Reviewers Liked
- Good build quality
- Great performance
- Very quiet
- Visually stunning
- Good warranty
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Expensive
- Installation can be annoying
Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3
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By Overclock3D
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The review of the bequiet Dark Rock 3 completes the trilogy of bequiet cooler reviews we've undertaken this last month. It all started with the huge and near Noctua beating Dark Rock Pro 3. We followed that up with the diminutive 160W TDP Shadow rock...
By FrostyTech
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The Dark Rock 3 stands 159mm tall and weighs in at 976 grams. Built around six, 6mm diameter copper heatpipes and a large aluminum fin stack, the Dark Rock 3 is rated to heat loads up to 190W TDP....
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By ThinkComputers
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We here at ThinkComputers are big fans of be quiet! products. You know you are getting a quality product when you purchase something from be quiet!. With that said the Dark Rock 3 is a quality product, you can tell that as soon as you take it out of the...
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By Pureoverclock
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By NikkTech
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I've had the pleasure of testing the entire Dark Rock line through the years and i can't recall a single CPU Cooler of that line that failed to deliver what was advertised so that along speaks volumes about be quiet! as a company. Of course nowadays the...
By Overclockers Club
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The be quiet! Dark Rock 3 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, six high-performance heat pipes with...
By Neoseeker
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By eTeknix
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I've been looking forward to testing this product ever since we got back from CES 2014 where we got our first look at the latest range of be quiet! CPU coolers that will be hitting the market this year. The first one we'll be taking a look at is their...
By Gamezoom.net
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Viel zum Meckern gibt es am neuen Tower-Kühler von be quiet! nicht. Für den Dark Rock 3 sprechen nämlich die hochwertige Verarbeitung, die sehr gute Kühlleistung und der angenehm leise PWM-Lüfter. Auch das sichere Montagesystem und der faire Preis können...
By GinjFo
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