Cooler Master Hyper 212 Halo Black CPU Air Cooler Review - A New Hyper 212 for 2023!

[@ALKtech]

Check out the written review for this CPU cooler here: www.alktech.co/articles/review-cooler-master-hyper-212-halo-black-cpu-air-cooler

[@altayaltun9136]

Finally I found a channel that tells everything that they need to let us know. Continue like that, thank you very much.

[@abrealgaming5649]

Bro i want you to review everything!! I love how indepth you are going and how you are going out of your way to respond to questions many months after post date. Great job!

[@hg2018hg]

good review! thanks

[@celestia_yt9923]

Thanks for this review. May i ask what open case your using? Thank you.

[@ALKtech]

It's a no-brand metal frame that was sourced from Taobao/Aliexpress, lots of them on such Chinese e-commerce platforms!

[@verygoodverynice8295]

⁠@@ALKtechHi, can you customize the colours of the fan? To be just one colour for example

[@ALKtech]

@@verygoodverynice8295 yes you can, you can do so via your motherboard's RGB control software from within Windows!

[@idk-ng3oj]

is an i5-11600kf a good pair with this cooler? during cinebench i reach about 100-105, but during gaming the max i get is 80? worth upgrading?

[@ALKtech]

What CPU cooler are you using at the present moment, if you wouldn't mind sharing?

[@idk-ng3oj]

@@ALKtech hyper 212 halo white edition! wondering if i should upgrade. was looking at the thermalright pa120se, but not sure

[@ALKtech]

@@idk-ng3oj ah I see! If your primary use case is gaming, I feel there's no real need to upgrade, though the PA120SE will be a good step-up and could be reused as your CPU cooler once you upgrade to something newer and faster in the future!

[@skromee]

Does it have a manual controller for the RGB? I'm asking because my Motherboard doesn't have 3-pin for ARGB control

[@ALKtech]

Unfortunately no, the fan only comes with an aRGB header with no external controller included.

[@Kil9733]

I am making a build with the Ryzen 5 7600x and a 7900 XT, I was wodering if this would be a good option or if i should go with an AIO like the Cooler Master ML240L V2 RGB instead of this.

[@anthonydamcevski2318]

Deepcool ak400 >>> It's way cheaper and can handle a 7600x no problem

[@Kil9733]

@@anthonydamcevski2318 alright bet, thanks for yout recommendation

[@_ynnek]

@@anthonydamcevski2318 Well for me the price is almost the same can you explain me why the AK400 is better?

[@Eldawn]

Hi, thanks for the review. Is it possible to change the fan provided since it does not look like my other fan please ?

[@ALKtech]

Absolutely, you can swap out the included fan for any other 120mm fan out there - you may reuse the same fan attachment brackets for your third party fan. Out of curiosity, what fan are you intending to use with this cooler?

[@Eldawn]

​@@ALKtechThanks for the answer. My case is corsair 3000d airflow so i have 3 included front corsair sp rgb elite 120mm i had bought one more for the rear of the case but i'll switch it with the cooler master. (In resume cooler master will be rear and corsair will be cpu fan). I will try to find similar design to the cooler master fan in order to add them on the top of the case, maybe the corsair LL120. They are rgb because i only have 2 slots for argb. If you have any recommandation i would be glad to hear them :)

[@ALKtech]

@@Eldawn cool I see, the Corsair fan should fit the Hyper 212 Halo Black with no issues. If you're looking for the exact same model of fan as the original Cooler Master one found on the Halo Black for your top-mounted fans, you can get the Cooler Master MF120 HALO² - this is the exact same fan that comes with the Halo Black!

[@Eldawn]

@@ALKtech I'd love to but i'm missing one slot of argb, only have 2 but i need 3

[@ALKtech]

@@Eldawnyou can consider getting a RGB/fan hub - this will allow you to connect multiple aRGB devices to a single aRGB header on your motherboard!

[@Jeffcanplay]

Im building a Ryzen 5 7600x system amd wanted to know if this can cool it? Ive seen a lot of folk mention the Noctua NH- D15 but at double the price, is it worth it?

