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Cooler Master RR 212S 20PC R1 Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition CPU Air Cooler 4 Direct Contact Heat pipes 120mm RGB Fan

Last Updated: May 4, 2019 (Refresh Now)
8.5
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Review Analysis - 959 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Cooling
 198
cooling, cpu, cooler master, cools, liquid cooling
+96%
-4%
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" ...  Considering this was co-design by Cooler Master and AMD I expected a much better product.  ...  "
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" ...  The huge radiator keeps the CPU nice and cool and even with my 6700k overclocked I never seem to get hot.  ...  "
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" ...  I bought this CPU cooling fan for a cryptocurrency mining rig.  ...  "
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" ...  I can't speak for cooling abilities as I didn't get to test the stock fan but this is a piece of art!  ...  "
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" ...  I recommend getting this cooler.  ...  "
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" ...  Cools my 1950X with slight OC to 3825!  ...  "
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" ...  Cooled off my PC by a good 20-30 degrees.  ...  "
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" ...  For the $30 it is the best air cooler there is.  ...  "
Overall performance
 177
cooler, i7, intel, amd, i5
+89%
-11%
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" ...  I have my Ryzen 5 2600 OCd to 4.1 GHz at 63°C on load.  ...  "
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" ...  Otherwise this cooler is great, even for a little overclock.  ...  "
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" ...  I'll keep this simple, My i7 3770 oc'd @ 4.1 was at 72-78c full load\56c idle, now it's 43-58c full load\30-36c idle with my lowest ever so far being around 26c idle.  ...  "
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" ...  I use this to cool an i5 9600k.  ...  "
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" ...  I got this for my budget PC build and this cooler wasn’t something I needed but I wanted a “better” cooler than the stock Wrath cooler that comes with my Ryzen3 2200G and RGB.  ...  "
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" ...  Very high quality cooler, be careful, if your ram slots are very close to your cpu, you will need to use low profile rams sticks cause this cooler takes a lot of space.  ...  "
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" ...  Last but not least it does its job of keeping an i5 4570 nice and cool par excellence.  ...  "
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" ...  Tested within marketplace of system builders with solid performance and quality CM Hyper 212 is quiet,  ...  "
Setup
 147
installation, easy to install, instructions, cooler, tricky
+84%
-16%
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" ...  Install was simple enough, just one tip:  ...  "
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" ...  Bought another CPU cooler that was easy as 1,2,3 to install.  ...  "
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" ...  Installation: Not the easiest but not not too bad for my motherboard.  ...  "
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" ...  To start this thing looks amazing and it was super easy to install.  ...  "
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" ...  I think what made this a more complex install is this thing is designed to work with 10 different sockets-- so its versatility makes it so that you have to do more work for whatever socket you have  ...  "
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" ...  If you are after something that simple, easy to install and reliable look no further.  ...  "
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" ...  Very easy to install.  ...  "
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" ...  Install was straightforward, and I was surprised to see how many kinds of CPU's it would work with - nearly anything.  ...  "
Fit
 112
cooler, bracket, screw, motherboard, heatsink
+57%
-43%
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" ...  so far a great fan, instructions were lacking but it fits like a glove.  ...  "
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" ...  The cooler was a little tricky to install until I found a longer slot (flat) pocket screwdriver would make it easy to tighten the four screws.  ...  "
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" ...  It was a great fit within the computer, with a little difficulty to put on and tighten the posts that hold it, but it does come with a really useful tool that made the process a little easier while installing.  ...  "
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" ...  Now this thing is big, so make sure it will fit into your rig man.  ...  "
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" ...  Just make sure it fits in your case before buying but definitely a great cooler.  ...  "
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" ...  I had intentionally wanted to just use a spare evo 212 to test out my new x99 rig and discovered that it fits perfectly with high profile ram.  ...  "
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" ...  You need to run this cooler in a FAT case for it to fit, so check your clearances carefully.  ...  "
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" ...  And the mounting solution isn't the best (a lot of time configuring the universal brackets to fit am3+), but I'm pleased with my purchase.  ...  "
