If the German manufacturer is famous for something be quiet! it is because of the quality of their power supplies, and this time they come to throw all the meat on the grill with new models from their TOP family of power supplies. It’s about the Dark Power Pro 13a power supply that complies with the ATX 3.0 and PCIe 5.0 standard, and that from now on will be available in variants of 1300 and up to 1600 watts of power.
Already in the past we were able to analyze and verify first-hand the quality that the Dark Power Pro family of be quiet! is capable of offering a Premium source from the packaging to the connectors that dazzled us with its efficiency, silence and stability. Now be quiet! It increases the version of this family by a number, makes it compatible with ATX 3.0 and extends its power to 1600W, so that its best source is now even more so.
The best source for be quiet! it’s even better
La be quiet! Dark Power Pro 13 features incredible efficiency 80Plus Titanium, the highest we can have on PC. It features a frameless fan with full-length mesh grill, and of course, it’s a digital power supply with PFC, LLC, and SR full-bridge topology. It integrates an overclock button that allows users to switch between multi-rail (6 rails of +12V) or mono-rail operation depending on the needs, all in a premium, understated design with fully modular cables and an aluminum casing that From the outset it denotes that it is a top-of-the-range product.
Of course, be quiet! has made this power supply compatible with the standard ATX 3.0which adapts the specific feeding needs defined by PCI Express 5.0. Therefore, it supports much higher load peaks (for example, in the PCIe connector for the graphics it allows load changes of up to 3 times the power of the source), and of course it includes the new connector 12VHPWR that use the new generation graphics and that is capable of supplying up to 600W of power on its own (they also have conventional 6+2-pin PCIe connectors, of course).
We have already mentioned that this family of power supplies bears the seal of efficiency 80Plus Titaniumand although the maximum power has been increased compared to its predecessor (from 1200 to 1300 and from 1500 to 1600 watts), the Dark Power Pro 13 is able to offer an efficiency of up to 94.5% effortlessly, with a consumption in standby mode less than 0.1 watts.
And to ensure that so much power doesn’t translate into more heat or noise, the custom Silent Wings fan cools the entire interior of the fountain while keeping noise levels to a minimum. This fan is virtually inaudible under most load situations, but even running at maximum it can’t even be considered loud.
Price and availability
The new power supplies be quiet! Dark Power Pro 13 will be available in stores starting May 23, at a manufacturer’s suggested price of €409.90 for the 1300W model and €449.90 for the 1600W model.