[@ALKtech]

The Noctua is considered a high-end air cooler, while the Hyper 212 Halo Black is more targeted at the lower mid-range. I'd think that the Halo Black should handle a 7600X just fine, given the 7600X's TDP rating!

[@IsaacFNghost]

That’s my exact cpu and i currently have this cooler mounted on my 7600x. During stress tests my 7600 spikes to 95c within 10 seconds. I’m still not sure if it was an installation mistake or something else?

[@Jaguar-not-faguar]

do you need to have an ARGB header, my MB doesn't, like can it still function as a cooler if a dont connect it for RGB

[@ALKtech]

Yup the cooler will work perfectly fine even if you don't connect the aRGB header!

[@mexicanopdb]

I know this will probably not be seen, but if i add one more fan to the cooler, could it cool a ryzen 7 5700x3d? Or should i just get a AK500s or a Artic 34?

[@ALKtech]

How's the pricing like for all three coolers where you're from? Personally, I'd probably go for a beefier cooler for a 5700X3D - the cost and effort of adding an additional fan and sourcing for extra fan clips for the Hyper 212 Halo Black isn't worth it IMO...

[@setoGabes]

Nice video! I'm considering getting the Hyper 212 Halo for my build, but I'm kind of lost. Never really used an air cooler outside of the stock AMD Wraith that came with my Ryzen 5 4500, so I'm wondering if this would be an improvement in terms of temperature and noise (my mobo doesn't have pwm control, so I'm not sure if this would be an issue...), or if I need to look for something more expensive Also, is the ARGB of coolers like this (or even the panel in Deepcool's AK400 Digital, which I'm also considering) compatible with those third party RGB hubs? My mobo doesn't have ARGB control either :P If so, can I get any brand of those hubs/controllers, or would I need to get a Cooler Master one specifically?

[@ALKtech]

Glad you found the video useful! The Hyper 212 Halo Black in this video's gonna be a massive improvement over the stock AMD Wraith, you won't go wrong with it for your Ryzen 5 4500! Out of curiosity, what mobo are you using? I'd think that most modern AM4 motherboards should have a four-pin PWM fan header for the CPU cooler! That said, the aRGB connectors on CPU cooler fans/AIOs etc are compatible across the board with different brands of aRGB/fan hubs - you don't have to get a Cooler Master aRGB/fan hub just because you're gonna use a Cooler Master CPU cooler - any brand will do. Hope this helps!

[@purnenduray1130]

Will this be enough for a 13400f paired with 6700xt build ?? The stock cooler is reaching 95+°c at full load . Its scary . I need a aircooler asap. Will this be enough?? Please help.

[@ALKtech]

The Hyper 212 Halo Black will be a big step up over the stock Intel cooler, and should handle the 13400F just fine!

[@purnenduray1130]

@@ALKtech thanku so much for the reply. I'm going with the hyper212 👍 .

[@matey1910]

how is it?@@purnenduray1130

[@rahimrahimo666]

Hello. Did you buy it? How does it perform?

[@purnenduray1130]

@@rahimrahimo666 yeah I bought it and it's performing adequately,nothing spectacular or anything. While gaming when the cpu usage is between 30 to 40% it stays at 60°+ And in cpu intensive tasks where cpu usage is above 80% it goes to 85 top . But the stock cooler used to reach 100° when the cpu usage was above 80% even for a few minutes so it's better than that.

[@IsaacFNghost]

I have this cooler on my brand new rig cooking a 7600x. Just stress tested my cpu and it spikes to 95c in just about 10 seconds. Is this normal for a cooler like this during a stress test? Or did I install wrong? Thermal paste issue possibly? Should this cooler be keeping my cpu under 80c during a stress test?

[@ALKtech]

Yup it's normal - AMD's designed it's Ryzen 7000 series of processors to run at temperatures of up to 95 degrees Celsius - you'll get such temperatures when running CPU stress tests such as Cinebench and so on. Have you tried gaming/normal productivity workloads to see how's the average CPU temperature like under real-life situations?

