Testseek.com have collected 54 expert reviews of the Be quiet! Shadow Rock 3 CPU cooler and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Be quiet! Shadow Rock 3 CPU cooler.
March 2020
(87%)
54 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
For those who have asked, be quiet! carries three lines of the air coolers. Their top-of-the-line is the Dark Rock series with Dark Rock Pro 4 being the high-end air cooling solution. The Pure Rock series is covering eh budget segment and the middle range...
Very quiet at stock frequencies, Steers clear of memory, No lights, no software, Straightforward installation
Middling overclocking performance
be quiet!'s Shadow Rock 3 is a solid choice when configuring a modern PC to run as discretely as possible.Available for £45, the cooler won't break the bank and offers good build quality, five nickel-plated heatpipes and an asymmetric fin-stack that's...
Thermal performance slightly disappointing, No RGB lighting
The Shadow Rock series from be quiet! has always focused on attaining low noise levels over absolute raw thermal performance, this new Shadow Rock 3 CPU cooler retains those same key features we have come to expect from be quiet! CPU coolers. During our n...
Lack of RGB lighting options, Incomplete AMD and Intel CPU socket support
The budget-friendly Shadow Rock 3 brings decent memory clearance and excellent thermal performance to midsize CPU cooling from be quite! Available now for $50, it's hard to beat the combination of handsome looks and performance value...
Published: 2020-03-03, Author: Mike , review by: eteknix.com
Excellent design, Solid levels of temperature control, Amazingly quiet, Very well priced, Performance well beyond its relatively small size, 3-year warranty from be quiet
The be quiet! air cooler installation methodology has improved significantly, but it still has some problems. Like many cooler manufacturers, they need to stop attempting to reinvent the wheel, Neutral, None, be quiet! Shadow Rock 3 Air Cooler Review
If I was trying to sell this cooler to you, I would probably say (in a nutshell) that be quiet! has been able to achieve a comparatively high-end level of performance out of the Shadow Rock 3 for consumers on a budget below £50. In other words, it perform...
If you are in the market for a new CPU Cooler I honestly can't recommend the Shadow Rock 3 enough. It has improved on the Shadow Rock line by adding a quieter fan and even better cooling. The package you get gives you everything you need (and more) to get...
Abstract: Introduction Here at TBG, we have a thing for coolers. In fact, at this point, we've tested more coolers than any other PC component, with nearly 50 under our belt. That means we have a very good sense of what the best models are, and what makes for a gre...
Good performance, Nearly silent, Good build quality, Simple mounting hardware, No memory or GPU clearance issues, Lack of RGB will appeal to some
Mounting hardware could be simplified further, Overall design may not appeal to everyone because it lacks RGB, Low noise by design does limit performance slightly
The be quiet! Shadow Rock 3 can be found at retail for $49.90. Good performance Nearly silent Good build quality Simple mounting hardware No memory or GPU clearance issues Lack of RGB will appeal to some Mounting hardware could be simplified further Over...
Published: 2020-03-25, Author: Kent , review by: pcper.com
I'll be honest, I love be quiet! coolers. They always seem to put out products that perform well while living up to the company namesake. I just consistently hate their mounting mechanism designs.Even after the improvements in their latest revisions, I th...
Decent is the word that comes to mind. The Shadow Rock 3 is not brilliant in its cooling performance, but at default clock frequencies any high-end CPU up-to say 95W will be cooled sufficiently. There is a bit of capacity left with a mild tweak on the CPU...
