Six 850 W power supplies face off and be quiet! wins

German online site Hardwareluxx compared six recent 850 Watt power supplies. They hooked them up to their Chroma testing rig, which leaves no flaws undiscovered. In the end, be quiet! clearly gains the victory and earns the desirable "Excellent Hardware" award.

“The be quiet! Dark Power Pro P10 850W does everything right and therefore is the number one in our test. Overall it is the most efficient power supply in this roundup, very silent, offers great features and showed no weaknesses on our testing rig.”

The be quiet! fans stand out among 60 models

The French site hardware.fr made a comprehensive review of more than sixty 120 mm fans. With one of the best performance/silence ratio, the Shadow Wings mid speed 120 mm and the SilentWings 2 definitely stand out of the competition.

“The Shadow Wings and SilentWings 2 offer a great combination of perfomance and silence, in almost all situations!”

Dark Rock Pro 2 close to perfection according to HiTech Legion

One can say the folks over at Hi Tech Legion are very impressed by be quiet!'s drive to perfection in every way. The latest review shows impressive results which combine silence and performance in one cooler. In addition to the performance there are equally high opinions about the small details such as black cable sleeving, the fan mounting and the stunning looks.

“From the moment you take it out of the box, you know you have a top tier piece of hardware in your hands, and it looks and feels every bit the part. Performance ranks among the best we have seen from coolers at any price, but it is how silently that the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 does this that astounds you.”

One of the best on the market, earns a gold medal

Le Comptoir du Hardware has reviewed the new Dark Rock Pro 2 from be quiet!. Highlighting the bundle quality and the low noise level of the cooler, the French web site is seriously impressed by the product performance; these convincing results make the Dark Rock Pro 2 comparable to the best products on the market.

“In terms of performance, this is it!”

500 Watt PCGH edition PSU and Shadow Wings 140 mm were used

The editors from German PC Games Hardware regulary put together some system configurations for different purposes. These PCs can then be rebuilt by the readers or ordered at Alternate. The newest offspring "PCGH-High-End-PC GTX660Ti-Edition" not only features the 500 Watt PCGH edition power supply but also a Shadow Wings 140 mm fan from be quiet!.

ocaholic tested the smaller Dark Rock cooler

After reviewing the Dark Rock Pro 2, ocaholic decided to take a look at the little brother Dark Rock 2. It performed very well and earned a 4 out of 5 star score overall.

“If you're looking for a cooler with very good finish quality, which also convinces in terms of design and isn't too big, then the Dark Rock 2 from BeQuiet! is very good choice for you.”

Both CPU coolers reviewed by tweaks.pl

Polish online magazine tweaks.pl reviewed the Dark Rock 2 and the Dark Rock Pro 2 in one article. Both coolers got really good results. The Dark Rock Pro 2 received the maximum score of 5 stars, the Dark Rock 2 convinced the  editors with its performance and low noise level and earned 4,5 out of 5 stars.

“These two recent CPU coolers from be quiet! are really well though out, well made and highly efficient. Thanks to using dark nickel-plating both coolers look fantastic, and they can be installed on every CPU socket.”

Pure Power L8 gets recommended

After reviewing most of the recent be quiet! power supply portfolio, Hexus now takes a look at the Pure Power L8 with 630 Watts. And once again the Hexus team is impressed. So in the end it earns an overall score of 4/5 and a "Recommended" award.

“be quiet! has proved that you don't have to spend a fortune on a power-supply unit that's capable of powering the latest PC builds. Keen price and a decent feature-set combine to make it absolutely worthy of being on a shortlist for your next upgrade cycle.”

SilentWings 2 and ShadowWings in big fan roundup at InfoBIT.pl

Polish editors from InfoBIT reviewed an incredible number of 109 fans and among them were of course some entrants from be quiet!: SilentWings 2  in 120 mm and ShadowWings SW1 in 120 and 140 mm sizes. Both fans did really well in the comparison and were announced leaders in terms of silence. The fans all received 3 awards - Silence, Quality and Design!

