Coolermaster 212 EVO V2 Versus Noctua D15 Surprisingly Close On Ryzen 9 3900X

#Coolermaster #212EVOV2 #EVO212V2 #PCcooling #120mmtower
Coolermaster 212 EVO V2 Unboxing and a quick test versus the Noctua D15. Spoiler - it was surprisingly close when we used it with the Ryzen 9 3900X!
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The Coolermaster 212 EVO was and still is one of the best CPU coolers of all time, it started a trend due to its popularity and almost universal availability to be the go to Processor cooler for PC builders for then last TWO DECADES!
There have been "improvements" and upgrades to the 212 over the years such as newer CPU mounting options and blacked out fins and the addition of RGB and addressable RGB.
But what a lot of people wanted was a newer better mounting system, a quieter more powerful fan and for the heatsink to be offset to avoid issues with modern RGB RAM.
That is where the the NEW Coolermaster 212 EVO V2 comes in, and it goes about solving those issues in one fell swoop and does it all at the same price or less than the original or some of the other competitors on the market.
The OG go to cooler has grown up and is better than ever, oh and did i mention it now comes awfully close to coolers way way out of its league like the Noctua D15.
Not bad Coolermaster, not bad at all.
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[@PaulBakewell]

Great video thanks Mike.

[@mikesunboxing]

a classic design cooler and the one that everyone else then copied

[@telquad1953]

Enjoy seeing cooler reviews from someone who isn't standing in front of a tank of LN2. Thanks much!

[@mikesunboxing]

lol yeah we are slightly more real world here

[@akurohh]

thank u so much great guide

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Senrab46]

Interesting video Mike. I bought a 212evo after upgrading to FX8350 which had bsod a few times. 3 years on and switching to Ryzen found on the box that i had bought the version which suited both cpus! I bought a new coolermaster rgb fan purely for shiw and swapped mounts over. Old fan was in good order though. Honestly i feel the new mounts you shown look more complicated and cheaper! Like the idea of pipes being offset! For me works a treat albeit Rysen runs hotter than FX ever did! Thanks again for comparisons Mike👍

[@mikesunboxing]

yeah the mounting system does need some work still, although AM5 is likely to be more like the intel mount so that is going to be fun

[@RicardoCifuentesYepes]

I remember when I asked to you about the main difference between the CM Hyper 212 and the DeepCool Gammaxx 400: only 2 or 3 (Gammaxx won and there it is). That's why I bought it. Still, I'll tell a friend of mine to buy this one to cool down his Ryzen CPU and change his stock fan. Thank you very much, Mike & Kath!

[@mikesunboxing]

i am thinking about getting the updated gammaxx 400 v2 and see how it holds up now

[@RicardoCifuentesYepes]

@@mikesunboxing Thanks for the info. I've checked it and there are some "downgrades": from 6 to 4 heat pipes, PWM fan (64.5 CFM).... I'd rather stay with V1 (6 heat pipes and 74.3 CFM in fan). Maybe V2 is "scientifically" made and esaiser to install, however, I have no complains about V1 (yet).

[@blackhoundrise8431]

Nice one Mike. When you see how this cools a 3900x you know air cooling is very much alive. I use the arctic freezer 34CO with two cpu fans on my 3900x. Keeps my gaming cool. When messing about with blender I don’t go over 74c.

[@mikesunboxing]

yeah aircooling is still very much the "sensible" choice when on a budget or you need long term hands off use.

[@alexanderunknown8605]

@@mikesunboxing however, instead of going Noctua or Bequiet top air coolers I happily overpay a little and get decent watercooler.

[@darthlasagne1]

Hi Mike, how would you stack this cooler against the vetroo v5? Great videos btw, I have made a few purchases following your recommendations. Keep up the good work.

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks for the compliment and also commenting. The vetroo V5 is about the same in terms of performance, it is slightly louder but has that beautiful RGB lighting which for some people would be the factor that swings the purchase

[@chrismcgraw3399]

i have the hyper212 evo black but i replaced the fan with 2 cougar rgb fans to go with the ones i had with my cougar panzer evo rgb case. so far it keeps it cool and quiet . i like that they decided on a bit of inclination on the heatpipes to help clear the ram with 4 sticks and still install 2 fans because the v1 dos not .

