PSU at its best

Charle's Tech reviews Pure Power 11 CM 700W. The journalist appreciates its black cables as well as the overall manufacturing quality and performance. Overclocking capabilities are also praised. It all adds up to a rating of 4,8 stars out of 5.

“This be quiet! Pure Power 11 700W is top-notch. It perfectly delivers at an affordable price.”

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Pure Power 11 500W in the best and fastest 900-euro gaming PC

The German YouTube channel KreativEcke has once again published a gaming PC build guide. The latest video shows the best and fastest PC for games for around 900 euros. Regarding the power supply the YouTuber once again went with be quiet!. The Pure Power 11 500W convinces with 80Plus Gold certification, DC-DC technology and black, sleeved cables.

“be quiet! have really put out something neat with this power supply.”

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Testing the modular PSU in the popular forum

Blogger DELSANCHO has published a review of the be quiet! Pure Power series on one of the most popular IT portals IXBT.com. The be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 700W impressed the author with low ripple, good voltage stability, high-quality components, as well as a silent cooling system, and an attractive design.

“This is still an excellent PSU with good electrical parameters, silent operation, and high build quality.”

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PC case review by Romanian media

Romanian lab501 has recently tested the new Silent Base 601 Window. The PC case received a lot of positive comments.

“The be quiet! Silent Base 601 Window is a quality, silent and spacious case that strives for a simple and stylish design and is easy to adjust towards any set up.”

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Video review of Pure Base 600

HCL.hr team has published an unboxing video on their YouTube channel. They presented the Pure Base 600 Window with all its advantages.

“If you are thinking about setting up you own PC for the first time, here's a video that can help you a bit - at least with the choice of PC case.”

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Gaming portal presents the Pure Base 600

Croatian gaming portal HCL.hr has published an unboxing video of the be quiet! Pure Base 600 presenting all the advantages of this PC case.

“If you are thinking about setting up you own PC for the first time, here's a video that can help you a bit - at least with the choice of PC case.”

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Testing the powerful CPU cooler from be quiet!

The results of the detailed testing of the processor cooler Dark Rock 4 were published at one of the most popular Russian forums - the DNS Club of Experts. The author notes on the stylish appearance of the cooler, the excellent workmanship, quiet operation and the high cooling performance.

“In general, the be quiet! Dark Rock 4 turned out to be a good-quality air cooling system with a bias towards quiet operation.”

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Recommended Hardware award for the new be quiet! fans

In addition to a recently published video review, TweakPC has written a detailed review of the new be quiet! Shadow Wings 2 fans on its website. The models 120mm (PWM) and 140mm (PWM) were tested, and all versions earn the recommended hardware award as great case fans for silent fans.

“The new Shadow Wings 2 are therefore one of the first places to go for silent freaks who are primarily looking for a quiet case fan.”

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You can't hear a thing

Modding.fr reviews Shadow Wings 2. Journalist is thrilled by its silence, its overall cooling performance, and its sober design. Its simple mounting system, as well as material quality, are also praised. The fan receives a 5 stars award. 

“They are the champions of silence! The ear must be glued near the blades to hear the noise generated by their movement, even at full speed. ”

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Recommended top-class award for be quiet!

The german website hardwareinside has published a review of the new be quiet! Shadow Wings 2 120mm PWM fan. According to the editors the device convinces with great build quality and enormous performance. But the fan still works very quietly, which is why hardwareinside finally gives the recommended top-class award.

“With the Shadow Wings 2 be quiet! managed to build a really good fan.”

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Testing the modular PSU from be quiet!

The be quiet! PSU Pure Power 11 CM 700W has been thoroughly tested in the laboratory of the portal i2hard.ru. The author notes on the high-quality components, the silent fan, the excellent 80PLUS Gold efficiency, the highly stable operation under various loads, and the convenience of the modular cable system.

“The be quiet! Pure Power 11 series is a great option for entry-level and mid-range PC systems.”

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Price/performance award for the new be quiet! fan

The Gamezoom team from Austria has published a review of the new be quiet! fan Shadow Wings 2 140mm PWM. As with the first generation, the very good build quality, the solid cooling performance and the fair price are some of the most important aspects to Gamezoom. All in all, the fan thus secures the price/performance award.

“The second generation of Shadow Wings fans will also convince price-conscious silent users right away.”

