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Dark Rock 2, BeQuiet!
shows quite a good cooler. In terms of cooling capacity the Dark Rock 2
is able to compete with a Noctua NH-U12P. In
this regard we have to say that the competition is very hard because
we've tested only high-end coolers so far. But it's not only the
performance that matters, the build quality for example is excellent and
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| Installation |
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installation process is easy and you can mount the cooler quickly.
Nevertheless we didn't want to install it without consulting the manual.
Another thing which is important to us is the fact that this cooler is
compatible with all recent sockets from Intel and AMD.
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Easy and robust
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| Performance |
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During our
tests we used the fan, which is included in delivery. What you get is a 135
millimeter fan which is PWM driven. If you drive the fan at 7 Volt you can't hear
it anymore
and at 12 Volt it can be described as audible. In the end
performance at higher rotation speed was better then at lower rotation speed,
when compared to the competition. We think this is because the fins are quite
densely packed and the heatpipes are arranged in a way that they cause more vortex.
Therefore a higher airflow is needed to reach good cooling results.
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Good cooling
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| Recommendation |
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If you're looking for a
very well built CPU cooler, which looks nice and isn't too big, then you're not
doing anything wrong when you go for the Dark Rock 2 from BeQuiet!.
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- Enthusiast
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