Build Quality
 72
screws, screw, heatsink, motherboard, fins
+56%
-44%
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" ...  Its unique design and rgb flair was the perfect fit for the build  ...  "
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" ...  Make sure your case will accommodate the higher profile of this cooler.  ...  "
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" ...  The tough part for me was each time I would put the two metal wire clips back onto the fan and then try to mount the fan back onto the heatsink, the wires will slip out of the holes on the fan on one side or the other.  ...  "
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" ...  Not all cases can handle this monster, do note the dimensions.  ...  "
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" ...  You'll just need to be careful to not damage the fins if you do it that way but I found it to be much easier in the end, and reinstalling the fans was relatively easy if you have a short or 90 degree screwdriver.  ...  "
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" ...  you do have to be careful if you don't get a standard or large case, on a standard case the tower and points on the top come right to the cover of the case.  ...  "
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" ...  it came a little bent on one side but its not a problem just bent it back as it was came nice with a fan plan to install another myself its a bit difficult to install but after a bit or looking around a few things fell on the ground and was like WTF i figured it out in the end and now its simple really.  ...  "
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" ...  Dropped over 15 degrees Celcius switching this out. ... It seems like an odd choice given the branding on the 212 seemed pretty proud of the old pipes being squished together.  ...  "
Ease of Use
 66
install, easy, instructions, hard to install, difficult
+85%
-15%
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" ...  Still a great product, just a slightly confusing choice. ... Very easy to install.  ...  "
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" ...  If you are after something that simple, easy to install and reliable look no further.  ...  "
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" ...  Large but easy to install.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to install.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to install  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to install.  ...  "
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" ...  It is fairly easy to install.  ...  "
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" ...  To start this thing looks amazing and it was super easy to install.  ...  "
Sound Quality
 65
noise, quiet, fans, cooler, silent
+63%
-37%
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" ...  However, I would not overclock since you can definitely hear the sound of the fan at max speed through your headphones.  ...  "
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" ...  Its a complete pain to install, but it works great keeps my CPU cool with little to no noise.  ...  "
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" ...  The fan is very quiet, being a silencio fan, and it hardly makes any noise under load.  ...  "
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" ...  But it does a fine job in keeping the sound low and aesthetics high.  ...  "
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" ...  The noise is minimal as well and you wanna see this as does what it does.  ...  "
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" ...  My system is almost totally silent at all times now.  ...  "
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" ...  Built in Audio is good enough for You Tube and regular use, but I personally find its not so good for Netflix, look at some decent speakers based on your needs). ... The headset sounds good).  ...  "
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" ...  The fan is quiet and seems to work well.  ...  "
Product Reliability
 49
working, stopped working, failed, cooler, aio
+47%
-53%
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" ...  It is supposed to last 40K hours, I didn't get anywhere near that.  ...  "
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" ...  My older fan was working better then this trash.  ...  "
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" ...  No support response for 3 weeks.  ...  "
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" ...  but that's user error.  ...  "
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" ...  We were not handling the fan incorrectly, and have no idea why it stopped working. ... Now the second fan will spin, but the lights are not working.  ...  "
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" ...  But again, i cant have it in my system with just one fan working, as it bugs the shit out of me.  ...  "
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" ...  I'm on my second unit because the fan of the first one failed. ... However, from day one it was a rather noisy fan, which only got progressively worse until the fan ultimately failed. ... I don't know if this is a design flaw, or if I was unlucky enough to receive two defective units. ... Either way, I suspect this fan will also eventually fail and when it does, I know that I will never order another product from this company.  ...  "
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" ...  It installed fine, but the provided fan failed after 35 days.  ...  "
Design
 48
look, beautiful, cooler, black, rgb
+98%
-2%
