Features

The Cooler 

The Dark Rock TF is characterised by its high profile design and cooling capacity, making it ideal for use in perforamnce oriented yet powerful desktop systems.

The Dark Rock TF has been developed with a focus on a perfect ratio of power to noise level. It can cope with a TDP of up to 220 watts and has dimensions of 131 x 140 x 163 millimetres (L x W x H). It produces a maximum noise level of no more than 28 decibels. 

The Dark Rock TF (TF initializes "Top Flow" air direction, or top-down) is the larger, more powerful cooler rated at 220W TDP. It has six nickel-plated copper pipes with a two-tiered aluminum fin design. The CPU block is not direct contact, but does appear solid and well-machined with its smooth coldplate.
 

An interesting thing about the fans used on the Dark Rock TF is that they utilize a six pole design rather than the standard four pole fan design. Additional magnetic poles serve as points of engagement of the fan, keeping the RPM stable (propelling it at 6 points) to reduce friction and noise of the rotating unit.

Highlights

• Extremely high 220W TDP cooling performance
• Dual dark nickel-plated heat sinks with anti-vibration rubber inserts
• Six high-performance 6mm heat pipes with aluminum caps
• Two virtually inaudible SilentWings 135mm PWM fans (max. 26.7dB(A))
• Fans equipped with durable fluid-dynamic bearing and smooth 6-pole motor
• Space-saving single fan assembly also supported
• Brushed aluminum covers
• Compatible with all current Intel and AMD™ sockets
• 3-years manufacturer’s warranty
• Product conception, design and quality control in Germany

The Be Quiet! Shadow Rock LP is available at a suggested retail price of €79,00 roughly similar in USD.