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120mm and 140mm PWM models from be quiet! are rock-solid case fans

Hardwareluxx tested the PWM versions of be quiet!'s new Shadow Wings 2 in sizes 120mm and 140mm. Both models perform great as case fans and score with low noise. At their minimum speeds the fans work almost silently.

“If you are not dependent on maximum cooling performance, the Shadow Wings 2 will ultimately be rock-solid case fans that never really become intrusive and also work whisper quietly in the lower speed range.”

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How to cool your Ryzen 7 2700 chip?

LeMondeInformatique published an articles with a new Ryzen 7 2700X build. The journalist claims this chip needs a performing watercooling system to be intensively used so for this purpose he went for the be quiet! Silent Loop. 

“Watercooling systems, like the be quiet! Silent Loop, are recommended for intensive use of the Ryzen 2700X chip”

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All models reviewed, Editor's Choice awarded

eTeknix has published a review of the Shadow Wings 2 family of fans, consisting of the 120mm, 120mm PWM, 140mm, and 140mm PWM SKUs. The editor agrees that these fans are the quietest he's ever heard, and that the pricing is attractive enough. The fans series receives an Editor's Choice award.

“[...] the Shadow Wings 2 range certain fulfils the remit. Not only that though, but even in terms of aesthetics (and yes, there isn’t an RGB in sight) the fans rippled wing design and even the basic outlay of the fans look fantastic. If you’re in the market for an upgrade to your chassis fans, we would wholeheartledly recommend these!”

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Smaller of the new be quiet! fans also wins Silber and Silent Tipp award

Not only the 140mm model, but also the Shadow Wings 2 120mm PWM was tested at Mod Your Case. Once again the editors praise the very good build quality and, in view of the very quiet operation due to the anti-vibration mounts give it their Silent Tipp and Silber award.

“With the Shadow Wings 2 120mm PWM be quiet! has extended its Shadow Wings fan series with a new 140mm PWM fan, which in our test not only convinced with very good build quality, but also with a very low noise level.”

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The be quiet! case on the forums of the Club of Experts

Detailed testing of the be quiet! Silent Base 801 Window was published on one of the most popular Russian forums - the DNS Experts club. The author of the article notes on the sleek appearance, high quality materials, excellent compatibility and support of the almost all modern hardware, as well as the quiet and efficient operation of the cooling system.

“The mid-tower case be quiet! Silent Base 801 Window pleased with its quiet operation.”

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The Rolls Royce of fans

Comptoir-Hardware reviews the latest Shadow Wings 2 fans and highlights their strengths including top-notch finishes, low noise pollution, and an affordable price. 

“If you are looking for new fans to reduce noise pollution, we can only strongly recommend the Shadow Wings 2 from be quiet!, which are always very effective in terms of silence and whose price is more than reasonable given the manufacturing quality”

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Silber and Silent Tipp awards for be quiet!

The Shadow Wings 2 140mm PWM was tested in depth at Mod Your Case. In addition to the excellent build quality, the fan is also very quiet, not least thanks to the anti-vibration mounts, which is why the editors present the fan with the both the Silent Tipp and the Silber award.

“With the Shadow Wings 2 140mm PWM be quiet! has extended its Shadow Wings fan series with a new 140mm PWM fan, which in our test not only convinced with very good build quality, but also with a very low noise level.”

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Testing the flagship air cooler from be quiet!

The popular IT portal Root-Nation has published a short but very positive review of the newest flagship air cooler from be quiet!. The Dark Rock Pro 4 impressed the author with a great appearance, very high cooling efficiency, great build quality, and silent operation.

“This is probably the most interesting cooler in my entire history of acquaintance with the brand be quiet!.”

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Video review of the be quiet! Dark Rock PRO 4

Serbian Youtuber Vladimir Pejic published a video review of be quiet!'s latest air cooler on his YouTube channel. The results of comparison tests were really good. The Dark Rock PRO 4 was a winner.

“The Dark Rock PRO 4 is certainly one of the most impressive coolers of today.”

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120mm and 140mm PWM and non-PWM models leave an excellent impression

In a video review, TweakPC has examined the entire spectrum of the new be quiet! Shadow Wings 2 fans in more detail. The PWM and non-PWM models in sizes 120mm and 140mm are absolutely recommended for quiet PC systems and leave an excellent overall impression in the test.

“Finally, we can say that the Shadow Wings 2 from be quiet! leave an excellent impression on us in the test.”