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" ...  The dark finish looks slick next to the other components in my system, and 3. it has RGB.  ...  "
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" ...  The red LED is kinda just, "there."  ...  "
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" ...  That being said the black heatsink definitely covered my expectations for the look I wanted.  ...  "
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" ...  - add led fan for sweeter look  ...  "
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" ...  Bought this cooler to add some more aesthetics to my build.  ...  "
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" ...  The black nickel finish is beautiful.  ...  "
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" ...  Looks really cool for what it is.  ...  "
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" ...  It looks very nice and cool.  ...  "
Gaming
 46
cpu, idle, gaming pc, i7, cooler
+100%
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" ...  Wow what a difference this fan makes on the gaming computer I have (CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR GXiVR8100A Gaming PC (Intel i7-8700 3.2GHz, 16GB DDR4, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, 120GB SSD+1TB HDD & Win10 Home) Black).  ...  "
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" ...  Corsair LPX 32GB DRAM 3000MHz C15 Memory Kit for DDR4 Systems (Adequate for my application for work and gaming)  ...  "
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" ...  I went from 46c idle to 91c during intense gaming and photo editing on a stock cooler.  ...  "
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" ...  I purchased an gaming pc and wanted to make sure it ran cool.  ...  "
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" ...  Great cooler for the price, Keeps my overclocked i3-8350k at 40c idle 75c MAX when gaming.  ...  "
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" ...  large heatsink, large fan, keeps my CPU cool ever aftering gaming the whole day.  ...  "
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" ...  When gaming, you'll hear your graphics card fans more than you'll hear this cpu fan.  ...  "
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" ...  Fewer points of failure and does a great job keeping my 8700K cool while streaming and gaming.  ...  "
Memory
 46
sticks, cooler, slots, clearance, cpu
+61%
-39%
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" ...  Was overclocking the APU (RAM, GPU, etc.)  ...  "
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" ...  It is SUPER low profile so you will need to check for Ram clearance.  ...  "
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" ...  Since my RAM has no heatsinks, there were no issues there.  ...  "
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" ...  Very nice low profile Fan and nice colors, need to have short RAM chips or this fan will hit them.  ...  "
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" ...  It is large, but it fits snugly and I’m sure there would be no issues if I were to have four sticks of RAM.  ...  "
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" ...  This cooler will overlap your first RAM slot.  ...  "
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" ...  4 x 4 GB Patriot Viper 3000 mhz ram  ...  "
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" ...  2 of Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD - CT500MX500SSD1(Z) (Man this is fast, Win10 boots in about 5/6 secs. ... Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA M.2 Type 2280SS Internal SSD - CT500MX500SSD4  ...  "
Price
 42
money, beat, worth, cost, cooler
+95%
-5%
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" ...  not to mention the price.  ...  "
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" ...  This is a no-brainer worth the money spent.  ...  "
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" ...  For a budget it works great!  ...  "
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" ...  Not bad for the price.  ...  "
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" ...  While it may not be the absolute best, you won't get much improvement at 5 times the cost.  ...  "
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" ...  I love this product and will be buying this for all of my clients that I do computer work for cant bet the price eather  ...  "
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" ...  You can't beat it for the price.  ...  "
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" ...  For the money, you cannot go wrong.  ...  "
Device Compatibility
 20
sync, computer, aura, motherboard, mini itx motherboard
+95%
-5%
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" ...  Perfect for my pc  ...  "
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" ...  Just what I needed My PC works like new again  ...  "
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" ...  And the asus aura sync works perfectly.  ...  "
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" ...  You can have it sync with RGB led’s and other parts as well.  ...  "
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" ...  This was a great buy for my media pc.  ...  "
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" ...  my 1st cooler in my new pc.  ...  "
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" ...  Finally built a new desktop after I sold my old FX pc and had it with my laptop.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought for my husbands Iracing computer.  ...  "
Storage
 20
make sure, cooler, tall, tower, clearance
+90%
-10%
