be quiet! PURE POWER 12 M 1000W 80+ Gold PSU Review

Conclusion 

The best thing that we can say about the be quiet! PURE POWER 12 M 1000W is that it is boring. Yes, boring. Simply put, this PSU does everything that it claims to do, and excels at it. This is the kind of PSU that you can set up and then forget about it. There are no thrills like RGB lighting or LCD screens to contend with, just a power supply that is there to do its job and do it quietly.

With its ATX 3.0 certification, PCIe 5.0/12VHPWR support, and its 10-year warranty, you can expect the PURE POWER 12 M 1000W to be prepared to power your PC for the long term. Not many of us need access to more than 1000 watts of power for our PCs, and this unit’s support for the latest standards ensures that it will support the latest hardware for a long time to come.

Noise-wise, be quiet lives up to their name with the PURE POWER 12 M 1000W. We never head this unit’s fan during testing, even when using this PSU with 1000W loads. Since most users will not be using this power supply at 100% loads for extended periods, we expect to no real world users will hear this PSU operating either. This PSU will likely be much quieter than your other components, or the ambient noise levels of your home office or gaming room.

When looking at the efficiency levels of the PURE POWER 12 M 1000W, we saw efficiency levels that are on the high side of the 80+ Gold efficiency spectrum. This unit bites on the heels of some 80+ Platinum rated power supplies, making this unit somewhat over spec’d for its efficiency rating.

As this PSU’s name suggests, the be quiet PURE POWER 12 M 1000W is a PSU design that is purely about power. As such, this PSU features a no-thrills design that a little less appealing than the DARK POWER 13 1000W that we reviewed recently. That said, this is a non-factor, as most modern PC cases have a PSU shroud, making the looks of your chosen PSU redundant. This is a PSU that is designed to deliver stable power and do so efficiently and with minimal noise. In these regards, the PURE POWER 12 M excels. 

So yes, we do recommend the PURE POWER 12 M 1000W. It may be boring, but it excels at doing its job, and that’s ultimately what you want from a power supply. Yes, add-ons like LCD screens, RGB lighting, or other unnecessary add-ons may be appealing, but ultimately what we need from a PSU is stable power, high conversion efficiency, low noise levels, and compatibility with our chosen hardware. This is what the PURE POWER 12 M 1000W provides, and we don’t need to ask for anything more from it. 

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