💨 be quiet! Shadow Rock 3 BK004 CPU Cooler: Powerful 190W TDP Cooling with HDT Technology Review

Although I haven't finished my build yet, I really like this cooler so far! I have never seen such a massive desktop air cooler in my life. Unless you have at least a good sized (width) medium turret or larger fuselage, this thing probably won't fit. I had to remove the fan from the side panel to get the cover back in place and it still fits tightly in my AZZA Solano 1000 case, which is a full-size case. I wanted a Dark Rock 4 fan, but it just didn't fit. my case. The build quality is amazing…

Noise level very quiet after half speed and not very loud at full speed. You can keep the RPM at around 400 RPM, which is completely silent for most computing activities. Except Cinebench R23. This causes the processor to heat up quickly. I tried this Be Quiet cooler with i7-11700 and i7-11700k processors, the motherboard was ASUS Tuf Games Z590. I'm a little disappointed that the motherboard doesn't allow you to set the maximum core temperature, but that's another story. This option is in the…

Summary PROS - Completely silent at low load, pretty quiet at maximum fan speed - 5-10 degrees Celsius better than the standard AMD Wraith Stealth cooler (for Ryzen 5 3600) - Relatively simple to install - Good packaging - All necessary tools and mounting hardware included - even a screwdriver - You can add another fan if you really want to - No clearance issues due to I/O shielding or high RAM - Minimal aesthetics CONS - Instructions for use an AMD setup that might clarify the diagrams showing

Easily handles AMD Ryzen 7 3700x (8-core processor) at 75% load (12 out of 16 threads running at 100%) for hours - as quiet as idle. The best investment in cooling. On the other hand, it's a fairly high cooling solution, but very quiet. (Update): Switched to 3900X (12 core processor) and it handles the full load with no problem. Slightly audible when the room temperature gets a little higher, but it's not annoying. The best investment in cooling confirmed!

love that it comes with a magnetic screwdriver in the box! Easy installation, simple instructions. Although the noise level is low, I'm not sure if it's totally silent as my computer is next to the table and I can hear the fan running while gaming. Everyone has different opinions about the noise level, but this is definitely an upgrade from the stock AMD cooler. It currently cools my Ryzen 5 5600x and keeps the idle temperature between 40-50 degrees Celsius. A good upgrade for sure in this…

The rubber fan mounts are flush with the case, causing the case to touch the radiator and rendering the rubber mounts unusable. The same applies to using the fan of this cooler on the case. Each rubber mount needs a spacer of about 2mm. However, since screws are NOT used on the cooler, there is no way to add a gasket to each mounting hole/grommet to create clearance. Otherwise, you end up with a rigid mount that defeats the purpose of using a rubber mount! Needs some more design work! There…