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BeQuiet! packaging is minimalistic and very attractive. An image of the power supply is set in the middle of a black background, drawing complete focus to the product alone. The 550W model is 80 Plus Gold Certified.
The power supply is shipped protected between sculpted foam panels. The cabling is supplied within a separate box with literature, screws and power cable stored in another section.
Above, the user manual, cable tidies, power cable, 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.
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. There are also four fan cables which can be connected to the power supply to directly control chassis fans.
The diagram above details all the cabling and relevant lengths. There are four 6+2 pin PCIe power cables, ideal for a low powered Crossfire or SLI configuration.
Their products always look great. This is a little costly for a 550W however, id be aiming to get 750W at this price, even without all those lovely extras.
Ideal for a media center, but again, its rather expensive for a 550W, even if its gold.
Heck of a bundle, but I dont think id buy a 550W anymore, id be aiming a few hundred watts more, just for some futureproofing.
Its a common mistake that people think every PC needs 800W+ a 550W can handle two graphics cards (not the high end power suckers obviously) and a decent system.
Excellent, love their fans too, have a few in my case which i swapped out to reduce noise.
THeir finishing is excellent, i love the grills and the attention to detail.
I have their 750W p9 in my server and its a fantastically quiet PSU. I had to dust it out, its been on now for 12 months 24/7