Deciding on whether to buy a product like BE QUIET Dark Rock 135 mm CPU Cooler or perhaps BE QUIET BN282 Straight Power 11 Modular ATX PSU? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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BE QUIET Dark Rock 135 mm CPU Cooler vs BE QUIET BN282 Straight Power 11 Modular ATX PSU

BE QUIET Dark Rock 135 mm CPU Cooler specs

BE QUIET Dark Rock 135 mm CPU Cooler
 BE QUIET BN282 Straight Power 11 Modular ATX PSU specs

BE QUIET BN282 Straight Power 11 Modular ATX PSU
Type: CPU cooler

Form factor: ATX

Size: 135 mm

Modular: Yes

Speed: 1400 rpm

Power: 650 W

Airflow: 67.8 CFM

80 PLUS certification: 80 PLUS Gold

FEATURES

FEATURES

Fan bearing type: Fluid dynamic bearing

Cooling: 135 mm fan

Pin connection: 4

Connections: – 4+4 pin ATX x 1
– 6+2 pin PCIe x 6
– 4 pin peripheral connector x 6
– SATA x 9
– Floppy connector x 1

Fan volume: 26.7 dB

Noise level: 17.52 dB

Other features: – Fin material: Aluminium
– Base material: Copper
– Intel sockets: 775, 1150, 1155, 1156, 1151, 1366, 2011, 2066
– AMD sockets: AM4, AM2, AM2+, AM3, FM1, FM2
– Backplate mounting
– CNC machined CPU contact surface
– Heatpipe diameter: 6.6 mm

MTBF: 100,000 hours

GENERAL

Other features: Energy star 6.1

GENERAL
Colour: Black

Box contents: Be Quiet Dark Rock 135 mm CPU Cooler

Colour: Black

Dimensions: 162.6 x 140 x 108.8 mm (H x W x D)

Box contents: – BeQuiet BN282 Straight Power 11 Modular ATX PSU
– 20+4 pin ATX cable
– 4+4 pin ATX cable
– 6+2 pin PCIe cables x 4
– SATA cables x 9
– 4 pin molex x 6
– Floppy

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 3 years

Dimensions: 160 x 150 x 86 mm (H x W x D)

Weight: 3.57 kg

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 5 years

Price: £74.99

Price: £123

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 9.8 / 10

Review Score: 8.2 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy BE QUIET Dark Rock 135 mm CPU Cooler or BE QUIET BN282 Straight Power 11 Modular ATX PSU, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 77 products in the same category as BE QUIET Dark Rock 135 mm CPU Cooler, which is the PC fans and coolers category. Of these 77 products the average price was £71.97, the most expensive was £339.95 and the cheapest was just £3.95. We then looked at the price of the 33 in the same as the BE QUIET BN282 Straight Power 11 Modular ATX PSU, which of course the average was £109.63, top price was £299.99 and cheapest £34.99.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Be Quiet and Be Quiet, the average was £128.39 for Be Quiet, £128.39 for Be Quiet. The max for each was £249/£249 and minimum was £24.95/£24.95

Price analysis of BE QUIET Dark Rock 135 mm CPU Cooler

Price analysis of BE QUIET BN282 Straight Power 11 Modular ATX PSU

  • BE QUIET Dark Rock 135 mm CPU Cooler
  • Speed: 1400 rpm
  • HS-012-BQ
  • Max noise level: 26.7 dB
  • Max airflow: 67.8 CFM
  • Fluid dynamic bearing
  • Keep your CPU cool, without covering your motherboard with a massive fan or cooling system. The Be Quiet Dark Rock CPU Cooler has a compact design that’s perfect for smaller cases or packed PCs, gives you great cooling with two powerful heat sinks, and (of course) is super quiet. Simple as that.
  • Product codes: 4260052184233
  • BE QUIET BN282 Straight Power 11 Modular ATX PSU
  • 80 PLUS Gold
  • 135mm fan
  • Upgrade your build and get straight forward, reliable power with the BeQuiet BN282 Straight Power 11 Modular ATX PSU.With enough PCIe connectors to double up your graphics as well as add a great sound card, the BN282 has the power to run your dream build. With an 80 PLUS Gold certification, the Straight Power 11 PSU boasts a super high efficiency of 93%. And because the PSU has been paired with a 135 mm SilentWings fan, your PC will run with practically no noise. So it won’t disturb you when you’re taking a break from your game to catch up on Netflix.With a massive 5 year warranty, you’ve got peace of mind that you wont need to worry about replacing your PSU for ages, even if you upgrade other components.
  • Product codes: 4260052185773

What’s better BE QUIET Dark Rock 135 mm CPU Cooler or BE QUIET BN282 Straight Power 11 Modular ATX PSU?

There are obviously a number of differences between BE QUIET Dark Rock 135 mm CPU Cooler and BE QUIET BN282 Straight Power 11 Modular ATX PSU, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £74.99 cost of BE QUIET Dark Rock 135 mm CPU Cooler is closer to the expectation you had than the £123 pricep point of BE QUIET BN282 Straight Power 11 Modular ATX PSU.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between BE QUIET Dark Rock 135 mm CPU Cooler and BE QUIET BN282 Straight Power 11 Modular ATX PSU. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that BE QUIET Dark Rock 135 mm CPU Cooler scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas BE QUIET BN282 Straight Power 11 Modular ATX PSU scores out of 10 from reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your PC fans and coolers as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



BE QUIET Dark Rock 135 mm CPU Cooler



Rating:
9.33 out of
10