For over 25 years Cooler Master has been supplying the globe with aftermarket PC components. One of the most popular aftermarket CPU coolers in the world is the Hyper 212 Evo (RR-212E-20PK-R2). Worth mentioning also is that the Hyper 212 EVO HSF has been around since late 2011. It is hardly new by anyone's standards, but Cooler Master has kept building it and keeping it on track with all modern sockets. We still see it referred to all the time in our forums. We reached out to Cooler Master for a review unit, but they turned us down. Understandably so, given that our testing criteria is likely "a bit much," for the little Hyper 212 EVO. That said, we wanted to know where it sits today when it comes to cooling highly overclocked Ryzen CPUs.

When we purchased ours, it was $35 at Amazon. Today it is at $22.50 at Amazon, and $20 at Newegg after a $10 MIR. So it is obvious why this cooler is so attractive to many, because many times it is just dirt cheap in terms of your hard earned dollars.