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" ...  It's not touching, but there's probably 1/4" space.  ...  "
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" ...  make sure your case has enough width to handle it.  ...  "
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" ...  There's no room to things being put in wrong places, all you need is patience and observation.  ...  "
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" ...  My tower dimensions are: 18.6'd, 7.5'h, 16.9'w. ... Just enough space.  ...  "
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" ...  Make sure that you check the specifications and measurements to make sure that you have enough clearance in your case.  ...  "
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" ...  Make sure you have enough room in your case height wise.  ...  "
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" ...  Looks nice inside my case as well and fit perfectly as it's 59mm tall and I had 60mm of clearance.  ...  "
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" ...  The cooler fits well the case with ample space for the side panel.  ...  "
Marketplace
 14
product, amazon, picture, looks, fast
+79%
-21%
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" ...  However, take a look at the picture attached and judge for yourself (looks much better in person, though).  ...  "
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" ...  works as advertised  ...  "
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" ...  The seller was great and product was shipped fast and in good condition and the description for this item was dead on. ... 100% recommend this product and seller.  ...  "
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" ...  Looks awesome and has a different color options I chose red in the video.  ...  "
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" ...  Thank you Its fine product  ...  "
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" ...  It was my fault, not Amazon's. ... That's why I'm a loyal Amazon customer.  ...  "
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" ...  Other than that it is exactly as described.  ...  "
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" ...  4) The instructions are more pictures than words.  ...  "
Volume
 13
fan, bit louder, used, swap, rpm
+15%
-85%
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" ...  The fan itself is very loud and sounds like its struggling to blow any air  ...  "
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" ...  The fans are a bit louder then what I am used to. ... Its a bit louder than what I am used to.  ...  "
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" ...  The Only thing I didn’t like is that the fan it came with is a bit louder than I would have liked.  ...  "
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" ...  Coolermaster fan is very loud.  ...  "
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" ...  The fan had a loud buzzing and whirring sound, had to swap out for a different one.  ...  "
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" ...  If the company would send me a new fan (the only part that's loud and greasy), I'd be happy to update my review, but I don't want to return the other parts because it's too much work for me.  ...  "
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" ...  It is unbearably loud and extremely obnoxious.  ...  "
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" ...  Runs at 1800 RPM constantly and is loud as hell.  ...  "
Device Stand
 13
brackets, mounting bracket, fan, mounting screws, mount
+31%
-69%
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" ...  Big standoffs, big brick, whimpy (WHIMPY) mounting screws! ... If the mounting screws were better, I'd have given a 5 instead of a 2 rating.  ...  "
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" ...  and the screws for the brackets are almost half an inch above the risers.  ...  "
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" ...  2) The fan mounting system is something the engineers should be genuinely ashamed of.  ...  "
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" ...  I'm sure the fan would have been great but during the instillation of it, the heads of the screws when mounting the fan on to my mother board peeled like wet bread and came off, I thought it was maybe one defective screw that I could work around but then a second one did it!  ...  "
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" ...  While trying to install it, the threads stripped on one of the four bolts so could not use it at all.  ...  "
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" ...  The only problem I have is the stupid x shaped mount it has. ... I had to reseat it for unrelated reasons a couple months afyer purchase, and the mount just split in 2.  ...  "
Returns
 13
already, unfortunately, several, rma, refund
+23%
-77%
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" ...  Because of this I can't return it.  ...  "
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" ...  I'd return it if I wasn't already past the 30 day mark.  ...  "
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" ...  I have gone to another manufacturer and learned my lesson.  ...  "
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" ...  I submitted an RMA ticket. ... I have checked back several times.  ...  "
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" ...  Return to sender.  ...  "
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" ...  Having to return it.  ...  "
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" ...  I decided to return it.  ...  "
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" ...  I do not have the device anymore, I sent the device back for a refund.  ...  "