4,5 stars for the cooling flagship

Renowned review site ocaholic.ch from Switzerland took an extensive look at the Dark Rock Pro 2 and tested it carefully. According to ocaholic, the Dark Rock Pro 2 doesn't suffer from any remarkable downsides. Together with its thermal and acoustic performance it received 4,5 out of 5 stars.

“The Dark Rock Pro 2 represents a fairly good cooler from BeQuiet!. In terms of performance it can be found in the upper middlefield of our temperature tables. But this cooler can also score when it comes to design and build quality.”

The site praised its remarkable silence and its amazing finishing level

Le Comptoir du Hardware has reviewed the new Dark Rock 2 from be quiet!. Praising its perfect finish and its great design, the French web site highlights the excellent compatibility level of the product as well as its amazing silence level, whatever the operation.

“A good product, definitely high end”

With its silence and price level, the SilentWings Pure stands out of the crowd

The French magazine PC Assemblage has reviewed eleven 120mm fans, among them the SilentWings Pure and SilentWings 2 from be quiet!. Both are quiet, well finished and offer airflow optimized fanblades. The Editors especially liked the SilentWings Pure for its aggressive price point.

“Our preference goes to the be quiet! model for two reasons. First, the motor does not make any noise. And secondly the price is definitely very attractive.”

Linus Tech Tips loves the "German Engineering"

Having about 190,000 subscribers, Linus Tech Tips is one of the most popular YouTube channels when it comes to computer hardware. Watch as Linus gets his hands on a Dark Power Pro 10 with 850 watts. In his 15 minutes of footage, he explains very extensively to his North American audience about be quiet!, along with the features and scope of delivery of the Dark Power Pro 10.

eTeknix hands out editor's choice award

British online site eTeknix took a look at be quiet!s fan series Shadow Wings. They examined the 120 mm size in all three speed variants, as well as the 140 mm version at mid-speed. They wrote some nice words and gave the whole series their editor's choice award.

“Acoustic performance for the Shadow Wings is very good. They are generally quieter than Phanteks’ and Noctua’s options even when the latter operated at lower speeds. Using the 7V adapter will yield overwhelming delta noise of well under 1.0 dbA.”

Hardware.info recommends L7 300 W for Sub-500-Euro system

Dutch magazine Hardware.info regularly creates example configurations for PC systems. In September they created an entry-level PC below 500 Euro, which is able to handle most day-to-day tasks. They used a Pure Power L7 with 300 Watts for this purpose.

“Even in an entry-level PC one should care about the quality of the power supply. The Pure Power L7 300 W is not expensive and scored fantastic results in our tests. Especially in terms of efficiency, stability and Ripple & Noise it offers enough performance for our entry-level PC.”

Hardware.info uses more and more be quiet! components

Editors from Dutch publication Hardware.info put together good hardware configurations for different purposes every month. be quiet! has already been in a lot of their systems, and now they're also being used in a gaming system featuring the new Pure Power L8 with 630 Watts.

“Our choice for this system is the Be Quiet Pure Power L8 630W. Mainly because the price-performance of this unit is very good.”

Dutch Tweakers.net recommends System Power

Dutch online site Tweakers.net does 2-monthly "Best Buy Guides", where thy recommend good products for different purposes. They choose a be quiet! System Power 300 Watts for entry-level PCs in their September edition, which offers 80 Plus efficiency despite the low price point.

Dark Power Pro 10 reviewed at benchmark.pl

Diego_90 from benchmark.pl community reviewed Dark Power Pro 10 650W. He compared the PSU to the previous P9 series and was very satisfied with all the product improvements. As a result Dark Power Pro earns the maximum score of 5 stars and a "Super Product" award.

“The PSU , even at medium load, stays cool (...). It has a modular cabling, and visually looks very nice - better than the older model. Additionally it is certified 80 PLUS Gold efficiency and has a five year warranty.”