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First the setup:
Asrock z77 pro3 motherboard
I5 3570k cpu 3,8 with a small undervoltage (-0.125v)
Stock intel cpu fan
Corsair vengeance 1866mhz 8 gb

Im looking for a new cpu cooler, and my goal is to get a better cooler without spending mutch, because im upgrading to liquid cooling within 2k14
Im thinking in the lines of the Cooler Master hyper 212, but are there better coolers at same pricerange, or equivalent coolers a bit cheaper?
If possible i would like it to be a bit less loud then my stock cooler

Thanks in advance
Benji

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There is no better cooler than the CM hyper 12 evo for the price.

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Cooler Master 212 + (or Evo variant) is hand-down the best cooler for ~$35.

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The Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo is a great choice for a budget cooler. I think this has the best price to cooling performance ratio imo in terms of budget coolers.

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I have a cooler master tx3 and it works just fine

It was 20 bucks

Case: Sentey Eagle Plus Extreme $54 Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 $78   CPU: AMD FX-6300 $120 Heatsink: cooler master TX3 $30
RAM: G-Skill 8GB DDR3 1866 $77 PSU: COOLER MASTER GX 750w $100 GPU: EVGA GTX 660 Superclock Sig 2 $230  GPU: EVGA GTX 660 Superclock Sig 2 $230 
Fans: Cooler Master $12 SLI Bridge: ASUS $8  Hard drive: 2TB western digital $87

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not even + just evo.

 

They are pretty much the same thing. The only noticeable difference between the two was the way the heatpipes mate with the CPU surface. The + had small gaps in between, and the Evo had the heatpipes right up against each other. Kind of hard to explain. Wish I had taken pictures after owning both. (Current cooler is an Evo)

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They are pretty much the same thing. The only noticeable difference between the two was the way the heatpipes mate with the CPU surface. The + had small gaps in between, and the Evo had the heatpipes right up against each other. Kind of hard to explain. Wish I had taken pictures after owning both. (Current cooler is an Evo)

I kno what you mean, and that's why I would alway choose evo over +, but that's just preference.

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I kno what you mean, and that's why I would alway choose evo over +, but that's just preference.

 

I agree. Seems the Evo was kinda the "version 2.0" of that cooler. The + was a pain to put thermal paste on, I had to line those crevices with paste before applying it. Choose the Evo OP.

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  • FX Audio Dac-X6 + Monoprice Modern Retro + Fifine Studio Condenser Mic

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would it benefit if i buy an extra cooler so it would be push pull, or is the difference even noticeable?

 

The fin density is pretty low and the cooler isn't really deep enough to justify a push-pull on that cooler. I vote no as well.

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  • Ryzen 5 5600X w/ Scythe Big Shuriken 3
  • 2x8gb G.Skill Flare X @3200 CL14
  • PowerColor Gigabyte RX 6750 XT
  • Storage:
    • Samsung 970 Evo NVME
    • Samsung 860 Evo 2.5"
    • MyDigitalSSD BP4 250gb (mSATA inside 2.5" enclosure)
  • W11Pro
  • AOC C24G1 + Dell S2415H
  • Cheap CyerPower keyboard (Wooting 60HE coming later this year)
  • Glorious Model O Matte White
  • LTT Northern Lights DeskPad 1000mm x 500mm
  • FX Audio Dac-X6 + Monoprice Modern Retro + Fifine Studio Condenser Mic

Media Server

  • Rosewill RSV-L4412U 12-bay hotswap
  • Unraid 6.9.2
  • Asrock B450 Steel Legend
  • Ryzen 5 3600
  • 2x8gb DDR4
  • LSI 9207-8I
  • 9x 2tb IronWolf • 2x 2tb WD Red • 1x 14tb WD Shucked White Label
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