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be quiet! Pure Rock 2 vs Enermax ETS-T50 AXE: Comparison

be quiet! Pure Rock 2 and Enermax ETS-T50 AXE separate most on tdp rating: be quiet! Pure Rock 2 at 150 W, Enermax ETS-T50 AXE at 250 W, 40% in favour of Enermax ETS-T50 AXE. Height splits them by another 3%, this time favouring be quiet! Pure Rock 2. They match on 8 other specifications, including cooler type, tower type and tower layout.

be quiet! Pure Rock 2 (Single-Tower Air/4 Heatpipes/120mm PWM Fan/155mm Height/Budget Silent Line)
be quiet!be quiet! Pure Rock 2
Enermax ETS-T50 AXE (Single-Tower Air/5 Heatpipes/Twister Bearing 120mm Fan/154mm Height/Angled Fin Stack)
EnermaxEnermax ETS-T50 AXE

Specs

Specification
be quiet! Pure Rock 2 (Single-Tower Air/4 Heatpipes/120mm PWM Fan/155mm Height/Budget Silent Line)
be quiet! Pure Rock 2
Enermax ETS-T50 AXE (Single-Tower Air/5 Heatpipes/Twister Bearing 120mm Fan/154mm Height/Angled Fin Stack)
Enermax ETS-T50 AXE
Brandbe quiet!Enermax
Cooler TypeAir TowerAir Tower
Seriesbe quiet! Pure Rock 2Enermax ETS-T50 AXE
Tower TypeSingle-TowerSingle-Tower
Height155 mm160 mm-3%
Socket CompatibilityAMD AM4/AM5, Intel LGA1700/1200/115X/2066/2011-3AMD AM5/AM4/AM3+/FM2+/FM1, Intel LGA1851/1700/1200/115X/2066/2011/2011-3/1366
Tower LayoutSingle-TowerSingle-Tower
Fan Count11
TDP Rating150 W-40%250 W
Noise Level26.8 dBA27 dBA+0.2 dBA
RGB LightingNoNo
Cooler Weight580 g860 g
Heatpipe Count45
Base MaterialDirect-Touch CopperDirect-Touch Copper
Fan Size120 mm120 mm
PWM ControlYesYes
Source URLhttps://www.bequiet.com/en/cpucooler/1842https://www.enermax.com/en/products/ets-t50a-dfp

Price comparison

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Verdict

be quiet! Pure Rock 2

7.4 / 10 Expert Rating

A sensible quiet budget cooler for locked mainstream CPUs, not for chasing overclocks.

Enermax ETS-T50 AXE

7.4 / 10 Expert Rating

A solid mid-range single-tower option with a genuinely useful angled-fin design.

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