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    be quiet!, this wasn't a popular name that we have heard of in the past, but be quiet! has start to become a popular attraction as of recent. You may ask why? While be quiet! was started in 2006, they were primarily in the Power Supply Market, but it wasn't until 2010 that they started to break out of its shell and joined in with the CPU Cooling market. Today we have the opportunity to test out one of be quiet!'s new CPU Coolers, the Dark Rock Pro 2 that has started to attract allot of attention and we are here to put this cooler to the test to see how it stacks up again the current competitors. Will this cooler work as it advertises? How is pricing? Availability? As you read on today we hope to answer some of those questions for you. So without going into much detail, lets dive in and take a good look at the be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU Cooler.

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    Default Re: be quiet! – Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU Cooler

    Great looking cooler! good job on the review Kenny
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    Great looking cooler I like the roof they put on it
    Awesome review Kenny very well done

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    Default Re: be quiet! – Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU Cooler

    nice review kenny
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    Default Re: be quiet! – Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU Cooler

    Great cooler with pretty darn impressive temps. Great review and photos as always Kenny.
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    Very good review. Love the look of that cooler.
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    Awesome review Kenny!

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    Great review Kenny thanks for reviewing on the AMD platform as well that is something I've always wanted to see

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