Testseek.com have collected 116 expert reviews of the Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Slim CPU cooler and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Slim CPU cooler.
September 2014
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Published: 2017-05-31, Author: E. , review by: anandtech.com
Abstract: A standard cooler is supplied with nearly all retail boxed CPUs, which guarantees adequate cooling performance under normal operating conditions. Enthusiasts however are rarely satisfied with the performance of stock CPU coolers, seeking either better ove...
Abstract: be quiet! is a relative new comer to the US computer component market with an award-winning reputation for high quality power supplies and components in their native Germany. Recently, they have branched out into the highly competive cooling space with th...
Published: 2014-08-30, Author: Nick , review by: proclockers.com
Completely inaudible even at max RPM, Ability to mount additional 120mm Fan, Clearance RAM, Performance, Sleek Design, High Quality Construction and Materials, Easy Installation
Height vs small MATX and ITX Cases
The Be Quiet Shadow Rock Slim CPU Cooler is by far one of the better value oriented CPU coolers on the market. It does not block any of the RAM slots. It's ease of Installation, good looks, performance and Inaudible Operation make it one of the best air c...
Traditional Tower Design, Silent 135mm Cooling Fan, Four Heatpipe Design, Thick Fin Radiator, Brushed Heatsink Cover, 160w Power Handling
Mounting system is cumbersome and time consuming
As with any computer component the designers set out to accomplish a goal and sometimes those goals overlap the different product lines. Early in this review we mentioned that bequiet! has two cooler lines, the Dark Rock and the Shadow Rock. These were cr...
Build Quality, Good Performance, Low Noise Levels, Size
Price (For Some), USA Availability
Testing the Shadow Rock Slim with our 3930k system didn't seem right at first but that changed right after we recorded the very first results. Of course even at the best possible scenario we never expected stellar performance levels from it due to its siz...
Published: 2014-06-26, Author: Carl , review by: HardCOREware.net
It seems like there are a million different ways to design a CPU cooler, and each big company has at least one of each type. In the case of be quiet!, we have reviewed their Dark Rock Pro 2 , a giant dual tower cooler with 120 and 135mm fans, as well as t...
Published: 2014-06-08, Author: Max , review by: frostytech.com
Abstract: BeQuiet's Shadow Rock Slim heatsink stands 159mm tall and has a footprint of 130x74mm so it will fit most motherboards where space between the memory slots and videocard is on the tight side. The heatsink employs a single 136x136x22mm fan that spins at 14...
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Published: 2014-05-29, Author: George , review by: hitechlegion.com
Compatibility is really becoming a bigger issue these days, and I am glad to see that it is being attacked from both sides. For a period, it was nearly impossible to buy higher speed RAM without it involving unnecessarily large heatspreaders which limit...
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Published: 2014-05-02, Author: Gary , review by: overclock3d.net
Cast your eye over the bequiet cooler range and you'll see that there's something for everyone in there. Having already looked at the Dark Rock Pro3 and seen the bloody nose that it gave to the mighty D14, we thought we'd have a look at the other end of...
