International Press Newsletter
Issue 12-2011
 
 
 
Content
be quiet! “Dominates" PC Games Hardware Fan Round-up
Straight Power E9 gets good review in the USA, too
"One of the quietest power supplies we have ever tested!"
Straight Power E9 leaves nearly nothing to be desired
"One of the most impressive power supplies we have tested to date"
Straight Power E9 takes front rank in its class
be quiet! performs great in fan roundup
Shadow Wings turned to iceblock
One of the best PSUs in the 400 W region
Top model in user hands
New fan generation leaves good impression on user
"Every year again!"
Straight Power E9 gets price-performance award
Dexgo has nothing to complain about
Users seem to like Straight Power E9
 
 
be quiet! “Dominates" PC Games Hardware Fan Round-up

First places in both 140 mm and 120 mm comparison

The German publication compared the latest PC case fans models from 13 different manufacturers in their January issue. The focus was on the popular 120 mm and 140 mm sizes. Talking about overall standings be quiet! scored first, second and third place in the 140 mm category and first, second, fourth, fifth and ninth place in the 120 mm comparison. They also received three "Top-Produkt" awards

 
 
Straight Power E9 gets good review in the USA, too

Experts from JonnyGuru recommend the new model

JonnyGuru ist one of the most important publications when it comes to reviewing power supplies. It's always a big relief to get a decent conclusion from JonnyGuru. But Straight Power E9 680 W CM did more than decent and got rewarded as a recommendation and scored 9 out of 10 points!

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"One of the quietest power supplies we have ever tested!"

VR-Zone compliments Straight Power E9

The international tram from VR-Zone took a look at the new Straight Power E9 mit 580 watts and cable management. In the end they were pretty content with this product. It scored more than 9 points in nearly every sub category. After all it got a "Good Design" award as well as 9 out of 10 points overall.

“The overall performance of the Straight Power E9 CM 580W was very good, even though the company was obviously biased to make this power supply as quiet as possible. This design clearly sacrificed some of the unit’s thermal performance in order to achieve outstanding acoustics performance, with the Straight Power E9 CM 580W unit being one of the quietest power supplies we have ever tested.”

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Straight Power E9 leaves nearly nothing to be desired

Technic3D gives away Gold and Value Award

The renowned German online magazine Technic3D is always a loyal partner to be quiet! and reviews most of their new products. Just like the Straight Power E9 with 480 watts and cable management, which received a gold and a value award for good performance at a decent price.

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"One of the most impressive power supplies we have tested to date"

British KitGuru examines Straight Power E9

British editors from KitGuru got their hands on the brand new Straight Power generation from be quiet!. The 580 watt model with cable management performed impressive, especially regarding noise levels. So it got rewarded as "Wort buying" and scored 8 out of 10 point.s

“In this regard it is one of the most impressive power supplies we have tested to date, barely registering any noise emissions at all via our test equipment, even when fully loaded.”

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Straight Power E9 takes front rank in its class

Au-Ja! is overwhelmed by efficiency and noise level

German online magazine Au-Ja! is an honest partner to be quiet! and is always trying to keep up with the newest power supplies. So they got their hands on a Straight Power E9 with 580 watts and cable management and found it to be convincingly good, so it received and editor's choice award.

 

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be quiet! performs great in fan roundup

PC-Experience compares ten 140 mm fans

German online publication PC-Experience compared ten 140 Millimeter fans against each other. Of course, be quiet! took part in this roundup with its brand new Silent Wings 2. In the end, the Silent Wings 2 was among the few fans who received a gold award.

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Shadow Wings turned to iceblock

User makes fan reach its limits

User "Jarafi" from PCGH community had something special in mind, when he reviewed the new fan series from be quiet!. He soaked the fan in water and put it in the freezer so it became a solid iceblock. After unfreezing the fan, it still worked flawlessly. He also made some interesting pictures of the fan showing airflow characteristics using smoke.

 

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One of the best PSUs in the 400 W region

German PC-Experience is very much satisfied

German online magazine PC-Experience used to test other be quiet! power supplies before, so they had a good reference to compare the new Straight Power E9. In the end they were really satisfied and handed out their technology award in gold.

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Top model in user hands

Silent Wings 2 performs good in usertest

Silent Wings 2 is the top model case fan from be quiet! and as always, the company tries to get the product in the hands of real users to receive special feedback. User "Jarafi" from the PCGH community recommended the Silent Wings 2 categorically.

 

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New fan generation leaves good impression on user

User reviews Shadow Wings and Silent Wings 2

As always, be quiet! tries to get into direct contact with customers and sends out some early product samples to enthusiastic users. In this case "TheUrbanNinja" from the Hardwareluxx community was among the lucky ones and compared both new models in different versions with some competitors.

 

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"Every year again!"

Hardwarelabs gives away an editor's choice award

German online magazine Hardwarelabs used their christmas holidays to check out the brandnew Straight Power E9 with 580 watts and cable management. As expected, it performed really good again and received an editor's choice award.

 

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Straight Power E9 gets price-performance award

Allround-PC compares be quiet! against NZXT and Antec

German online magazine Allround-PC compared three power supplies in december, one of them being a Straight Power E9 with 580 watts. Other competitors were from NZXT and Antec. In the end, be quiet! got rewarded as a price-perfomance winner.

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Dexgo has nothing to complain about

Straight Power E9 remains flawless

German online magazine Dexgo also took the Straight Power E9 for a spin and they were not able to find anything they didn't like. Accordingly they gave away their gold award.

 

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Users seem to like Straight Power E9

User reviews 480 W version at Hardwareluxx forums

be quiet! always treis to send out some early review samples to interested users, to receive direct and honest feedback about a new product. This is how the Straight Power E9 with 480 watts and cable managemen found its way to user "Philipus II" from the Hardwareluxx forums. He was very satisfied with the performance of this PSU and recommends it strongly!

 

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