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We like the BeQuiet! box art, it is stylish and very focused on the actual product inside. No silly images of 3D rendered monsters or dragons.
As we noted last time, BeQuiet! aren't cutting back on the packaging. The box has separate sections, all foam padded and protected for shipping. On top is a user manual detailing the product.
Above, the well written user manual, region specific power cable, mounting screws, overclocking key and cable box.
Sadly BeQuiet! don’t supply a felt pouch for cable storage, but the little box can be stored inside the main shipping box with any extra cables. They do however supply a variety of felt and plastic ties to enhance the appearance of cable routing. There are also fan cables which can be connected to the power supply to directly control chassis fans.
The image above left highlights all the modular cabling, which is high grade sleeved. The power supply isn’t a pure modular design so there is a single hardwired cable as can be seen in the image above right.
The diagram above shows the various cables and lengths for both 1000W and 1200W versions of the Dark Power Pro 10. There are 8 x 6+2 PCIe power cables, which will be needed for ultra high end Crossfire and Sli systems.
MEGA – that looks great too. slightly out of my price league, but the SLI hardcore gamers with watercooling kits etc will love this. cant believe you built a real world system which took over 900W! wicked.
no stock in ARIA right now, had to get it from SCAN. thanks, good review.
Its a hell of a showcase, but no one, i mean no one needs one of these. 1000W is the maximum anyone could need. as shown on the closing page.
@ Diggler, actually you need to look into the point that a power supply maximum efficiency is around 50 percent load. so if your system hits around 600-700w, then this is ideal. if you can afford the extra cost.
overkill. but yea, impressive.
Seasonic make their own dont they? I think I saw their 1200W on scan recently too. must be the same, right?
Another excellent power supply from bequiet. good review, thanks.
@James The basic design will come from seasonic, but be-quiet will change it and adapt it to their needs. So you could say that they are similar, but not identical. I favor be-quiet over seasonic, because they expand the basic build from seasonic and combine it with additional features. I tried to think about, which PSU to take, enermax, seasonic or be-quiet, and now I’m pretty sure that it will be the be-quiet one.
I have used youre psu in build’s in the past.Would love to have one in my build.