[@Kubek..]

Does it come with and argb controller, if not do you know if it will work with one?

[@ALKtech]

It doesn't come with an aRGB controller, and will work with a third party one! Do you already have one to manage your PC's aRGB lighting?

[@lihuan9634]

can i add one more fan on the rear of the cpu cooler ?? if so..should it be intake or exhaust ??

[@ALKtech]

Yup you can - do note that Cooler Master doesn't supply additional fan mounting brackets, so you'll need to get them elsewhere first before you can mount a second fan.

[@lihuan9634]

@@ALKtech tnx for the reply but should it be intake or exhaust ??

[@ALKtech]

@@lihuan9634 the second fan should be an exhaust fan (i.e. the original fan that came with the cooler positioned as an intake fan, and the add-on fan as an exhaust fan). Hope this helps!

[@apcetojako8219]

i have same model how did u change the rgb color ?

[@ALKtech]

You'll need to install your motherboard's RGB control app - do you know the brand of your motherboard? E.g. if you have a MSI board, you'll have to download the MSI Mystic Light app, while if you have an ASUS board, you'll have to install the Armoury Crate software!

[@VladyslavChapiuk]

I have Hyper 212 and it is like in airport with my Ryzen 7 8700g. Very loud on silent curve mode.

[@savy1638]

hey, i am here to ask, how you can affect the rgb. Is there a software for it?

[@ALKtech]

Yup, the software is dependent on what motherboard brand that you have. For instance, if you have an ASUS board, you can use the Armoury Crate software to control the fan's RGB lighting effects, if you have a Gigabyte board, you can use the RGB Fusion app, and if you have a MSI board, the RGB lighting effects will be controlled via MSI's Mystic Light app. Hope this helps!

[@skK-xk3yc]

good review sir . ....is that intel backplate made of plastic or metal ?

[@monkeh3612]

metal, since nearly all stock backplates are metal.

[@ALKtech]

@skK-xk3yc the Intel backplate that Cooler Master has included with the Hyper 212 Halo Black is made of plastic!

[@ALKtech]

@@monkeh3612 not necessarily actually - the stock cooler backplates for AM4 and AM5 motherboards tend to be metal. From my experience however, Intel cooler backplates tend to be made of plastic, since CPU cooler manufacturers have to include such brackets together with their CPU cooler offerings.

[@skK-xk3yc]

@@ALKtech so wont there be bending issues as whole weight of this cooler goes to plastic backplate

[@ALKtech]

@@skK-xk3yc nope, the design of the mounting mechanism is such that the backplate works in conjunction with the mounting holes of the motherboard to ensure a secure fit. The backplate will not bend in spite of the fact that it's made of plastic, rest assured!

[@Xylaax]

can you leave the rgb unhooked? my case doesnt really have a good side panel to view the inside so rgb just seems like a waste

[@ALKtech]

Yup you can, no issues not to connect the aRGB header to the motherboard. Personally, I'd probably just connect it anyway for cable management purposes, and within your motherboard's RGB app, simply disable the RGB lighting effects. My two cents!

[@ajay4747x]

bro i have i5 13500 with cooler master halo 212 white cpu air cooler... my question is... in this processor ideal temp is 49 to 55 deggre and when run normal cpu strees it goes 78 to 90 degree and when i run cinebench r23 it goes 100 deggre temp, so my question is is that a normal or can i chage something... bcoz recently i build a pc with all new components so i m confused where can i build a pc right way or not....??

[@ALKtech]

Hey man, it's perfectly normal behaviour for your 13500 to run up to 100 degrees Celsius - Intel's modern processors are designed to run this way especially under synthetic workloads such as Cinebench R23. That said, 78-90 degrees does sound about right for a processor under normal load, I'm assuming you got this temperature range while gaming? How's the airflow in your PC case like?