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Don't mess with silence

HardwareCooking reviews Shadow Wings 2 120mm PWM and Shadow Wings 2 140mm PWM. After a quick presentation of the technical characteristics and performance tests, the review concludes in a gold award.

“Those be quiet! fans Shadow Wings 2 are indeed particularly quiet. We clearly struggle to hear them with the ambient noise around. From a design point of view, they are thin with plenty of rubber to avoid any possible vibrations. The mounting system is particularly easy and we will not need any tools  ”

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Two winning products from be quiet! in 2018 at i2hard.ru

At the popular IT portal i2hard.ru be quiet! won the "Product of the year 2018" award twice with the Dark Base 700 and the Dark Rock PRO 4.

“The constant tuning of completely successful models of computer components of our own design and production is the superb feature of be quiet!.

The be quiet! DARK BASE 700 RGB LED is a unique and interesting solution due to its design and functionality.”

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Silent Base 801 Window presented in detail

Martin from the YouTube channel Martin's PC Tips presented the new Silent Base 801 Window PC case. The comprehensive video shows an unboxing and detailed stages of the case instalation.

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Featuring be quiet! components

France 3, a regional French TV channel, broadcasted a feature on YouTuber Leo Techmaker. The video shows a high-end build which includes be quiet! Dark Base 900 rev. 2, Straight Power 11 and Silent Loop 360. 

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PSU from be quiet! In the "Club of Experts" forums

Detailed testing of the new generation of the best-seller PSU series be quiet! Pure Power 11 was published on one of the most popular Russian forums, the DNS Experts Club. The author notes on the excellent characteristics of power and voltage stability, the high level of efficiency, the high-quality assembly, and the very low noise level of the 500W model with modular cable system.

“The Pure Power 11 500W is a good power supply, well-built, quiet, effective and efficient. A great choice for Silent PC users.”

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Best power supply for budget all-round PC

Hardware.info has published their January 2019 article on building the perfect budget all-round PC. In this build, they choose the be quiet! System Power 9 400W as the perfect power supply, due to its performance and low noise level.

“The be quiet! System Power 9 might not be the best PSU on the market, but it does deliver rock solid power and has an excellent price/performance ratio.”

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Testing the 600W model on the popular IT-portal

The popular Russian computer enthusiasts' IT portal greentechreviews.ru published a review of the be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 600W with a modular cable system. The author of the article was impressed with the excellent voltage stability even under high loads, the high-quality components, the quiet operation, as well as the convenience of the modular cable system.

“The be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 600W is a first-class 600W power supply, which is capable of powering almost any gaming system with Intel Coffee Lake or AMD Ryzen processors, as well as video cards up to the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti.”

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Assembly of a modern gaming PC with be quiet! PSU

The popular YouTube channel Rozetka published a build video on a very compact powerful gaming PC with AMD's Ryzen 7 1700 and a GeForce RTX 2070. The be quiet! SFX L Power 600W is not only the one power supply on the market that could provide power to such a powerful system, but it also impressed the blogger with its silent operation, the stable voltages, and the build quality.

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Threadripper air cooler earns Recommended award

Guru3D has published a review of the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro TR4, an air cooler for the AMD Threadripper platform. The editor puts the cooler through its paces and also tests its performance when overclocking the Threadripper processor to 4.1 GHz, with the cooler still achieving acceptable results. Enough warrant for a Recommended award.

“There is little you can't like about this product. With our 32-core headed beast remaining at default clocks, it cools well and remains totally silent. Tweaked things change quickly however that is expected and still at an acceptable threshold.”

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Power supplies, CPU coolers, fans and cases won over the readers

The readers of the German magazine PC Games Hardware have chosen the manufacturers of the year 2018 in several categories. As in the previous year, be quiet! was represented in top positions. In power supplies, air coolers, fans and cases, the company won first place. Additionally, the be quiet! AIOs make it to second place in the corresponding category.

“But Asus, Corsair, Be quiet, EA, and Logitech are also among the winners of the year 2018.”

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manufacturer improves its components

Comptoir-Hardware speaks about be quiet! at CES, showing and describing new products from Dark Base 700 White Edition to Dark Rock Slim and new fans colors and specs. 

“During CES 2019, be quiet! announces the arrival of a case, two fans and a processor cooler. Always under the sign of cooling performance and silence, the manufacturer is further improving its components.”

