German case and cooling specialists keep quiet! has launched a new Low Profile (LP) cooler that is claimed to be capable of CPUs up to 100W. This is sufficient for the majority of mainstream users, whether they use their PCs for multimedia, content creation, or gaming.Thanks to its small dimensions, the new keep quiet! pure rock LP Described as the perfect cooler for ultra-compact Mini-ITX builds, the quality of its headlining is that it’s only 45mm tall.
The dimensions of the cooler are 92 (W) x 92 (D) x 45 (H) mm. You’re probably guessing that you’re using a 92 mm diameter (15 mm thick) fan. Larger fans are usually preferred for air cooling in PCs. 100mm or 120mm fans are also welcome, but 92mm fans are not uncommon in compact coolers. The concern is that the smaller fans have to spin faster to push the needed cooling airflow, making them louder. You can check the comparison table later and ponder such details.
The thickness of the fan is 15mm, so it is quiet! Designed with a heatsink depth of 30 mm. keep quiet! With a cuboidal base that completely surrounds the processor, it appears to make the most of this remaining depth. Inside the black brushed aluminum finned heatsink are three “high performance 6mm heat pipes”. The total product weight is 358 grams.
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Please be quiet! uses a 92mm fan, which is powered/controlled by a 4-pin PWM connector. According to the be quiet! numbers, the maximum rpm is 2,500 rpm, which produces about 30.6 dB of noise. 30dB noise level classified by US CDC As a “quiet whisper.” To elaborate on that, check out the table below to compare the Pure Rock LP and Noctua LP designs, as well as the larger, premium, and powerful LP designs of the Shadow Rock and Dark Rock series from be quiet! .
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cooler/dissipative |
Height (mm) |
Fan diameter (mm) |
50% PWM (decibel) |
100% PWM (dB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
keep quiet! Pure Rock LP / 100W |
45 |
92 |
13.3 |
30.6 |
|
Noctua NH-L9 / 95W |
37 |
92 |
— |
23.6 |
|
keep quiet! Shadow Rock LP / 130W |
75 |
120 |
14.8 |
25.5 |
|
keep quiet! Dark Rock TF2 / 230W |
134 |
135 |
11.1 |
27.1 |
Another important factor when buying a CPU air cooler is definitely the price. keep quiet! The new Pure Rock LP will be available from December 13th at his MSRP of $49.90 / €49.90 / £46.99. This sounds reasonable and outperforms his Noctua LP competitor on the table with versions for the latest Intel and AMD platforms. At the time of writing, they are $56 and $58 respectively. Via Newegg (opens in new tab).
If you’re in the market for an Air or AiO cooler today and aren’t space-constrained enough to have to opt for a low-profile fan design, the recently updated Best CPU featuring designs from Arctic, Deepcool and Noctua Check out Coolers 2022. , Zalman et al.
