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| Dark Rock 2 Pro is worth buying, for sure |
British Kit Guru recommends new cooling flagship
British editors from Kit Guru grabbed one of the brand new Dark Rock Pro 2 coolers from be quiet! and mounted it on top of the new Ivy Bridge processors from Intel. Results were impressive, since they reached 4,7 GHz with a Core i7-3770K, still maintaining a decent noise level. So in the end the Dark Rock Pro 2 got 8,5 out of 10 points and a "worth buying" award. “Overall we are left with generally positive impressions of the Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2. As we have come to expect of Be Quiet! CPU coolers it offers a winning combination of sleek
design and solid build quality. It is sure to compliment most other components aesthetically and the brushed black aluminium finish really looks fantastic.” to the article » |
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| Big dualtower cooler roundup at Hardwareluxx |
Dark Rock Pro 2 faces four opponents
German online site Hardwareluxx decided to take a look at high end air coolers. Therefore they comapred five dualtower versions against another. Among them was be quiet!'s brand new Dark Rock Pro 2. It managed to perform very well and got a price-performance award in the end. “Overall there is not much to complain about when talking about the Dark Rock. Especially the high quality fans in combination with the superior performance and easy mounting system know how to impress.” to the article » |
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| Ten coolers in PCGH roundup |
be quiet! leaves very good impression with three models
German print magazine PC Games Hardware did a big roundup with 10 recent air coolers in their 05/12 issue. Among them were three be quiet! coolers: the Dark Rock Pro 2, Dark Rock 2 and the Shadow Rock Topflow SR1. All of them managed to compete well and received nice compliments. “With a maximum of 1.1 Sone, the Dark Rock 2 offers an ideal standard fan. Cooling performance settles between the Shadow Rock Topflow SR1 and the NH-L12, which is fine regarding the very low noise level. Socket support is really good, since it can be mounted on to
everything from old Socket 754 up to the new Socket 2011.” |
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| "Noise levels which are barely audible" |
British eTeknix is fond of SilentWings 2
The British online magazine eTeknix took the chance to review be quiet!s newest fan series SilentWings 2 in 120 and 140 millimeter sizes. The fans left an impeccable impression. Especially the low noise levels compared to competitors products could impress the editor. So it's no wonder be quiet! received an extreme performance award. “Acoustic performance of the Silent Wings 2/Dark Wings fans was excellent. At full speed both sizes were significantly quieter than Noctua's NF-S12B and Phanteks' PH-F140TS, fans which operate at a 20% lower speed
than the 120mm, 1,500 RPM Be Quiet! variant. The 5V tests saw delta noise levels which were barely audible over the background noise, a feat which every single fan manufacturer would love to acheive.” to the article » |
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| "Excellent noise level to performance ratio" |
Dark Rock Pro 2 convinces PC-Max
German online magazine took a look at the Dark Rock Pro 2 and was really excited about the product. They praise the "excellent quality", the design, performance and low noise level. In the end the Dark Rock Pro 2 receives the editor's choice award.
“Due to the excellent ratio of performance to noise level the Dark Rock Pro 2 is an excellent cooler for both performance-oriented people and silence enthusiasts.” to the article » |
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| Dark Rock Pro considered a "bang for buck" cooler |
eTeknix reviews be quiet! Dark Rock Pro C1
British online site eTeknix reviewed the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro C1 and considered it a "bang for buck" cooler. The editors really appreciated the great cooling performance, though be quiet! "only" uses 6 mm heatpipes. They also liked the low noise output and the competitive price tag. Concludingly they give the "aesthetically pleasing" cooler their "Bang For Buck" award. “Be Quiet! have created a dual tower CPU cooler which utilizes 7 6mm heatpipes and offers excellent cooling performance. [...] The fact that noise output was very low, lower
than all of today's dual tower competitors apart from the Silver Arrow, speaks greatly for the quality of Be Quiet!'s Silent Wings fan series.” to the article » |
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| Shadow Rock Topflow put in first place |
Hartware.net compares topflow-coolers
German online site Hartware.net compared four topflow coolers. The editors were very excited about the Shadow Rock Topflow, especially because of the good performance, very low noise level and great RAM compatibility. Also convincing through its high build quality the cooler finally scored first place and received an editor's choice award. “Overall the be quiet! Shadow Rock Topflow SR1 is the best of the four compared coolers. It has a very good cooling performance while operating at a very low noise level.” to the article » |
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