Be quiet! Shadow Rock LP CPU Cooler

Installed this in my new build with a B550i board. It fits pretty much perfectly with my components, but be sure to check that your RAM will fit with the limited clearance.Cooling performance is very good, keeps my cpu temps relatively low even under heavy benchmarks.The fan noise is also barely noticeable at full speed.The only trouble I had with it was figuring out how the fan clips attached to the cooling fins, it wasn't very intuitive.

I would recommend this cooler. I have used this on a socket 1366 Intel motherboard and it does help to cool the Northbridge chipset and the VRM's. CPU core temps are excellent, low 30's in general use and mid 40's when gaming. I have the fan set to permanent full speed as it is a very quiet fan. Fitting the heatsink is fairly straight forward if you follow the instructions. You do need access to the back of the motherboard to install the rear plate. I also use one of these on a Ryzen 3600 again with good results. Memory/VRM clearance is good even though the heatsink is very large. I would say that it is about the cheapest, high performance blow down CPU cooler available. It is somewhat expensive but it's cooling ability justifies the cost. You can get the same CPU ... MoreI would recommend this cooler. I have used this on a socket 1366 Intel motherboard and it does help to cool the Northbridge chipset and the VRM's. CPU core temps are excellent, low 30's in general use and mid 40's when gaming. I have the fan set to permanent full speed as it is a very quiet fan. Fitting the heatsink is fairly straight forward if you follow the instructions. You do need access to the back of the motherboard to install the rear plate. I also use one of these on a Ryzen 3600 again with good results. Memory/VRM clearance is good even though the heatsink is very large. I would say that it is about the cheapest, high performance blow down CPU cooler available. It is somewhat expensive but it's cooling ability justifies the cost. You can get the same CPU cooling from a cheaper tower cooler but not the chipset/VRM cooling as well. If you want the chipset/VRM cooling then this delivers. Recommended.

4 star performance, 3 star installation

For the Sugo 05 I pointed the overhang so that it sat over the I/O panel on the rear of the motherboard. The "heat pipes" face the RAM. That gave clearance for the 24 Pin PSU connector and obnoxious USB 3.0 header (the overhang did not clear the header! ARG). I probably could also have pointed the overhang over the southbridge, but I didn't want to be so close to the SATA inputs. There is only a few mm of clearance between the CPU fan and power supply. The 120mm intake blows right into a torrent of wires and the massive heat sink. Anyway going over the I/O panel was a good choice - if you know the layout of the SUGO 05 you know this actually made running cables a little easier, probably. But with the flat cable set from Silverstone, I was able to stuff everything in ... MoreFor the Sugo 05 I pointed the overhang so that it sat over the I/O panel on the rear of the motherboard. The "heat pipes" face the RAM. That gave clearance for the 24 Pin PSU connector and obnoxious USB 3.0 header (the overhang did not clear the header! ARG). I probably could also have pointed the overhang over the southbridge, but I didn't want to be so close to the SATA inputs. There is only a few mm of clearance between the CPU fan and power supply. The 120mm intake blows right into a torrent of wires and the massive heat sink. Anyway going over the I/O panel was a good choice - if you know the layout of the SUGO 05 you know this actually made running cables a little easier, probably. But with the flat cable set from Silverstone, I was able to stuff everything in with some force and careful thought. I have a Bluray drive, a 2.5 inch SSD, a 3.5 inch HD, a 10 inch GPU (970), and everything hooked up. This case is fully cranked full. But I can access practically nothing without a lot of disassembly which I don't like (a fan plug, the CPU power pin in particular). So, if you're wondering, it all fit. But in hindsight, I'd have chosen a slightly smaller, flatter cooler with no overhang if I could do it over, even though this one supposedly performs better. I can still hear some steady fan noise with my machine at 50% (because Adobe reader is presently broken and cranking my CPU for no apparent good reason). But it is no longer clear which fan (case, CPU, or PSU) it is really coming from. I measure with my Tablet 32 Db at my seat, near 40 at the machine under load. Someday, I'll go for a more "silent" build. At $30 bucks, this was a good deal. But buyer beware, it is a bit of a hassle. Also, this is "adequate", not "performance" air cooling. But I mainly was after "more quiet", so in that sense yay for me. Once all boxed up, ITX can't be beat for portable power PCs, if that's what you want. But the misery of install will not be soon forgotten!

