Reviewers Liked
- Six heatpipe design
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- Mounting system is cumbersome
Be Quiet! Dark Rock 2
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By Ocaholic
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About a week ago we reviewed BeQuiet!'s Dark Rock Pro 2. Today we're going to check out it's little brother whereas we have to say, that it really isn't small. It still is a high-end cooler, which is capable of removing quite a lot of heat. There really...
By hardwareasylum.com
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We have noticed two key elements when it comes to designing a silent heatsink. The first is surface area and in most cases this will dictate the size of a heatsink and how much heat it can handle. The second is a complement of the first and consists of a...
By Kitguru.net
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Today we are looking at the latest Dark Rock 2. While we recently tested the this is very much the big brother of the Dark Rock 2 and has a design similar to that of the Noctua NH-D14 in regards to the dual heatsink design. The new and improved...
By TechwareLabs
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be quiet! as the name implies, is a company focused on silence. Whether it be power supplies, case fans, or CPU coolers, this group of German engineers is obsessive about providing the maximum possible performance while maintaining absolutely silent...
By 3dGameMan
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The Be Quiet! Dark Rock 2 CPU Air Cooler comes with a super quiet 135mm fan, many aluminum fins, copper baseplate, seven 6mm heatpipes. Also, the overall fit and finish on the heatsink is out if this world and the performance is...
By eTeknix
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Sometimes performance isn't everything in a cooler, and the Be Quiet! Dark Rock series of CPU coolers capitalises on that fact. From experience of their products they offer a normally spot-on balance between price, performance, aesthetics and noise with...
By Hardware Secrets
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Our tests proved that the name of the manufacturer is in accordance with the product: the Dark Rock 2 is really quiet. It is actually the most silent high-performance CPU cooler that we tested so far.Although the be quiet! Dark Rock 2 doesn’t have the...
By SilentPC Review
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The be quiet! Dark Rock 2 has the look of a heavy duty heatsink from Thermalright, Prolimatech, or Noctua, but unfortunately that's as far as the resemblance goes. Its performance is decidedly poor compared to today's various high-end 140 mm fan CPU...
By Gamezoom.net
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Mit dem neuen Dark Rock 2 liefert be quiet! einen leistungsfähigen Tower-Kühler zum überschaubaren Preis ab. Darüber hinaus sprechen auch Verarbeitungsqualität und Lautstärke für den Kauf unseres Testmusters. Das sichere Montagesystem und der hochwertige...
By Technic3D
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be quiet! hat mit dem Dark Rock 2 CPU-Kühler erneut ein sehr gutes Produkt aufgelegt. Vor allem beim Thema Lautstärke ist er mal wieder weit vorne. Dies hat er wohl hauptsächlich seinem guten Lüfter sowie der gelungenen PWM-Regelung zu verdanken. Der...
By GinjFo
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Le Dark Rock 2 est une révision du Dark Rock premier du nom. Be Quiet apporte quelques changements au niveau des fixations ainsi que la compatibilité avec le socket LGA 2011. Le ventilateur SilentWings 120 cède sa place à une version 135 mm assurant...
By modding.fr
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Excellente surprise que ce Dark Rock 2, même si ce n'est pas vraiment une surprise, en vente depuis plusieurs mois il est plébiscité par la presse et les acquéreurs. Mais bon rien ne vaut une vraie confirmation! Pour résumer nos impressions, look d'enfer...
By PC-Max
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Abschließend können wir nach den absolvierten Tests sagen, dass sich keiner der drei Kandidaten eine Blöße gibt. Aber fassen wir die Eindrücke noch einmal zusammen: Alle drei Kühler können durch ein schlichtes und elegantes Äußeres überzeugen. Die...
By Le comptoir du hardware
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Nous arrivons à la fin du dossier consacré aux nouvelles révisions des premiers ventirads de chez Be Quiet!. Si sur l'un l'évolution n'est pas flagrante, le second améliore bien les performances et vient cette fois prendre la place qu'il mérite. Mais...
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