It’s been a long time since we’ve had any new air coolers from be quiet! (henceforth referred to as Be Quiet) on our test bench. We looked at the Dark Rock Pro 4 way back in 2018. The German company is well known among PC enthusiasts for its AIO and air cooling products, as well high-end computer cases like the Shadow Base 800 FX and Silent Base 802. Cooling enthusiasts have been waiting patiently for the successor to Be Quiet’s Dark Rock Pro 4, but they don’t have to wait any longer – today’s review will examine Be Quiet’s latest high-end air coolers, the Dark Rock Pro 5 and Dark Rock Elite. Since heatsinks on both are the same and the only differences are the fans and cover, we’re testing them both together.
Competition this year in air cooling has been fierce. Products like DeepCool’s Assassin IV and Thermalright’s Frost Commander 140 have raised our expectations for quality air cooling. Do the improvements made by Be Quiet’s engineers elevate the Dark Rocks’ performance enough to best its tough competition and earn a spot on our best coolers list? We’ll have to put it through our cooling and noise testing to find out. But first, here are the coolers’ specifications, direct from Be Quiet!
We have these in stock and can be found HERE