Editors Liked
- Price
- Easy installation
- No interference with memory modules
- Can add a second fan
- Good overall performance
Editors Didn't Like
- Preapplied thermal paste
Direct Competitors and Related Products
Expert reviews and ratings
By techPowerUp!
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From the be quiet! website: #1 for power supplies in Germany be quiet! products are convincing, which is proven by the company reaching the leadership position of Germany's PSU market in 2006 and defending it since. Their position has also been...
By Ocaholic
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the Pure Rock does a very good job compared to many of its main rivals Cooling performances Noise Levels The overall noise levels are very good as well and the be quiet! Pure Rock CPU cooler is relatively silent Using the fans PWM capabilities or...
By eTeknix
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The be quiet! Pure Rock 120mm CPU Cooler is the most silent product I have ever tested. At times I had to check that the fan was still running. If you want a product that looks great, performs well and is practically silent, buy this.
By FrostyTech
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There's this neat video of a heatpipe and solid copper rod being lowered into a cup of hot water to demonstrate how different forms of metal conduct heat differently. Both rods are 8" long, the same diameter and made from copper, except one is solid and...
By ThinkComputers
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So if you've read my be quiet! CPU cooler reviews in the past I have really given them a hard time on their mounting systems, specifically for Intel. Most of the time I had to remove the motherboard completely from the system and installation took quite...
By overclockers.com
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The Pure Rock kept a lightly overclocked Devil's Canyon i7 4790K system from throttling. Quite an achievement. No, this heatsink is not ready for the major leagues, but you knew that. With only four heatpipes, it cannot cool as well as most of the...
By uk.hardware.info
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Each product type deserves its own testing methodology. CPU coolers, which we regularly put to the test, are no exception to this. Within this article, we introduce our latest test method, which allows us to even more accurately assess which models...
By nikktech.com
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With a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 150W we knew right from the start that the Pure Rock CPU cooler is aimed at regular consumers rather than serious gamers, enthusiasts and overclockers so we didn't expect anything special in terms of cooling...
By Pureoverclock
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We have to say that we were quite impressed with what be quiet! has put together with the Pure Rock CPU Cooler. The performance to dollar ratio really gives its competitors something to think...
By Overclockers Club
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I have tested several be quiet! coolers over the last couple of years and they continue to impress me. No doubt that we will be seeing more from be quiet! in the future as it continues to deliver well designed, capable coolers. Despite the influx of...
By Neoseeker
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The Pure Rock cooler is being marketed by be quiet! as an entry-level cooler by designating it as part of the Essential category of their cooler lineup. So far what I have seen is a cooler that is more than an entry-level material, proving itself through...
By Ocaholic
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In our comparison tables, you can find test results regarding 47 recent air and...
By overclockingmadeinfrance.com
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Que pouvons-nous donc dire à propos de ce Be Quiet! Pure Rock ?Pour commencer, au niveau de l'esthétique, c'est très réussi. Nous retrouvons des petites attentions que nous n'avons pas sur des radiateurs de cette gamme tel que les coiffes pour le haut...
By hardwareinside.de
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Das im Titel formulierte Wort „langweilig“ sollte keineswegs negativ chronotiert sein, spiegelte es doch lediglich meine Vorstellung eines soliden und unauffälligen Dauerläufers wieder. Letztendlich ist der Kühler aber durch sein gelungenes Design...
By Le comptoir du hardware
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Découvert au mois de juin 2014, annoncé officiellement en septembre pour finalement être disponible depuis octobre et testé aujourd'hui dans nos pages, il se sera fait attendre le bougre. Mais de qui parle-t-on? Du be quiet! Pure Rock voyons. Ce modèle...
By elektroniktest.dk
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Vi skal i dag se på be quiet!´s lille entry level køler.Godt nok er den ikke særlig stor, men den har stadig en TDP på 130W, som er nok til langt de fleste processorer på...
By AwardFabrik
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Ein paar abschliebende Worte zum getesteten Kuhler: Autor: Denis Emmerich (tempos14) Diskussionsthread im Forum. Insgesamt bietet der Pure Rock von be quiet! eine ansprechende Kuhlleistung zu einem sehr gunstigen Preis Sowohl in Sachen Kuhlleistung als...
By GinjFo
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Le Pure Rock est l'occasion pour le constructeur Be Quiet ! de s'attaquer au tarif avec un ventirad tour proposé à 32,9 € pour ne pas dire 33 €. Il dispose d'une base en cuivre, de quatre caloducs de 6 mm, d'un ensemble d'ailettes en aluminium et d'un...
By Gamezoom.net
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Der neue Preis-Leistungs-Kühler von be quiet! konnte uns auf Anhieb überzeugen. Für den preislich fair kalkulierten Tower-Kühler sprechen die saubere Verarbeitungsqualität, das sichere Montagesystem und die gute Leistung. Auch wenn der 120mm-Lüfter bei...
By hardwarebg.com
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be quiet! Pure Rock е поредният процесорен охладител тип “кула”, който се появи неотдавна на българският пазар и ще се опита да се позиционира на пазара на среден клас CPU охладители, наред с доста сериозна конкуренция. Представянето на Pure Rock е...
The be quiet! Pure Rock 120mm CPU Cooler is the most silent product I have ever tested. At times I had to check that the fan was still running. If you want a product that looks great, performs well and is practically silent, buy this.
As reviewed by eTeknix