Customer Ratings & Reviews

Easy to set up The clips were a little bit weird to put on at first but i quickly figured it out soon after, Fan is quiet and keeps temps very reasonable (45-55 idling/ browsing or working, 60-65 on more stressful tasks like gaming)

Isnt anything fancy, but it gets the job done. Not hard at all to install, nice good cooler

Had to buy this because the stock cooler with my CPU was not working properly. This is great keeps my CPU nice and cool. The metal clips are a pain to put on. Also check the dimensions of you motherboard. It does cover my first ram slot

Cooler master always makes incredible products this one keeps up with my incredibly hot cpu. 9700x.

Very good quality works perfect gets really low temps

I've used the Hyper 212, in its various editions, for several years. The installation is likely somewhat difficult if you've never used a bulkier cooler such as this, especially if you're doing alone. You're somewhat blind to where the heatsink needs to line up with the screws from the mounting plate. Once installed though it performs just as one would hope. It's an exceptionally reliable and long lasting product. I've recently purchased this model for a third machine build of mine. It's convenient in that it's quick and simple. The sound output is fairly negligible though if you're quite sensitive to any additional noise then a closed liquid 120-240mm system is likely better for you. Do note however that regardless of whatever cooling system you use, your temps will always be most affected by your ambient room temperature.

Old reliable, these things have been around forever, and will be around forever. They are just so reliable, simple, and work great.

I personally have upgraded from a stock AMD cooler (Wraith Prism) and I went to this cooler because I saw how the price to performance was from benchmark comparisons, and I must say, it's no joke! This is a phenomenal cooler, and it truly shows with how much more auto OC I can get out of Ryzen Master. I'm running a Ryzen 7 3800X, and as viable as the stock cooler is, it's just not enough in the long run. This cooler is that one that you need. I will say, as much as I love this cooler, I absolutely HATE installing a single fan, let alone running a 2 fan setup on this. The brackets to install the fan are cheaply made. They still work, mind you, but keep in mind it will be frustrating to install/reinstall a fan.

Excellent quality and silent like a ninja. Keeping all my temps where they need to be for my Intel i7 9700k. works like a charm

I’m oficially done with liquid coolers. In the 4 years I’ve owned my PC I’ve had 3 of them fail. Either the pump goes or some of the liquid evaporates and my PC ends up shutting down due to high CPU temperatures. This air cooler works great and actually opens up the airflow in my system since theres no radiator in front of the case fans. My CPU is now running at a max temp of 40C. This is the best cooler for the vast majority of users! You may need something better only if you’re an extreme over clocker.

I haven't seen an aio perform better for the price and it will probably last longer :)

Nice quality and easy to install. Comes with thermal paste with good instructions. Was a replacement for a water cooler i got on a pre-built. Does a good job cooling.

It's a fan , it keeps my things cool, Works as advertised

I put this Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition in my PC rig, the black color looks very clean in my setup (as opposed to simple unpainted silver cooling fins). I attached this CPU cooling fan assembly to a MSI Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi on top of an Intel i7-10700 CPU. The fan is very quiet and the black color of the entire unit does not distract from the RGB colors operating within the the PC case. So far, the CPU cooler appears to be doing the job. If needed, I could attach fan to other side of the cooling fins as well, hardware to hold the second fan is included. I appreciated that in the bag of screws was a small tube of thermal paste, I was glad that I did not have to buy that separately. Overall quality feels very good.

