be quiet! Shadow Rock LP 130W TDP Low Profile CPU Cooler | Intel Compatible 1700 1200 1150 1151 1155 2011 Square ILM | AMD-AM4 | Silver | BK002

I have had this fan for a considerable amount of time now and it performs excellently. I was using an AMD Ryzen CPU, which notoriously runs quite hot. The stock fan was insufficient at keeping it cool and so I was pressed for options to find a fan that cooled adequately while fitting the cramped interior of my "space efficient" build. While the fan/heatsink does cover my memory cards meaning I have to remove my fan to install or move seated RAM, it has been a necessary sacrifice to keep my CPU cool, a task which this fan accomplishes effortlessly. If you are poor on space, the low profile of this fan keeps size a mostly non-issue. Assembly and installation was unpleasant, however. Once you are over that hurdle it will completely accomplish its job with little complain and quite quietly to boot.

First things first, the cooler is of amazing quality and provides exceptional performance. I'm a function over form type of guy so I have always sought out downdraft style coolers for my builds. The mounting system is very simple and sturdy, just as good as noctua in my opinion. This has been the best downdraft cooler I've ever used. So in the photos you see I swapped the fan to an Arctic because Arctic sells their fans in five packs and that's how many fans that case has room for. Right now it's cooling a max voltage 11400 and stays below 70 and whisper quiet during day long gaming sessions. In my opinion if you're spending money on a build, and downdraft coolers interest you, then there's no question that this is worth a look, if you don't necessarily have a heat problem and can't justify $50 for a cooler then get something else, you can get a $10-20 air cooler that will cool almost anything as long as you're not overclocking. But for small form factors and/or high wattage CPUs then this cooler with the added benefits of being a downdraft style cooler make this an easy number one pick for me. Keep in mind that style and a compact size do come at cost, and that for me that was clearance for the ram and VRM heat spreaders. If you set it up the way I did, because my VRM heat sinks are very tall and would not fit under the extended side of the cooler. That's not a problem it's just something to take into consideration when planning around this cooler, use low profile ram. For reference, the board is an MSI h510i pro Wi-Fi and the RAM is crucial ballistics. The cooler would not clear gskill rip jaws in The orientation pictured. Great cooler if it fits your style and/or application. Mounting system noise level easy to install. Give a thumbs up if you appreciate my honest review!

I can now see why there are complaints over why the installation is hard. If you are installing this on a motherboard that is already screwed into a case, then you're gonna have a bad time. I installed it on to a mITX motherboard before securing it in the case and the process was a breeze. This was because of the fact that I had no space limitations to work with. I opted to use Corsair's new fan because it pushes more air at full speed. I didn't purchase this cooler for the low sound benefit, but I agree, the be quiet! fan is VERY quiet. My i7-6700k tops out at 74 degrees C under full load at 4.6GHz and 1.29v core. Installed on a Gigabyte Z170N-Gaming 5 motherboard in a Silverstone RVZ01-E case.

Pros: Low profile, quiet fan, cools relatively well for a small heatsink Cons: Not that easy to install, quirky design Specs of the computer I installed this in: Processor: Intel i5 6600k Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB DDR4 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX I had a different heatsink installed before this, so all components have been installed prior. Because the case is relatively spacious for an ITX, I had plenty of room to work with. Installing the backplate is relatively straight forward, and shouldn't cause too many problems. However, for most ITX motherboards, getting the heatsink and fan installed might be a little bit tricky. Before screwing in the mounting arms, make sure to figure out how you want to orient the heatsink. Make sure you have enough clearance for your capacitors, RAM, and other components. I had to watch out for an internal USB3 port, so I only had one option for orientation. Once you figure out how you want to mount the heatsink, getting it secured is pretty straight forward. The Shadow Rock uses one solid bar to hold the heatsink to the arms. The heatsink comes with thermal paste pre-applied, so you don't need to worry about that. If you prefer to use your own, just wipe the base with a clean cloth and you'll be good to go. Getting the fan to attach to the heatsink can be a bit of a challenge since the included brackets don't flex very well. Combined with the limited space of an ITX case, it took me a few tries before I could get the fan to attach. I've installed many heatsinks in many differenet form factors, and I would say this was probably one of the more difficult ones. If you have installed Noctua heatsinks, then you'll know how easy installation can be. Unfortunately, be quiet! doesn't have that part down yet. Additionally, the included instructions are pretty vague. Heat dissipation is pretty good. On idle, the 6600k hovers around 25-30C. Under load, it can shoot up to 40-50C. These temperatures might be a little bit lower than a standard rig since I don't have a discrete graphics card installed yet. Also, the Evolv ITX is a bit larger than other ITX cases, so that should be noted as well. Under normal circumstances, this fan is extremely quiet. For all intents and purposes, it is silent; ambient noise drowns out any sound it might make. Overall, I'm happy with this heatsink, and it definitely should be considered for ITX rigs. Installation isn't the easiest, but it shouldn't be too difficult for seasoned builders either. It works very well with the latest Intel (and AMD) processors, and doesn't break the bank. be quiet! is a relatively new player in the CPU cooler market, but they are very promising. Give this one some serious consideration.

