Tuesday, October 13th 2020
be quiet! Announces Shadow Rock 3 White CPU Cooler
be quiet!, the market leader for PC power supplies in Germany since 2007, announces Shadow Rock 3 White. Instead of the silver/black bi-color scheme of the original version, the new cooler sports a white/black design that will feel right at home in fitting color-themed builds. Shadow Rock 3 White boasts a similar cooling capacity as the original silver version, which was released in March 2020. It is rated at an impressive 190 W TDP thanks to its advanced heat sink design and heat pipe layout, and the included Shadow Wings 2 high-speed fan.
Shadow Rock 3 White implements five 6 mm heat pipes with heat pipe direct touch (HDT) technology. The heat pipes are in direct contact with the processor surface, which results in fast heat transfer from the CPU to the heat sink. Shadow Rock 3 White comes with a black fan, offering a neat contrast to the white electrophoretic coating of the heat pipes and heat sink. This Shadow Wings 2 120 mm PWM high-speed fan is decoupled from the heat sink and offers a silent operation at no higher than 24.4 dB(A), even at maximum speed. Combined with a high fin pitch this results in a cooling performance capability of up to 190 W TDP, enough to enable trouble-free overclocking of mainstream desktop processors. Users who are looking for even higher cooling performance have the option to attach a second fan to the heatsink.
Asymmetrical design and top mounting system
The asymmetrical design of Shadow Rock 3 White moves the heatsink towards the rear exhaust of the case for unobstructed access to all memory slots. This guarantees maximum compatibility with high-performance memory modules, including RAM with tall heat spreaders or LED lighting. Installation is simplified thanks to a top mount design and an included screwdriver. The cooler is compatible with all current CPU sockets from Intel and AMD (except TR4 and sTRX4) and fits best on Intel Socket 1200 and 115X or AMD Socket AM4 motherboards with up to four memory slots.
Pricing and availability
Shadow Rock 3 White will be available for sale on October 27 at a recommended retail price of $59.90 / €59.90 / £54.99.
Shadow Rock 3 White implements five 6 mm heat pipes with heat pipe direct touch (HDT) technology. The heat pipes are in direct contact with the processor surface, which results in fast heat transfer from the CPU to the heat sink. Shadow Rock 3 White comes with a black fan, offering a neat contrast to the white electrophoretic coating of the heat pipes and heat sink. This Shadow Wings 2 120 mm PWM high-speed fan is decoupled from the heat sink and offers a silent operation at no higher than 24.4 dB(A), even at maximum speed. Combined with a high fin pitch this results in a cooling performance capability of up to 190 W TDP, enough to enable trouble-free overclocking of mainstream desktop processors. Users who are looking for even higher cooling performance have the option to attach a second fan to the heatsink.
The asymmetrical design of Shadow Rock 3 White moves the heatsink towards the rear exhaust of the case for unobstructed access to all memory slots. This guarantees maximum compatibility with high-performance memory modules, including RAM with tall heat spreaders or LED lighting. Installation is simplified thanks to a top mount design and an included screwdriver. The cooler is compatible with all current CPU sockets from Intel and AMD (except TR4 and sTRX4) and fits best on Intel Socket 1200 and 115X or AMD Socket AM4 motherboards with up to four memory slots.
Pricing and availability
Shadow Rock 3 White will be available for sale on October 27 at a recommended retail price of $59.90 / €59.90 / £54.99.
18 Comments on be quiet! Announces Shadow Rock 3 White CPU Cooler
I don't understand why or how or when or where the term "WHITE" is meant to designate "White but with some other color(s) thrown in too" ???????
I mean, like, seriously. would it really have been that much harder to make the top cap & fans white also, ...
Soooo glad I saw those real white coolers here a few weeks ago, which will be in my upcoming Snowblind rig :)
Dafuq is that anyway... have you ever seen a white shadow? maybe those are the black bits, or its opposite day at BeQuiet?
Still though, White is obviously better for temps
Behold... The ugliest motherboard ever conceived by man (and that includes ones with green PCBs):
Also, I would give Shadow Rock 3 top honors along with Scythe Kotetsu II. They do very well in the p/p bracket.
Can you please post (or link to) the independent 3rd party engineering/wind tunnel/thermal imaging test results to sustantiate this statement ?
Funny thing is, Arctic positions these above Bequiet 3 and 4 series which is questionable, imo. I read through hardware.info and computerbase.de. It doesn't occur to me that way. They most gain when eardrums aren't the impediment.
I used to have a sick white build that i had to ditch because every brand did dumb colour combos like this
Isn't it obvious?!
Now, add RGB in blue and you can go sub zero
Already was reviewed, there is no real difference other than color scheme at least according to the PR.
Sometimes my heart warms at the thought of a well composed air cooler. There aren't very many solid components like they sport. I get anxious to make some airducts for water-grade case internals. Not shadow rock 3, but anyway.
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