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Hyper 212 EVO Worth it?

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h80i or Hyper 212 EVO or is there no difference 

 

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212 evo is definitely worth it.

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If you plan on not overclocking, then the EVO will be better than the stock cooler.

 

If you wanna OC a chip like that, you should be going for something better.

 

I personally recommend staying clear of AIO coolers, as i personally wouldn't wanna have the risk of it leaking. Also, a high end air cooler, such as a Noctua NH-D15 stands toe to toe with coolers like the H100i, without the risk of water leaking, since it's an air cooler.

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There is a reason the 212 Evo is so well recommended. Temps right now in an 24c ambient. Hardly a good representation of how well it works, but the stock fan is only spinning @ 900 RPM right now. Highest I've seen it get, personally is 52C. More detailed specs in sig.

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I have a 212 EVO. with my 3570k (see sig.) while gaming it never goes above 57C with ambiant of 25-28C (pretty warm room). If i'm running Intel Burn Test for stability testing I've never seen it go above 79-80C. Unless you plan on majorly OC'ing I would just go with the cheaper option. The 212 is a beast.

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If you plan on not overclocking, then the EVO will be better than the stock cooler.

 

If you wanna OC a chip like that, you should be going for something better.

 

I personally recommend staying clear of AIO coolers, as i personally wouldn't wanna have the risk of it leaking. Also, a high end air cooler, such as a Noctua NH-D15 stands toe to toe with coolers like the H100i, without the risk of water leaking, since it's an air cooler.

If you have a decent AIO liquid cooler then they wont leak and if they do then they will probably replace your other damaged parts

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If you have a decent AIO liquid cooler then they wont leak

There is always a chance of it leaking. I personally would not risk it, and i stated that already. 

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If you have a decent AIO liquid cooler then they wont leak and if they do then they will probably replace your other damaged parts

 

This. A good AIO is very good imo. I really like my H110, my load temperatures are in the upper 60s. However, I don't think the H80i is a good AIO, its price to performance is too high.

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I have a 212 EVO. with my 3570k (see sig.) while gaming it never goes above 57C with ambiant of 25-28C (pretty warm room). If i'm running Intel Burn Test for stability testing I've never seen it go above 79-80C. Unless you plan on majorly OC'ing I would just go with the cheaper option. The 212 is a beast.

 

^^ this. I run my 3570k on a 212 EVO at 4.5Ghz with temps @ 60-65C under 100% load on a warm day (in winter barely reaches 60C under full load).

 

that being said, the Haswell chips run really really really hot, and for the price of an H80 you might consider an air cooler like the PH-TC14PE or the NH-D14. they're big, but a lot quieter and better performers if you really want to overclock the pants off the Haswell i7.

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Yeah the 212 is worth the money miles more than the h80i, IMO only 280mm or bigger AIO's are worth looking at. Other than that air cooling is the way.

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^^ this. I run my 3570k on a 212 EVO at 4.5Ghz with temps @ 60-65C under 100% load on a warm day (in winter barely reaches 60C under full load).

 

that being said, the Haswell chips run really really really hot, and for the price of an H80 you might consider an air cooler like the PH-TC14PE or the NH-D14. they're big, but a lot quieter and better performers if you really want to overclock the pants off the Haswell i7.

 

Do they really run really really hot, or are you comparing them clock for clock? Because you can't really compare clock for clock given how little clock speed means these days.

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Do they really run really really hot, or are you comparing them clock for clock? Because you can't really compare clock for clock given how little clock speed means these days.

 

 

what are talking about? who's comparing clock speeds?

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what are talking about? who's comparing clock speeds?

 

You said Haswell run hot. I'm asking under what parameters you're talking about. Presumably not at stock where their max TDP is only ten watts higher than the previous generation.

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if i were u i would ask myself, would i take 212 evo or NH-D 15 or 14? h80 is not worth. if u plan to oc NH-D if not 212 evo is fine...

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I have never seen the 212 Evo in person but, from reviews, it's a great cooler for the price.

 

Apart from what everybody said, if you like something silent, know that the included fan can be kind of noisy under load but it's not that loud, just a little bit.

 

There are many reviews and discussions about it as well, because of it's price and performance:

Here and here here, for example. Google has plenty more.

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But this great price to performance ratio for the Evo 212 only holds true for the US market.

 

Evo 212 costs 25$ in the US and 25£ in the UK

Thermalright Macho 120 costs 46$ in the US but only 31£ in the UK

or: Scyth Mugen 4 50$ us but only 38£ uk

 

The Evo 212 is ok, but compared to the Thermalright Macho 120 it's not all that appealing of a deal

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In terms of price to performance, the Hyper 212 EVO is a godsend. (You shouldn't need pay more than $30 for it; sometimes it'll go on sale for $20-25)

Currently in the system I built for a friend they've got an AMD FX-6300 Stock @ 3.50 GHz running around 12-15% Overclocked using nothing more than an Hyper 212 EVO.

The temperatures sit around 26C-28C idle, and never go above 38C unless they're heavily taxing it with something like Battlefield 4. Even then, max I've seen it is around 46C.

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But this great price to performance ratio for the Evo 212 only holds true for the US market.

 

Evo 212 costs 25$ in the US and 25£ in the UK

Thermalright Macho 120 costs 46$ in the US but only 31£ in the UK

or: Scyth Mugen 4 50$ us but only 38£ uk

 

The Evo 212 is ok, but compared to the Thermalright Macho 120 it's not all that appealing of a deal

 

That's something to consider.

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For price vs performance, it's a great cooler.

 

But that being said, it's a mid range air cooler, so you are not limitless in your OC window. The big air coolers (PH-TC14PE / NH-D14 etc) are worth the extra money if you want more head room. Like anything in the PC world, you will always have price vs performance and have to take that into count.

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