be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4

[cucker tarlson]

Simple logic. When heat transfer becomes much faster, then the effect of the cooler itself increases dramatically. You shift the responsibility of cooling forward, from beneath the IHS to over it.
In past days of LGA775 this was very much how things worked. As someone who watercooled LGA775 in the past, the differences between the best air cooling at the time and simple watercooling were incredibly huge.

Just to let science have a saying in the matter, i am in fact planning to compere my D15 with an AIO soon with stock vs delid to CFL CPUs, expecting a delta of temperatures to increase between the two

Furthermore, a good way to see the neutral differance between coolers is to test coolers like frostytech does, for example.
http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2793&page=6
The difference between watercoolers and air based ones here are quite big, and sometimes far from actual results. This is because of the "fair chance" they are given with the unique testbed they have there. While might not be a correct way to test CPU coolers, it show more "pure" results in regarding to the individual ability of those coolers to handle a hot surface. What deliding a CPU should do, is even the playing field a little more, just like it was done here.

+1 like for the article. That arctic 240 cooler looks pretty neat. Shame they only come with 24 month warranty, which is pretty laughable for any liquid cooler.
Waiting for your tests, I'm eager to see the results.

 

[MyTechAddiction]

The beginning looked like an advertorial , but it got better.
Also why the intel stock cooler isn`t in the results ?
Why no tests with no fan , 1 fan, 2 fans and 3 fans?
People who appreciate silence might want to know if you can use it with no fans and some undervoltage of the CPU.
9.7 when the CM 212x blows it out of the water on the value graph?

Edit: I miss the silent pc review site.RIP

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

The beginning looked like an advertorial , but it got better.
Also why the intel stock cooler isn`t in the results ?
Why no tests with no fan , 1 fan, 2 fans and 3 fans?
People who appreciate silence might want to know if you can use it with no fans and some undervoltage of the CPU.
9.7 when the CM 212x blows it out of the water on the value graph?

Edit: I miss the silent pc review site.RIP

No stock cooler because Intel doesn't include one with an 8700K which is common knowledge,

I test coolers as they are configured. Unless you want to pay me to do the extra work? It takes about 9 hours of testing as is just for the results. That does not include photo work, trouble shooting problems or issues, writing / editing. So if you would like to pay me I will gladly test with less or extra fans. Considering this is hobby and I work 2-3 other jobs to make ends meet time is money.

CM wins from a value standpoint however if your smart and read the results the CPU thermal throttles making the cooler worthless except in stock situations. Since I test in a controlled environment. Warmer climates obvious higher ambient = high temp = will likely fail. The CM Hyper is also boosted due to the stock results where the Intel CPU is running at 3.7 and using somewhere around 50-60w. Then again i would expect people that read reviews entirely would know this. However its common knowledge no one reads they just look at the graphs check the conclusion and move on.

I am sure someone will get there panties in a bunch over my harsh response but sadly I am not here to please anyone. I procure samples, I review hardware and give it an honest review. You are always free to find the gospel your looking for on another site. Also if the value and score of a product were only determined by price I guess i should give a 0 score to stuff like the Swiftech H220 X2 Prestige or EK Phoenix, NH-D15 etc etc ad infinitum ad nauseam

 

[MyTechAddiction]

Well i guess your signature fits me perfectly.

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

@MyTechAddiction For taking that with cheer here have a +3 and a like someone got the joke.. I honestly can't believe it.

To be blunt reviews take about 12-16 hours for coolers at least for me. On top of working 20-40 hours a week. Add in the fact I cover laptops / mini-pc / desktops which all take far far longer. Seeing complaints gets quite old. So few realize how much time it really takes. I tried streamlining reviews ie removal of Idle tests = waste of 1.5 hours of time but too much boo hooing = it stays. There are many things I would like to do and like to cover but well "shit in one hand wish in the other see which fills up first"

 

[HanaBi]

Heat sink of Dark Rock 3 series look's better than DR4 series.
Black nickel better than only black.
DR4 still can use only nude ram.

But, installation method has advanced.

 

[voicy]

no Le grand macho charts or mention??

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

Heat sink of Dark Rock 3 series look's better than DR4 series.
Black nickel better than only black.
DR4 still can use only nude ram.

But, installation method has advanced.

This cooler can actually squeeze in slightly taller heatsinks example Trident Z sticks but its an EXTREMELY close fit. IE fan sits on top of the memory.

 

[HanaBi]

This cooler can actually squeeze in slightly taller heatsinks example Trident Z sticks but its an EXTREMELY close fit. IE fan sits on top of the memory.

oh, you are right. not only nude ram, just has limitation.

 

[Vayra86]

Pleased to hear they have made the instalation process easier, it was a chore with my dark rock 3.

Really? I had an easy time with the DRP3, but how you do it is what matters I turned around the MB and let it rest on the cooler itself with the bolts already through the 4 holes, then fit the bottom side, then turn round and tighten the screws on top.

Nice review, and pretty sick results to be fair. They really did improve it in almost every sense.

 

[Dave65]

Wonder why [H] review differ so much from this one, he gave it a FAIL?

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

Wonder why [H] review differ so much from this one, he gave it a FAIL?

Maybe because H reviewed the Dark Rock 4 and not the Dark Rock Pro 4.

I will admit the naming scheme is not that great when the number and 2 words remain the same the Pro wording seems to get lost on occasion.