Testseek.co.uk have collected 132 expert reviews of the Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 CPU cooler and the average rating is 91%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 CPU cooler.
April 2018
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The editors liked
Excellent cooling performance
Sleek all-black aesthetic
Practically silent most of the time
Vastly improved installation
Solid build quality throughout
Black
Stealthy design
Easy to install
Excellent cooling ability
Insanely quiet
German build quality
Free screwdriver
Incredibly capable
Whisper quiet
Looks great
Price
Great cooling ability
Excellent build quality and design
Silent operation at all speeds
Supports most CPU sockets
Good-looking
New installation method is a big improvement
Very quiet
Solid performance
Great cooling performance when overclocking
Low audible noise even when overclocking and at full load
Clean all-black aesthetic
Perfectly suited to professional applications
The editors didn't like
Only a small amount of bundled paste
Might foul your memory modules
Will foul taller memory modules
Ceramic coating scraped off very easily
RAM clearance is a big issue
Completely blocking a DIMM slot on our board
Ceramic coating scraped off too easily
High price
Cooling potential slightly lower than prior version's
be quiet! has long been known as a premium brand, and it has a premium price tag to match at $75 on B&H, it comes very hard to recommend. The Dark Rock 4 carries a 3 year warranty, but unless you are in need of a near silent air cooler for a stock clocked...
Build Quality, Looks, Excellent Cooling Efficiency, Improved Mounting Mechanism, Ability to Add Extra Fan, Noise Levels
Price (Dark Rock Pro 4)
Both the Dark Rock 4 and Dark Rock Pro 4 continue the very successful path paved by their predecessors and although that was expected right from the get go the performance gap is slightly larger than what we were expecting. You see based on their specific...
The Dark Rock 4 is an excellent, if spendy, heatpipe air cooler. It will be a majestic presence in any PC build designed to show it off.$75 NeweggMORE: Best CPU CoolingMORE: How To Choose A CPU CoolerMORE: All Cooling Content...
The Dark Rock Pro 4 provides strong cooling and style in market full of air-cooler choices. We'd just like to see the price drop a smidge.$90 be quiet!MORE: Best CPU CoolingMORE: How To Choose A CPU CoolerMORE: All Cooling Content...
In the upper paragraphs of this article, I guess I already spilled the beans. Subjectively speaking, I find the looks of this cooler (even as big as it is) fantastic, for a heatpipe cooler. Objectively spoken, it cools well and offers exceedingly silent o...
There is a certain charm and appeal to the Dark Rock 4 thanks to it's intricately designed black looks. I like it, and I know a lot of you will have a similar feeling. The cooling performance can be rated as very adequate, it, however, remains a single fa...
Exceptional performance, Nearly silent, Fairly easy to install, Top tier build quality, Nice appearance
Large and heavy, Hangs over DIMM slots
The be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 has an MSRP of $89.90. Exceptional performance Nearly silent Fairly easy to install Top tier build quality Nice appearance Large and heavy Hangs over DIMM slots 9.7 When it comes to improving with each revision, be quiet! is...
Be Quiet! has earned a good reputation for its high-performance products such as coolers, cooling fans, power supplies, and chassis. Of course, the Dark Rock Pro 4 is one of these.Although it doesn't have RGB features, it comes with a great aesthetic and...
The Dark Rock Pro 4 from Be Quiet is no disappointment. With the past as our guide to expectations, in all aspects, they hit them or exceeded them. Aesthetics may be a bit boring for some of the RGB lovers out there, but at the same time, we can appreciat...
Excellent build quality, Excellent cooling performance, Fairly easy to install as compared to the Dark Rock Pro 3, Runs very quiet even with 100% fan speed,
Not compatible with tall memory kits
First thing first, the improved mounting design on the Dark Rock Pro 4 is what I'm really happy to see. Compared to the Dark Rock Pro 3, the installation is A LOT easier and it doesn't take a lot of effort to get it installed even on smaller form factor m...
