International Press Newsletter
Press Newsletter 01/2015
 
 
 
Content
Silent Base 800 reaches testing victory at PCGH
Polish review of Straight Power 10 500W CM
Pure Rock, almost perfect
Two awards for Dark Power Pro 10 550 Watt
10 out of 10 points for Dark Power Pro 10 1000W
Bronze Award for Silent Base 800
Silent Base 800 receives Silver Award
Silent Base 800 scores 88 out of 100 points
Gold Award for the be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 850W
Recommendation in Greece
A solid recommendation from Neoseeker
Editor’s Choice at HitechLegion
Gold Award for Silent Base 800
Straight Power 10 CM wins Silver Award from PC Perspective
Straight Power 10 convinces 3DGameman
be quiet! Silent Base 800-debut on the market
Silent Base 800, a very good case
The Straight Power 10 is outstanding
Two awards for the Pure Rock
ThinkComputers recommends the Pure Rock
Hardware-Test reviews Silent Base 800
Hardware.info recommends Pure Power L8 400W
Dark Rock 3 in extensive video review
System Power 7 300 Watt as great alternative
Hardware.info recommends System Power 7 300W
CHIP chooses high-quality be quiet!-products
Dans Tech unboxes and reviews Dark Rock Pro 3
Hardware.info recommends be quiet! for home server
Straight Power 10 700W CM, an excellent choice
Vlogger Dawidn20v2 unboxing the latest be quiet!-case
Fan specialist Thermalbench tests SilentWings 2 120mm PWM
Jerry Neutron takes a look at the Power Zone 650W
TimmyTechTV is thrilled about the Dark Rock Pro 3 CPU cooler
Good performance against the competition
Quieter than almost anything else
Silent Base 800 called Outstanding
A very solid option
 
 
Silent Base 800 reaches testing victory at PCGH

be quiet!-case is victorious in group test

In an extensive round-up the German PC Games Hardware has reviewed six current, insulated pc-cases and declares the be quiet! Silent Base 800 to be the winner. For this reason, the case receives the Top Product Award.

“Silent and excellent cooling test winner”

 
 
Polish review of Straight Power 10 500W CM

Hardware test on the infobit.pl portal

Portal infobit.pl published a full review of the latest PSU from be quiet! The article drew attention to the high performance and excellent stability of the Straight Power 10 500W. The author also appreciates the high standard of craftsmanship as well as the cable management. The PSU receives a recommendation from the editorial office of infobit.pl and a Silent Award.

“We can fully recommend this PSU for those people, who are looking for an especially quiet equipment.”

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Pure Rock, almost perfect

PC Comparatif has reviewed the Pure Rock

The French magazine PC Comparatif has reviewed the be quiet! Pure Rock. Thanks to its good manufacturing quality, its cooling performance and its very attractive price, it has been rated with 4.5 stars. 

“The Pure Rock offers good performances and can easily cool any CPU.”

 
 
Two awards for Dark Power Pro 10 550 Watt

Tech-Review considers be quiet!-PSU to be reference in 500W-market

The German online magazine Tech-Review has reviewed the be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 550 Watt and hands out no less than two awards to this power supply on grounds of its benchmark scores.

“We have awarded this power supply excellent ratings in power factor correction, ripple, voltage regulation and noise level. The P10 550W is one of the quietest power supplies we have ever tested, which we reward with a corresponding award.”

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10 out of 10 points for Dark Power Pro 10 1000W

Gamezoom hands out Platinum Award

Gamezoom has reviewed the be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 and on grounds of the excellent benchmark results this power supply gets a full 10 points. This results in the Platinum Award.

“With the Dark Power Pro 10 1000W, be quiet! gives us one of the best 1000W power supplies on the market.”

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Bronze Award for Silent Base 800

TinySilentPC covers be quiet!-case in video review

The Swedish online magazine TinySilentPC has published a video review of the be quiet! Silent Base 800, praising its high build quailty, good airflow, low noise levels and good cable management. The reviewer rewarded the efforts of be quiet! with a Bronze Award.

