Alternatives to Hyper 212?

[Luke]

The Cooler Master Hyper 212 has been a highly recommended air cooler for a long time because if how well it performs for it's price but it's been around for a while so i was curious if anything new and better has come along?

[dchen12]

At it's price point, it's one of the best coolers around still. It was also one of the best bang for the buck cooler in terms of the price to performance ratio (not sure about now).

[Luke]

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That's kinda exactly what i just said....

[dchen12]

At it's price point' date=' it's one of the best coolers around still. It was also one of the best bang for the buck cooler in terms of the price to performance ratio (not sure about now).[/quote'] That's kinda exactly what i just said....

Oops, I guess what I meant to say is that I don't know of any coolers better than the 212.

[Turbo]

The closest thing at the hyper 212's price point would probably be the Xigmatek Gaia. I've used both in the past, but much prefer the Gaia because it has a way better mounting system compared to the Cooler Master. From my testing they both perform about the same as each other.

[Bramm17]

Why change a winner :D? I run a 212 EVO and for the price, its epic :D!! Maybe one of the Artic Freezer models??

[Silverhand7]

Hyper 212 is still great. I'd just recommend buying a 212 Evo, not much better out there for air cooling IMO.

[[d]-ky]

You can try phanteks' and notua's they have some pretty nice heatsink

[1Scotty1]

I myself bought a Gelid GX-7 but changed the stock fan with two Corsair SP120s in push/pull... I dont overclock or anything, so for my needs it is perfect :)

[jeffrly]

I've read some decent things about the NZXT Respire T40 but I haven't seen any readily available like the Hyper 212 EVO so it's just something to look out for I guess since it's in the same price range I think.

[Jmjam]

The Respire T40 is about $10 more than the Hyper 212 EVO. They have someavilable at CanadaComputers if you're living in Canada.

[Blankie440]

I have the Zalman CNPS 9900 Max, in blue, and it works well. It was a little more expensive then some of it's competitors but it's reliable. Coming from a Zalman CNPS 9700 in my 6 year old system that still works amazingly I couldn't pass up the 9900 max. Plus the blue LED lighting looks great with my blue/black color scheme. The only issue is it's kind of a pain to install though it doesn't take long.

Check it out here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118074

[mgsstar]

The Hyper 212 Evo gives you the best bang of the buck! :D

[Luke]

Thanks for the reply's everyone. I was just wondering because the Hyper 212 has been around for a while and people often tunnel vision on whats the best at that moment and then everyone is recommending that thing while other new things being released are going unnoticed. I'm not saying that's the case but it's happened before until someone realizes there is something better and everyone hops on that bandwagon and recommends it until the same thing happens again.

[Huskie]

Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 Pro.

[Jmjam]

Well let's see if the Hyper 212X has a similar price point. It will most likely preform bettter than it's two predecessors. I'm currently waiting for a release of that model instead of the 212+/EVO.

[Eric1024]

NZXT respire T40 and T60 are good options :P

[EYCEthebest003]

For the price, you'd be hard pressed to find a better alternative. I personally don't know of any coolers that I would use in that price range. I am, in fact, running a 212 evo with a 120 mm gelid wing fan currently. Great temporary cooler to use if you were building up the extra cash to make a watercooling loop.