Delivery
 13
box, arrived, package, shipped, open
+85%
-15%
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" ...  Shipped fast, and arrived quickly.  ...  "
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" ...  and the package was unharmed.  ...  "
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" ...  Package arrived promptly and intact.  ...  "
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" ...  When this thing comes out of hiding from the huge box it ships in, It is shockingly massive.  ...  "
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" ...  I paid full price for an open box item.  ...  "
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" ...  Well, Amazon came through with fast delivery.  ...  "
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" ...  Shipped on time and packaged well.  ...  "
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" ...  No big deal, just replace it in a timely manner.  ...  "
Comfort
 13
hands, took, pain, tightened, sensitive
+46%
-54%
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" ...  What's worse is that if you have a slightly tight case and can't fit your fat fingers all away round the top and back of you heatsink, deep inside the case - you will have one of the most frustrating experiences of your life trying to get the friggin thing to mount.  ...  "
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" ...  Edit: Also, it was a pain (and painful) to get the screws screwed into the mobo socket, but this was because I didn't remove the fans before screwing it in, so my angle made it really difficult to push in the screws (which are resisted by springs).  ...  "
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" ...  Three hours, my nails and knuckles ripped bloody, and I still can't get this to correctly attach. ... A cooler shouldn't require a professional arm wrestlers' biceps to make the damn things align.  ...  "
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" ...  I'm chronically ill and building my new computer took a lot of energy and physical pain already.  ...  "
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" ...  This required so much force that my hands were hurt.  ...  "
Color
 10
color, love, different, wish, rgb
+90%
-10%
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" ...  Looks awesome and has a different color options I chose red in the video.  ...  "
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" ...  The colors are nice, but I wish the outer ring color correlated better to the inner blade color.  ...  "
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" ...  It's so beautiful and the colors are bright.  ...  "
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" ...  There's a ton of different colors and effects to choose from.  ...  "
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" ...  You can toggle between different colors.  ...  "
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" ...  It looks amazing and my boys love to change up the lights and colors.  ...  "
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" ...  Outstanding colors, and design!  ...  "
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" ...  It’s worth the price and I love the color combinations that is provides  ...  "
Cables
 10
wires, motherboard, fan, controller, pin
+30%
-70%
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" ...  That meant removing the motherboard from the case, everything on it, and all the cables.  ...  "
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" ...  How did you get away with making this product the wires are not even long enough to plug the fans into the motherboard, what a waste i bought this last year in Jan and now im stuck with it THANKS. ... Also none of the wires will plug up correctly I even went through the trouble of removing the protective box sleeve and manually plug them together and it was a no go so much for having the rgb lighting such a waste of time.  ...  "
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" ...  A little disappointed that the fan and RGB connectors were 3 pin and not 4 pin, but managed with that as well.  ...  "
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" ...  Now it is a spring-like wire that seems to require a specific hole position in order to function at all in the mount, but all of my more modern fans DONT HAVE THOSE HOLES.  ...  "
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" ...  Update: Fan came with a faulty RGB cable  ...  "
Features
 10
rgb, led, fan, features, cooler
+90%
-10%
comment
" ...  The looks of the cooler are pretty great, I like the temperature indication LED mode.  ...  "
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" ...  The two best features are the total customizing of the rgb lighting, and the fact that you do not have to pull your motherboard to add a support plate on the back for mounting.  ...  "
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" ...  The RGB features are really cool .  ...  "
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" ...  Do its job for Ryzen 7 1700x in stock mode.  ...  "
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" ...  The red LED is kinda just, "there."  ...  "
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" ...  The stuff is great to hold my over lock Ryzen 5 2600 to below 50 degree C, but the LED lights on the fan are just cheap and not even visible with the RGB setup.  ...  "
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" ...  I did buy an additional fan that is the exact same as the stock just with blue lights.  ...  "