“High build quality, quiet & efficient front 2x 140mm fans and good air flow design.”

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Silent Base 800 receives Silver Award

Hardwaremax is convinced by total package of first be quiet!-case

The online magazine Hardwaremax has reviewed the be quiet! Silent Base 800 and especially praises the interior concept, which convinces with its cable management behind the mainboard tray, the easily accessible and removable dust filters and the silicon rails for the hard drives.

“On the whole, the manufacturer has provided a thoughtful and challenging concept. Highlights are the high stability despite the comparatively light weight, the predominantly good cable management, the easily accessible dust filters on all air intakes, and the front door which can be installed in either opening direction. ”

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Silent Base 800 scores 88 out of 100 points

be quiet!-case receives Silver Award from Technic3D

Technik3D has rewarded the be quiet! Silent Base 800 with 88 out of 100 points, on grounds of its production quality, design and featureset. This is good for a Silver Award.

“The Silent Base 800 does it all right. The hard facts, such as manufacturing quality and appearance, speak for themselves. Commendable is the choice for a fancy design, instead of hiding behind the common rectangular shape. The features of this case are in no way impacted by the design.”

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Gold Award for the be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 850W

High-tech power supply with extensive feature set & first-rate efficiency!

HW-Journal has reviewed the be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 850W and is passionate about the power supply. Besides the high quality processing, extremely quiet fan, the cable connectivity and the 80-Plus Platinum certification, the editor mentions the OC-Key and the five-year manufacturer's warranty as positive points in the test.

“Thumbs up! This first-class package is rounded out with a its extravagant extensive package contents and five-year manufacturer's warranty with a 48h pickup service during the first year of purchase.”

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Recommendation in Greece

HWBox tests the Dark Rock 3 and recommends it as high-end cooler

The magazine is very happy with the performance of the cooler and the low noise levels it creates. The fan wouldn’t need to be switched due to its cooling performance and low noise operation.

“The most obvious strength of this cooler is the great looking and the near silent operation.”

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A solid recommendation from Neoseeker

The Pure Rock is on a winning streak

The cooler has proven itself as being more than a simple entry-level cooler. With its results it can well play within the big league of CPU coolers.

“At its price, the performance makes the Pure Rock an excellent choice for any computer user or enthusiast.”

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Editor’s Choice at HitechLegion

The Pure Rock knows how to make an impression

The Pure Rock compared as top of its class against many coolers from the competition. It also comes with an excellent noise/performance ratio.

“The be quiet! Pure Rock is a resounding recipient of Hi Tech Legion’s Editor’s Choice Award and ranks as an absolute top choice in the budget cooling category.”

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Gold Award for Silent Base 800

Gamezoom reviews the first be quiet!-case

The online magazine Gamezoom has reviewed the be quiet! Silent Base 800 in detail, and awards the case with 9 out of 10 points for its features. This means the be quiet!-case walks away with a Gold Award.

“The first case of be quiet! convinces from the start. Besides the obvious pro's, such as the excellent workmanship, generous spaciousness and stylish design, we are also pleased by the noise reducing features (pleasantly quiet fan, decoupling of the hard drives, insulating mats). What also speaks fore the case are the easily removable dust filters and the fair price.”

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Straight Power 10 CM wins Silver Award from PC Perspective

Quiet operation with Straight Power 10

The unit showed very good voltage regulation during the test and PC Perspective was very pleased with the high quality SilentWings 3 fan installed in this unit.

“The new be quiet! Straight Power 10 800W CM power supply is very quiet, virtually silent while operating in the low to mid-power range thanks in large part to the high-quality SilentWings3 cooling fan.”

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Straight Power 10 convinces 3DGameman

3DGameman tests the Straight Power 10 700W CM power supply

3DGameman shot a very nice unboxing and overview video and tests the power supply with his gaming rig where it stays very quiet.

“This is a super sexy power supply!”

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be quiet! Silent Base 800-debut on the market

Video review of the first case from be quiet!

