bequiet Dark Rock 3 Review

Introduction

Having recently looked at both the top of the range Dark Rock Pro 3 with its TDP of 250W, and the demure, svelte 160W TDP rated Shadow Rock Slim we thought we’d cast our critical eye to a bequiet cooler from the middle of the pack.  Rated at 190W TDP, on paper at least, the Dark Rock 3 falls closer to the Shadow Rock Slim than it does to the near Noctua beating Pro 3.  But as we know, numbers, although important don’t always tell the whole story.  That said, it does appear to have the teeth to bring it higher up the charts than its TDP would suggest.  Best we take a look at the spec sheet to see if this cooler will be a Dark horse or a plummeting rock.

Technical Specification