14 DAY TRIAL // Cooler Master has just announced that it has updated its product portfolio to include three new CPU coolers which are designed to offer high thermal performance while also enabling users to build silent-running systems.
Two of the new CPU coolers, the Hyper 612 PWM and Hyper 612S, use a similar design that makes use of six copper heatpipes to draw the heat away from the CPU and into a tower heatsink.
This was specially optimized by Cooler Master to work with low RPM fans, since it sports wide spaces between its fins as well as a series of cutouts meant to reduce air resistance, and features two mountings for 120mm fans.
Taking a look at the fan arrangement, we find out where the difference between these two solutions lies, as the Hyper 612 PWM is equipped with two 600rpm to 2000rpm 120mm PWM-controlled fans, while the 612S comes with a single quieter fan that has a maximum rotation speed of 1300RPM.
In addition, the Hyper 612S is also bundled together with a so-called 'silent adapter,' which allows users to drop the fan RPM down to 900RPM.
The third cooler to be announced by the company, the GeminII S524, is totally different from the two other Hyper models, as this drops the tower design in favor of a down-draft heatsink.
This approach enables the cooler to chill not only the CPU, but also the motherboard's VRMs and the memory modules installed inside the system.
As far as the CPU is concerned, heat is drawn via five 6mm thick heatpipes and into an 44mm wide aluminum heatsink that measures 144mm and is specially designed to accommodate both 120mm and 140mm fans.
Speaking of fans, the Gemini II cooler is shipped together with an 800rpm to 1800rpm 120mm PWM-controlled fan, which certainly seems to be a pity considering a 140mm model would greatly improve airflow while also decreasing noise.
All three coolers are compatible with Intel's LGA 775, 1155 and 1366 sockets and AMD's socket AM2(+)/AM3(+) motherboard as well as with FM1 board models. The Hyper 612S is expected to be ready September and for a price of about 45 EUR. (via VR-Zone)
