expiredPennyFound | Staff posted Jul 25, 2025 05:02 AM
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expiredPennyFound | Staff posted Jul 25, 2025 05:02 AM
120mm Cooler Master Hyper 212 Spectrum V3 ARGB CPU Air Cooler PWM Fan
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Very likely a me fault for possible reasons you mentioned. My front fan is 1" offset for RAM clearance.
What do you recommend for 1) benchmarking the cpu/cooler to test thermals and 2) diagnosing/fixing? I used the stock thermal paste that came w the cooler
The only reason I really "upgraded" was because I needed a cooler for a build that I was doing for my friend's daughter who was on a super tight budget. Her used CPU didn't come with a heatsink, fan, or cooler.. so we needed paste, a CPU fan, and were already going to be $20-30 deep regardless.. so buying something on my shopping list and handing it down just made sense. The PS was on my long-term shopping list for future builds and given that it's an on-air cooler it should be "good for life" (pending mounting brackets, case size, and CPU TDP).
In my personal opinion, unless you're doing extreme CPU overclocks.. which isn't all that advantageous anymore (especially for energy cost/performance).. the only CPU line I'd really throw anything besides and EVO 212 or Phantom Spirit on are 13/14 gen intels. Even with a 105W TDP Ryzen CPU, I don't see a 2-5c drop breaking the camels back and would absolutely recommend an EVO 212 if the price were right (even for $15-18 it's a steal). Even the X3D chips should run fine with either. But an EVO 212 is still phenomenal and there's very little need to upgrade it.
The only reason I really "upgraded" was because I needed a cooler for a build that I was doing for my friend's daughter who was on a super tight budget. Her used CPU didn't come with a heatsink, fan, or cooler.. so we needed paste, a CPU fan, and were already going to be $20-30 deep regardless.. so buying something on my shopping list and handing it down just made sense. The PS was on my long-term shopping list for future builds and given that it's an on-air cooler it should be "good for life" (pending mounting brackets, case size, and CPU TDP).
In my personal opinion, unless you're doing extreme CPU overclocks.. which isn't all that advantageous anymore (especially for energy cost/performance).. the only CPU line I'd really throw anything besides and EVO 212 or Phantom Spirit on are 13/14 gen intels. Even with a 105W TDP Ryzen CPU, I don't see a 2-5c drop breaking the camels back and would absolutely recommend an EVO 212 if the price were right (even for $15-18 it's a steal). Even the X3D chips should run fine with either. But an EVO 212 is still phenomenal and there's very little need to upgrade it.
This 212 was $5 back on November 2024 from Amazon, I was lucky to get 2 of them.
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