Cooler Grasp has been busy updating its complete cooling lineup this yr. We lately reviewed the MA824 Stealth air cooler, which galvanized us with its high-end cooling efficiency, mixed with quiet operation. We additionally lately examined the 360L Core, a low-priced AIO that rivals dearer rivals.
However right this moment we’re Cooler Grasp’s newest mid-range air cooler, the Hyper 622 Halo. It is a dual-tower successor to the corporate’s traditional Hyper 212 air cooler, which was thought-about the usual for entry-level after-market air coolers for a number of years. The 622 Halo is paired with Cooler Grasp’s newest Halo2 collection followers, that are optimized for robust efficiency at low noise ranges.
We’ll should put it by means of our typical testing to see if it deserves a spot on our Finest Coolers checklist. However first, listed here are the Hyper 622 Halo’s full specs, from Cooler Grasp.
Specs
Cooler | CoolerMaster Hyper 622 Halo |
MSRP | $59.99 USD |
Put in Dimension | 125 (L) x 137 (W) x 157 mm (H) |
Heatsink Materials | Aluminum |
Heatpipes | 6x 6mm heatpipes |
Socket Compatibility | Intel Socket LGA 1700/1200/115x AMD AM5 / AM4 |
Base | Nickel plated Copper |
Max TDP (Our Testing) | 220W on Intel i7-13700K, 129W on AMD Ryzen 7 7700X |
Packing and Included Contents
The Hyper 622 Halo arrives in a cardboard package deal much like different coolers of its class, that’s taller than it’s vast. The internal contents are surrounded by molded plastic and cardboard. for the safety of the cooler throughout delivery.
Included with the package deal are the next:
- Twin-tower heatsink
- Fan clips for 2 followers
- Two 120mm Halo2 followers
- A medium-sized tube of CryoFuze thermal paste
- PWM splitter
- Guide
- Mounts for all trendy CPU sockets (together with AM5 & LGA1700)
Cooler Set up
Set up of the Hyper 622 is straightforward and is sort of precisely the identical course of on each AMD AM5 and Intel LGA1700 platforms.
1. If you happen to’re working an AMD Ryzen system, you’ll want to start out by eradicating the default retention bracket. Intel customers might want to apply the backplate to the motherboard. Intel customers might want to safe the backplate with included steel standoffs. Ryzen customers will merely screw the standoffs into the motherboard. That is the one vital distinction between AMD & Intel installations.
2. The following step is to position the mounting bars on prime of the standoffs and safe them with the included screws.
3. Apply thermal paste to the CPU after which place the heatsink towards the mounting bars. Safe the heatsink with a screwdriver.
4. Lastly, set up the followers utilizing the offered fan clips after which join the followers to the PWM and ARGB headers in your motherboard.
Options of Cooler Grasp’s Hyper 622 Halo
⋇ Six 6mm heatpipes
The Hyper 622 strikes warmth from the CPU utilizing six 6mm copper heatpipes .
⋇ 42mm RAM Compatibility
Within the default configuration, the Hyper 622 Halo is appropriate with 42mm(1.65 inches) or shorter RAM sticks. The followers touched the perimeters of my 43mm RAM sticks in my Intel testing setup. Nonetheless, you possibly can all the time elevate the fan a couple of millimeters to insure compatibility with taller RAM modules.
⋇ 157mm (6.18 inches) top
With a top of solely 157mm, you gained’t have any issues becoming this cooler generally.
⋇ Upgraded Halo2 followers
There’s extra to a cooler than simply the heatsink or radiator. The bundled followers have a major affect on cooling and noise ranges. And the Hyper 622 Halo contains Cooler Grasp’s newest Halo2 collection followers, which have been designed for decrease noise ranges, and are rated for 160,000 hours. This longer endurance score signifies that Cooler Grasp stands by the standard of those followers, as many rivals will solely qualify their followers for 50-60,000 hours of use time.
Mannequin | Cooler Grasp 120mm Halo2 Collection |
Dimensions | 120 x 120 x 25mm |
Fan Velocity | 500-2050 RPM +- 10% |
Air Move | As much as 51.88 CFM |
Air Strain | As much as 2.89 mmH2O |
Bearing Kind | Rifle Bearing |
Lighting | ARGB |
MFFT | 160,000 hours |
Cooling Issues
Fashionable CPUs high-end, whether or not Intel or AMD, are tough to chill in intensive workloads. Up to now, reaching 95C+ on a desktop CPU might need been a trigger for concern. However with right this moment’s quickest processors, it’s thought-about regular operation. Related conduct has been current in laptops for years resulting from cooling limitations in tight areas.
