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Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler Review

The Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 is a well designed, high performance cooler for the enthusiast audience. It may not be quite as pretty as the Dark Rock Pro but it still has attractive aesthetics and the neutral colour scheme will compliment many systems.

Build quality is excellent as we've experienced in the past with all Be Quiet! products and we have every faith that the cooler will still be performing well in many years, thanks to the use of ultra high quality fan.

We have been impressed with the performance achieved by the Shadow Rock Pro.  It handled our overclocked i5-2500K system with ease, even when overclocked to 4.7 GHz using a voltage of 1.43V.  During our tests it remained very quiet and consistently recorded under 30 dBA in our noise level tests.  This makes it perfect for users who are wanting to build a quiet, yet overclocked PC.

While the mounting system will let you utilise the cooler on a wide variety of platforms, it is quite difficult to install as you have to screw it into place from behind the motherboard. This said, the installation guide was very clear which is useful for inexperienced users.

The CPU cooler market is extremely competitive with a wide cross section of brands competing for market share. The Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 costs £33 from Ebuyer (the cheapest we could find online). We feel that the cooler offers great value for money considering the performance level, build quality and aesthetics.

Pros

  • Attractive aesthetics.
  • Good build quality.
  • Impressive cooling performance.
  • Whisper quiet.

Cons

  • Fiddly installation process.

KitGuru says: A great addition to the Be Quiet! range that is well worth a look if you're in the market for a mid-range cooler.

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Rating: 8.0.

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8 comments

  1. 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

  2. I love their fans, best on the market by a long shot

  3. 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.

  4. 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

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