be quiet! Dark Rock TF 2 (BK031)

upside down tower

be quiet! Dark Rock TF 2 is an air supercooler (this term is used for models with a heat sink over 200 W) of a rare Top-Flow format or, as it is jokingly called, a “sandwich”. The advantage of such solutions is not only a lower height than classic towers, but also additional airflow to the motherboard power subsystem.

Metal and ceramics

The radiator consists of two arrays of aluminium fins, larger on top, smaller on the bottom, united by six copper heat pipes. The black coating paint includes ceramic particles for better heat dissipation. Only the plate in contact with the processor is unpainted — it is polished to a mirror finish.

double airflow

The heatsink is blown by a pair of 135mm be quiet! Silent Wings 3 on a durable hydrodynamic bearing. At 50 percent rpm, the noise does not exceed 20 dB. The height of the entire structure is 13.5 cm, which is about a quarter lower than a typical tower. This is especially true in cases with a vertical arrangement of the graphics card, as well as when assembling Mini-ITX computers.

Equipment features

All current Intel and AMD processor sockets are supported. Unless at first, the kit may not include a mount for the brand new LGA 1700, but you can request it for free on the be quiet! official website. Over time, Dark Rock TF 2, like other coolers and CBO be quiet!, will come with this mount by default.