Stay a while and listen.... So in early 2018 I bought a CyperPowerPC system from BestBuy.com picked up at my local Best Buy brick and mortar store for my son. That system was equipped with a Ryzen 5 1400. Fast Forward to 2021 and except for the case, motherboard and internal cabling, I have pretty much replaced every other component in this thing. Not that anything failed, just upgrades for better performance. So in mid 2019, I swapped out the original Ryzen 5 1400 CPU for a Ryzen 5 2600. The first gen Ryzen 1000 CPU's did not ship with a stock cooler from AMD so my assumption is that the Cooler Master branded cooler in this system used by CyberPowerPC was the equivalent of what is the Wraith Spire that is included in the Ryzen 2000 and Ryzen 3000 series mid tier CPU's. Matter of fact, I upgraded from the Ryzen 5 1400 to the Ryzen 5 2600 and re used the included Cooler Master cooler. I even bought a tube of premium Thermaltake heat sink compound from the same brick and mortal Best Buy I picked up this machine from. Since Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 5 1400 are both TDP 65W CPU's I figured the same cooling solution should work and it did. Now again here in 2021, I upgraded my PC from a Ryzen 9 3900X to a Ryzen 9 5950X and I figured I would once again pass a CPU down to my son in the aforementioned PC. So the 3900X is a 105W TDP and I knew the existing Cooler Master cooler would not work. So after some research, it looks like the Hyper 212 BE is rated for 150W TDP CPU's. So I replaced the Ryzen 5 2600 with the Ryzen 3900X in his PC. I then used the Hyper 212 BE as the new cooler. So my son's CyberPowerPC from Best Buy had a rebranded Cooler Master Masterbox 5 and the motherboard they used was a MSI Bazooka B350M micro ATX board. Yep, let's put a 3900X on an entry level B350 board. So assembling the Hyper 212 BE was not bad. The biggest gripe I had was getting the plastic clips they include for their new backplate to go onto their backplate. I watched several videos of how to assemble the Hyper 212 BE on Youtube so I felt good going into this upgrade. The packed in instructions are good and well marked from a documentation perspective but the commentary and videos on Youtube made me feel more confident. Nevertheless, I struggled to get their clips onto their backplate. Also, the clips that hold the included 120mm fan onto the tower heatsink are a bit touchy. This unit comes with the fan already mounted to the tower but you have to remove it to get clearance to attach the appropriate brackets for your CPU socket to the cooler and also have adequate leverage to get a screw driver to come straight down onto the scrws that secure the cooler tower to the backplate. Mounting the backplate to the motherboard was not a problem and also attaching the tower to the backplate and screwing it down tightly was a decent experience. Unlike the stock AMD clip method that just sucks and I think requires too much pressure to mount a cooler, Once I applied my thermal compound and lined up the tower onto the backplate and started the criss cross pattern to screw this down, once it was all tightened up, it swas solid secure and mounted well. Firing up the system post upgrade, everything works well. Temps are higher than I would like but they are within stock. Again, i am running a 3900X up from a 2600 on a B350 micro ATX board. I did disable PBO in the bios and I do not have any overlclocks applied. Temps according to the MSI Command Center bounce between high 30's to mid 50s C while idling. If I use something like CPU-Z to stress the CPU, I do see that it can get up around 83C under a full 24 thread load. My son basically plays games so a full stress test does not represent a realistic work load so take this with a grain of salt. Also, I am not a professional. The fact the PC still runs after its 3rd CPU is amazing. My son probably sits on his PC too much as it is but he has not complained about anything. To him, the PC still pretty much feels like it did when it was on the 1400 CPU. Which is a good thing. Time will tell if this will fry his VRMs. Looks like there are 4 of them on ths particular board. I did see videos on Youtube of folks trying 3900X in B350 boards as a proof of concept. I think Hot Hardware said that if you shut off PBO and don't overclock, that things do get warm but stay within spec. Of course they were using the included Wraith Prism that come withthe 3900X however, I do not have one of those as my machine came with an AIO closed loop 120mm cooler so that is why I grabbed the Hyper 212 BE. Maybe the Prism would be better since it is a downward cooler. Again time will tell. Anyway, this thing is really nice looking when mounted in his PC case. Sorry to not include a picture. I would recommend this unit. Overall, it seems good quality. Hopefully, I did not do my son a dis service and bite off more than his motherboard can handle.

Easy to install and got my pc working again, relatively cheap price as well.

Solid basic CPU cooler. Reduces CPU temps by several degrees at least. It can increase GPU temps if you don't have a separate cooler for your GPU.

Installing was very easy just follow instructions. Be warned however, if you have a MATX case or even an ATX that is not very wide, this may not fit. The first PC I was going to install on was too narrow and I ended up with an AIO liquid cooler. A little while later I was able to install on another PC I built for a "budget build" in a prior used NZXT 510. It did fit nicely in here without contact. I cannot in good nature blame Cooler Master it was something I should have checked myself first. On the build it does work fantastic and easily cools the 10th Gen Intel 5 CPU it is mounted to.

Easy installation and an immediate notice to everything on my computerm. Really makes a huge difference when your gaming.

Ryzen 5 5600 was running at 70 C at 30 percent usage changed cpu cooler to this one and is now beliw 40 at the same usage