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Be Quiet! have chosen to use a tower design for the Shadow Rock Pro which consists of a stack of 42 aluminium fins. Rather than give the cooler an attractive black aluminium top plate like they did on the Dark Rock Pro, Be Quiet! have just attached their logo to the top fin, presumably to lower costs.
The aluminium fins are arranged around four U-shaped heatpipes which pass through the CPU block at the bottom. The copper heatpipes are 6 mm in diameter and are slightly staggered so they don't pass through the fins in a straight line. Both the CPU block and heatpipes have a nickel plated finish. The polished finish should ensure that the CPU block makes good contact with the surface of the processor.
Many performance coolers on the market today are large and heavy. This cannot be said for the Shadow Rock Pro as it is reasonably compact, measuring just 98 x 96 x 158 mm and weighing 740g. This means that there will be fewer compatibility issues and there will be less strain on your motherboard.
Unlike some manufacturers, Be Quiet have chosen to supply the fan pre-attached to the cooler. This simplifies the installation process as you don't need to remove it to install the cooler. The fan itself is a 120mm Be Quiet! Silent Wings PWM model which has a maximum speed of 1700 RPM and produces maximum airflow of 57.2 CFM. It attaches to the heatsink using a wire clip on either side and features rubber pads on the corners to prevent vibrations.
The price is really good, most of the higher end performance coolers are £50-£70 now. and this one probably has a better fan than any of them, technically anyway
I love their fans, best on the market by a long shot
I doubt many people buy an £80 cooler, most companies need to stop focusing on beating everyone else and getting something at this price point that allows for overclocking.
the difference between 70c and 75c really means very little at the end of the day to you, or the processor.
And just like most air HSF manufacturers they fail to take into account those of us who choose to use Dimms with tall heat spreaders the likes of Corsairs Dominator DHX for instance, so for me and many others like me this is a complete waste of time, Would it kill manufacturers to use a fricken measuring tape and add another 1.5cm to the heatpipes ” NO IT WOULDN’T ” it’s lazy ass designers