Cooler Master RR-212L-16PR-R1 Hyper 212 LED CPU Cooler with PWM Fan, Four Direct Contact Heat Pipes, Unique Blade Design and Red LEDs

The Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED is a beast of a CPU cooler, both in size and performance (So far).It is a rather large cooler and you need to be aware of that when purchasing. It is very nice though. I was afraid after seeing it that it would hinder my RAM, but luckily I was in the clear with my set up (2x 8GB). However, for the future it would hard for me to have 4 RAM sticks. Just a heads up for the buyer.The LED on the Fan is not super bright (That is a personal preference though). With this model it comes stock with 1 Red Fan attached, but had an attachment bracket to add a second fan if you so choose to, I DID. A mild case of OCD hit me and I just didn't like just one fan, so I added another one to make it nice and even (Cooler Master SickleFlow 120). Whether or not it adds a performance boot is yet to be seen, but it looks cool. I would assume that it would help with the heat dispersion as it directs the heat towards the exhaust and away from the CPU faster.Assembly...... FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS. It is fairly straightforward, but if you are not careful you can get ahead of yourself. Mine did come with a bracket that was Intel and AMD compatible, so you should be covered in either case.Overall, this is a excellent CPU cooler (given that it fits your set up). I will keep an eye on it to make sure the the performance is excellent as well and post back if it is not. Well worth the purchase as of now.

I just got this and installed it today, but I wanted to write this review to answer all of the questions I had in mind before I purchased a fan, just in case there are other people wondering the same things but struggling to get a good answer. I'll update this review if, after some time and use, I feel it deserves less stars.First, I will list the specifications of the Hyper T2 fan that came on the box.Fits the following CPU sockets:-Intel Socket LGA 1156/1155/1150/775-AMD Socket FM2+/FM2/FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2Dimensions: 93 x 80 x 140mm (3.7 x 3.1 x 5.5 inch)Heat Sink Dimensions 90 x 51 x 140mm (3.5 x 2.0 x 5.5 inch)-- From the bottom flat pipes that adhere to to the CPU to the top 2 pipes of the fan, this is 140mm tall. (Something I wish I had known beforehand. Luckily this fit in my case just fine, but it's likely that some of the 4 pipe fans would not have).Heat Sink Material: 2 Direct Contact Heatpipes/ Aluminum FinsHeat Sink Weight: 248g/ 0.55lbHeat Pipe Dimensions: Ø6mmFan Dimensions: 92 x 92 x 25mm (3.6 x 3.6 x 1 inch)Fan Speed: 800 - 2800 RPM (PWM)Fan Air Flow 15.7 - 54.8 CFMFan Air Pressure: 0.35 - 4.27 mm H2OFan Life Expectancy: 40,000 hoursNoise level: 17-35 dBA (I find it to be silent when I'm not gaming, but still pretty quiet when I am)Bearing Type: Long Life SleeveConnector: 4 PinRated Voltage: 12 VDCSafety Current: 0.6 ARated Current: 0.26 APower Consumption: 3.12 W Max.Fan Weight: 91 g / 0.20 lbsWeight: 340 g / 0.75 lbSo far the only con to this fan is that installation was a bit tricky. It has 4 push pins just like the stock coolers you will get from Intel (thought it also comes with some sort of clip for AMD mobos... wouldn't know about that since I'm using Intel products), so it seems like things should be relatively simple. They are, but only after you figure out which way to rotate all the pins before pushing them into the holes. The directions are just pictures with no explanation, which is why I struggled at first. I did eventually figure things out, but it would be nice if they updated the directions to have some written instruction.As for the the fan, it's perceptibly better than a stock cooler. When doing very simple things (like writing this review) you shouldn't be experiencing high temperatures anyway, but the cooler has dropped things a few degrees C. However, there seems to be a relatively decent difference while playing games. The highest I've noticed the stock cooler at was 55 C, which is kind of pushing it since apparently you don't want to get any hotter than 60. Doing a quick test run of a solo dungeon in the game, Tera, at max graphics, most of my cores are staying near 40-43 C. Again, I'll come back and update this review once I've used the fan for longer or tried it with different games.I bought this fan for essentially $5.50. The list price was 9.99 (10.50 with tax) and there was a 5$ mail in rebate. I highly doubt I could find a better fan for 5$. Stock coolers on Amazon are listed for around 8. For the price, this is a pretty damn good value.

This T2 is one of the newest versions from Cooler Master. Everyone raves about the Hyper 212 EVO but seeing that this was a compact size cooler I decided to give the T2 a go. Bottom Line: It works very well. Definitely better than the stock intel CPU cooler and I could fit it facing up toward the top fan of my case (Above my graphics card on a ASUS 87-Plus motherboard) or I could fit it as it is now with the CPU fan blowing out toward the rear case fan (And this includes having 2 sticks of high profile RAM in the first two RAM slots; If you have 4 sticks of high profile RAM it's not going to fit but it might be possible with low profile RAM I have no way of testing it out). Anyway, my CPU runs about 3 degrees Celsius cooler in idle and doesn't make the loud fan noise on initial startup of my computer as my stock fan did. Airflow is a definite improvement since I now have air flowing from front to back continuously. I have not run stress tests on my CPU such as Prime95 but don't think it's necessary given that I only occasionally game on my computer for short periods of time. I'm sure it will hold up just fine in stress tests; I mean really all you need to make sure of with any type of CPU cooler is that you apply just the right amount of thermal paste and have a good connection between the copper and CPU so heat can conduct. I just didn't like my stock intel because it was louder and the airflow was less than optimal. This is a great fan. Simple. But it works. The pins that insert into the motherboard are also very durable. I accidentally bent a few of the white plastic pins on the CPU clip when trying to insert them into the motherboard. You would definitely think they would break how much I pressure I put on the thing not realizing it wasn't going in, but they didn't break! It was just severely bent but I could bend them back to shape to insert into the board for a secure fit! Just be aware of this when inserting this push-in and click type CPU attachment and make sure the holes line up! I was impressed with how durable the clip was and the way it attaches to the board is a big selling point for a lot of aftermarket CPU buyers. Worked fine for me just be patient when installing!