[@mikesunboxing]

yeah it is a decent refresh of an already great design and it the price is right it is a good alternative to the snowman and vetroo v5

[@aminjl_art]

The wobbliness was there as well for me, i fixed it by using those 3m stickers it came in with by puttin them in backboard racket and then screw them from front with the rackets. it became much more stable and removed the sagginess.

[@viranimediakenya3272]

Thanks for this

[@Oracleman1]

I've been running the Black Edition for quite some time, it 's also great. And visually more appealing

[@mikep9418]

Me too. Looks much better imo

[@mikesunboxing]

yeah i like the look of that

[@kev2427]

Great video! I’ve been waiting on a review of this V2 for ages. I have the areocol Cylon 4….I bought 2 of them but never used one…..I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts. If I send you it would be willing to review it?

[@mikesunboxing]

the cylon 4 looks pretty decent and of course we would love to give it a try, always good to see new things - aerocool were supposed to be sending us a few items to review but the shipping contain nightmare seems to have put that on hold

[@uglybob7505]

I was aware of the V2 of the classic Hyper 212 was out, this is the first review Ive seen of it. I have the V1 in my gaming rig and it keeps my Ryzen 3600 nice and cool. If it aint broke then dont fix it and this doesnt look like is a quantum leap away from the original. Its a good looking kewler and still does the job. Would like to see V1 and V2 go head to head........... Thanks for the review, Mike and Kath.

[@mikesunboxing]

cheers bob! i agree that if you have the V1 then the V2 won't be a worthwhile upgrade, better if you have a stock cooler and looking for a huge upgrade

[@rickh8380]

Must not buy...must not buy...must not buy...you have more than enough coolers! :) Thanks Mike for the great review as always. You and Kath take care. Cheers.

[@mikesunboxing]

same here a silly amount of coolers and not enough time to play with them

[@alexrezende1307]

Excellent video...here in Brazil we don't have many comparisons..it works for the 5800x...?R7...thanks!Or indicate some...

[@mikesunboxing]

the 5800x really needs the curve adjustment or undervolting to use with the 212 evo

[@markberry8182]

I've not looked at one of these before seems like a reasonably priced cooler. Does it stack up well against the article freezer 34 that's what I've got in both PC's and they seem to work very well. The fans seem to mount a lot easier than artics fiddly clips lol.

[@mikesunboxing]

almost all the 120mm tower style coolers perform within a few degrees of each other so i would go on the ease of installation price and looks. i have the freezer 34 in kaths pc and swapped them over and the difference was within margin of error although the freezer is a bit noisy at the top end and sort of whistles sometimes

[@TranceHistorian]

I've had a Freezer 34 Duo in my pc for a year and my 5600X hasn't gone above 80C while overcloked to 4.85Ghz PBO2. Don't think you can get much better than that on air. Most air coolers are within 10C difference. Any big improvement would be water.

[@pedroviana245]

I would like to see the heatpipes touching each other on the base...but it does the job right? Nice videos. 👍🏼

[@mikesunboxing]

It does! and yes the heat pipes could do with being closer or enclosed in a solid lump like noctua for better heat transfer

[@afandihidzir6151]

i have the 212 turbo led might get this if i occupy 4 ram slots. but its not really an upgrade so not expecting to get them now

[@mikesunboxing]

if you have the 212 turbo then this isn't an upgrade unless you need those RAM slots

[@cullingardner282]

I have a big question is it ok for it be shakey like how you showed when installing the back plate and the screws in the front?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes they will tighten up when screwing in the cooler

[@viranimediakenya3272]

Best tutorial for 213 evo 2 ryzen online.🎉

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad you think so!

[@patricklebel1141]

I've had a few ticking fans on the evos I tried. At low rpm, when everything is silent in the pc, this is very annoying. I'll have a try at the new v2 when I'll have an opportunity.

[@mikesunboxing]

no clicking on mine - yet :-)

[@ViajeroAstral]

Nice cooler, I was thinking on getting this one for a 5800x

[@mikesunboxing]

Go for it!

[@TheWolfSharp]

Jesus... That looks to be such a drastic improvement in the installation alone over the original cooler; which I loved; it was an extremely reliable and useful cooler, but boy did that instllation with the spider metal thingy sucked!!! 😄

[@mikesunboxing]

yes the spidey metal thing was a real PITA

[@fast_food0]

Does Cooler Master stick to the processor like an AMD stock fan when the thermal paste is changed?

