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BeQuiet! Dark Rock 2 CPU Cooler Review

Simon Telford June 29, 2012 Cooling, Featured Tech Reviews

We installed the Be Quiet! back plate using the AMD holes, which is screwed in from the rear of the motherboard.

Plastic washers have to be clipped on to the threads and pushed down. We then apply the thermal paste.

Unfortunately the included diagrams aren't too clear, and it is possible (as can be seen in the picture) to install the AMD mounting brackets upside down, even if common sense should prevail!

Next we mount the CPU cooler. It can be fiddly as we need to support the cooler with one hand and tighten the screws from the back with the other.

Once all the screws are tightened the Dark Rock 2 is certainly very secure, and has clearly been engineered to a very high standard.

The finished cooler, mounted to the motherboard and installed inside a system.

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4 comments

  1. Davis
    June 29, 2012 at 10:16 am

    Excellent, looks nice too. Only complaint I would have, is at £50 why not two fans? I know they cost a little more than normal fans, but the company could have dominated this price sector with a dual fan cooler. even with one is pretty much almost leading.

  2. Optical Illusion
    June 29, 2012 at 10:34 am

    I love the appearance of everything they make, its like corsair equipment, always exudes class from first viewing.

    fab.

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