After reading how cheaply made Intel stock coolers are, I studied some forum posts and reviews and decided to get Cooler Master Hyper 212's for a couple of upcoming builds. That was until I stumbled across the datum that the Hyper 212 uses sleeve bearings.
I've always understood sleeve bearings to be the cheapest type, substantially less durable than ball bearings. I did some research and learned more. Sleeve bearings are popular because they're cheaper but also because they're quieter (good). They are particularly ill-suited to applications that involve heavy loads (not a CPU cooler) and variable speeds (definitely a CPU cooler).
I looked up the Intel stock coolers for LGA1155 sockets and found that they use "hydraulic bearings," which I learned are ball bearings that use a film of lubricant to keep the parts moving smoothly.
In balance, this suggests to me that the Intel stock cooler is likely to be noisier than the Hyper 212 but more durable. Sure, I want my CPU coolers to be quiet, but more than that I want them to keep working so my CPUs don't fry.
All of this is contrary to what I've read consistently about Intel fans being cheap junk and the Hyper 212 being pretty well made. Comments, please?
I've always understood sleeve bearings to be the cheapest type, substantially less durable than ball bearings. I did some research and learned more. Sleeve bearings are popular because they're cheaper but also because they're quieter (good). They are particularly ill-suited to applications that involve heavy loads (not a CPU cooler) and variable speeds (definitely a CPU cooler).
I looked up the Intel stock coolers for LGA1155 sockets and found that they use "hydraulic bearings," which I learned are ball bearings that use a film of lubricant to keep the parts moving smoothly.
In balance, this suggests to me that the Intel stock cooler is likely to be noisier than the Hyper 212 but more durable. Sure, I want my CPU coolers to be quiet, but more than that I want them to keep working so my CPUs don't fry.
All of this is contrary to what I've read consistently about Intel fans being cheap junk and the Hyper 212 being pretty well made. Comments, please?