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Straight Power 11 650W and Dark Base 700 in 3,800-Euro PC

The YouTuber Zenchillis Hardware Reviews heralded the new year 2019 with an absolute high-end gaming PC build. For his new 3,800 Euro system he relies on the Dark Base 700 as well as on the Straight Power 11 650W from be quiet! Both components are presented in detail and captured with appealing video recordings.

“An unbelievably beautiful case in which there is also plenty of room for large or high-end hardware.

The power supply definitely scores on the technical side, since its technology is based on the Dark Power Pro.”

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A winning recipe

Comptoir-Hardware speaks about be quiet! at CES, showing and describing new products from Dark Base 700 White Edition to Dark Rock Slim and new fans colors. 

“All these new products are from existing models but why change a winning recipe?”

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Gold award for entry-level PSU

HwT (Hardware-Test) has published a review of the be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 500W. The editor is very pleased with this power supply. Benchmark values are very good and the noise level is extremely low. This leads to a Gold award.

“Once again be quiet! make a name for themselves with a low noise power supply, that is also efficient and cheap. ”

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PC case, PSU and AIO from be quiet! in gaming PC video

Martin from Martin's PC Tips YouTube channel presented his newest Gaming PC build. This high performance set up is created with Silent Base 801 Window, Straight Power 11 850W and Silent Loop 360mm. The unit is a beauty masterpiece with great benchmark performance.

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Review at ithardware.pl

Łukasz Sierant from Ithardware.pl reviewed the latest Pure Power 11 CM 700W. The power supply unit did well in the tests and received the performance as well as a 4.5 out of 5 stars award.

“The Pure Power 11 700 CM is a high performance power supply unit with high efficiency and excellent voltage regulation.”

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Straight Power 11 550W, Pure Power 10 300W und System Power 9 400W in PSU guide

For the start of the new year, YouTuber Zenchillis Hardware Reviews has recorded a buyer's guide for power supplies in which, among other things, he explains how much power the device should actually provide. For comparison, he uses three current be quiet! PSUs. Straight Power 11 550W, Pure Power 10 300W and System Power 9 400W are recommended for different fields of application and presented with their respective characteristics as well as some detailed shots.

“A nice example of this is the be quiet! Pure Power 10 with 300 watts.

Therefore my recommendation in this area of absolute high-end hardware is of course a Straight Power 11 with at least 550 [...] watts.”

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Pure Power 11 400W and Straight Power 11 550W highlighted

Ithardware.pl editors have published a summary of the year 2018 in the field of power supplies. Among the many successful units they highlighted the Pure Power 11 400W and Straight Power 11 550W from be quiet!.

“be quiet Pure Power 11 400 is a very good and interesting proposal from quiet and a very efficient power supply unit.

The Straight Power 11 550W (BN281) is a design that offers excellent electrical parameters, at the premium level.”

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Truly magnificent

YouTuber bySankah unboxes his new streaming and gaming PC. It is a monstrous rig where be quiet! is prominent, from the case to the cooler as well as the PSU, all well described. YouTuber praises its new rig for its silence and performance. He also liked the neat design. 

“The rig is truly magnificent. The PC is on, listen, you can't hear anything, it's very silent ”

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How to choose a power supply

The YouTube channel Hardware Canucks traveled to be quiet!’s HQ in Glinde, Germany to learn more about power supply. The video highlights some of be quiet!’s latest products, and goes into detail about how to choose a power supply. This guide goes through the long list of features power supply display and explains technical terms such as efficiency, voltage, power and else for the consumer to be able to make a confident choice. 

“Efficiency is determined based on how much input power is needed to supply a given output power amount.”

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Dark Rock Pro TR4 receives Excellent award

Hardware.Info has reviewed air and water coolers for the AMD Threadripper platform. The round-up includes the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro TR4 and the editorial team both consider this and the Noctua NH-U14S to be the best air coolers. While they both receive an Excellent award, the editor states that he prefers the design of the Dark Rock Pro TR4 over its Noctua competitor.

“On air cooling, we have two favorites. The Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 is the second-best cooler in the test and pretty silent. The be quiet! Dark Rock Pro TR4 offers slightly different results - slightly warmer, slightly quieter - but in the end, it performs the same and has an identical price. It's a matter of personal taste, but we can imagine you'd prefer the black be quiet! over the Noctua cooler and it's odd color scheme.”