[@mikesunboxing]

not as bad but still sticks a bit

[@syntaxed2]

What computer case are you using in this video?

[@mikesunboxing]

might take a looks at 51risk

[@Rimz790]

Hi Mike!!! Would this be ok to fit into a CiT Flash ARGB case? Looking to replace the the stock Intel cooler, thanks!!!

[@mikesunboxing]

the flash has about 155mm of clearance so should be okay but tight, not sure what the current version of the 212 is height wise

[@fracturedlife1393]

Almost bought this then vetroo went on sale again and the build called for max RGB per buckage. Looks spot on for 4, 6 and maybe 8 core.

[@mikesunboxing]

i do refer the vetroo due to my rgb fetish, but at the right price the 212 is a great deal

[@fracturedlife1393]

@@mikesunboxing impressive on the stock 3900x, 140ish watts and still a few degrees to play with for PBO.

[@MizoxNG]

not gonna lie, I kind of prefer how the V1's AM4 mount uses the stock metal backplate, seems kind of redundant to use a plastic one when that's guaranteed to come with the motherboard

[@user-kk7op6cm9j]

i have question, i've ordered 212 EVO V2 and my question is does it include LGA 1700 braket ?

[@mikesunboxing]

if it is new stock it should do

[@jamesmiscellaneous]

💯

[@mikesunboxing]

Thanks for watching, james

[@thomaschilds8781]

I've got this cooler. I don't understand why the back plate is so loose?! It's not reassuring, and the manual doesn't tell you to expect it. Seems to be ok once the springs have done their job though.

[@mikesunboxing]

yeah it is something i am slowly getting used to it is getting more common on coolers

[@Kelig]

"successor to the original hyper evo 212, which if you're old enough to remember" stop making me feel so old!

[@mikesunboxing]

lol me too

[@MrArtificial.intelligence]

I was installing mine was worried about the crazy amount of wobble on back plate so I used the 4 3M pads that come with it problem solved no wobble

[@mikesunboxing]

nice little fix

[@True_Muslim_Momin]

Good to know I can upgrade to a 12 core cpu and keep my 212 LED Turbo

[@mikesunboxing]

yes it should still be okay unless you overclock the heck out of it

[@ChinZu]

How about fan noise? Is it quieter than the last one?

[@mikesunboxing]

both are very very quiet and that is very noticeable against things like the vetroo v5 and freezer 34

[@AznJungleFever]

I always wanted to get a 212 because linus challenge lol years ago ! Lol

[@mikesunboxing]

lol yeah i remember that

[@Vicvines]

This wouldn't screw down in the am4 bracket. I tried and tried and I couldn't get the screw to catch

[@mikesunboxing]

it can be quite frustrating

[@federicopereyra4447]

I have a x570 aorus elite wifi and a ryzen 7 5800x. Does this cooler work well for this?

[@mikesunboxing]

Should be a big improvement on any stock cooler

[@OscarRacso]

my stock intel cooler keeps the i5-10400f at 62 celsius while running gta 5 in best settings. Will this cooler do a better job?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes a lot better probably 10-15 degrees less i would imagine

[@star43able]

what about using this cooler with a itx motherboard with 2 ram slots?

[@mikesunboxing]

should be okay for the evo, or maybe look at the deepcool ak400

[@star43able]

@@mikesunboxing thanks and what about cooling either a 5700x or 5800x? I have a tu150 and all of my case fans are noctua p12 1700

[@abdelrahman458]

i would not recommend it as mine came out of the box the heat sink bottom (contact with cpu area uneven and full of scratches... and every time i tried to submit a ticket through company website just gives error ,,

[@mikesunboxing]

coolermaster are not a good company now sadly

[@WilliamAndrewPhilipBodie]

To build in a new CPU Cooler gives a great achievement feeling. it's almost a drug to me. when it works well :_:

[@WilliamAndrewPhilipBodie]

My 2021 dream is a be quiet! Dark Rock 4 with a Scythe Wonder Snail (WS) :_:

[@mikesunboxing]

yes it does give a wonderful feeling when it all goes well, which it rarely does when the camera is rolling

[@WilliamAndrewPhilipBodie]

@@mikesunboxing Hehehe :_:

[@mikep9418]

Linus just did a video where he left the plastic on the cooler on purpose and surprisingly things didn't "go badly very quickly"...

