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- Coolermaster Hyper 212 Heatsink
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The Heatsink Fan:
From the top, the body of
the Coolermaster Hyper 212 measures 121 x 72mm. Its four 6mm
diameter copper heatpipes poke out from the top of the heatsink, and the
two fan mounting brackets are visible. The Hyper 212 ships with one 120mm
fan, a second can be added to the rear if desired. In our tests, the Hyper
212 performed very well, so we don't think a second fan will be
necessary. Notice how the heatpipes intersect the aluminum fins directly behind the
area of the fan which receives the strongest airflow? Smart thermal engineering
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Heatsink Top:
The 120mm fan spins at 2000RPM and outputs about 46 dBA
noise. Not too loud, but not silent either. The fan blades are a
smokey translucent plastic that has a nice visual effect. Power is drawn from
a standard 3-pin fan header, no fan speed controller is included. |
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Heatsink Frame
With the fan removed we can get a
better idea how the Coolermaster Hyper 212 heatsink is
constructed. Each of the four U-shaped 6mm diameter copper heatpipes are
connected on either end to a 113 x 51 x 60mm tower of aluminum fins. The
heatpipes are staggered, so heat is spread more evenly over the area of
each fin, as opposed to a linear row, or one specific section. The 20mm
space between the towers corresponds to the area directly behind the fan
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Heatsink Side A:
Rather than have the fan motor obstructing a
portion of the cooling fins, Coolermaster has positioned the aluminum
fins of the Hyper 212 away from
the center. This orientation has them dead center in the path of
the strongest airflow. Each aluminum fin is 0.42mm thick, spaced 1.8mm apart.
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Heatsink Side B:
The Coolermaster Hyper 212 heatsink stands a
towering 160mm tall, and comes with one 120mm fan attached. Another 120mm
fan can be placed on the opposite side if you wish, mounting hardware is
supplied but a second fan is not. The aluminum base cap supports
all the different mounting brackets, while the 5.8mm thick copper base conducts
heat from the CPU to four heatpipes. |
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Heatsink Base:
The base of the Coolermaster Hyper 212
heatsink is machined perfectly flat in both axis. The copper base measures 37.5 x 37.5mm
in size - just enough to cover an Athlon 64 processor heatspreader. Surface roughness is
equivalent to ~16 microinches, which is considered excellent. Note the four screw
holes in the aluminum base cap, these are for the different socket
mounting brackets to attach to. |
