Cooler Master Hyper D92 CPU Cooler Review
A Closer Look at the Cooler Master Hyper D92
The tower-style Hyper D92 measures 95.6×128.9mm and stands 145.4mm tall. It is a “slim” type design compared to the bulkier N520 which it replaces. The pair of 92mm fans are positioned offset to each side rather than at the center with the aluminum fin stack extending to the empty space behind the fans. The aluminum fins are spaced 1.9mm apart and the fan holder hugs both ends on the sides.
The base is aluminum and acts as a first stage passive heatsink with parts of it extending upward in the middle to aid the heatpipes with some of the heat coming from the core. The mounting screws are spring loaded and built-into the base unit. There is a sizable 45mm gap where the heatpipes are exposed and before the aluminum fin array begins.
The four copper heatpipes are rough-machined at the CPU contact surface with all four heatpipes making direct contact with the thermal interface material and CPU IHS. There is a small 2mm gap between each 6mm heatpipe filled in by the aluminum base.
Contact surface measure 35 x 36mm and is sufficiently sized for LGA1150 CPU IHS making good contact with all four heatpipes. LGA2011 CPUs on the other hand have a larger 38mm x 38mm IHS so the Hyper D92 comes up a it short for Intel HEDT CPUs, although it is very close.
The fans bundled with the Hyper D92 are identical in design to the fans used by Cooler Master on their Hyper 212 EVO although measuring 92x92x25mm. Both of these fans have a max RPM of ~2800, since they are smaller and have to run at a higher RPM to produce considerable air compared to larger 120mm and 140mm fans. The fans use 4-pin PWM connectors and the accessories include a splitter for the two fans.
ASUS Fan Xpert 2 Results showing controllable range:
