Review on Silent Shadow Wings2 120mm PWM High-Speed Fan BK005 Shadow Rock 3 White CPU Cooler (190W TDP), Asymmetrical Construction: No Memory Slot Blocking by Xavier Xavier ᠌

Name: Silent Shadow Wings2 120mm PWM High-Speed Fan BK005 Shadow Rock 3 White CPU Cooler (190W TDP), Asymmetrical Construction: No Memory Slot Blocking
Item: Silent Shadow Wings2 120mm PWM High-Speed Fan BK005 Shadow Rock 3 White CPU Cooler (190W TDP), Asymmetrical Construction: No Memory Slot Blocking
Rating: 4

October 22, 2022

A good product at a good price, I advise you to try it.

Reviewers praise it in conjunction with the Ryzen 5600x processor, but I didn’t see such temperature numbers as they did. In idle, the temperature is 35°C when surfing the network 43-47°C. During operation, the temperature rises to 69°C. 4.7 Ghz, with a temperature of up to 101 ° C. That's just a guard. (The CPU fan operation mode is intelligent (i. E., adjusting). Naturally, the fan turned on for us at maximum speed and the temperature dropped to 95 ° C.

Summary.
At a high price, high quality, but in this case, I would recommend looking towards CBO. An alternative to buy the "little brother" Shadow Rock 2 because. it is ALREADY with a nickel-plated platform, without extra plates that interfere with installation in the case. Or ID-COOLING SE-224-XT Basic and hang on it a more efficient "crank" or jonsbo 2100 or 2200. the heat pipes in these models are closer to each other, in contrast to the Arctic Freezer 34 eSports DUO, with thawed holes between the heat pipes. It's great to go to the Internet sites for used ones. cooler, because it is extremely difficult to break a "piece of aluminum", and finding worthy models no higher than 2k with similar technical parameters for heat dissipation is more than a feasible task. The price of 5k is too high for a cooler with average cooling performance.

Pros

Like everyone else, I'll note the offset, relative to the center, radiator array, which gives 100% access to RAM of any height. A high-quality 120 mm cooler, which at 900 rpm is not audible at all. Reliable connection of the cooler base to the motherboard. Very convenient wire clamps of the "twist". No need to suffer with the installation, unlike solutions for Deepcool, or budget solutions from Scythe mugen. The kit includes a second set of clamps, but I tend to doubt that there is a need to install another one. the tower is initially healthy and the distance between the radiator fins is about 3 mm. The kit includes an excellent long screwdriver with a magnetized tip, which is ideal for any assembly in the future.

Cons

There is no nickel-plated / copper sole for contact with the processor cover. Massive heatsinks have been installed on modern boards to cool the VRM zone. The area of contact with the processor cover itself is 40x40 mm, which fully corresponds to the size of the case of any processor on the AM4 socket. As for the LGA 1700 socket, its size is slightly larger by 5 mm, and you need to buy the necessary fasteners for it separately or wait from Be quiete with payment for delivery, after filling out an online application. It is NOT clear in the name of what purpose (except for advertising) the plate with the manufacturer's inscription was screwed on. the size of the cooler with it becomes almost 170 mm, and for some cases this will be critical. (it is solved simply by unscrewing the hexagon by 1.5 mm, the protruding plate and the cooler becomes 160 mm high)