Dark rock 4 pro cooler

michty_me

michty_me

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Has anyone got one of these coolers out of their case at the minute? I'm looking to get the height measurement. BeQuiet state 163mm, a fair few reviews say 161mm and some say less.
Reason being, I was wanting a InWin 101c/303C case but they say 160mm is max for CPU cooler although others have squeezed slightly larger in.
 
michty_me said:
Has anyone got one of these coolers out of their case at the minute? I'm looking to get the height measurement. BeQuiet state 163mm, a fair few reviews say 161mm and some say less.
Reason being, I was wanting a InWin 101c/303C case but they say 160mm is max for CPU cooler although others have squeezed slightly larger in.
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I was looking at this cooler myself, and my case states clearance for 165mm.
In the end I figured that I would probably go for the Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo, but I can't find one in white at a sensible price. (157mm)
 
Potatowithearsontheside said:
I was looking at this cooler myself, and my case states clearance for 165mm.
In the end I figured that I would probably go for the Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo, but I can't find one in white at a sensible price. (157mm)
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I gather that one is pretty good then?
Reason I was wanting the dark rock pro 4 was due to having two towers which was meant to be better for heat dissipation.
 
Its about half the price, also has two 120mm fans in push-pull configuration, can run 200-2100RPM, is effectively silent except under high load.
From the reviews that I've read, the Dark Rock Pro 4 is better, but not by enough to warrant the extra cost by my reckoning.

Edit: just the one central tower though.
 
Potatowithearsontheside said:
Its about half the price, also has two 120mm fans in push-pull configuration, can run 200-2100RPM, is effectively silent except under high load.
From the reviews that I've read, the Dark Rock Pro 4 is better, but not by enough to warrant the extra cost by my reckoning.

Edit: just the one central tower though.
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I'll certainly look into it and thanks for pointing it out!!
I forgot to ask, what case are you looking to use the cooler in?
 
Using the previous Dark Rock Pro 3 in Phanteks P400s, side glass, the clearance was about 1 or 2mm. Also second fan touching the RAM (8pack, which is tall), and re-positioning the second fan, slightly up, would increase the clearance needed for the cooler.
 
Michael Marini said:
Using the previous Dark Rock Pro 3 in Phanteks P400s, side glass, the clearance was about 1 or 2mm. Also second fan touching the RAM (8pack, which is tall), and re-positioning the second fan, slightly up, would increase the clearance needed for the cooler.
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Great thanks!! Both the DRP3 and the Phanteks are the same dimensions as the items as I am using. InWin have said to me that they usually give an extra bit of clearance to what is listed on their cases. I think I'll take the chance and hope for the best.
 
michty_me said:
Has anyone got one of these coolers out of their case at the minute? I'm looking to get the height measurement. BeQuiet state 163mm, a fair few reviews say 161mm and some say less.
Reason being, I was wanting a InWin 101c/303C case but they say 160mm is max for CPU cooler although others have squeezed slightly larger in.
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I got one, but it being used in my case so am not sure if there a way I could measure it to the last mm

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