Reddit reviews be quiet! Dark Rock 4, BK021, 200W TDP, CPU Cooler

I'd personally get a 9900k or 9900kf if it's cheaper, and then a Dark Rock 4 (https://www.amazon.com/quiet-Dark-Rock-BK021-Cooler/dp/B07BYP9S95/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=Dark+rock+4&qid=1573580184&sr=8-2)

Any beefy cooler has a chance to cover the RAM. See good coolers below that most likely won't cover the RAM:

Noctua NH-U12s

Hyper 212 Black Edition (Does come in RGB as well)

be quiet! Dark Rock 4

Thanks for your input, I haven't decided on Intel or AMD, I think i'm either going to go with the i7 8700k or R7 2700x. The SSD was recommended by another Reddit user, this is what they said:

> The Inland SSD is a super affordable, super quality choice. It's not 860 Evo, but it gets the job done incredibly well for its price. And the P300 HDD is great. Barracudas tend to be pretty noisy under load. Toshiba's P300 drives are rebranded Hitachi drives, so you're getting the best on the market.

They also recommended the following coolers:

> Macho Rev. B or the H5 Universal.

Logical increments suggests the following:

Noctua NH-U12S

Noctua NH-U14S

be quiet! BK021 Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler Fan Extremely High Cooling Performance 135mm (200W TDP)

Do you have any suggestions?

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I'd like the opinion of my peers here:

I'm upgrading the CPU cooler from the stock cooler so I can take advantage of my i5-7500K (I can't find the K anywhere, but I'm 99% sure it is) and actually overclock the thing so I can actually get 60fps on Assassin's Creed Odyssey. I only get about 45-60fps in that game. I've never overclocked before, so that will be a journey in it of itself.

It's between the Hyper 212 Evo and the be quiet! Dark Rock 4. I have them both up in tabs and am trying to decide. I imagine they run comparably, but the Dark Rock 4 matches my mostly black with some white build better. The Dark Rock 4 is also the recommended cooler by Tom's Hardware, which I like to use as a resource.

I also looked at the Cooler Master MasterAir MA410M but that might be too much RGB for me. Only RGB thing in my build is on my motherboard and it's just like a pulsating red light.

A true first world problem deciding if an all-black cooler is worth an extra $50. But what do you think?

Also, here's the build otherwise:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor | $229.89 @ B&H
Motherboard | ASRock - Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | $63.99 @ Newegg
Memory | G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory | $149.89 @ OutletPC
Storage | Crucial - MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $128.90 @ OutletPC
Video Card | EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card |-
Case | NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case |-
Power Supply | EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $149.89 @ OutletPC

Edit: I'm second guessing if I can even overclock this CPU. I swear the GeForce Experience thing told me my CPU was an i5-7500K, but those don't seem to exist and the amazon page doesn't tell me if I can overclock. I need to go home and get in front of it and double check.

Are you looking at the non pro version or the pro version?

Edit: This is the non pro version for $75.

Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B

Dark Rock 4

Noctua NH-U12s (Newly released black colored versions)

Alternatively, you can get the dual tower versions for the Dark Rock and Noctua coolers. You can also get another fan for the Scythe if you want.

I personally have the Scythe cooler. It’s very quiet and gets the job done, all for the great price of ~$50. It’s pretty underrated.

The other 2 coolers are higher end and really great from what I’ve heard, but they are a little more expensive.

be quiet! Dark Rock 4, BK021, 200W TDP, CPU Cooler https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BYP9S95/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_V.JKDbN9Z6WJG

Alternative CPU coolers:

AIR

Be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 $75

Cryorig H7 $36

[Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005O65JXI/?tag=pcpapi-20) $25

AIO WATER:

Corsair H100i $100/120(RGB)

EVGA CLC 280 $110

(No need for case fans if you're going with AIO WATER)

ALTERNATIVE BOARDS:

AsRock TaiChi Z370 $212

Asus Prime Z370-A $159

If you want a constant 144fps to match your 144hz monitor. I recommend going with a

RTX 2070 (Gpu)

i7 8700k (Cpu)

Be quiet dark rock 4 (Cpu cooler)

Gigabyte z390 Gaming X (Motherboard)

At this point it’s penny pinching. Things like storage and the case. But since you didn’t mention a budget, im optimizing for gaming.

Samsung 970 Evo Plus 250g (m.2 NVME ssd)

Mushkin Source 500g Sata 3 (Reg SSD)

Seagate Barracuda 1tb (HDD)

NZXT H500 (Case)

The reason for 3 storage devices is that the HDD is for larger games. The m.2 ssd is for smaller games. Then the standard ssd is for Windows.

Links for everything are below.

RTX 2070 ($479.99)

i7 8700k ($363.18)

Gigabyte z390 Gaming X ($139.99)

Nvme M.2 SSD ($69.99)

SSD ($54.99)

HDD ($47.99)

Case ($69.99)

Cpu Cooler ($74.90)

All this totals out to: $1301.02 USD.

Obviously this is all from amazon. I’m an amazon boy. But you can search Newegg for these same products and see if they’re any cheaper, to save even more $.

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Edit: Added Prices next to links, added link to Newegg.

(use the coupon on the site)

without ref link

Okay first of all thank you very much man !

i'll remove that specific fan . then i'll order this fan and try to hack it unto the gpu brackets holes using zipties i guess? i honestly like the idea and it's gonna help the gpu for sure but i wonder how effective will be the suction of the fan thro those tiny brackets holes ..

also on the second picture you posted, do u mean putting a second 80mm fan above the psu shroud? where will the air go from the other side :O

also i need to check that i have another 4pin head on my mobo at that bottom otherwise i won't be able to connect it ..

oh and also i think ill replace the wraith prism with This one , should be a great upgrade . and it's also good looking lol

CPU cooler

Forgot this one so that brings me to $795 I imagine I’ll need a cooler

Thanks - I was looking at a new cooler but couldn't decide on one in time. Would something like the Dark Rock 4 be a noticeable upgrade or should I go with something bigger?

NH-D15 isn't AM4 compatible out of the box. You would need to get the AM4 mounting kit with it in addition to the cooler. The SE-AM4 is specific for the AM4 socket and already has everything you need.

These prices seem rather high though. I have the NH-D15 with the AM4 bracket and I think the total for both was $80. I am guessing prices are higher atm because of the Zen2 launch.

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https://www.amazon.com/quiet-BK021-Extremely-Cooling-Performance/dp/B07BYP9S95/ref=sr_1_11?keywords=cpu+cooler&qid=1563060517&s=gateway&sr=8-11

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Supposed to be pretty good too and should also now come with AM4 mounting bracket (As of 2019 anyways). Look for reviews - its rated for 200W so should be fine with an R7 processor and is nearly half the cost of the SE-AM4