800
PCP & C 750W Silencer
XFX GTX 280
Modified Highspeed Techstation (open testbed)

Coolers:

CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus w/ Stock Fan (2000 RPM)

Comparison Fans:

Stock CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus w/ Stock Fan (2000 RPM)

Yate Loon 1350 RPM D12SL-12

Scythe Ultra-Kaze 2000 RPM DFS123812L (38mm higher(er) static pressure fan) 100% = 2024 50% = 1072

All testing was done on an open test bed in conditions as closely matched as possible. Ambient temp was 24.5c +/- .5. Themal compound was IC Diamond and applied using manufacturer's recommended method (Pea Size Blob in middle of CPU). After boot, Idle temps were allowed to settle for 5 minutes prior to running test. Listed temps are Peak / Valley recorded by OCCT during a 1/2 hour custom OCCT normal blend. Listed voltages for various OC settings match those set in Bios.

Note: These tests were done on different days without the ability to completely control temps. Temps were within the stated "24.5c +/- .5" but in fairness, the stock fan ambient temps were at the low end of that, and the Scythe fan temps were at the high end.


OC settings were as follows:

Stock: CPU=2800 / CPU Vid (coretemp)=1.325V / CPU Vcore (CPU-Z)=1.312

Mid Level OC: CPU=3125 / CPU Vid (coretemp)=1.45V / CPU Vcore (CPU-Z)=1.480

High Level OC: CPU=3660 / CPU Vid (coretemp)=1.4875V / CPU Vcore (CPU-Z)=1.584

[burebista]

Man just one note, you cannot have core temps below ambient on air.

[sswilson]

It's actually quite common for motherboard / cpu combos to display idle temps below ambient temps. Out of my last 4 motherboards, 3 out of 4 did so. That said, thanks for pointing that out, I made comment on it for the last set of charts, but forgot to mention it on these.

[stoanee]

I found the fan provided with the 212+ to be quite good, much better than your standard supplied fan. (ziggy for example) It is nice to see how fan quality and quantity affect temps, thanks for the charts sswilson !

[burebista]

Those temps are fubared. For me it's hard to believe that in OCCT you have peak load 3°C above ambient at stock.
Those on i7 above looks more real.

[SKYMTL]

Are those ambient / core deltas?

[sswilson]

Nope, no deltas. Those are the core temps recorded by OCCT. You know my luck when it comes to recorded temps SKY.... :) .

Now if folks would like the #s better, I can lie about what I get in OCCT and add 8C to every # to come up with something that starts off at/above ambient, but I'd rather not fudge my numbers. ;)

[Dwayne]

Hello all,

I have a brand new i7 920 D0 on an eVGA X58 SLI LE mobo with a Hyper 212+ running Scythe Slip Stream 1900RPM in push/pull facing the rear of the case (East/West if you like).

My OC settings are pretty well set as follows:

190 X 19 for 3.8 Ghz
vCore hangs about 1.26v
VTT about 1.33

My house is central air conditioned set to 23 Deg C ambient and the room I am in hangs pretty close to that + or - a degree.

I ran OCCT for 7 hours on a large data set to test CPU and Memory and here are the pngs that OCCT spits out.














I also ran a 15 min Linpack through OCCT and here are the numbers:













I wasn't sure how long to do linpacks as I read it is really hard on the system and not always a good indication of stability but will heat it up fast and hard.

I am willing to run other tests for the curious on request

[kuddles]

I plan on doing the i7-920 jump in a few weeks, funds permitting. Assuming my case has good airflow, would this cooler be decent enough for my purposes? I have no plans to overclock it beyond the 3.4 range, which I know you could probably do on stock, but I'ld rather be a little more cautious.