Testseek.com have collected 135 expert reviews of the Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 CPU cooler and the average rating is 91%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 CPU cooler.
April 2018
(91%)
135 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Be Quiet! has earned a good reputation for its high-performance products such as coolers, cooling fans, power supplies, and chassis. Of course, the Dark Rock Pro 4 is one of these.Although it doesn't have RGB features, it comes with a great aesthetic and...
The Dark Rock Pro 4 from Be Quiet is no disappointment. With the past as our guide to expectations, in all aspects, they hit them or exceeded them. Aesthetics may be a bit boring for some of the RGB lovers out there, but at the same time, we can appreciat...
The be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 is a premium dual-tower cooling solution from the manufacturer. The cooler is focused on providing cooling potential up to 2...
Great cooling performance when overclocking, Low audible noise even when overclocking and at full load, Clean all-black aesthetic, perfectly suited to professional applications
Installation is still a little fiddly, Price at the dearer end for air coolers
Overall the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4's cooling performance is solid, whilst also being the quietest cooler tested and when BeQuiet state that Dark Rock Pro 4 is “excellent for overclocked systems and demanding workstations”, they aren't lying.It's clearl...
Excellent cooling performance, Sleek all-black aesthetic, Practically silent most of the time, Vastly improved installation, Solid build quality throughout
Only a small amount of bundled paste, Might foul your memory modules
be quiet!'s Dark Rock Pro 3 was an excellent cooler with one annoying proviso in that it was painful to install. It has taken a while for that to be rectified, but Dark Rock Pro 4 is a case of better late than never.Adopting the familiar dual-tower fo...
Black, stealthy design, Easy to install, Excellent cooling ability, Insanely quiet, German build quality, Free screwdriver
Will foul taller memory modules, Ceramic coating scraped off very easily
be quiet! are a brand known for exactly that, being quiet. We can happily tell you that they've delivered on that front with the quietest results we've seen so far, hitting an incredibly quiet 34dB @ full load. Temperature doesn't take a hit while attaini...
RAM clearance is a big issue, completely blocking a DIMM slot on our board, Ceramic coating scraped off too easily
be quiet! live up to their name once again, offering a CPU cooler with excellent ability and gorgeous design. The be quiet! Dark Rock 4 managed a virtually silent 29 dB in our acoustic testing while the CPU was idle, and only rose to 35 dB while being str...
Good-looking, New installation method is a big improvement, Very quiet, Solid performance
Is bettered by some cheaper air coolers
All in all, there is very little to dislike about the new be quiet! Dark Rock 4.The biggest improvement over its predecessor is undoubtedly the new installation method. Gone is the fiddly process where the cooler is secured from behind the motherboard, an...
Great cooling ability, Excellent build quality and design, Silent operation at all speeds, Supports most CPU sockets
High price, Cooling potential slightly lower than prior version's, Large and heavy, No Threadripper support
Comparison ProductsOur cooling comparisons are built upon data collected from standard testing methods in prior CPU-cooler reviews. We will be looking at the results from the be quiet! Dark Rock 4 Pro, along with the Dark Rock 3 Pro, the Cooler Master Mas...
Excellent build quality, Excellent cooling performance, Fairly easy to install as compared to the Dark Rock Pro 3, Runs very quiet even with 100% fan speed,
Not compatible with tall memory kits
First thing first, the improved mounting design on the Dark Rock Pro 4 is what I'm really happy to see. Compared to the Dark Rock Pro 3, the installation is A LOT easier and it doesn't take a lot of effort to get it installed even on smaller form factor m...