[@ajay4747x]

thanks for the reply.... in gamming i will get 60 to 65 temp... not the 80 to 90 60 to 65 in gamming is that a normal or not...?? by the way case air flow is quite decent like 3 front fan is intake 1 single back fan is exhaust and one fan is in the cooler will also intake from the case front side.. and im thinking to put 120 mm two fans at the top like exhaust possition... will it work and helps to get lower cpu temp...??? and im trying to put aftermarket cpu bending contact frame bcoz of 12th 13th gen cpu bending problem can i get it for a new cpu or will i wait plz answer all the question im so confused.....

[@ALKtech]

@@ajay4747x 60-65 degrees Celsius while gaming is a pretty good result, don't worry! You probably don't have to get a contact frame since your temperatures are pretty decent, and it's not like you're using a super high-end processor for overclocking or whatever, so I'd personally just save the money! That said, no harm adding two 120mm fans on your PC case's top panel, this should further help airflow in your case for sure. Hope this helps!

[@ajay4747x]

@@ALKtech thanks for your support....🫠😊

[@arkamukherjee6051]

Bro can we install a second fan on this cooler? Like a 2fan configuration?

[@ALKtech]

Yes you can! Do note that Cooler Master doesn't provide additional fan clips for a second fan, you'll need to source your own clips if you wanna install a second fan!

[@arkamukherjee6051]

@@ALKtech okk thanks for the info man🙂

[@aaleescorner5400]

really like the design only issue is that Coolermaster doesn't include another pair of fan clips for push & pull configuration additional fans on other side of the cooler will boost its performance and also the looks

[@ALKtech]

Yeah it would have been a nice bonus to have a second pair of fan clips for sure!

[@bryansullivan9588]

they do now 4 clips came with mine

[@RhuanPacheco]

@@bryansullivan9588 mine came with 4 too

[@Tube2097]

Would this suit an AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800X3D or AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X or are these CPU's too crazy for this and a water cooler is a better idea?

[@ALKtech]

If you're intending to get an air cooler, I'd probably look at one that has six heat pipes for a 5800X3D/5900X. While the Hyper 212 Halo Black MAY just get by with these two processors, I'd think it'd struggle especially under productivity workloads and if your PC case has poor airflow!

[@Tube2097]

@@ALKtech I just feel sketchy with liquid coolers. Would a Montech DT24 premium be better in this case? The Case I'm looking at is the F15 mesh fronted.

[@ALKtech]

@@Tube2097 yeah I totally get where you're coming from - imagine some years down the road if the seals on your AIO deteriorate...in any case the Montech DT24 seems to be a pretty good air cooler from what I've read on the Internet, and it'd be a better option for sure. How's the pricing like for the Montech where you're from?

[@SwiftDashPrime]

@@ALKtechwould the i7-8700 be suitable for this cooler?

[@ALKtech]

@@SwiftDashPrime an i7-8700 will work just fine with this cooler!

[@brauliorodriguez8951]

would this cooler work for a ryzen 7 5700g?

[@ALKtech]

Yeap it'll work well with a 5700G!

[@Victor4293]

Will this fit on my rig? I have a Aorus X470 ultra gaming wiuth 32Gb of ram GSkill trident X RGB with 4 slots occupied. Willl the fan fit? But i wanted the black duo trhe fan is different

[@ALKtech]

This cooler is pretty slim, so you shouldn't have any issues installing it on your board with four sticks of RAM installed - if there is a need to, you could always mount the fan a little higher for more clearance! What processor are you using on your X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING?

[@Victor4293]

@@ALKtech Ryzen 5 5600X I also have the cooler master MA410P but it doesn't fit with the rams even if I put the fan more up it won't fit because of the supports

[@ALKtech]

@@Victor4293 ah I see - this cooler and your MA410P are plenty for the 5600X. By supports, are you referring to the fan clips of the cooler? That said, I just took a closer look at the X570 GAMING X that I have the Hyper 212 Halo Black installed on - I tried installing four sticks of RAMs and didn't have any issues with clearance at all - FYI!

[@Victor4293]

@@ALKtech yeah the fan clips if I move it a little higher the fan doesn't stay there it falls. Maybe the MA410P might be larger or the fan sits too close to the board. Maybe the 212 black X duo is taller and might fit.

