Testseek.com have collected 124 expert reviews of the Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3.
March 2014
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Performance
Build quality
Quiet running
Price
Dual Tower Design
Silent Wings Cooling Fan(s)
Seven Heatpipe Design
Thick Fin Radiator
Decorative Radiator Cover
Dark Nickel Plating
250w Power Handling
Build Quality
Excellent Cooling Efficiency
Dual Fan Solution (120/135mm)
Ability to Add An 3rd Fan
Noise Levels
Impressively high quality material and construction
Nearly silent at full RPMs
Highly efficient air cooling comparable to some water cooling solutions
Installation design facilitates both ease of installation and 100% solid mounting
Virtually Inaudible
Sleek and Stylish
Exellent Build Quality
Ease of Installation
Massive fan
Cool
Quiet
Smaller than many rivals
Covers on heat pipe tips match top plate
Sleek design
Very quiet
Good performance
Monolithic Dual Tower Design
Two Highly Effective Silent Fans Included
Good Air Cooling Performance
Hi Quality Build & Material
Dimpled Vanes For Better Convection Cooling
Exceptional quality and design
Top of the range performance
SilentWing 4pin PWM fans provide excellent control
Extremely quiet
Impressive cooling performance
High-quality fluid dynamic bearing fans
Visually stunning
Exceptional build quality
Solid warranty
Well packaged
The editors didn't like
Close tolerances to motherboard heat sinks and RAM height
Mounting system is cumbersome
Size (Clearance Issues)
Current Availability (Should Change Soon)
Size may limit/prevent installation in smaller cases
Size - might not fit in most Micro or ITX cases
Weight - coolers over 1 kgs is potencially destructive
Having been a hardcore liquid cooling enthusiast for many years it takes a whole lot of convincing to get me to keep one in a system I use on a dayly
Published: 2016-09-08, Author: Mark , review by: Bjorn3d.com
Monolithic Dual Tower Design, Two Highly Effective Silent Fans Included, Good Air Cooling Performance, Hi Quality Build & Material, Dimpled Vanes For Better Convection Cooling
Obscures Some Of The Motherboard, Long Term Use Might Cause Sag, Not Advisable to travel with Cooler In Place.
The BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 3 offers top performance at unheard of quiet levels and maxed out at below what our decibel meter could read. Company specs say 21.5dB(A) and we probably heard a tad more than that but not much more. It is by far the quietest mon...
Published: 2016-08-10, Author: Gary , review by: overclock3d.net
Abstract: If you're a regular visitor to the pages of OC3D you'll no have noticed a bit of dearth of cooler reviews. The reason for this is simple, we've retired the old 2011 rig and have been busy specking up and putting together a new test rig. Not that the 2011...
Back in the day you needed to research your new rig so all the parts would fit together with no physical clash issues. These days there is so much out there you will pretty much get what you need and it will fit, well not anymore! Anything higher in he...
Published: 2015-12-17, Author: Chris , review by: technologyx.com
The be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 is a little pricey, even for that of a high-end performer. However, it is big, quiet and performs exceptionally well under pressure. So the price is a small trade off that may be worth it, if your budget allows it. With the...
Published: 2015-11-18, Author: Thomas , review by: tomshardware.com
Cool, Quiet, Smaller than many rivals, Covers on heat pipe tips match top plate
Price
The Dark Rock Pro 3 offers an excellent mix of cooling and noise, its better overall performance pushing value parity to less expensive Big Air rivals...
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Published: 2015-07-11, Author: E. , review by: anandtech.com
Abstract: Brace yourselves, summer is coming. As it happens every summer, the sales of advanced cooling solutions tend to increase this time of the year. This year a little more than usual, as many enthusiasts likely found the perfect excuse for an upgrade in light...
Abstract: Cryorig H5 and Dark Rock Pro 3 boxes.Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3Dark Rock Pro 3.Since the landmark launch of the Noctua NH-D14 , the dual tower design has become the standard for most manufacturers' flagship CPU (air) cooling solution. The Dark Rock Pro 3...
Abstract: be quiet! is a relative new comer to the US computer component market with an award-winning reputation for high quality power supplies and components in their native Germany. Recently, they have branched out into the highly competive cooling space with th...
Published: 2014-08-30, Author: Nick , review by: proclockers.com
Virtually Inaudible, Sleek and Stylish, Exellent Build Quality, Ease of Installation, Massive fan
Size - might not fit in most Micro or ITX cases, Weight - coolers over 1 kgs is potencially destructive, Having been a hardcore liquid cooling enthusiast for many years it takes a whole lot of convincing to get me to keep one in a system I use on a dayly
Usually there is no comparison between an air-cooler and AIO Liquid Cooler. The Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3 is a one of the few air-coolers that can compete with a liquid cooling system and it looks good at the same time. On top of that it is virtually inaud...
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Published: 2014-08-04, Author: Steve , review by: gamersnexus.net
We unfortunately don't have a decibel testing rig established for this bench (but the next one will be prepped for this), so discussing noise levels is purely subjective at the moment. I will note that the DRP3 remains true to its brand name; the cooler i...
