Cooler Master Hyper 612 Heatsink Review
Author: Dennis Garcia
Published: Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Installation
Installation is actually quite simple when it comes to total steps. Below you will find all of the installation parts that come with the Hyper 612. In the kit you will find 3 sets of mounting rails the longest and shortest rails are for AMD installs and cannot be adjusted. The middle length rails fit all Intel systems from 775 up to 1155/6 and 1366.
First you need to install the appropriate rail for your particular system. We will be testing on 1155 so we have to use the medium sized Intel rails. Install both sides and adjust the mounting screws to the notch that matches your system. For 1155 that would be the middle position.
Apply a small amount of thermal paste to your processor and prepare to install the heatsink. There are two ways you can orient this cooler. You can install the heatsink so the fan is facing up (or down) which will clear most memory modules. We prefer to install our coolers with the fan facing horizontal. Sadly, the fan would not clear our RipJawsX memory modules and had to be reversed.
With the cooler reversed there is plenty of room for extra memory modules assuming of course that you don't install the optional secondary cooling fan.
With the cooler reversed there is plenty of room for extra memory modules assuming of course that you don't install the optional secondary cooling fan.
To secure the heatsink you will need to install the included metal back plate and secure the entire unit with the included nuts. The one thing we hate about this installation method is balancing everything while you install that first nut.
We do all of our heatsink testing outside of a chassis and were able to use the motherboard to hold everything in place. However, had this system already been installed you would need to hold the heatsink in place with one hand, hold the back plate with another and then find two more hands to secure the nut in place.
The hardware does a great job at keeping the heatsink stable and has been used for several years on a variety of Coolermaster heatsinks but has never been very user friendly. On the positive side once you have installed everything you won't have to worry about it ever again.
We do all of our heatsink testing outside of a chassis and were able to use the motherboard to hold everything in place. However, had this system already been installed you would need to hold the heatsink in place with one hand, hold the back plate with another and then find two more hands to secure the nut in place.
The hardware does a great job at keeping the heatsink stable and has been used for several years on a variety of Coolermaster heatsinks but has never been very user friendly. On the positive side once you have installed everything you won't have to worry about it ever again.
