A Closer Look – Interior
One of the biggest features of this PSU is the Silent Wings 3 fan. We know this is one of the best-performing fans on the market, super quiet, big airflow, but that’s why they’re often around £27 each to buy. There’s no hybrid cooling switch on this PSU, the fan will be off in low-load and low-temperature usage regardless.
be quiet! say that the main issue with hybrid PSU cooling is the fans rev and ramp on and off all the time. Not here, it has a slow curve, so the fan comes on nearly silently, and will operate for 2-5 minutes, even if the PSU temperature and load drop, to ensure a smooth transition and sufficient cooling that the fan doesn’t need to immediately come back on.
The interior design is superb, with nothing but high-quality components throughout. be quiet! put a focus on premium here, in a bid to not only improve power output and efficiency but also to ensure acoustic performance is exceptional and there’s minimal risk of coil whine.
It’s the little details, like all of the wire and coils being glued together to prevent the risk of electrical noise and vibrations.
As you can see, be quiet! has used premium quality capacitors throughout, and while this PSU is rated at 1000W, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was able to easily exceed that rating in our testing.
It uses a fully DC to DC topology too, which will result in less heat generation and less power wasted. This, as well as all the other quality components, are what allowed this PSU to reach an impressive Cybernetic Platinum efficiency rating, while many similarly priced rivals top out at Gold.
