Hyper 212 Plus
So you made it to page two of this review .. welcome Sir, welcome. The new Hyper 212 Plus cooler looks very similar to the 'older' Hyper 212 model. It now however has broad support for the latest processor sockets, supported are:
- Intel Socker LGA 775, 1156, 1366
- AMD Socket 939, AM2 and AM3
This covers a very broad range of processor support for sure. Most interesting is that it can also handle Core i7 processor, which says something very positive about it's cooling performance. Core i7, especially when overclocked, can get quite hot. We actually water-cooled our Core i7 965 @ 3750 MHz to ensure it will not over-heat.
The Hyper 212 Plus cooler measures 116x51x159mm in size and weighs in at an impressive 626 grams. This young rascal has four U shaped heatpipes leading to all aluminum fins where heat is dissipated into the air. With the help of a fairly silent 120mm fan of course.
The cooling block is based of DHT technology which means that the copper pipes have direct contact with the processor. They sit in-between aluminum fins and then the heatpipes are pressed flat. As history has proven, it is a very effective cooling method and also saves a little on production cost, as copper is an expensive material to use.
Mounting wise Cooler Master reverted back to the old fashioned and rather annoying back plate design. But let's head on over to the photo-shoot.
Meet the Cooler Master Hyper TX3
On the next few pages we'll show you some photos. The images were taken at a high resolution and then cropped and scaled down. The camera used was a Canon 450D 12 MegaPixel.
So here we have the packaging you'll spot in the stores. Standard carton packaging with everything included of course. Let's unpack. Next page please.
