Best Casefan (Series) 2014 goes to be quiet!

Hardware.info has concluded their Awards 2014 and be quiet! has managed to snatch the winning award for the Best Casefan (Series) with the Silent Wings 2. That's the second year that be quiet! wins this coveted award.

“Like last year, the be quiet! Silent Wings 2 series wins the Hardware.Info Award for best casefans of the year. These silent fans of the German manufacturer remain as popular as ever.”

First be quiet! case receives a Recommended Award

Dutch online authority Guru3D has reviewed the be quiet! Silent Base 800. This first case has received a positive rating due to its design, feature set and most importantly, the low noise levels. All in all, the case has left a favorable impression and is awarded with the Guru3D Recommended logo.

“For their first ever chassis, I feel that be quiet! has done a very nice job with the Silent Base 800. It's a well designed product with nice aesthetics and a good feature set. But most important is the factor mentioned in the naming, it is a very silent product.”

Performance and noise levels convince

The German online magazine Tech-Review has subjected the be quiet! Pure Power L8 530W to a detailed test and gave a lot of praise to this power supply. Especially the quiet cooling performance convinced them, which is why the Pure Power L8 530W was awarded the Silent Award.

“In terms of volume development be quiet! does justice to its name, which we reward with a good Silent Award.”

Entry-level be quiet!-cooler scores 9 out of 10

The Danish online magazine ElektronikTest.dk has reviewed the new entry-level be quiet!-cooler, Pure Rock. The reviewer has positive notes on the design, performance and mounting. In this extensive review, the Pure Rock is awarded with 9 out of 10 points.

“So we came to my final conclusion of this cooler, and I must admit that I find it performs excellently, when we just remember that it is an entry-level cooler.”

Top scores in all tests convince the editors

The German online magazine hardwarepoint.de has published an excellent testimony of the Dark Rock 3. The be quiet!-cooler scored great marks in all the tests and rightly deserved the coveted Gold Award.

“be quiet! succeeded in a complete package with the Dark Rock 3. The cooler fits almost all bases. The Silent Wings fan does its work pleasantly quiet. The cooling capacity is more than adequate and with its thoroughly dark or black finish this singletower is an easy fit for any computer system, whether for gamers, modders or hardware enthusiasts.”

Great unique case with excellent performance

The Danish online magazine ElektronikTest has published a 5-page review including video of the Silent Base 800, the first be quiet!-case. The reviewer has given the case a favorable review, calling it a stand-out case, solid and strong, and killing most of the noise. The case is rewarded 8 out of 10 points, which means a Silver Award.

“I must admit that they did a pretty good job. I had honestly expected that there was a little more focus on cooling, but with that is said, it is quite well done and good looking. I like the design that Bequiet have chosen to go with, and it looks good with the forms, that the case has.”

Much praise for performance and build quality

The Polish portal pcfoster.pl has reviewed the latest  cooler from be quiet! the Pure Rock. The author of the test highlighted the good performance and high work culture of the product. Attention was also on the good quality of the hardware. In total the Pure Rock received the Recommended Award.

“The quality of the be quiet! cooler deserves praise and this is generally the product worth considering when we will change the existing cooling.”

Silver Award for be quiet! Pure Wings 2

The Dutch online/print magazine Hardware.info has published an extensive review of 103 casefans with a 120 mm diameter. be quiet! is represented with five different models, of which one has received a Silver Award: the Pure Wings 2. According to the reviewer, the Pure Wings 2 is one of the quietest affordable coolers on the market. 

“For those who are after a fan that is as quiet as possible, we find the be quiet! Pure Wings 2 to be a good and affordable choice.”

Nikktech takes a closer look at the Straight Power 10 CM 800W

Thanks to its performance, features and very reasonable price the Straight Power 10 800W semi-modular PSU secures the Golden Award.

“As far back as I can remember be quiet! has never failed us with any of their products whether we're talking about a power supply unit or a CPU cooler so whenever we test something by them we don't expect anything less.”

Bronze Award for System Power 7

The Dutch online/print magazine Hardware.info is ending the year with an extensive look at 40 power supplies in the 500-to-550 Watt range. be quiet! has four entries: the Straight Power 10, Straight Power 9, Pure Pure L8 and the System Power 7. This last PSU has earned the Bronze Award.