[@mikesunboxing]

i need to take a look at that, and i guess the thickness of the plastic will be a factor also

[@josh3054]

I cant take off the fan someone help

[@mikesunboxing]

lever the plastic on the sides of the heatsink

[@ChrisKadaver]

What was the power limit for the cpu?

[@mikesunboxing]

the motherboard defaults

[@ChrisKadaver]

@@mikesunboxing Oh okey. From other comparisons I've seen this performs better than Arctic freezer 34 with a single fan, but worse compared to the duo. I wonder if this cooler would benefit from two fans in a push/pull config as well?

[@dylandajhharwood5566]

Budget coolers like this are pretty pointless if you're willing to wait 10 days to have a Snowman cooler delivered from China. Got a R5 1600AF running on one and it's amazing for £25 delivered.

[@mikesunboxing]

This one was less than the snowman was at the time but I get where you are coming from

[@dylandajhharwood5566]

@@mikesunboxing Ah that's fair enough then, I think I might have mine on sale on AliExpress. Sorry of that comment sounded slightly rude too. It's odd to me that CM used to charge not much more than ~£25 for the v1 and are now charging over £40 and £30 for the v2 unit. There's better coolers for only another couple quid, a small 120mm AIO would (should) outperform the v2 unit. Maybe that's a video idea for you. "CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO v1 vs CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO v2 vs Snowman 120mm vs Budget 120MM AIO vs NH-U12s"

[@mikesunboxing]

@@dylandajhharwood5566 no worries and yes i would like to take another look at 120mm coolers including 120mm AIO if i can find one at a sensible price

[@xubidoo4415]

shame they dont do it in white, looking fora good budget cooler in white, seems its not that easy.

[@mikesunboxing]

vetroo v5 in white?

[@xubidoo4415]

@@mikesunboxing thanks will take a look, also been looking at the deepcool as500 plus , dont think you have looked at this 1 though, cheers for the suggestion.

[@xubidoo4415]

Well i bit the bullet and bought the Deepcool AS500 Plus in white, looks great and performs v well, knocked a whole 10c off my cpu under full load Cinebench r23 compared to my Snowman cooler, from 74c down to 64c, Ryzen 5 3600 btw, if u get chance check it oput Mike :)

[@mikesunboxing]

@@xubidoo4415 Thanks for the info - will take a look :-)

[@mxrino]

I can’t get the fan off no matter how hard I try

[@mikesunboxing]

you are welcome to post pictures of it on the discord to see if there is any reason why

[@alexanderunknown8605]

I am that idiot who got 3900X while having 212 Evo lol, of course i have bequiet pure wings 2 fan instead of stock NoiseMaster lol

[@ozzytenacious107]

"there are a metric ton of installation parts of this, they updated the installation method but the fact that it needs this much of a guide to install it... etc" I think you're looking at this the wrong way ofcourse there's gonna be a metric ton, it has support for over 12 different sockets, that's not an easy feat to do with only a few parts, every socket mount has different variables to keep in mind. but the fact is, it has clear instructions to which parts you need on which socket which in and of itself is pretty easy and is absolutely ludicrously easy to understand and install using the guide. I think that comment is unfair considering how great the cooler is and how many sockets it can fit on

[@mikesunboxing]

compared with the snowman mt4 and mt6 this is a crazy level of complexity and the snowman supports more sockets

[@ozzytenacious107]

@@mikesunboxing I haven't had much to compare it to honestly, so I guess you might be right. I had a blast installing my 212 yesterday though and it seemed so much more accessible/easy to install than the earlier 212 versions. if you are interested, I replaced my Ryzen 5 3600 stock cooler to the 212 v2 and my temps dropped 20c on average across the board, all on stock settings.

[@mikesunboxing]

@@ozzytenacious107 Glad you're happy with it :-)

[@chris_hertford]

Plastic backplate looks like a weak point, metal one would have been nice!

[@mikesunboxing]

agreed but also this helps prevent any shorting of the rear board pins

[@Nebularh]

Just installed this cooler which replaced my stock 5600x cooler. I used Artic MX-6 thermal paste and my temps dropped from 70 to 50 on Battlefield 2042 and 60 to 40 in Rocket League.

[@mikesunboxing]

that is pretty impressive

[@foodlifetocook8773]

Does Cooler Master stick to the processor like an AMD stock fan when the thermal paste is changed?

[@mikesunboxing]

not as bad but still sticks a bit, it is more the paste that the cooler