The Shadow Rock 3 is not just "another space-saving cooler" - it is a top-notch solution designed for high-intensity graphics multimedia and gaming computers, providing effective and efficient processor cooling.
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The cooler is very good, with PBO without limits on Ryzen 5 5600x with Arctic's MX-2 it reaches up to 75°C. Now someone will tell me that it's too much, but PBO is not designed to work like that. You need to enter the BIOS and undervolt the CPU and set the multiplier to x50 beyond the max rated speed (https://youtu.be/-Gg5a5HLnZ4 watch a video here that helped me a lot). In short, I had the same Cinebench R20 score as before (without limits on PBO), but with CPU temps of 55-56°C (49-52°C in gaming) and AIDA64 Extreme reached a max of 59°C and played at 58-59°C for an hour that I left it with the Shadow Wings 2 fan that couldn't be heard at all, and I mean not at all, only if you set it to max RPM you will start to hear something, and that's a little, just so you know it's quite tall and bulky. I have a few millimeters of distance from the glass in my Corsair 4000D Airflow, but it doesn't touch, so everything is fine. Check the measurements of your case first. In terms of installation, it's a bit strange but not enough to lose faith like the Coolermaster coolers. You'll find it quickly
It's not perfect, but it does the job a little and it's quiet. From 37 degrees that I had with the old one, it goes down to 27 with the new one if I open it. Of course, if I play games, the temperature goes above 55, the old one was 75. As soon as I stop playing and leave the computer quiet, it goes down to 37. It takes up to half an hour to go down to 34 degrees at most, it doesn't go lower. It's difficult to connect if you have a small computer, and the free thermopaste they provide is ridiculous, just a one-time use. Finally, I bought Arctic MX 4 thermopaste to see if it will help with the temperature, but I would say it was a waste of money because it gives me the same temperature. However, whoever wants to waste their money can buy it, even if the temperature drops a little.
Extremely quiet cooler, replaced the factory one on ryzen 5600x (no oc). After tuning with fan expert (asus b550 tuf gaming plus), it runs at 330 RPM and 34 degrees in idle. The installation is very simple thanks to the screwdriver included in the package. The only negative is that in my not small case (coolermaster silencio 550), it barely touches the lid, causing a slight vibration. Great value for money.
The cooler is literally a MONSTER of cooling, I placed it on an i7 9700K that I have running in stock condition without OC, the thermal paste I used is the Arctic MX-4, installed on an MSI Z390 Pro Carbon AC motherboard. The case is the CoolerMaster H500P Mesh. The idle temperature it runs at is 23-26 degrees! I have built several systems in the past and the lowest temperature I had seen was 29 degrees, 23 degrees is the lowest I have ever seen. With eight tabs open and simultaneously running a video on YouTube at 1080p, the temperature fluctuates between 25-27 degrees. I touch the cooler with my hand and it is literally frozen, of course, the case also helps with its excellent air flow, but the cooler is unbeatable! I will come back with more details on temperatures and photos as soon as I install the new graphics card and run different games. Otherwise, it is completely silent, a fairly large cooler but there is no problem with installation, it is very easy, I installed it in ten minutes. You can confidently use tall memory modules, the fan is also at a distance and leaves space, it does not hide the memory modules, especially the ones with RGB lighting, under the cooler and fan, which does not alter the visual result, an important disadvantage that larger air coolers have. Also, be quiet! includes a high-quality magnetic screwdriver as a gift in the package for easy and quick installation of the cooler. Personally, I am very satisfied and will buy it again from the new year for another system I am building with AMD Ryzen. Buy it without hesitation