Good Replacement Fan for Hyper 212 Evo?

[webmaestro]

Seems like a lot of people replace the stock fan on the Hyper 212 Evo, and I might become one of those people... depending on how well this thing cools once I get it installed and start experimenting with OC-ing my Ryzen 5 3600X.

 

Can you all throw out some replacement fan recommendations? I've done a lot of research, but there are just... so many options.

 

Any go-to fan replacements you can point me toward?

[mbntr]

1 minute ago, webmaestro said:

Seems like a lot of people replace the stock fan on the Hyper 212 Evo, and I might become one of those people... depending on how well this thing cools once I get it installed and start experimenting with OC-ing my Ryzen 5 3600X.

 

Can you all throw out some replacement fan recommendations? I've done a lot of research, but there are just... so many options.

 

Any go-to fan replacements you can point me toward?

If you have the money for it, noctua A12x25, it's the best fan on the market and it shoud server you rather well, it comes at the hefty pricetag of 29 bucks.

Otherwise the Noctua NF F12 is still good, it's $8 cheaper

[Windows7ge]

I've put the Noctua NF-F12 on it. This has worked quite well for me.

[Bombastinator]

The hyper212 uses a sleeve fan.  If it’s not set in the correct orientation it can wear out very quickly.  If it is put in the correct orientation it will still wear out slightly faster than a fan with a more expensive bearing.  hyper 212s are an old design so fans are going to wear out because they do that eventually.  Two bearing or modified rifle bearing will prevent orientation problems.  That Noctua mentioned is modified rifle bearing.

Side note:

One thing to remember with old style hyper212s with the plastic wings is while it looks like a clip it’s not. The wings are delicate and can break if you try to simply unclip it.  Unscrew the fan in place.