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Hardware Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro Review

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by arcticstoat, 2 Apr 2011.

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  1. arcticstoat

    arcticstoat Minimodder

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    arcticstoat, 2 Apr 2011
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  2. MaverickWill

    MaverickWill Dirty CPC Mackem

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    Well, I certainly think THIS cooler deserves a crack at the Frio on LGA1366, don't you?
     
    MaverickWill, 2 Apr 2011
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  3. Jim_Fear

    Jim_Fear What's a Dremel?

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    1366 test seconded!
     
    Jim_Fear, 2 Apr 2011
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  4. jimmyjj

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    jimmyjj, 2 Apr 2011
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  5. Cei

    Cei pew pew pew

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    I'd love to get one, but I only just got a Frio...is this one any bigger than the Frio in terms of height though?
     
    Cei, 2 Apr 2011
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  6. Waynio

    Waynio Relaxing

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    Seen this the other day & Tom says there are much better coolers & the mounting system needs revising, I agree & was a great review so was surprised to see such a good score here at first sight I thought this could be good but oh well maybe not.

    How come the prolimatech megahalems aren't ever included in the comparisons in reviews? it's a really good air cooler & can use your own choice of fans.
     
    Waynio, 2 Apr 2011
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  7. bogie170

    bogie170 What's a Dremel?

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    Corsair H-60, similar price, that's cooling solution I would go for.
     
    bogie170, 2 Apr 2011
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  8. MiNiMaL_FuSS

    MiNiMaL_FuSS ƬӇЄƦЄ ƁЄ ƇƠƜƧ ӇЄƦЄ.

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    Still yet to find anything to realy be worth investing own my TRUE-Black with a couple of decent fans attached.
     
    MiNiMaL_FuSS, 2 Apr 2011
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  9. Kasius

    Kasius Bringin' the dremolition

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    Going to stick with my Frio till i buy some wc stuffs :)
     
    Kasius, 2 Apr 2011
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  10. Ph4ZeD

    Ph4ZeD What's a Dremel?

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    Will it fit on Asus SB mobos with their heatsinks?
     
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  11. Phifty Cal

    Phifty Cal What's a Dremel?

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    I reckon this could do better than the Frio at a higher overclock. I mean the thing has 7 heatpipes!
     
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  12. Material

    Material Soco Amaretto Lime

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    As far as I'm aware yes. The only thing that fouled with our Fenrir was the AMD mounting lugs, so anything that doesn't use a unified (i.e. AMD and Intel) mounting bracket should be ok.
     
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  13. Salty Wagyu

    Salty Wagyu moo

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    Good review, think I may go for this to replace my Corsair H50. Hate the fact the H50 radiator needs a fan at full speed for it to work efficiently, which makes it extremely noisy (it's even a Noctua NF-P12). If I run it at 900rpm it will hit 90-100c otherwise.
     
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  14. mrdbristol

    mrdbristol Voided my warranty years ago

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    I've been using one since release.

    Great bit of kit, and so very, very quiet.

    Plus it looks sexy as hell :D

    Only downside - Normal sized Ram only ( no large heatsinks - Dominator etc. ) as it covers all 4 ram slots ( Heatsink covers 2 / fan covers other 2 )

    [​IMG]
     
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  15. t5kcannon

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    Nice review, looks a quality item. Costly however.
     
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  16. TWeaK

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    Awesome looking cooler, but I'm quite happy with my cheap and cheerful Tranquillo.

    As an aside, what's with the Intellitxt malarkey? I thought you guys categorically said you wouldn't be having them:
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    This is the second time I've seen them today, both on the word 'performance' (the other was in the MSI 6850 Cyclone review, again on the last page, though after a refresh it disappeared).

    @edit: Ok, seems to be gone now, even though it was still there after 3 or 4 refreshes before I posted. What gives?
     
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  17. t5kcannon

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    Looks good. Which case out of interest, Im guessing Lian Li? Am I right?
     
    t5kcannon, 2 Apr 2011
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  18. mi1ez

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    Not sure that will fit in my flat, let alone my case! Looking good though!
     
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    When you get to this price level do the all in one water cooling kits not start becoming better value for money? i.e. the Corsair H50 and Antec Kühler H2O 620. Plus they don't take up your entire case! Is it possible to include these in the comparisons?
     
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  20. Nitrixflare

    Nitrixflare Building and engineering enthusiast

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    Anywhere that I can get this with shipping to Singapore?
     
    Nitrixflare, 3 Apr 2011
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