be quiet! Dark Power 14 1200W PSU Review

Conclusion

be quiet’s Dark Power 14 1200W PSU is an excellent power supply

If one thing is clear to us, it’s that be quiet is taking voltage stability, cooling, and noise levels seriously with its new Dark Power 14 series. How do we know this? It’s clear from our testing. Getting voltage ripple levels below 15 mV throughout our testing is rare. In fact, it is almost unheard of for a new PSU. Most of the PSUs that deliver better results than the Dark Power 14 are no longer available. Sadly, cutting-edge levels of voltage stability are no longer a priority for many PSU manufacturers.

Be quiet’s Dark Power 14 1200W delivers the efficiency levels we expect from a Titanium-rated PSU, and delivers excellent voltage stability. It is also incredibly quiet. We couldn’t get our room quiet enough to hear this PSU. I guess that’s why this PSU has a Cybenetic’s Lambda A++ low-noise rating —the best noise rating a power supply can have.

The Dark Power 14 is a PSU that gives us nothing to complain about. Yes, we could argue that a premium PSU deserves individually sleeved cables, but that’s only a problem for some PC builders. be quiet promised a PSU that delivered high levels of power efficiency and incredibly stable voltage output, and they delivered.

Since it excelled in our voltage stability/ripple testing, and delivered everything else it promised, be quiet’s Dark Power 14 1200W power supply deserves nothing less than an OC3D Performance Award.

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