[@ALKtech]

@@Victor4293 ah I see. Could be due to the fact that the Hyper 212 Halo Black uses thin wire-type fan clips that are more...versatile and allow mounting higher up on the cooling tower, compared to the chunkier plastic clips on the MA410P. Are you considering any other alternative CPU coolers?

[@zed908]

should i get the HYPER 212 - SPECTRUM V3 or this Hyper 212 Halo for 5600x ?

[@ALKtech]

How big is the price difference between both CPU coolers where you're from? While I haven't tested the Spectrum V3 before, I'd think both coolers should perform similarly with a 5600X!

[@zed908]

@@ALKtech the halo is more expensive 30$ more

[@ALKtech]

@@zed908 I see. If budget is an issue, I'd just go with the Spectrum V3. The 5600X isn't difficult to cool and the Spectrum should do just fine!

[@LordOfCookies013]

Are you able to choose what color it is or?or are you stuck to rainbow?

[@ALKtech]

As long as you've got the ARGB cable of the fan connected to your motherboard, you can then change the colour of the LEDs via your motherboard's RGB lighting control app from within Windows!

[@Sebb44]

Can this cool a Ryzen 5 7600 ok? it's an affordable rgb fan and i was thinking of getting one.

[@ALKtech]

Oh yes it should handle a 7600 just fine!

[@Stickmdiaz]

Does it work well with a core i5 12600kf?

[@ALKtech]

I'd recommend getting something more beefy for a 12600KF!

[@1magin3]

I’m building my fire pc with Ryzen 5 7600 with rtx 4070 will hyper 212 be good ?

[@ALKtech]

A Ryzen 5 7600 will work decent with this Hyper 212 Halo Black!

[@ryqnvfx]

Whats the different between this one and the 212 BE RGB?

[@ALKtech]

The Halo Black can be considered an update to the Black Edition - the Halo Black sports a sleeker-looking aesthetic with an aluminium top-plate that obscures the ends of the heat pipes, better mounting/installation hardware, and a new MF120 HALO 2 fan (versus the SF120R RGB fan that the Black Edition comes with)!

[@DawnApon]

I'd have to check but in this footage the cooling tower itself looks thinner. Common sense says that less surface area means the cooling performance would be worse. That could just be the footage but it should be easy enough to find dimensions of the cooler and compare

[@blazegame4450]

hi bro an 5800x will work just fine with this cooler ?

[@ALKtech]

A 5800X should work fine with this, though I'd personally look at something with perhaps, six heatpipes for a 5800X just to have a bit more breathing room. If you've got good airflow in your case you should be all right...

[@blazegame4450]

@@ALKtech thanks

[@kawaki8649]

hello it's good for a i5 13600kf or not ?

[@ALKtech]

I'd recommend getting a larger air cooler for a 13600KF, perhaps something with at least six heat pipes!

[@CheetoFingers]

Is this good enough for an i5 13600k?

[@ALKtech]

I'd suggest looking at an air cooler with at least six heat pipes for the 13600K, the Hyper 212 Halo Black in this review would be more well-suited for non-K i5 processors (e.g. 13400, 13500).

[@ycolino]

How loud is the cooler

[@ALKtech]

Check out 13:02 of the video, where I shared some findings on the noise levels of this CPU cooler. To me, I felt that the cooler was pretty quiet under heavy CPU workloads!

[@thelowkeyspy]

does these coolers work with any intel/asus computer?

[@ALKtech]

You'll need to check what model of Intel processor do you have exactly to be sure, but by and large, this cooler will support Intel processors dating back to more than 10 years ago too!

[@thelowkeyspy]

@@ALKtech I just purchased an intel I.7 9700k , should I be in the clear ?

[@thelowkeyspy]

@@ALKtech and my motherboard is a asus b6ma

[@ALKtech]

@@thelowkeyspy Yup this cooler will work with an i7-9700K!

[@thelowkeyspy]

@@ALKtech thank you Man! You just made me a little bit more confident with installing this cooler Thursday on my pc

[@dylanbieco2221]

Is It enough for a radeon 7800x3d?