Completely unusable with my AMD AM2 processor - This review does not apply to Intel installations

After installation this cooler didn't seem to make good contact with the CPU. It rotated from side to side easily no matter how much the mounting screws were tightened. Sure enough there was reason to be concerned. With the pre-applied thermal paste the processor ran at 56C at idle. Under constant load the temperature quickly increased well beyond the CPU design limit of 62C. After the cooler was removed and reinstalled with new thermal paste the temperatures were reduced to 48C at idle, but even at 50% load the temperature quickly ramped to 70C. (I shut it down there.) Removing the MB and bending the CPU backplate made no difference. This cooler simply cannot be tightened down enough on this AMD CPU to be effective. Unless you want to make a toll call to Germany ... MoreAfter installation this cooler didn't seem to make good contact with the CPU. It rotated from side to side easily no matter how much the mounting screws were tightened. Sure enough there was reason to be concerned. With the pre-applied thermal paste the processor ran at 56C at idle. Under constant load the temperature quickly increased well beyond the CPU design limit of 62C. After the cooler was removed and reinstalled with new thermal paste the temperatures were reduced to 48C at idle, but even at 50% load the temperature quickly ramped to 70C. (I shut it down there.) Removing the MB and bending the CPU backplate made no difference. This cooler simply cannot be tightened down enough on this AMD CPU to be effective. Unless you want to make a toll call to Germany there seems to be no support for this product. A request for assistance made on their website is still unanswered after 4 days. Update: Over a month after the web support request Be Cool has still not responded so their tech support is abysmal. If you buy one of their products don't expect ANY support after the sale. Tom's Hardware gave this cooler an excellent rating, but they tested it with a Intel CPU. With the AMD mount in my system this cooler is completely unusable and will be returned.

Good for ITX and small mATX cases

This is my first time installing an aftermarket cooler. So my opinion maybe different than those with more experience. It took me almost an hour getting the cooler onto an AMD cpu. Granted I was being lazy and didn't take the build completely apart and remove it from the case. Had I done that and installed the heat sink outside the case I'm confident the installation would have been a lot smoother. However, the included wrench was worthless, the documentation for mounting the fan on the cooler wasn't clear, and the process wasn't as easy as installing the wraith stealth. So that is the missing egg. The fan however is very quite and premium feeling. While it does not cool much better than the wrath stealth performance wise, the noise levels are significantly lower ... MoreThis is my first time installing an aftermarket cooler. So my opinion maybe different than those with more experience. It took me almost an hour getting the cooler onto an AMD cpu. Granted I was being lazy and didn't take the build completely apart and remove it from the case. Had I done that and installed the heat sink outside the case I'm confident the installation would have been a lot smoother. However, the included wrench was worthless, the documentation for mounting the fan on the cooler wasn't clear, and the process wasn't as easy as installing the wraith stealth. So that is the missing egg. The fan however is very quite and premium feeling. While it does not cool much better than the wrath stealth performance wise, the noise levels are significantly lower during gaming. If I had a larger case (I'm using the rosewell FBM-X1) I would have gone with the pure rock or shadow rock for mATX builds.

Great cooler for tight spaces.

I bought this for an MSI AMD micro ATX motherboard in a mini tower case with limited clearance above the CPU. It is just the ticket with plenty of room, so thats good. The printed fitting instructions for AMD are atrocious, lookup and use the Youtube video instead. It took me ages to figure out how to get the screws inplace to screw the cooler to the motherboard attachment. The trick is to put them into the locking bar before threading it through the cooling fins. On a microATX board the cooler overhangs the DRAM with only a few mm to spare, so you need to have memory in place before you fit, and you wont want anything fancy on top of the memory like LEDs.Upgrading memory later will require removing the cooler and refitting, so in my case I bought enough to last me ... MoreI bought this for an MSI AMD micro ATX motherboard in a mini tower case with limited clearance above the CPU. It is just the ticket with plenty of room, so thats good. The printed fitting instructions for AMD are atrocious, lookup and use the Youtube video instead. It took me ages to figure out how to get the screws inplace to screw the cooler to the motherboard attachment. The trick is to put them into the locking bar before threading it through the cooling fins. On a microATX board the cooler overhangs the DRAM with only a few mm to spare, so you need to have memory in place before you fit, and you wont want anything fancy on top of the memory like LEDs.Upgrading memory later will require removing the cooler and refitting, so in my case I bought enough to last me several years.

