be quiet! BK030 Pure Rock Slim 2, 130W TDP, CPU cooler

Very expensive for the price You can find better cooler with this price

Okay, first the bad... it is a bit fiddly to install, not hard, but just fiddly. Now the good... wow.... this thing is whisper quiet. More good, using StressMyPC with the aggressive CPU set on so CPU load was at 100%, it dropped the maximum temperature of my CPU by 19 degrees C from the stock AMD cooler setup - and kept it there for half an hour with no problem and soooo quiet... And dropped it by 17% at idle over the stock CPU. In short, be prepared to fiddle a bit to get it installed, but I would 100% say worth the effort.

Any time I do a build, I always include the be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2. It's silent, cools very well no matter what CPU I have, and it's simple to install. It comes with all the mounting hardware I need, and the thermal paste is pre-applied, so I don't have to worry if I applied too much or too little. Also, the price is very reasonable.

C'est un très bon ventirad MAIS, il faut savoir que le kit n'est possiblement pas ''complet''. Si vous regardez mes photos vous verrez qu'il repose sur deux ''rails'' en plastique noir. Ces rails ne sont pas fournis avec. Il est a noté cependant qu'un système d'accroche a la carte mère est prévu MAIS qu'il n'est pas compatible avec toutes les cartes mères. ( D'où ces rails noir) Une fois les rails en position il suffit d'aligner le ventirad dessus, de passer le système d'accroche dessus et de tourner la molette noir pour créer une tension. Le ventilateur se pose facilement avec deux attaches en metals s'engageant dans la partie ''radiateur''. Cela signifie que le ventilateur peut se décaler si votre RAM est volumineuse ou mal placé. C'est donc un très bon point !!! En bref il est super, mais attention a avoir les pièces d'origine fourni avec votre carte mère (gygabite pour moi)

Arrived in perfect condition, no bent fins, mount for Intel and AMD were both included. Thermal paste already preapplied and not a scratch on the paste. Packaging was tight and secure. The cooler itself is compact and lightweight, no need for any backplate. I got it because i thought it would be easy to assemble/disassemble, easy to clean the fins with a pipe brush, and easy to install using the AM4 mount. I'm glad to see that i was right. Clipping on the fan did not require much strength, definitely will not bend the fins, contrary to what many reviewers were complaining about. Regarding the complaints of how hard it is to mount with the Intel pushpins, there is a trick to it which you would know if you read the manual or did some research online. Turn the pins so that all 4 arrows point diagonally away from the cpu, then only do you press the pin down. This way the pin would lock in place.

Necesitaba un nuevo disipador ya que el que tenia ya habia dado su vida util, mas de 10 años, y tenia que ser con el mismo sistema de anclaje, lo que no me gusta nada es el sistema de colocar el ventilador pero veo que todos van igual. Lo que mas me gusta es que es bastante silencioso.