There are several flavors of heatsink on the market from tiny OEM styles to oversized versions aimed at maximum performance. While the majority of the heatsinks we have reviewed are designed for overclocking a select few focus on cooling efficiency in an attempt to be as quiet as possible.

In this review we will be looking at the bequiet! Dark Rock Pro 3. The Pro 3 is a dual tower heatsink that is designed to be a no compromise cooling solution for silent operation and thermal performance. Some of the bequiet! coolers we have reviewed in the past have been large single fan design that function more like passive coolers to keep the overall noise footprint down. The Dark Rock Pro 3 takes a different approach that favors active cooling over pure thermal mass.