Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU Cooler Review

1. Introduction2. Packaging and Bundle3. The Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 24. Installing the Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 25. Testing Methodology and Performance6. Closing Thoughts7. View All Pages

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.

Despite the cooling performance of the Dark Rock Pro 2 being very good, our Intel Core-i7 3770K chip proved to be a little hot for it to handle when overclocked to 4.7 GHz.

If you've read any reviews of the i7-3770K on the the internet you'll know that it gets very hot when the voltage is cranked up to this level so this isn't really the fault of the cooler.  We expect that everyone with a moderate level of overclocking knowledge could hit 4.6 GHz with a i7-3770K, without the temperatures getting too high. The voltage can be dropped to around 1.25v at this speed.

The Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 2 can be yours for a price of £59.99 from Aria.  It is fairly expensive, although you pay for the low noise levels.  It is worth bearing in mind however that the Phanteks PH-TC14PE is £65 and handled the heat of our overclocked i7-3770K at 4.7ghz with 1.3 volts.

We wouldn't hesitate to recommend the Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro. If noise is a primary concern then it makes for a great first choice.

Pros:

• Looks fantastic.
• Good cooling performance.
• Very quiet.

Cons:

• It is expensive.
• Outperformed by the Phanteks PH-TC14PE.

KitGuru says: A very good cooler, but it is expensive.

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