Dark Rock Pro 4 > NH-D15 ?

[Shadyxi]

Looking at many reviews here is what I found out: (CPU used: i7 4790k)

Noise levels-
Be quiet DRP4: idle-30dba load-31dba

Noctua NH-D15: idle-36dba load-38dba



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Temperatures (Baseline/Defualt)
Be quiet DRP4: idle: 25°C load: 62°C

Noctua NH-D15: idle: 26°C load: 59°C



Temperatures (Overclocked to 4.6Ghz)
Bequiet DRP4 idle: 35°C load: 75°C

Noctua NH-D15: idle: 32°C load: 74°C

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So basically, the dark rock pro 4 beats noctua's nh-d15 in noise levels and noctua slightly beats bequiet in terms of temperature. If I'm going to be building a complete silent system this month using a i7 8700k, is there any reason why I should go with the nh-d15 rather than be quiet? Thank you !

 

[Lutfij]

...is there any reason why I should go with the nh-d15 rather than be quiet?

Case's width/cealearnce issues perhaps?

 

[Shadyxi]

Case's width/cealearnce issues perhaps?

Using this on a Fractal Define R6 with 2x8 Corsair Vengeance LPX. I don't think Im going to be having any issues

 

[Aeacus]

According to the Tom's Hardware review on Dark Rock Pro 4, it performs worse on temps wise than Dark Rock Pro 3 due to the 500 RPM speed cap on 2nd fan,
review: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/be-quiet-dark-rock-pro-4-cpu-cooler,5559-2.html

And in Tom's Hardware review of Dark Rock Pro 3, you'll get a bit worse temps with it than with NH-D15 while noise is about the same level between both of them,
review: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/be-quiet-dark-rock-pro-3-cpu-cooler,4350-2.html