INTRODUCTION

   Whenever a new standard gets introduced in the electronics industry the time required for compatible products to make their appearance is surprisingly short. The latest example is no other than the introduction of the ATX v3.0 standard for power supply units which brings about numerous improvements over its predecessor (including +12VHPWR PCIe connectors, up to 2 times total power excursion, 3 times GPU power excursion, 5 times higher slew rates for transient loads on the +12V rail and up to 200% the units rated power output for up to 100ms) and thus is considered an serious upgrade, especially for people with PCIe 5.0 motherboards and graphics cards. The Dark Power 13 was the very first PSU line by be quiet! to support the latest ATX v3.0 standard but since not all consumers are looking for a high-end model last month, they also released the Pure Power 12 M line the 1KW variant of which landed on my desk shortly after.

   be quiet! is a premium brand of power supplies, PC cases and cooling solutions for desktop PCs. The products of be quiet! offer legendary quiet operation and first-class performance thanks the passion for quality and precision. Attention to detail is the key to perfection. Which is why our very own experts lead product conception, design and quality control from our headquarters in Germany. be quiet! sticks to its name: More than 15 years’ experience in the field of noise reduction and silence make be quiet! products probably the most silent ones on the market.

   The Pure Power 12 M power supply units by be quiet! are part of their mid-end line and currently include 550/650/750/850/1000W output models all of which support both the latest ATX v3.0 and PCIe v5.0 standards, are fully modular and feature the 80 Plus Gold certification (up to 93.2% electrical efficiency). In regards to the 1KW unit i have here with me today it comes ready with a single 12VHPWR power connector (600W), two strong +12V rails (46/42A) capable of delivering 100% of the units’ total power output (1000W) and a peak power output of no less than 1138W (of course according to the new ATX 3.0 specification peak should now be up to 2KW for up to 100ms - this however is something I’m unable to test with such high wattage models). As for other features well Be quiet! this time around has used high-quality Taiwanese capacitors certified for use up to 105 degrees Celsius and has provided the Pure Power 12 M line with a full array of electrical protections including over-current (OCP), over-voltage (OVP), under-voltage (UVP), short-circuit (SCP), over-temperature (OTP) and over-power (OPP). Of course, as with past models be quiet! covers their entire Pure Power 12 M line with a welcome 10-year limited warranty.