The German manufacturer be quiet! It is known and well recognized in the hardware industry for the high quality of its products, but also for its usual aesthetics in elegant black color and of course, for the good performance. Today, they announced the launch of the new Pure Rock LP cooler, bringing their classic aesthetics and performance to a low-profile cooler that’s only 45mm tall.
Low profile heatsinks are very useful especially for those users who want to build a very powerful mini PC in mini ITX format, since they offer great dissipation performance with a low noise level and, thanks to their low height, they fit in the smallest cases. little.
This is the new be quiet! Pure Rock LP
Obviously, we cannot expect a low profile heatsink to have the same performance as, for example, a double tower and double fan, but even so, according to the manufacturer, this Pure Rock LP is capable of efficiently dissipating up to 100W of heat, which This means that it is perfectly valid to keep the temperatures of processors with a TDP of 95W or less at bay (for example, a Ryzen 7600X has a 105W TDP and although it would be a little tight, it would be enough if it is complemented with case fans).
He be quiet! Pure Rock LP doesn’t have the usual clamshell shape that low profile coolers tend to have; this is a base that makes contact with the IHS of the processor attached to the heatpipes that bend in a U shape and carry the heat towards the block of aluminum sheets.
By contrast, the Pure Rock LP has the base directly in contact with the block of aluminum sheets (a base that, by the way, comes with pre-applied thermal paste so you don’t have to worry about that, at least the first time you play it). we are going to install it), which of course also incorporates a total of three 6 mm diameter copper heat pipes distributing the heat.
The heatsink itself measures just 30mm in height, to which you have to add the low profile fan that adds another 15mm and that adds up to 45mm in total height. This fan is 92 mm in diameter and is capable of rotating up to 2,500 rpm, emitting only 30.6 dBA of noise, honoring the manufacturer’s name as it is quite quiet.
Finally, it should be noted that as usual, this heatsink comes in black with anodized paint that protects the aluminum and copper from corrosion and rust, and that it is compatible with all the latest processors from both Intel and AMD without any problem (includes anchor kits for both options).
Price and availability
be quiet! has announced that the new Pure Rock LP will be available from December 13 , although they have not specified if that is the date from which we can already find it in stores or if it will be the moment in which they begin to send it to distributors and list it on their website. The recommended retail price of this heatsink is €49.90 , a price that is really a bit high for a low profile heatsink (but you know, if the performance is worth it later…).