“The be quiet! System Power 7 500W is efficient, offers stable voltages at maximum load, is quiet when not fully stressed and can be bought for around 55 euro: a well-earned Bronze Award.”

Detailed introduction of product features

The important German computer magazine c't has written a detailed article about the Silent Base 800. The author focused on the great variability and operating principle of the first be quiet!-casing. Special praise was given for its flawless manufacturing.

“The no-frills big-tower is constructed without flaws, all air inlets have been equipped with easy-to-maintain dust filters.”

Performance, finish and assembly earn praise

The German online magazine Hardwareluxx has reviewed the Dark Rock 3 and showered it with praise. The reviewer was happy with the performance, finish and assembly. The be quiet!-cooler also performed satisfactory during the noise level measurements.

“The finish of the cooling body and accessoires is of the highest level and at no time during the review it gave us any reason for criticism. It's rare to get a silent air cooler like this in our test system - unwanted noise is something alien to the Dark Rock 3.”

Editors introduce first be quiet!-case in video report

The German online and print magazine PC Games Hardware has introduced the first be quiet!-case in a detailed video report. The editor pointed out all the important features of the Silent Base 800 in this video.

“Even to look at, the Silent Base 800 is a really pretty case. ”

Hardware.info names System Power 7 as perfect PSU

The Dutch online/print magazine Hardware.info has published an article on building the perfect budget all-round PC. In it, they point to the be quiet! System Power 7 350W as the perfect power supply for such a build, due to its high efficiency and low noise levels.

“The System Power 7 350W is an excellent 350W PSU with a good efficiency and low noise levels. Yet it is an affordable power supply, which is why we awarded it with our Bronze Award in our power supply comparison earlier this year. be quiet! has equipped this PSU with a PEG-connector, so you can always upgrade to an entry-level graphics card.”

MDI uses high-end be quiet! PSU for high-performance, efficient workstation

The creative weblog "Meer Der Ideen" (Sea Of Ideas) utilizes the Dark Rock Pro 10 850 Watt on grounds of efficience, performance and low noise levels for a high-performance workstation build, and introduces the power supply in a video.

“The be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 PSU with 850W offers enough performance for demanding hardware and thanks to its 80Plus Platinum certification, it does the job extreme energy efficient.”

Fashouyou from China had a closer look at the Silent Base 800 and loves everything about it

After testing the case the reviewer found out that the silent concept works out really well. The system was much quieter than usual. In addition to that they really liked the color concept with the orange elements which isn't very wide spread these days.

“be quiet! designed the Silent Base 800 with an ultra silent concept and great looks which we really like.”

Dark Power Pro 10 and Power Zone get tested at AwesomeSauce Youtube channel

Both power supplies were completely introduced and the unrivaled quality stood out instantly. The vast amount of cables was also introduced, besides the low noise operation of these units.

“By taking full ownership of their products, be quiet! aims to provide an uncompromised power solution and after reviewing their Dark Rock 3 CPU cooler things were looking optimistic. Both of the units offer outstanding build quality.”

Linus Tech Tips chooses Dark Rock Pro 3 and Silent Base 800

Youtube-Star Linus Tech Tips has set out to build the ultimate silent gaming rig and was very happy with the Silent Base 800 and Dark Rock Pro 3. The whole system came out to generate just 24dB(A) under full load.

“It's the newest and most exciting silent case on the market right now!”

Overclockers from the USA test the Straight Power 10 700W CM

Overclockers tested the unit under heavy conditions and found it meets easily the 80 PLUS Gold certification. The overall performance is equally great and the unit keeps silent under usual loads.

“The performance of the Straight Power 10 CM 700W unit that we reviewed here today is very good overall. It has excellent voltage regulation, efficiency that easily meets the 80Plus Gold standards and the unit operates quietly while not heavily loaded.”

MyTech uses be quiet!-PSU for gaming PC tutorial

MyTech has published a video tutorial on how to build a game PC and uses a be quiet! Straight Power 10 500 Watt as their power supply.

Performance and quiet operation impress reviewer

The portal FrazPC conducted a comparative test of the Pure Rock, the latest cooler from be quiet!. The author emphasised the compact overall dimensions of the Pure Rock. He also appreciated the high level of performance and the silent work of the fan.

“What distinguishes the latest be quiet! cooler is certainly a small footprint and a downright delicious fan.”