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
Those of you who are regulars to OC3D and in particular our CPU cooler tests will be familiar with what we refer to as the holy trinity test. The three divine tenets by which a cooler is measured, namely those of Looks, Noise and Performance. The overal...
Abstract: The Dark Rock Pro 3 is dual tower, dual fan, low noise CPU heatsink. In other words, if you want a quiet heatsink that handles like a performance cooler AND you have a motherboard which can accommodate it's boxy footprint, you're reading the right CPU...
Abstract: The Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 is an outstanding CPU Cooler. It's gorgeous, build quality is exceptional, has 90 aluminum fins, smooth copper base, seven 6mm heatpipes and two quiet fans. As well, it performs very well and another fan can be added if more ...
So we see the price and we see the price adjusted for its performance. If you're looking for the top of the line cooler in terms of raw performance than you have other options that suit your needs better. I believe the true value of the Dark Rock Pro 3 li...
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Published: 2014-01-15, Author: George , review by: hitechlegion.com
Well, that was interesting…. I have run into some quiet coolers in the past that caused me to check the fan speeds several times just to make sure they were running at full speed. This typically occurs with single fans, of course, most recently with the...
Silent operation, RAM clearance (short RAM is fine), Attractive dark nickel finish, Threeyear warranty, AMD & Intel socket compatibility
Installation is a bit tedious, RAM clearance (tall RAM may be a problem)
The be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 is definitely an attractive cooler. It has several improvements over the previous design, such as improved dynamic wave-contour cooling fins with enhanced cooling area, small dimples on the surface to increase air circulation...
Published: 2014-02-18, Author: Chad , review by: tweaktown.com
There really is no denying the limited audible noise that comes from these be quiet! coolers, and they have definitely shown how well they can take on a market flooded with solutions from other companies. Not only do you get great thermal results, but on...
Published: 2015-12-07, Author: John , review by: techicize.com
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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.£54.20 On AmazonMOREBest CoolingMOREBest CPUsMOREBest CasesMOREAll Cooling ContentThomas Soderst...
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