Be Quiet! Dark Rock 5 review

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Being considered an old hand in the CPU cooler market these days, Be Quiet! has a reputation for producing good-performing coolers with minimal fuss, moody aesthetics and great build quality and the Dark Rock 5 seems to continue with that theme. There’s no RGB lighting here, but this single-fan, mid-size model does sport some refinements, compared to previous generations and is one of the best-looking Be Quiet! heatsinks we’ve seen.

Starting with the design, Be Quiet! has introduced a magnetic cap for the Dark Rock 5 that covers the heatpipes and screwdriver hole for mounting the cooler. Its coolers, especially the more premium models, haven’t exactly been ugly in the past, often sporting a black anodized finish.

However, the cap, which can rotate around depending on the cooler’s orientation, looks even better and definitely makes the cooler stand out from the crowd. That’s just as well because you’re not looking at much change from $70 or £70 from this cooler, which is pretty steep for a single fan heatsink arrangement.

There are benefits to its compact dimensions and single fan, though, such as the ability to avoid all of your memory slots allowing for unrestricted height memory modules. At 161 mm tall it’s also going to fit in practically any ATX case too. The downside is that it’s a relatively deep heatsink and six heatpipes might benefit from a second fan.

Compatibility: LGA 1851, 1700, 1200, 1150, 1151, 1155 AMD Socket AM5, AM4
Dimensions (with fan): 136 x 101 x 161 mm
Cold Plate: Nickel-platedaluminum
Fans: 1x Silent Wings 4 120 mm, Fluid Dynamic Bearing, up to 2,100 RPM
Lighting: None
Price: $65 | £65

Thankfully, Be Quiet! has included the clips for one in the box, but with a peak speed of 2,100 RPM, the included Silent Wings 4 120 mm PWM fan isn’t the largest or most powerful we’ve seen included with a heatsink so we’ll have to see how it holds up against our toasty Core i7 14700K.

The machined base is nickel-plated rather than bare copper, which means if