Hyper 212 is a legend. I believe that I was still at school – at the beginning of the 21st century – and since then this immortal recommendation for some computer designers remains. I am not surprised that he is still nearby, being a low-cost and talented radiator, although I am surprised that the cooling champion is still able to find ways to repay him in a novel product to this day. So what is the Pro version and is it worth buying in 2025? Let’s immerse ourselves with all this.
The basic design of Hyper 212 looks relatively unchanged from the latest version of Hyper 212 Black. They have a similar design, with four heat, single Edge Edge 120 fan and black aluminum finish. Although Cooler Master has slightly improved the formula to justify the novel name and USD 34/£ 40 Price – by the way, it is more high-priced than a black radiator.
At the beginning, heat was redesigned. PRO uses novel supernondyctive thermal pipes with a composite with a composite (SCHP), which suggests that the company is competent enough to cold down to 230 W. It is theoretically sufficient for some quite powerful processors, although in fact you probably want to look elsewhere using a high -performance game processor with a particularly high TDP.
Our test bench uses Core i7 14700K, which has a maximum turbo power above 230 W (253 W), and shows. This system is too hungry and heated for the broken tiny hyper 212, operating at a temperature of over 90 ° C, but this should be expected. That is why I also limit TDP to 120 W, more according to today’s popular Ryzen systems to give the air radiator a fair series of things. In this test, the Hyper 212 Pro circumscribed energy worked much better, even when starting the demanding reference point of Cinebench R23.
Hyper 212 Pro Specifications
Having said that, Hyper 212 Pro is outweighted by the cooler Master Hyper 612 Apex and, more importantly, real competition, the Arctic 36 freezer. This is also not a fit to a loved one. Hyper 212 Pro gets an average of 77 ° C and 59 ° C during Cinebench R23. Freezer 36 only 71 ° C and 55 ° C. In the cooler world at least nowadays it is a fairly vast gap.
Hyper 212 Pro is in an adverse situation compared to the freezer 36 for its single fan. The 36 freezer has two easily removed fans, while Hyper 212 Pro has only one holding two plain metal clips. However, despite the fact that only half of the fans, Hyper 212 Pro was quite deafening in my tests, easily exceeding the noise generated by the configuration of the double phase of the freezer 36 after measuring from a distance from 15 cm.
The augment in volume may be guilty of a slightly faster maximum fan speed at Edge Sickleflow Edge 120 compared to the P12 PST Arctic fan, from 2500 rpm to 2000 rpm. But this excessive fan speed did not lend a hand Hyper 212 Pro to keep the temperature lower than the freezer, so it seems a bit wasted.
So a little roasted and a bit deafening. This is not a great run for the aged timer. But at least you can be sure it’s not enough. Hyper 212 Pro is quite high, especially because of the vanity cover on the upper part of the heat, but it is a slim unit and does not bother RAM sticks. There is a lot of clearance. It also weighs only 0.7 kg, which is lithe enough that I am not worried that it will stop my motherboard during a bumpy car.
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Buy if …
✅ You run a senior processor and find a lot: It is hard to recommend this cooler when others do it better, but if you are able to find it for around USD 25 and you do not need the highest performance, it can work well enough.
Don’t buy if …
❌ You can look around: You really should not buy this exact air radiator without at least considering other options, namely the arctic freezer 36.
This latest addition has a completely black finish and a RGB fan to sweeten the contract. The total black finish and accent at the top make the PRO look slightly more suited to the compilation of the computer in 2025 than in previous models, and looks nicer than the cheapest version of the freezer 36 in its bore metal, but it is not particularly special. At least the RGB fan is simple to configure. Uses a plain argb header straight from the fan, which connects to compatible motherboards (most newfangled motherboards have ARBB socket) and can be controlled using various software, including those attached to the motherboard.
Cooler Master nailed the installation process after all this time. It is as plain as with a few screws and brackets that are safely blocking together. Easy color.
I could continue, but I have already raised my decision. For around USD 25, you can almost argue about the price accessibility of older Hyper 212 models. At least if you have lacing and you need to save every penny. However, at a price, this is much more hard sales compared to something like Arctic Freezer 36. At the moment, the arctic radiator is simply USD 38/33 £ And this is absolutely where my money goes.
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