Choisi pour péréniser mon HTPC gaming, je me suis tourné vers ce model réputé silencieux et efficace. En plus il est moins cher que pas mal de concurrent. J'ai perdu en moyenne 20 degrés en jeux et plus aucun bruit ne sort du boitier ! J'avais peur de la compléxité du montage mais la notice est claire et ne nécéssite pas de connaissance spécifique (c'est mon premier ventirad). A noter qu'avec un tournevis cruciforme le montage sera beaucoup simple. Une clé est cependant fournie mais l'accés est alors un peu plus accrobatique. De la pâte est répartie sur tout le rad. A noter que ca passe au poil avec ma config: boitier corsair 250D, carte mere gigabyte H97n wifi, i5-4590, ram HyperX Fury, CG Sapphire 280x. Complétement satisfait!

Best low profile fan out there cpu temp under heavy use went from 70 Celsius to 50. So quite you won't even know its on

Dissipatore veramente ottimo, la ventola a giri alti fa rumore ma non ci arriva mai dato che ha prestazioni più che ottime; quindi di fatto è inudibile quasi sempre! Ho un "vecchio" core i5 2500k e facendo stress test con prime95 e altri (quindi casi d'uso estremi che col normale utilizzo non si hanno mai) arriva al massimo a 64-65 gradi!! Un unico appunto: attenzione alle misure della scheda madre e dei componenti connessi! Ho dovuto installarlo con la parte "sporgente" verso l'alto perchè altrimenti mi copriva lo slot per la scheda video (ho una scheda madre mini-ITX) e ci sta appena appena! Per quanto riguarda la ram è sufficiente avere quelle low-profile e non ci sono problemi.

Excellent delivery turnaround by Amazon as per usual, a bit fiddly to install and especially when trying to align up the two mounting screws - I also strongly recommend that you source a very slim phillips screw driver when attempting to do this part of the assembly as otherwise you can bend the fins when attempting to tighten the screws themselves because of the two screw gaps being very narrow. Besides that - the cooler itself performs very well and really surprised me considering it's low profile and also taking into account that I'm using it for my Mini ITX build. Idle temps are the usual 35-40c depending how warm my room is at any given time but full load / gaming temps never seem to exceed 60c. Doing a full blown CPU stress test in say AIDA64 only see's the temps max out to 64c as well. Noise temps being a Be Quiet cooler do not disappoint either, virtually silent when idle and still somewhat quiet even when at full pelt. Overall - very happy and would recommend.

Warum Be Quiet! Lüfter ? Ich habe schon immer Gehäuselüfter von dieser Firma gekauft und wurde noch nicht enttäuscht! Wichtig war für mich die Geräuschentwicklung im Betrieb und das verbauen im PC. Beides hat mich überzeugt. Wie lange hat der Einbau gedauert? Ich muss dazu sagen, dass dieses mein erster Einbau eines Prozessor Lüfter war. Ich habe mir einige Videos bei Youtube angeschaut, was mir eine sehr große Hilfe war. Dieses kann ich jedem empfehlen, wer noch nicht eine so große Routine im Einbau hatte, wie ich. Der Einbau ist aber mit etwas Geduld bei 45min. gut umzusetzen. In jedem Fall sollte der Lüfter nach dem aufsetzten nochmals abgenommen werden, um die Verteilung der Kühlpaste zu kontrollieren. Hier habe ich beim 2x Versuch mit einem Spatel die Kühlpaste besser verteilen können, als beim 1. Versuch ohne Spatel. Die Kühlpaste ist schon auf dem Kühler. Man braucht daher kein Zubehör( Spatel ist nicht dabei ! ) Die Höhe des Kühlers ist ausgesprochen gering und ist von mir auf den Bildern gut zu erkennen. Würde ich wieder Be Quiet! kaufen ? Meine Vorstellung des Prozessorlüfters wurde komplett erfüllt. Er kühlt einen I3-4170 absolut überzeugend bei absoluter bzw. für mich nicht wahrnehmbares laufen des Lüfters. Der PC wird zum streamen und Musik hören genutzt. Sicherlich keine große Herausforderung für den Kühler aber es ging mir nicht um die kühl/Leistung wie bei den meisten hier sondern alleine um die Geräuschentwicklung um Betrieb, da der PC bei mir im Arbeitszimmer steht, was nicht sonderlich groß ist -)). ++++5-Sterne Produkt ++++