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Pure Rock 3 Black Spec and Price in the United States
Air
be quiet!'s entry tower, rated at 190 W. Four direct-touch heatpipes, an electrophoresis-finished aluminium fin stack and one 120 mm Pure Wings 3 fan on a rifle bearing running to 2000 rpm at a quoted 31.2 dB(A). It stands 154 mm tall and weighs 570 g, roughly half the Dark Rock 5. Thermal paste comes pre-applied and the mounting kit covers both Intel and AMD.
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- Pure Rock 3 Black
March 25, 202631 capturestoday · $37.90
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Specifications
- Cooler type
- Air
- Noise
- 31.2 dBA
- Fans
- 1
- Fan size
- 120 mm
- Warranty
- 3 years
- Height
- 154 mm
- Socket support
- AM5, AM4, LGA1851, LGA1700, LGA1200, LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155
- TDP rating
- 190 W
- Max fan speed
- 2000 RPM
- Bearing
- Rifle
- Heatpipes
- 4
- PWM
- Yes
- RGB
- No
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What owners and reviewers say
Summarised from 2 source(s), reviewed September 13, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices
Commonly praised
- Decent thermal performance for a budget single-tower cooler, supporting current sockets.
- Good noise performance with a standard fan connector at a fair price.
- Owners describe installation as quick and easy, aided by the pre-applied thermal paste and the secondary mounting bracket.
- Owners report large drops in CPU temperature compared with the stock cooler, including on a Ryzen 9.
- It is repeatedly called quiet, with owners noting it stays quiet even at full fan speed.
- Several owners consider it good value for the cooling it delivers.
Commonly criticised
- Not designed for heavy loads; it could not handle a very high-power load.
- One owner reports a mounting screw snapping during installation without over-tightening.
- Another finds the wire-clip fan mounting awkward to set up.
Sources behind this summary
- enostech.com
- Newegg — 5 out of 5 (16 ratings), as of September 15, 2026
Sources
Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.