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US power supply receives good rating

KitGuru has published a review of the be quiet! System Power U9 700W, a power supply only available in 110W-countries such as the United States. The power supply has received a 7.5-out-of-10 rating for its low operating temperature, silent operation, and great performance on load and 5VSB. The System Power U9 700W earns the Worth Considering award.

“The be quiet! System Power U9 700W is a very quiet power supply that performs at a high level considering the asking price. If you don’t mind the non-modular cable design and you are working with a tight budget then the SU9-700 is definitely worth considering.”

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Purchase recommendation for be quiet!'s Threadripper cooler

Gamezoom from Austria posted a review of the be quiet! Dark Rock PRO TR4. The article highlights the very good build quality of the cooler and the quiet fan. Furthermore, the editor mentions the excellent cooling performance and finally gives a clear purchase recommendation.

“Cooler recommendation for TR owners!”

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Testing the AMD Threadripper version of be quiet!'s popular cooler

The be quiet! CPU cooler Dark Rock, created specifically for the AMD Threadripper platform, was thoroughly tested by the editors of the popular PC enthusiasts' portal i2hard.ru. The editor highlights the premium quality of Dark Rock Pro TR4, the very high cooling efficiency, the quiet operation, and the ease of installation.

“The Dark Rock Pro TR4 from be quiet! impresses with its appearance, color and will add exclusivity to any system with AMD HEDT processor.”

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Best price/performance ratio

PC Update selects Shadow Rock TF2 in its coolers guide. It has the best value for money of compact coolers.

“For 55€, you have an excellent value for money cooler”

best price/performance ratio

PC Update selects Pure Rock Slim in its coolers guide. It offers the best value for money of single tower coolers. 

“For 25€, it is hard to do better. Pure Rock Slim is the perfect backup to CPU's stock cooler for more silence”

80+GOLD PSU at a low price

PC Update features Pure Power 11 its PSU guide. It is labeled as the best-value 80+GOLD PSU

“be quiet! offers interesting entry-level models for many years and this Pure Power stays true to this rule.”

Pure Power 11 400W best PSU for budget game PC

Tweakers has published their January 2019 edition of their Desktop Best Buy Guide. In the category Budget Game PC, their preferred PSU is the be quiet! Pure Power 11 400W, due to its high efficiency and low noise level.

“Many on our forum will say you shouldn't skimp on the PSU. So we won't: the be quiet! Pure Power 11 400W is not a high-end power supply, but a decent performer with a great price/performance ratio.”

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Silent build based on be quiet! components

MXDOUT has published a build video of a be quiet! oriented silent gaming PC. He shows step by step how to build the PC until he runs into a problem installing Windows, after which he details how to troubleshoot a hardware issue with the PC. After identifying the motherboard as the culprit, he promises to be back for a second installment to finish this build.

“Build a computer, when you get all the components, build it outside and then test every component first before you put it in the case.”

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How do they compete against the new Noctua fan?

Toms Hardware benchmarks Silent Wings 3 and Pure Wings 2 fans in its Noctua NF-A12x25 review. In terms of performance and silence, both be quiet! fans perform well but get slightly beaten by the much more expensive Noctua fan. A positive review if you consider the results from a "value for money" perspective.

“Special mention to be quiet! which held its ground in terms of silence.”

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Step by step problem solving

MXDOUT is demonstrating how to troubleshoot a faulty PC build, one by one testing the components to find the component that causes the error. He does this with his be quiet! silent gaming build, featuring a Dark Base 700, Dark Rock Pro 4, Pure Power 11 600W. In the end, the motherboard turns out to be faulty.

“I've got the build here to do some tests: I'm going to test it with an SSD and NVME drive to make sure the motherboard is okay; if it's not okay, we'll get it RMA'ed.”

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Press contact

Aaron Licht
Listan GmbH & Co. KG

Phone.: +49 40 736 7686 - 849
Fax: +49 40 736 7686 - 14
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E-Mail: aaron.licht@bequiet.com
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About be quiet!

be quiet! is a premium brand of PC power supplies, PC cases and cooling solutions as well as the consistent PSU market leader in Germany since 2007*.

All conception, design and testing is done with a German passion for quality and precision at our headquarters in Germany. Innovative engineering concepts, premium materials and world-class quality make be quiet! products among the most silent, reliable and powerful available.

See bequiet.com.

*GfK data 2017