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£126.99
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Get it by Monday, 25 Jan from GB, United Kingdom
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Dark Rock is the high-end series of the be quiet! range of CPU coolers. It comprises double-tower, single-tower and top-flow cooler designs. Dark Rock coolers are virtually inaudible and place the famous be quiet!
At first I was not sure whether to expose it in the launge as a piece of art or use it in my new computer. :-) Saying "wonderful" is not enough. It's a superb object. This new model is easy to install compared to the previous version 3, however there is an important point to notice: the backplate bolts have to be set not only in the right hole but also in the correct orientation because they fit in the hole just like a bolt in a wrench. I didn't notice that at first and all seems OK but I wasn't able to tighten the spacer nuts in a perfect vertical alignment and consequently I wasn't able to screw it because such slight improper angle. So I had to remove everything again, remove the rubber rings and check the bolts are perfectly orientated. I think Bequiet should highlight that better.
About the fans: if your M/B have more than 1 CPU fan header, using 1 for each fan is better because the splitter has only 1 tachiometer line and as such one fan rules the other. Moving the 2nd fan on a dedicated connector let you have more fine control.
Super super quiet. With an i5 8400 whatever I do the fans are basically useless: at 400RPM the metal is cold even when I 7zip a VM. FAN-TA-STIC!Read full review
Proffessional performance giving peak value for money
Recently installing a dark rock pro 4 on an fx 8320 @ 4Ghz stock voltage, I added only a single fan inbetween the towers running on max 1200rpm @ 20oC ambient room temp and I only get a max of 51oC even with the gpu running at 80oC. Thermal paste used was Arctic MX-4 with a moderate amount applied. fan is inaudible.
Installation is a bit troublesome unless you get the mobo out. Personally it took me about 1 hour. yet I had no experience with replacements of coolers. But once its in, its in and you forget about it anyway. Extra clips to mount non-provided fans on the cooler and the slightly magnetic strewdriver are a solid bonus.
I use this to cool my r9 3900x, and I can't fault it.
This thing is virtually silent, yet keeps my temps well below the thermal throttle tolerance.
I had no issues installing it.
It looks amazing.
What more can I say!
Just be sure to check your max cpu cooler height!