be quiet! PSU's

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Im looking at changing up my psu, And I usually stick with either superflower, enermax or seasonic units, But I have seen occasionally people recommending the be quiet! PSU's as well. I have my eye on the:

www.overclockers.co.uk

be quiet! Dark Power 13 1000W 80 PLUS Titanium Power Supply

Order be quiet! Dark Power 13 1000W 80 PLUS Titanium Power Supply now online and benefit from fast delivery.
www.overclockers.co.uk www.overclockers.co.uk

It seems to have good reviews, And caught my attention because the price is appealing, Not to mention trying to find a superflower reseller is such a ball ache, the one I currently have was from OCUK, But unfortunately the only ones they have in stock now are 1600w/2000w!

I was wondering if any of you lot had experience with be quiet! PSU's, And if they are on the same level as superflower, enermax and seasonic?

Much appreciated!
 
Had a few over the years, one died but that was after ten years of happy use and when it did eventually go to the PSU heaven in the sky it protected everything else.

TBH I think I've only had BeQuiet and EVGA PSUs.

They make some good PSUs but, like any brand, check reviews of specific models - no company always makes everything they produce to the same standard
 
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Be Quiet! PSUs are mostly use a mixture of FSP and CWT original designs for the internals, FSP is usually good to very good, CWT distinctly average.

I've got the Dark Power 13 850W in my gaming PC which I believe is an FSP unit and so far been great, but I believe the 1000W has different internals.
 
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jinxpad said:
And if they are on the same level as superflower, enermax and seasonic?
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They have good models and not so good models, I wouldn't avoid buying one just because they're not from one of three brands you mentioned (Seasonic also have some models I wouldn't buy, though admittedly they don't make them themselves).

jinxpad said:
And caught my attention because the price is appealing
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Are you specifically looking for Titanium?

Based on price (lowest to highest) these are what I'd consider:

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £436.96 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

The TUF has a review here:
www.anandtech.com

The ASUS TUF Gaming 850W Gold PSU Review: Tough But Fair

www.anandtech.com www.anandtech.com

The Phanteks only has an 8 year warranty and is believed to be built by Helly (Seasonic use them for their lower-end models), but the price is decent.

The Antec HCG is based on Seasonic's Vertex, but minus 2 years of warranty (the Vertex is 12 year).
 
Asus TUF Gaming 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
CA-05Z-AS
£160 (incl. VAT)
£120 (incl. VAT)
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Phanteks AMP GH 1000W 80PLUS Platinum ATX Power Supply Modular - Black
POW-PHK-02521
£129 (incl. VAT)
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Antec HCG 1000 Pro Platinum 1000W ATX3.1 Full modular Power Supply
POW-ATC-02746
£180 (incl. VAT)
Find out more
Tetras said:
Are you specifically looking for Titanium?
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Not particularly although I would like to stick with platinum, But basically I'm looking to think about £200-250ish into my new psu, so when I saw it Titanium rated it was a nice little boon.

Tetras said:
They have good models and not so good models, I wouldn't avoid buying one just because they're not from one of three brands you mentioned (Seasonic also have some models I wouldn't buy, though admittedly they don't make them themselves).
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This is a fairpoint as well as I have seen some seasonic PSU's get not so great reviews as well.
 
Going platinum or titanium is largely pointless as you will never save enough electricity to make up the often huge extra cost. A good quality gold rated psu from a decent brand is more than enough and paying more doesn't automatically equal better quality internals.

In addition to the units Tetras has suggested these are also worth consideration.

The Asus ROG Strix is out of stock here but is in stock elsewhere plus you could get £25 cashback. It appears to be a Seasonic built unit and has a 10 year warranty along with having much bigger heatsinks to ensure it runs cooler and quieter.

The Seasonic Focus GX is a very compact unit at only 140mm long and also has a 10 year warranty.

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £322.93 (includes delivery: £7.99)​
 
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What about the Antec HCG range?
Seasonic OEM, so top quality.

Pastymuncher linked the Seasonic Gold 1000w at £169.99, I would say the HCG 1000w 80+ Platinum for only £10 more is well worth it.

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £549.92 (includes delivery: £0.00)​
 
Antec HCG 1200 Pro Platinum 1200W ATX3.1 Full modular Power Supply
POW-ATC-02747
£210 (incl. VAT)
Find out more
Antec HCG 1000 Pro Platinum 1000W ATX3.1 Full modular Power Supply
POW-ATC-02746
£180 (incl. VAT)
Find out more
Antec HCG 850 Pro Platinum 850W ATX3.1 Full modular Power Supply
POW-ATC-02745
£160 (incl. VAT)
Find out more
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