Video blogger "blackwhite" has conducted a review of the Silent Base 800 computer case. The product has been assessed as a successful debut on the market. The author appreciates above all high quality of the workmanship and the materials used for the manufacture, as well as the solutions used to dampen the case.

“be quiet! made a successful debut on the market and stood up to the challenge.”

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Silent Base 800, a very good case

PC Comparatif has reviewed the Silent Base 800

The French magazine PC Comparatif has reviewed the be quiet! Silent Base 800. be quiet! made a success out of his first try in this new field.

“The Silent Base 800 is defintiely a very good case”

 
 
The Straight Power 10 is outstanding

HitechLegion awards the Straight Power 10 with Gold

From a functional standpoint the website didn’t find a single flaw with the be quiet! Straight Power 10 700W CM and the fan kept very quiet throughout testing.

“Looking at the power delivery and stability, the be quiet! Straight Power 10 700W CM was outstanding.”

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Two awards for the Pure Rock

Tech-Critters highly recommends the Pure Rock entry level CPU cooler

The cooler portfolio of be quiet! is growing strong and even with its entry level cooler Pure Rock the company is on a winning streak.

“The be quiet! Pure Rock doesn't seem to be a bad deal if you're looking for a decent CPU cooler with a good noise/performance/price ratio.”

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ThinkComputers recommends the Pure Rock

One of the best coolers in its field

The reviewer was amazed by the easy installation of the be quiet! Pure Rock CPU cooler. Since it is aimed at the entry level, many users installing this cooler might do this for the first time.

“On top of good performance the cooler is extremely quiet during operation, which is great as no one wants their computer to sound like it is about to take off when they are gaming.”

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Hardware-Test reviews Silent Base 800

Decent score for first be quiet! case

The Danish online magazine Hardware-Test (HWT.dk) has published a review on be quiet!'s first case, the Silent Base 800. The reviewer is satisfied with the case, especially its technology and assembly techniques, although he remarks the case does not reveal new technology or innovation. The case scores 70 out of 100 points.

In short I am very happy about the design, and the functinality inside the case as well when installing hardware. Here be quiet delivers quality as good as the top manufacturers of case's.

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Hardware.info recommends Pure Power L8 400W

Ideal power supply for budget gaming system

Hardware.info has published an article on building the perfect game PC using off-the-shelf components. The be quiet! Pure Power L8 400W is their preferred power supply, even though it lacks modularity.

“Even though not modular, this PSU can deliver its full performance on the 12V rails and the fan isn't noisy at all. Efficiency at lower loads is very good. Add to that the average street price of less than €50 and we have a winner.”

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Dark Rock 3 in extensive video review

be quiet!-cooler convinces Hardware Tech TV with near-perfect offering

In a lengthy video review, the German online magazine Hardware Tech TV introduces the be quiet! Dark Rock 3 and praises the complete package.

“...the Dark Rock 3 convinces like its predecessor with a near-perfect package, which consists of optics, manufacturing, cooling performance and noise levels.”

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System Power 7 300 Watt as great alternative

Computerbase recommends be quiet!-PSU and warns against cheap brands

The German online magazine Computerbase has reviewed seven power supplies from cheap brands and warns against purchasing them. As a usable alternative, it recommends the System Power 7 300W from be quiet!.

“With the be quiet! System Power 7 300 Watt you can purchase a power supply for less than €30, delivering exactly on its promise.”

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Hardware.info recommends System Power 7 300W

Best power supply for entry-level PC

Hardware.info has published an article on building the perfect entry-level PC. In this build, they choose the be quiet! System Power 7 300W as the perfect power supply, due to its performance and low noise level. For those requiring a PEG-connector, they recommend the 350W version.

“The be quiet! System Power 7 300W is extremely nice priced and achieves excellent results in our benchmarks.”

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CHIP chooses high-quality be quiet!-products

“Build your own perfect PC” with Straight Power 10 and Silent Wings 2

In the current issue of CHIP magazine, the editorial staff has built the ‘perfect PC’ and it uses and recommends components from be quiet!. In the current build, they use the Straight Power 10 400W and one Silent Wings 2-cooler with 120mm diameter.

