be quiet! Dark Rock Elite & Pro 5 Review - Air Cooling gets Complicated

In this be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 and Dark Rock Elite review we talk about cooling performance on modern CPUs on the AM5 and LGA1700 platforms. One of the main challenges is the Dark Rock price but at the same time be quiet has some of the best airflow fans in the world right now. So does that actually make the Dark Rock Elite and Dark Rock Pro 5 the best air coolers right now?

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - A Late Review Because...
0:51 - Dark Rock Pro 5 vs Pro 5 vs Elite
2:42 - Forget About Fan Swapping :(
4:44 - Sponsor Spot
5:15 - Memory Height Clearance
5:45 - Easy Installation but NO OFFSET MOUNT
6:23 - Pricing is Epic
6:36 - Dark Rock Elite Fan Noise
7:48 - Dark Rock Pro 5 Fan Noise
8:26 - AMAZING Fans
8:52 - Intel 180W Temperature Testing
9:33 - Intel 253W Temperature Testing
10:05 - Intel No Limits Temperature Testing
10:36 - Intel GAMING Temperatures
10:59 - A Question of Price
11:50 - Ryzen 5 7600X Temperature Testing
12:11 - Ryzen 7 7700X Temperature Testing
12:34 - Ryzen 9 7950X Temperature Testing
13:02 - Ryzen GAMING Temperatures
13:24 - What's GOING ON with AM5?
16:13 - "There Are No Bad Products, Only Bad Prices"

Review unit provided free of charge by be quiet!. This video is sponsored by Phanteks. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

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[HardwareCanucks]

Just a small note, we have had more than a week of back-and-forth communication with be quiet! about our concerns. A lot of their feedback is worked into this video. Also, it turns out both coolers are now, post launch, selling for LESS THAN MSRP on Amazon. *$90* for the DRP5 and *$103* for the Elite. There's no indication of this being a permanent price change and it hasn't affected other regions. Even if the price reduction is permanent, our conclusion still stands. - Mike

[Squilly]

8:23 i love this tiny detail in the editing where the viewer is notified that the video is going to go back to someone speaking, because at these points it's very likely that the viewer has their volume turned up for the fan noise tests. That's such a nice and considerate choice from the editor here <3

[VintageSTX]

The longevity of the D15 is truly astounding!

[khoifoto]

Hats off to the veteran Noctua nh-d15. A decade later and it's still kicking ass.

[kng]

Crazy cuz even us regular folks understood that the concentration of heat on AM5 was offset and that was the reason why the Pro 4 performed terribly. Yet Be Quiet completely ignored that fact in the new design. Blows my mind.

[maozedowner]

The more I watch the cooler reviews you guys make the more I'm a Thermalright fan. Simply unbeatable in every way.

[McBane.]

Cant believe how well the frost spirit 140 V3 holds up ... and its significantly cheaper then other non thermalright products. Great vid!

[lugaidster]

You guys are pretty much my go to for air cooling. I trust your findings so thanks for going the extra mile for testing these.

[mateofantasma]

I was impressed with prior products and I wanted these coolers to be so much better than they appear to be. Cannot fault your testing though. Thanks for your work.

[klaustheklengonian]

thanks for the extra work. I too had positive bias towards these so I am thankful for you guys making sure. 👍👍

[SpecialEdvard]

Great review. And thank you for focusing on things like fan replacement. Recently have gone to air after an AIO failed and the appeal is ease of working the cooler for a long time

[MikesTek]

thank you so much for covering these on current platforms. I hate when I see big and sometimes decades old review sites ( cough Tom's hardware cough) still using older processors when they have the new ones, but it is easier to just keep using their old data from previous gen testing. At this point, except of astetics there is no reason not to just go with one of the Thermalright coolers. top performance and usually sub $50.

[louisglen]

The best review I have seen. As you mentioned the other reviewers don't seem to be using the AM5 CPU. Your testing is very revealing!

[desroyerz]

I was waiting for your review about them. Now I'm complete ❤

[sergeys]

At last, I was waiting it from your channel 👍thank you, God bless you 🤗

[gianluca]

Phantom Spirit always ruling, it's incredible

[kinzie]

I'm glad I bought Phantom Spirit 2 months ago for 40€.. could not be happier.

[ragtop]

Out of all the air coolers I’ve used, the build quality of Noctua is still my favorite. It feels and performs like a premium product. I haven’t used the specific products in this video but I’d love to get my hands on them.

[pentecost_]

Be Quiet is no longer relevant when it comes to performance value. People who get them will tend to do so out of aesthetics preference. Gotta admit, Be Quiet makes insanely good looking air coolers. So if it's within your budget, you don't require the absolute best cooling/you don't have a high-performance CPU to keep cool and it's what you're looking for AESTHETICALLY, it could still be a good choice.

[denisnatera]

Thanks for the review youre def the go to channel for cpu air coolers period