

The third was because it has the plastic fan brackets instead of the horribly annoying metal clips.

The second reason was because it was guaranteed to have the proper mounting accessories for AM4.

The first is that it was on sale on Amazon for $25 which was cheaper than any of the other Hyper 212 heatsinks. Between the heatpipes, larger surface area and much larger fan on the Hyper 212 it would be difficult for it to not be better overall.Īt the time of purchase I went with the Hyper 212 LED for three reasons. I'd still think it would likely cool better than the Prism and do so with less noise. I know I'm comparing my CPU with fewer cores and threads to yours with a smaller die which can cause an issue with heat dissipation so the comparison is by no means scientific. It dropped my temps considerably under full load and allows the 2600x to boost 200mhz+ over the Wraith Spire. My only experience is with a 2600x, Wraith Spire and a CM Hyper 212 LED in a push/pull configuration. I've never had a Wraith Prism and haven't looked at any reviews in a long time that included it but I would be very surprised if the CM Hyper 212 line didn't cool quite a bit better.
