Quick Hyper 212 Evo question

[uannaka]

Does the cooler have thermal paste pre-applied to it or do i need to apply it myself? If I do, what thermal paste would be good? Thanks

[Lee H]

With replacement CPU Coolers the manufacturers either apply a layer of the paste and seal it on the bottom, or provide a sachet of thermal paste to use when installing the cooler.

[dougzy]

If I remember correctly the Hyper 212 I bought didn't have paste pre-applied, so I had to put some on. Arctic Silver 5 seems to be a good choice, and works well for me.

[Mama Sumae]

Just got one myself recently, mine had a small syringe of thermal paste for latter appliance included.

Didn't get to use it though as I had some Arctic MX-4 lying around.

[bokawel]

Just got one myself recently, mine had a small syringe of thermal paste for latter appliance included.

Didn't get to use it though as I had some Arctic MX-4 lying around.

That is good to know, I am thinking about getting the 212 Evo as well.

[Eraovius]

I got a 212 Evo... there isn't any thermal grase pre-applied but they gives you little CM grease inside the box... it's not bad.. You can also use different pastes, as MX-4 as suggested or Zalman silver paste

[rasheyz]

it does not come with paste pre applied, they definatly offer a small paste tube, but i think that is not good enough, go with some better paste, u can buy for just few £, and u can use many time as well later on.

[Eraovius]

it does not come with paste pre applied, they definatly offer a small paste tube, but i think that is not good enough, go with some better paste, u can buy for just few £, and u can use many time as well later on.

it's not bad by the way i tried many kinds on my cpu, difference between normal o super greases is tipically around 2-3°C

[rrplay]

Been installing several the Hyper 212 Evo on folks rigs with MX 4 or Noctua NT-H1 TIM , and CM sure has made an excellent cooler for the performance and price.Pretty sure that the difference in temps under 100% load is about 2-3°C difference in temps between the CM supplied paste and the others.

[MarkRobbo96]

I have a 212, it comes with a small tube of thermal paste (enough for 2-3 installations at the most)

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Just a heads up to any new owners of a 212. If it has this style of base, then you'll need to use a special technique to get the best application of thermal material. I did extensive research to find the best method and I came to the conclusion that the method, that I detail below, is the best.



Here's what you do-

1. Clean the base using Isopropanol alcohol and a microfibre cloth. An unused glasses cloth is good but it must not shed any fibres.
2. Use a flexible piece of plastic, an old store card or credit card is ideal*, to apply thermal compound to the grooves between the copper pipes. Use plenty of compound so the gaps are filled.
3. With the flexible plastic, smooth the thermal compound so it's in the grooves but not anywhere else on the base.
4. Clean of the excess for the ends of the grooves using a plastic toothpick.
5. Now it's time to apply the main bit of the thermal compound. Apply gentle even pressure to the thermal compound tube and draw a diagonal line on the base of the heatsink from the top left to the bottom right corner. it should be between one or two centimetres long and the thickness of a piece of uncooked rice. Then repeat, drawing the diagonal line from the other corner so you end up with an "X" shape.
6. Now, just install the heatsink, making sure to apply even pressure by alternating which screws you tighten (turn the top left screw one full rotion, then the bottom right, then the top right and then the bottom left and so on until the heatsink is tight).

*Some thermal compounds come with an applicator "trowel". This can also be used in place of a credit card but I've found the credit card to be more efficient. I would not use the "trowel" for applying the rest of the thermal paste.

[CJ.UK]

Has this design been revised in newer models? Pics on amazon etc show a base like this:

[deejayburnout]

That's is the Evo base. The first picture is older model.

Any hyper 212 you buy now should have this new base.

[fishingcat]

My original Hyper 212+ came with a tube of Cooler Master paste to apply.