Cooler Master Introduces Hyper 412 PWM Air Cooler
Cooler Master Introduces Hyper 412 PWM Air Cooler
Posted 10/12/2011 at 11:51am
| by Paul Lilly
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Cooler Master's new Hyper 412 PWM CPU cooler has some mighty big shoes to fill. The company's Hyper 212 Plus set the bar in terms of price/performance ratio and impressed us so much it earned a perfect 10 and walked away with a Kick Ass award (you can read our review here). The Hyper 412 PWM is a similar looking cooler that promises the same "delicate balance between cooling potential and noise."
According to Cooler Master, the aluminum fins are spread out a little wider this time around. This is supposed to lead to better heat dissipation at low fan speeds, and you can attach up to two fans (it comes with one).
As before, the Hyper 412 PWM uses four tightly packed direct contact heatpipes to suck heat away from the processor, effectively creating a "virtual vapor chamber," Cooler Master says. The cooler is compatible with all modern sockets, including Intel LGA 2011, 1366, 1156, 1155, 775, and AMD FM1, AM3+, AM3, AM2+, and AM2.
No word yet on price or availability.
Image Credit: Cooler Master
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maddingo
October 19, 2011 at 8:42pm
there is also a hyper 212 EVO that has just showed up..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
wonder exatly how many very similar 120mm fan tower Heatsinks coolermaster thinks they need =p and the hyper 612 is coming.
livebriand
October 12, 2011 at 7:09pm
I wonder how that compares to my Cooler Master TX3 - a fairly good budget cooler btw.
Blues22475
October 12, 2011 at 1:16pm
I am currently a owner of Hyper 212 + and are curious to see how this will do compared to its predecessor.
Coldrage
October 12, 2011 at 12:49pm
Argh, I bought a hyper212+ like 3 weeks ago, how does this one fare in comparison?
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