International Press Newsletter
Press Newsletter 04-2014
 
 
 
Content
Platinum and Speed Award for the Dark Power Pro 550W
Dark Rock Pro 3 receives Gold Award
Gold Award for the Power Zone 750W
Pure Power 430W CM in the PC Games Hardware special issue
SilentWings 2 and Pure Wings 2, two good options
Full compatibility and high performance
Price-Performance Award for the Power Zone 650W
SFX POWER 2 and TFX POWER 2, what a good surprise
Hexus gives Recommended Award to Dark Rock Pro 3
Video review of the DC 1
Shadow Rock Slim reaches perfect score at Tech-Fire review
Quiet, powerful and compact CPU cooler
Solid CPU cooler
PCGH explains PSU technology with be quiet! products
Straight Power 580W impresses and wins Gold Award
Quality at the highest level
SFX POWER 2 granted with a silver award
SFX POWER 2 convinced in ComputerBase round-up
High quality CPU cooler
Power Zone 650W receives Gold Award
Silent Wings 2 secures a Gold Award in comparison review
 
 
Platinum and Speed Award for the Dark Power Pro 550W

Award Fabrik absolutely convinced

After an extensive review of the German online magazine Award Fabrik the Dark Power Pro 550W won the Platinum and the Speed Award.

“The Dark Power Pro 550W is one of the best so far tested power supplies. The enthusiast will currently hardly find a better PSU.”

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Dark Rock Pro 3 receives Gold Award

PC Boost has reviewed the Dark Rock Pro 3

The French web site PC Boost has reviewed the Dark Rock Pro 3. Perfect combination of ultimate performances and silence, it has been granted with a Gold Award.

“The Dark Rock Pro 3 is the best performing and most silent CPU cooler on the air cooling market at the moment.”

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Gold Award for the Power Zone 750W

Gamezoom recommends it to buyers

The editors of the Austrian online magazine Gamezoom have given the Gold Award to the Power Zone 750W. The editors were impressed by the quality and the performance of the PSU.

“Despite the fair price, the Power Zone 750W performed very well in our test center. The new be quiet! PSU scores with a clean finish, high quality components and a fully modular cable management. In short: it's a brilliant choice for gamers and overclockers.”

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Pure Power 430W CM in the PC Games Hardware special issue

PSU works in DIY performance system

The editors of the PC Games Hardware special issue have choosen the Pure Power 430W CM in an article on building a price-performance PC. Decisive for the choice were the performance, as well as the modular cable management. 

“The power supply is a be quiet! Pure Power with a nominal capacity of 430 W. This is more than enough power for our system and guarantees a stable operation. Also a more energy efficient and thus quieter operation is secured thanks to 80 plus bronze certification. Keep it neat inside, we opted for the version with cable management.”

 
 
SilentWings 2 and Pure Wings 2, two good options

Modding.fr has reviewed the SilentWings 2 and Pure Wings 2

The French site Modding.fr has reviewed the SilentWings 2 and Pure Wings 2. Highlighting the impressive cooling performances of the two models, the editor is clearly explaining the added value of each series.

“On one hand, we have a great fan, with a complete bundle, on the other hand, we have a basic fan, doing simply the essential, cooling efficiently!”

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Full compatibility and high performance

Video review of Shadow Rock Slim

DawidN20 presented on his YouTube channel Shadow Rock Slim review. Performance, quiet fan, full compatibility and small size of the cooler ensure YouTuber recommendation.

“The cooler is just made perfect. It is the highest class in terms of cooling.”

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Price-Performance Award for the Power Zone 650W

Review at Allround-PC

The Power Zone 650W has won the Price-Performance Award of the German online magazine Allround-PC. In the review, the PSU showed no weaknesses.

With the Power Zone 650W be quiet! has a very good mid-range PSU in the range of their products. The Power Zone 650W has many features from the premium segment. Therefore we give a clear recommendation.

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SFX POWER 2 and TFX POWER 2, what a good surprise

Modding.fr has reviewed the SFX POWER 2 and TFX POWER 2

The French site Modding.fr has reviewed the SFX POWER 2 and TFX POWER 2. Voltage stability and pricing have been rewarded with a gold award.

“be quiet! has done a very good job on these 2 compact PSUs.”

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Hexus gives Recommended Award to Dark Rock Pro 3

Editors are impressed by performance

The English online magazin HEXUS has given it's Recommended Award to the Dark Rock Pro 3. The Editors are euphoric about the cooling performance and the design.

