keeps things cool, have never had the cpu get anywhere near a high temperature
- Works great for low price
Be Quiet Dark Rock 5 PRO is the BEST air cooling solution for INTEL socket 1700 and AMDs as well!!!!! IT is huge, I broke down 5 computers trying to find a case it fit in! Some of which I am parting out, and others that need to be re-assembled! I had two cases that it would fit in, and one has an 8inch fan in the side, that I didn't want to take out to make room for this huge heatsink, so that left me with an NZXT case which only fit in because the fan was lower than the heatsink! The Dark Rock 5 has a TDP of 210, which I returned for the Dark Rock 5 PRO with a TDP of 270. I am running a i9-14900k, & a i7-14700k, they both idle around 29c. Under stress test mid 50s to mid 60s. One test it "popped up" to 71-73c for very brief seconds! I get NO THROTTLING from high temp or lack of power! Currently running i9 @ 5ghz ALL CORE! The i7 4.8ghz ALL CORE, but pretty sure I can take it up to 5ghz & stay at the same temps, with a little tweaking of the AC/DC Load-Line! GERMAN ENGINEERING what more needs to be said! Most people are saying you HAVE to use a water cooler on these hot i7s & i9s, but these Dark Rocks ROCK!!!! I did use liquid metal. Those that say you have to worry about RAM clearance, I have no clue! I am running 4 sticks of Corsair Vengeance, and I have the fan as low as it will goo, and I can still fit a piece of cardboard from a notebook between the fan & RAM sticks. Keep in mind the fan is designed where it can be raised a bit. SO put the RAM clearance out of your mind! OH, and the clip on fan are no trouble at all! AND the center fan comes out easy, don't know why some of the folks make comment about that. I seated & unseated it quite a few times! For me the "CPU fan header" was the pain in my?
- quiet - color - cooling - super secure mount
This cooler is big, but for a reason ... It works! Easy setup .... excellent manual included Keeps CPU incredibly cool when gaming is hot Well engineered, well constructed Active fan aids heat draw, and eliminating Excellent thermal paste works great
Runs beautifully for my budget build has zero problems gaming wise ( I mainly play rust which is a cpu heavy game)
Easy to install
60c CPU temperature in a 94F environment for 3 hours!
Great, it has a 270 watt tdp and it looks cool
-Price -Easy to install (AMD 4/5) -Nearly as good as Noctua (1-2 degrees less) -Quiet
Two 120mm aRGB fans
Good price to performance. Low temps and a bit overkill for my Ryzen 9 3900.
Color of the item RGB colors Cooler color Quality Craftsmanship Shipping time Excellent customer service Everything was in the package
I had read comments that the fan came damaged - mine was in perfect condition. It arrived early even though it came from overseas. Super quiet too :) Took me some time to find a fan to fit my motherboard as I'm not very techy, so quite happy i have my pc back in working order :D
reduced cost, but not reduced quality Significant improvements in thermals and noise across the board
Great cooling potential. Does what I need it to do. The side fan is adjustable height wise. See photo demo. Adjustable speed switch for the center fan. Performance and quiet.
Cooler fits into a Lian Li A3 with no height issue. Its been years now that I've used a air cooler - for the past 5 pc builds throughout the years building gaming PC's I've used a AIO from different brands. I'll tell you now I'm shocked to say air coolers have gotten better. I forgot the benifits of a air cooler over a AIO setup. The fan noise is more bearable over the humming sound you get from fans pushing through a radiator. The operaing temps with 100% cpu usage seems to not throttle my build in any way. I am now convince to jump back into air cooler wagon. As long you do your research about the tdp of the cpu you have - finding a air cooler to handle it would be idea over getting a AIO as a cooling solution.