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" ...  Which is a shame given that it is marketed for its customization features.  ...  "
Heating
 9
sink, cpu, works, paste, never
+89%
-11%
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" ...  I am happy with the numbers but most importantly, the heat sink looks way cool.  ...  "
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" ...  Do not buy other heat sink compound or thermal paste if buying this. ... The heat sink sleeps after applying the paste between CPU and the heat sink.  ...  "
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" ...  Wanted to up the protection of my CPU from over heating.  ...  "
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" ...  cpu never gets hot!  ...  "
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" ...  I never had performance drop because the heat though.  ...  "
For Running
 8
still, run, something, ran, pc
+100%
comment
" ...  IM running a 4790k  ...  "
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" ...  Bought this in 2014 and it's still running strong in 2019.  ...  "
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" ...  You need to run this cooler in a FAT case for it to fit, so check your clearances carefully.  ...  "
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" ...  I ran prime95 for 30 minutes and it ran EXTREMELY cool.  ...  "
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" ...  Running on i7-8700k  ...  "
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" ...  But for me, who runs an fx8350, it works perfectly.  ...  "
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" ...  Orginally my PC was running at 80°c now it's running at 40-45°c//  ...  "
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" ...  Too bad it looks like I'm running some intercooler with a turbo or something lol, still love it  ...  "
Size
 8
case, small, make sure, large, handle
+88%
-13%
comment
" ...  This is a beast in size so make sure you have space.  ...  "
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" ...  Seemed bulky but does the job right  ...  "
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" ...  Not all cases can handle this monster, do note the dimensions.  ...  "
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" ...  This case is a beast in size as well.  ...  "
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" ...  make sure your case has enough width to handle it.  ...  "
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" ...  Cheap but packs a punch above it's grade.  ...  "
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" ...  Great size for a small case.  ...  "
Capacity
 7
house, fan, tall, small
+86%
-14%
comment
" ...  I do recommend it just based on performance vs. price, but there is room for improvement.  ...  "
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" ...  Double check your clearance of your casing and other parts within range .  ...  "
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" ...  1) Make sure you have room.  ...  "
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" ...  MUST have a very large Case to house this beast.  ...  "
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" ...  The computer this fan is attached to is in my office on the second floor of my house.  ...  "
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" ...  It can be heard from thirty feet away.  ...  "
Product As Described
 7
looks, described, different
+86%
-14%
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" ...  Looks awesome and has a different color options I chose red in the video.  ...  "
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" ...  4) The instructions are more pictures than words.  ...  "
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" ...  Other than that it is exactly as described.  ...  "
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" ...  However, take a look at the picture attached and judge for yourself (looks much better in person, though).  ...  "
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" ...  item as described.  ...  "
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" ...  works as advertised  ...  "
Speed
 7
good, cpu
+100%
comment
" ...  Cools my 1950X with slight OC to 3825!  ...  "
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" ...  Took about 40 mins.  ...  "
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" ...  Cools everything off really good.  ...  "
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" ...  - It cools very effectively even under load.  ...  "
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" ...  Cools my CPU.  ...  "
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" ...  Cools like it should.  ...  "
Software Platform
 6
like, error, software, rgb, note
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  Prime 95 load to 68C-71C.  ...  "
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" ...  My PC is for photo-editing, often running multiple Adobe applications at once.  ...  "
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" ...  Got it installed okay, booted up machine, and the RGB was awesome .  ...  "
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" ...  But it is intuitive, like PC hardware in general.  ...  "
Video Playback
 6
videos, video, watch, install, help
+100%
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" ...  The installation can be difficult for first time builders like me, but the YouTube videos have been a great help!  ...  "
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" ...  Lots of videos on YouTube to help people.  ...  "
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" ...  YouTube has some good videos.  ...  "