“The result is an evolutionary design that's highly efficient, remarkably quiet and ideally suited to enthusiast builders looking to construct a near-silent rig.”

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Video review of the DC 1

CazuaLLUK praises useful spatula

In a more than five-minute-long video, the British Youtube reviewer CazuaLLUK presented the heat-conductive paste DC1. There was special praise here for the supplied spatula.

“The spatula allows it to apply a very thin layer of thermal paste on the CPU. This is something that I really like.”

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Shadow Rock Slim reaches perfect score at Tech-Fire review

Cooler convinces in all categories

The German online magazine Tech-Fire has given it's highest award to the Shadow Rock Slim. The Shadow Rock Slim convinced the editorial in all tested categories to the fullest.

“The aim to achieve optimum cooling power at a low noise level in smaller size was perfectly achieved by be quiet!.”

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Quiet, powerful and compact CPU cooler

Shadow Rock Slim – Super Product

User Diego_90 has tested Shadow Rock Slim CPU cooler on polish benchmark.pl blog. Product has been rated maximum 5/5 points because of: perfect price/performance ratio, silence, design and high quality workmanship.

“Shadow Rock Slim is a very interesting and reliable product. Performance is very good, and silence, quality and scope of delivery deserve praise.”

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Solid CPU cooler

Uboxing video of Dark Rock 3

Polish Youtuber ToxicViperTV presented the advantages of CPU cooler Dark Rock 3 in an over 8-minute video.

“CPU cooler presents great. The design should fit most midi tower cases - this is definitely an advantage.”

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PCGH explains PSU technology with be quiet! products

Advantages of the modular cable management in the focus

In the 02/2014 special issue of PC Games Hardware the editors devoted an article to the power supply technology. With examples of be quiet! power supplies the advantages of the modular cable management were discussed.

“Modern ATX power supplies are offered not only in different power levels, they also differ in the equipment. Medium voltage transformers are equipped with modular parts and high end power supplies with full modular cable management.”

 
 
Straight Power 580W impresses and wins Gold Award

Award Fabrik inspired by the performance

The Straight Power 580W convinced the editorial staff of the German online magazine Award Fabrik with its high end features to an entry-level price.

“The Straight Power series with the here tested 580W variant manages the balancing between an affordable but quality entry and absolute high end. It is very quiet and the performances convinces.”

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Quality at the highest level

Unboxing video of Dark Rock Pro 3

Polish Youtuber DawidN20 presented in detail top CPU cooler from Dark Rock series together with all elements included in the scope of delivery.

“Quality is at the highest level and it's hard to find any cons.”

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SFX POWER 2 granted with a silver award

Cowcotland has reviewed the SFX Power 2

The French site Cowcotland has reviewed the SFX POWER 2. The editor has highly appreciated its finition, efficiency and reasonable price, granting it with a silver award.

“This new compact PSU is doing the job at a very reasonable price.”

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SFX POWER 2 convinced in ComputerBase round-up

Editor emphasises numerous enhancements

The SFX  POWER 2 300W convinced in a round-up test of the German magazine ComputerBase. The editorial praises the improvements compared to its predecessor.

“Readings are OK, the ATX specification is always respected. In addition, the SFX POWER 2 is always quieter than its predecessor. The improvements in the volume are solid in the upper load range.”

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High quality CPU cooler

FastPC recommends Dark Rock Pro 3

Polish FastPc appreciated the quality and performance of Dark Rock Pro 3 CPU cooler. The product has received recommendation and performance and quality awards.

“It is a very successful product, it will be ideal for those seeking silence and high performance.”

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Power Zone 650W receives Gold Award

Award Fabrik praises price/performance ratio

In a review of the German online magazine Award Fabrik the Power Zone 650W convinced the editorial staff and was awarded with Gold.

“The favorable Power Zone 650W scores with a good price/performance ratio.”

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Silent Wings 2 secures a Gold Award in comparison review

BlackHoletec is enthusiastic

In a comparative test of the Belgium online magazine BlackHoletec the Silent Wings 2 in the 140 mm variant has won a Gold Award. The combination of the low noise level and the strong cooling performance convinced the editor.

“When it really needs to come down to one winner, we need to choose the Silent Wings as winner for looks and design. I'll recommend the Silent Wings 2 from be quiet!.”

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