[@ALKtech]

I'd personally look at something beefier, perhaps with six heatpipes!

[@strayoung_]

can you change the colors to make it one solid color?

[@ALKtech]

Yes you can! You can do so via your motherboard's RGB software.

[@NourSayadi-h9d]

Is it any good for r5 5600 over the time

[@ALKtech]

Yup it's a good match for a Ryzen 5 5600 - I've been using this cooler for my 5600 all this while, no issues whatsoever!

[@holysinner96]

Can this cooler work properly on a Ryzen 5 7600X or Ryzen 7 7800X3D ?

[@ALKtech]

It should handle a 7600X fine, but for a 7800X3D, I'd look at a beefier cooler with perhaps six heatpipes instead!

[@holysinner96]

@@ALKtech I think im gonna go with an AIO, 360 just to be safe

[@ALKtech]

@@holysinner96 a 360mm AIO will be plenty for a 7800X3D! If you don't have the budget for that, even a 240mm AIO should suffice for a 7800X3D, which is a pretty power efficient chip!

[@illogical1421]

I want the non-RGB version of this cooler, if I can find it for a decent price I'll probably go for it over other options simply for its drooling aesthetics.

[@ALKtech]

Cooler Master doesn't have a non-RGB variant of the Halo Black as far as I'm aware - you could always swap the fan out for something else that doesn't have RGB lighting!

[@illogical1421]

@@ALKtech You can find it on their official website, I tried to link it but I couldn't. It's the name that creates the confusion in my opinion, couldn't they name it something else other than literally "Hyper 212 Black"?!?!?! lol I just realized after checking it again right now that it have a slightly different design but I don't think that's enough to dismiss it as the non-RGB variant.

[@ALKtech]

@@illogical1421 oh yes, the "Hyper 212 Black" is quite a new product that just launched a few months back. To make things even more confusing, the "Black" is the successor to the "Hyper 212 Black Edition" - there really is a difference between the "Black" and "Black Edition", said "Black Edition" launched back in 2021 😂

[@SohaiBAjaM]

Is that will work with i5 12400f

[@ALKtech]

Yes it'll work well with a 12400F!

[@bryansullivan9588]

This cooler does better job than the wraith prism and it doesnt sound like a jet engine lol

[@香噴噴-p6f]

it doesn't give a second pair of clips !!

[@ALKtech]

Yeah that's one thing I wish Cooler Master had included, a second pair of clips for folks who'd like to install a second fan...

[@香噴噴-p6f]

@@ALKtech tbh i dont think the 2nd fan would help significantly, but it will impact heavily in terms of aesthetic for me LOL

[@ALKtech]

@@香噴噴-p6fyeah actually I'd think you'll run into limitations due to the size of the cooling tower, in terms of how much more thermal performance you can get out of it with a second fan...

[@zeebpc]

why is this one so cheap but hyper 212 still expensive?

[@ALKtech]

Which Hyper 212 are you referring to? Cooler Master does make numerous variants of the Hyper 212!

[@unko5860]

Spec very low not real test

[@JohnnyBoy20x2]

?? He tests with a Ryzen 5 5600 65W TDP. That’s average for AM4 and AM5 cpus.

[@willybilly99]

About 10% of cpu is not covered with thermal paste. You didn't learned your lesson. 😂 Always spread the paste to cover it fully.

[@iwobos]

I doesnt matter it spreads after the cooler is installed.

[@fedaezel3863]

Is this good enough for an i5 12400f ?

[@ALKtech]

Yup, it'll be a big step-up from the 12400F's stock cooler!

[@taryk9868]

Its good for amd ryzen 7 5800x?

[@ALKtech]

I'd personally go with something beefier for a 5800X!

[@taryk9868]

@@ALKtech ok thx. Beacause when play cyberpunk (high setting) or another game, cpu going 85/89 C°.

[@ALKtech]

@@taryk9868 what CPU cooler are you using at the moment? 85°C - 89°C isn't ideal, you should try to upgrade your cooler to something that can lower your CPU temps to maybe 70ish°C if possible!