Great low profile cooler

A full tower cooler wouldn't fit in my case, and I was looking for something not too expensive with better performance than the stock cooler for a 5700g. I'm really happy with this one, especially the clearance around the rest of my motherboard.I was a little unsure how it might clear taller ram, but it's very easy to install flipped around so the cooler overhangs the heatsink and rear i/o.My one note is that it takes a fairly thin screwdriver to install, my ifixit one was too wide but any regular #2 Phillips should work, just nothing with a separate bit and handle

If you need a Low Profile cooler, this is one of the best option

I recently used a Be Quiet! Pure Rock that I also purchased on MightyApe, but downsized to a case where I needed a smaller cooler. I was able to buy the Shadow Rock LP on sale, so if you get the opportunity to as well, it may work wonders depending on your case.First of all, it had a very similar mounting procedure to the Pure Rock, so helped when installing it. Even to someone new to Be Quiet! cooler mounting, their AMD mounting is surprisingly easy, just can be a little tedious. There isn't much you can do wrong lolThe fan is exceptionally quiet, even at high rpm. Even if you do want to upgrade to a static pressure radiator type fan in the future, the fan mounting will be the same.Even with the fan curve needing to be higher than the Pure Rock, the temps will ... MoreI recently used a Be Quiet! Pure Rock that I also purchased on MightyApe, but downsized to a case where I needed a smaller cooler. I was able to buy the Shadow Rock LP on sale, so if you get the opportunity to as well, it may work wonders depending on your case.First of all, it had a very similar mounting procedure to the Pure Rock, so helped when installing it. Even to someone new to Be Quiet! cooler mounting, their AMD mounting is surprisingly easy, just can be a little tedious. There isn't much you can do wrong lolThe fan is exceptionally quiet, even at high rpm. Even if you do want to upgrade to a static pressure radiator type fan in the future, the fan mounting will be the same.Even with the fan curve needing to be higher than the Pure Rock, the temps will still be higher, due to the smaller size of the heatsink. Of couse, this depends on each CPU, and overclock, but has a high tdp anyway.Overall, would recommend!

Nice, but fussy installation

Overall, a nice, quiet, low profile cooler. Most of installation was very smooth (provided guides are easy to follow, even for this first-timer). However, the screws that secure the heatsink down onto the motherboard are really short, and holding the mounting bracket in place and trying to screw it in was like holding down both sides of a seesaw and trying to get them to both reach the ground. I may have spent an hour or more on installation. I put this in a mini ITX build, and as with many other mini ITX boards, the RAM and fan headers are right next to the CPU. With the way this heatsink extends over the board, it only barely cleared the small heatsinks on the RAM, and plugging in the fan headers was a small battle in patience and precision. Luckily, I have very ... MoreOverall, a nice, quiet, low profile cooler. Most of installation was very smooth (provided guides are easy to follow, even for this first-timer). However, the screws that secure the heatsink down onto the motherboard are really short, and holding the mounting bracket in place and trying to screw it in was like holding down both sides of a seesaw and trying to get them to both reach the ground. I may have spent an hour or more on installation. I put this in a mini ITX build, and as with many other mini ITX boards, the RAM and fan headers are right next to the CPU. With the way this heatsink extends over the board, it only barely cleared the small heatsinks on the RAM, and plugging in the fan headers was a small battle in patience and precision. Luckily, I have very small, nimble fingers, so I managed. However, I will need to remove this cooler if I ever want to replace the RAM. It's small and powerful, but I would not buy this again for another mini ITX build for sure.

Puzzling assembly

The lack of instructions may sound not too bad, but this thing is an absolute riddle to figure out without them. Would NOT advise for a first time builder. With the years I have in this stuff, it still took me over an hour to figure it out and correctly attach it. A very complex assembly and installation. The board it went on seems DOA so I cannot attest to the cooling properties. The install situation is enough, alone, to warrant the 3-egg score. I almost went 2. It was quite frustrating.