“Our CHIP-recommendation is based on an easy of assembly, easy retrofit and future-proof performance.”

 
 
Dans Tech unboxes and reviews Dark Rock Pro 3

Most advanced air cooler gets excellent results

The Australian Youtube blogger Dans Tech has unboxed the Dark Rock Pro 3, did a video walkthough of the installation in a working system and benchmarked the cooler. The be quiet! cooler actually ran 3 degrees cooler than his favorite cooler. He also praises the build quality and the silence.

“(...) the cooler gets around 72 degrees averaging from all four cores, and that guys, is three degrees better than my [Corsair] H90. Which is pretty damn impressive for an air cooler!”

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Hardware.info recommends be quiet! for home server

Ideal home server uses System Power 7 300W

The online Dutch authority Hardware.info has built the perfect home server from off-the-shelves components. Their choice of power supply was the be quiet! System Power 7 300W, due to its excellent performance for a cheap price.

“Our choice is the cheap be quiet! System Power 7 300W -- its power rating might be overkill, but models with lower specifications are usually much worse.”

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Straight Power 10 700W CM, an excellent choice

Overclocking Made in France has reviewed the Straight Power 10 700W CM

The French web site Overclocking Made in France has reviewed the Straight Power 10 700W CM. A perfect PSU: silent, stable with high quality finish. It has been rated with a 5/5.

“On the fan side, we are just as seduced as ever... voltages are perfectly stable ”

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Vlogger Dawidn20v2 unboxing the latest be quiet!-case

Video from the unpacking of the Silent Base 800

Vlogger Dawidn20v2 presents a short unboxing of the be quiet! Silent Base 800. In his video, the author presents a series of solutions to utilize this case and discusses it's most important characteristics.

“I set a high bar for be quiet!, but knowing this brand, I feel, that they stood up to the challenge once again.”

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Fan specialist Thermalbench tests SilentWings 2 120mm PWM

Impressive silent performance

Extensive testing at Thermalbench has shown that the SilentWings 2 fan is one of the quietest fans out there.

“It’s hard to go wrong with this - especially if you are looking for a silence optimized operation.”

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Jerry Neutron takes a look at the Power Zone 650W

Solid unit with great features

In this beautifully made video review of the Power Zone Jerry shows off the Power Zone 650W power supply and its features.

“The cables are pretty long so you shouldn’t have any problem to install this unit in a larger case.”

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TimmyTechTV is thrilled about the Dark Rock Pro 3 CPU cooler

Awesome for years to come

The reviewer uses the cooler in his upcoming test system and he really likes the aesthetics and cooling performance.

“This will look awesome for years to come, great fans, great cooling technology. It’s gonna be whisper quiet.”

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Good performance against the competition

Frostytech tests the Pure Rock against every single cooler from the competition

Frostytech keeps a cooling database with several hundred entries, which makes it easy to compare coolers against each other. The Pure Rock comes out very well being an entry-level CPU cooler.

“Being that the Pure Rock is a mainstream cooler destined for users on a bit of a budget, we were pleased to see a patch of pre-applied thermal compound on the base.”

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Quieter than almost anything else

Tek Syndicate is wondering why the Straight Power 10 is so quiet

YouTube sensation Tek Syndicate checks the Straight Power 10 and is trying to find out why the unit is so quiet. So they look under the hood and examine the components.

“The fan is moving but… I don’t hear a damn thing!”

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Silent Base 800 called Outstanding

AwesomeSauce Networks tests the Silent Base 800

The reviewer points out various features of the be quiet! Silent Base 800 case including dampening materials and a great internal structure. It is definitely a worthy contender amongst other silent oriented cases.

“From what I can tell you from my brief time with this case I have to applaud be quiet!’s outstanding first attempt at delivering a silent case to market.”

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A very solid option

The Silent Base 800 makes an appearance with Jerry Neutron

According to the reviewer the be quiet! Silent Base 800 might be one of the best cases of 2014 with good space in the interior and great aesthetics.

“The good thing about this case is all of the airflow is channeled towards certain areas, which will help cut down on noise.”

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