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" ...  I'd suggest watching a youtube video before you get started.  ...  "
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" ...  Thankfully that’s what video tutorials on YouTube are for.  ...  "
Display Clarity
 6
tower, led, panel, mid, cooler
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  2 x 140 front panel fans  ...  "
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" ...  The red LED is kinda just, "there."  ...  "
comment
" ...  Finally about to upgrade to a NH-D15S though since I am going from i5 6600k 1080p 144hz monitor to i7 7700k for 1440p 144hz monitor since I'm tired of 100% usage on cpu for recent games and to prepare for the 1080ti (or whatever video card that's as good or better at the time) upgrade later.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The LED on the Fan is not super bright (That is a personal preference though).  ...  "
Ports
 6
usb, header, rgb, micro usb, socket
+33%
-67%
comment
" ...  It is not compatible with my particular Intel 1151 socket motherboard.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Didn't have the Micro USB cable used to light it up, also was missing one of the mounting parts.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The only thing wrong with the order is that I spend the past 2 months trying to buy different sata to molex cables, adapters etc, but it nothing worked and I gave up.  ...  "
comment
" ...  If you have an AM4 socket, just get rid of the stupid adapter that came in the box and just use the backplate your motherboard came with.  ...  "
Cleaning
 6
fan, cleaned, remove, pc, paste
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  The black shroud around the fins was annoying to deal with during installation, but it gives the cooler a very clean look once it's installed so It's worth it.  ...  "
comment
" ...  For dirt cheap you can improve your temps a bit.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I did remove it and clean it and used Arctic Silver when putting it back, but seemed like no improvement.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Not only does it do the job it's supposed to, the fan can be easily removed for cleaning of the cooler fins.  ...  "
Defective Delivery
 5
install, defective, came, thought, open
+40%
-60%
comment
" ...  ahard to install came damaged  ...  "
comment
" ...  Mine must be defective.  ...  "
Controls
 4
led, controller, control, fan, color
+75%
-25%
comment
" ...  RGB is bright and the lighting control is easy to figure out.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Keeps a slightly overclock 1950x under control.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The LED fans (which you can control using an attached physical controller, which is great because I'm on Linux and it's tough to find LED controller software on my OS), also are gorgeous and the red color setting gives this hard core "cyclops" look in my case.  ...  "
Noise Cancellation
 4
sensitive
+25%
-75%
comment
" ...  and makes little noise.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Noise -3 stars  ...  "
Resolution
 3
monitor, hd, upgrade, since, 144hz
+100%
comment
" ...  Finally about to upgrade to a NH-D15S though since I am going from i5 6600k 1080p 144hz monitor to i7 7700k for 1440p 144hz monitor since I'm tired of 100% usage on cpu for recent games and to prepare for the 1080ti (or whatever video card that's as good or better at the time) upgrade later.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Have this box running 24/7 with up to 4 simultaneous HD streams and this does the trick and looks cool while doing it.  ...  "
comment
" ...  ASUS MX239H 23-Inch, Full HD 1920x1080 IPS, Audio by Bang & Olufsen ICEpower HDMI VGA Frameless Monitor (Really nice monitor for the price though those heavy gamers will want something far superior.  ...  "
Remote
 3
rgb, led, also, come
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  On a plus side, the remote control for the led's has magnets so you can place it on any metal piece and it will stick fairly well.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Comes with a remote for the rgb.  ...  "
Mouse
 3
mouse, computer, keyboard, gaming, backlit
+100%
comment
" ...  The fan is overall quite as a mouse and the RGB is cool.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Gotta keep mice and other "critters" out of the computer.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Backlit Gaming Mouse, Gaming Keyboard, Large Gaming Mouse Pad, PC Computer Gaming Headset with Microphone Combo, S101-BA Redragon RGB LED Backlit 104 Key Gaming Keyboard with Wrist Rest (No issues at all, good feel and responsiveness and mouse drivers are available on the website.  ...  "
Camera
 3
+100%
comment
" ...  My skill level is fairly high, but I still found several times where I had to refer back to the pictures and really think about it to understand what they were telling me to do.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Take your time, study the pictures very carefully .  ...  "
comment
" ...  It is a workhorse for crunching data, virtualizing, making film and music and photography. ... I thought I had lost my ability to trouble shoot.  ...  "
Water Resistance
 3
water cooler, good, cooler
+100%
comment
" ...  Don't buy into the water cool and RGB hype and you are golden.  ...  "
comment
" ...  If you don't want to take the risk of water coolers breaking and like the look of this then this is the cooler for you.  ...  "
comment
" ...  It might not work as good as an AIo water cooler, but it is close- it is good, it is inexpensive, no water in your case, nuff said.  ...  "

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