Since final fall, Tom’s {Hardware} has introduced you cooling critiques utilizing one of the vital energy hungry desktop CPUs in the marketplace – Intel’s flagship i9-13900K. To offer you an concept of what it takes to chill Intel’s behemoth, we’ve examined it with a wide range of coolers from fundamental low-end air coolers just like the Amazon Fundamentals cooler, to high-end 420mm AIOs corresponding to Corsair’s iCUE H170i Elite.
It’s good to see how Intel’s flagship responds to completely different ranges of cooling. However these outcomes don’t all the time correlate with lower-tier CPUs. Right this moment’s evaluate options two CPUs extra generally bought by system builders and patrons: AMD’s Ryzen 7 7700X and Intel’s i7-13700K.
LGA1700 Socket Bending
Word there are a lot of elements apart from the CPU cooler that may affect your cooling efficiency, together with the case you utilize and the followers put in in it. A system’s motherboard also can affect this, particularly if it suffers from bending, which leads to poor cooler contact with the CPU.
To be able to forestall bending from impacting our cooling outcomes, we’ve put in Thermalright’s LGA 1700 contact body into our testing rig. In case your motherboard is affected by bending, your thermal outcomes shall be worse than these proven beneath. Not all motherboards are affected equally by this situation. I examined Raptor Lake CPUs in two motherboards. And whereas one in all board confirmed vital thermal enhancements after putting in Thermalright’s LGA1700 contact body, the opposite motherboard confirmed no distinction in temperatures in anyway! Try our evaluate of the contact body for extra info.
Testing Methodology
All testing is carried out at a 23C ambient room temperature. A number of thermal checks are run on every CPU to check the cooler in a wide range of situations, and acoustic measurements are taken with every end result. These checks embrace:
1. Noise normalized testing at low noise ranges
2. “Out-of-the-box”/default configuration thermal & acoustics testing.
a.) This implies no energy limits on Intel’s i7-13700K, and AMD’s default energy limits on AMD’s Ryzen 7 7700X.
b.) As a result of CPUs hit Tjmax on this state of affairs, one of the simplest ways to check cooling energy is by recording the overall CPU package deal energy consumption.
3. Thermal & acoustics testing in power-limited eventualities.
a.) With Ryzen 7 7700X, I’ve examined with limits of 95W and 75W enforced.
b.) On Intel’s i7-13700K, I’ve examined with limits of 175W and 125W enforced.
The thermal outcomes included are for 10-minute testing runs. To make sure that was sufficiently lengthy to tax the cooler, we examined each Thermalright’s Murderer X 120 R SE and DeepCool’s LT720 with a 30-minute Cinebench take a look at with Intel’s i9-13900K for each 10 minutes and half-hour. The outcomes didn’t change a lot in any respect with the longer take a look at: The typical clock speeds maintained dropped by 29 MHz on DeepCool’s LT720 and 31 MHz on Thermalright’s Murderer X 120 R SE. That’s an extremely small 0.6% distinction in clock speeds maintained, a margin of error distinction that tells us that the 10-minute checks are certainly lengthy sufficient to correctly take a look at the coolers.
Testing Configuration – Intel LGA1700 Platform
CPU | Intel Core i7-13700K |
Comparability Coolers Examined | BeQuiet! Darkish Rock Professional 4 Cooler Grasp Grasp Air MA824 Stealth Cooler Grasp Hyper 622 Halo Cooler Grasp Grasp Liquid Core 360L Cougar Forza 85 Important DeepCool Murderer IV DeepCool LT720 EKWB Nucleus CR360 Lux |
Motherboard | MSI Z690 A Professional DDR4 |
GPU | Intel ARC A770 LE |
Case | Be Quiet! Silent Base 802, system followers set to hurry 1 setting. |
Monitor | LG 45GR95QE |
PSU | Cooler Grasp XG Plus 850 Platinum PSU |
Testing Configuration – AMD AM5 Platform
CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X |
Motherboard | ASRock B650E Taichi |
GPU | Intel ARC A770 LE |
Case | DeepCool CK560WH |
Monitor | LG 45GR95QE |
PSU | Cougar Polar X2 1200W |