Be Quiet! Dark Rock TF CPU Cooler - i7-4770k

Laylaa

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Hello everyone,

I am searching for a good air cooler for my i7-4770k.

I have a quiet system in a Corsair 330r with 160mm cooler height clearance, so most of the very good (big) air coolers (eg. Noctua D15 or D15s) won't fit my case.

Reading this review of the Be Quiet! Dark Rock TF cooler, I was impressed by the temperatures, since it managed to beat the Noctua D14 and D15, at its much lower noise/size. Could this be too optimistic?

Would you recommend this cooler (quite pricey at 80$ though) or a better alternative for overclocking?
 
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If it's anything like other dark rock coolers I would imagine it to be solid. They are expensive which is about the only drawback. Mine isn't the same, it's the dark rock pro3 but the fans are quiet and the cooler is solid and cools extremely well.

HiTechLegion had pretty good things to say about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DZucjXH0VI

Vortez has a mic next to the fan running at the 9m mark in this vid, you can barely hear it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nYB1e6jCVg
If it's anything like other dark rock coolers I would imagine it to be solid. They are expensive which is about the only drawback. Mine isn't the same, it's the dark rock pro3 but the fans are quiet and the cooler is solid and cools extremely well.

HiTechLegion had pretty good things to say about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DZucjXH0VI

Vortez has a mic next to the fan running at the 9m mark in this vid, you can barely hear it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nYB1e6jCVg
 
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I'm cooling my I7 4790k @ 4.4GHz 1.212v with the Be Quiet Shadow Rock Slim Max temp 76C under FULL load. I would say the Be Quiet Products are very solid for cooling based on my experience. The Dark Rock line is suppose to be there Top end cooling solutions.