Overclocking has published a review of the Pure Rock 3 Black cooling unit from be quiet!. The review begins with a general presentation of the features and a video unboxing of the ventirad. It then moves on to the physical characteristics, finishes, radiator, base, fan, and more. It describes the level of finish as ‘excellent’ and highlights the ventirad's slim profile, which is not uncommon from be quiet! Then it's on to the assembly, which he describes as simple. Then came the cooling, speed and noise tests on AMD and Intel processors. Despite its slim heatsink, the cooling unit proves to be a formidable challenger on the AM5 socket’, as it “stands up to heatsinks that are sometimes much bigger than it at full speed”. At the end of the review, the media gave it 2 excellent awards, a Platinum award for an AMD processor and a Gold award for an Intel processor.