Cooler Master visar processorkylare med platta värmeledningsrör

Conclusions

We were very curious about the real-world performance of the new vapor chamber technology. Although following the same principle of a heatpipe (phase changing and latent heat exchange), it could improve the heat conduction from the base of the cooler to the fins.

However, what we saw on the Cooler Master TPC 812 is a good, but not revolutionary, cooling performance. It performed nearly as well as the best air coolers we tested so far, and with a reasonable noise level.

In addition to its performance, the price tag of the TPC 812 is similar to the most high-end air coolers on the market.

Due to its excellent cooling performance, we are giving the Cooler Master TPC 812 the Hardware Secrets Golden Award.

But, to be honest, we were a little disappointed about what we had hoped would be a revolutionary performance.

Vapor Chambers are not a new idea, but slapping them on a tower CPU cooler is. There seems to be something to the idea of Vertical Vapor Chambers as the TPC 812 with a single fan performed close to coolers of the same size with pairs of fans.

The Cooler Master TPC 812 performed rather well for a single fan cooler. It was within 5 degrees of the twin fan NH-D14 in all the testing and was pretty much on par with the twin fan NXZT Havik 120. With the TPC 812 on low the cooler is quite quiet, and its performance at stock settings is nice coming in at 57*C.

Comparing the TPC 812 to the only other single fan air cooler on the chart, the Zalman CNPS11X Performa, the TPC 812 is slightly ahead of the CPNS11X Performa at stock settings by almost 2 degrees, and when overclocked the gap was just slightly over 2 degrees. I am not sure if that is good or bad seeing how the CNPS11X is half the size. On low and under full load the TPC 812 is quieter than the CNPS11X Performa.

At the moment the Cooler Master TPC 812 is not available in stores; Fry’s has a preorder on their site for the TPC 812 for $69.99. That is $20 less expensive than the Noctua NH-D14 SE2011, and $15 more than the Zalman CPNS11X Performa.

Legit Bottom Line: The Cooler Master TPC 812 is a nice cooler at a reasonable price with a 2 year warranty. I’m interested to see where Cooler Master takes the heatpipe and Vertical Vapor Chamber hybrids.