EUR438,25
be quiet! Dark Power Pro 13
Product ratings
Pros
Cons
13 reviews
Top power supply unit, but beware of the mains cable
Attention: comes with a German mains plug. Since the usual mains cables (with C13 plug) for (weaker) mains adapters do not fit, you need the following if you want a mains cable with a CH plug:
https://www.digitec.ch/de/s1/product/steffen-adapterkabel-150-m-stromkabel-8215872?ip=Steffen+adaptercable
Digitec sent it to me free of charge on request, but I had to contact support several times because I received the wrong cable twice.Pro
- Seems to be very well made
- Not audible during operation
Run away !!!!
After a few hours of use (no more than ten), the PC was switched off but the power cable was plugged in, and in the middle of the night, the house circuit-breakers went off. Since then, I've been unable to plug in the power supply using its cable without blowing the circuit-breakers, and I've had a nervous breakdown!
Another be quiet power supply unit with a defective fan
Unfortunately, this is already my second bequiet power supply (before that a Dark Power Pro 11) with a defective fan (bearing defective or something). Unfortunately, it's not "quiet" at all. According to Digitec, I now have to return the entire power supply, including cables, which is not cool at all. I will consider another brand for future builds. Such a hassle for the premium price? Nope.
Why the fan is always spinning, I don't understand. With 150w of 1300w, surely you don't need active cooling?
The 12HPWR cable is unfortunately not very good visually, because with the cable tie-shrink sleeve sandwich, it looks a bit DIY-like. It's a pity, because the other cables look very high-quality and visually appealing.
Update 01.07.2023:
Fortunately, an uncomplicated replacement was still possible. But the replacement product has exactly the same defects. Apparently this is a known problem with Bequiet! PSUs. I would leave it alone... There are enough other PSU manufacturers ...Pro
- Workmanship (subjective, external)
- High quality cables (especially MB and CP)
- PSU housing made of anodised aluminium instead of sheet metal
Contra
- Quality control
- 12VHPWR Cable Optics
- Fan is always shooting.
THE perfect power supply unit! A beast!
Pro
- Power 1600W
- Fully modular
- 2x 600W PCIe 5.0 / 2x 12VHPWR
- ATX 3.0
- Efficiency
- Whisper quiet
- Cable set
- Perfect processing
Contra
- No Swiss T13 / C19 mains plug included
This review was created for a different variant: Dark Power Pro 13 (1600 W)
Supplies power, is quiet
I don't know exactly what happened to the others here, but it works very well for me. I bought it as the successor to the first generation Dark Power Pro and installed it in my existing system. Everything runs perfectly and quietly. It hasn't blown any fuses either. I was a bit surprised at all the negative reviews. But well, it can always happen that a device is defective, but so far I'm satisfied.
The only fly in the ointment was that the mains cable was supplied with a German plug which, as you know, doesn't fit into the socket in Germany. Of course, I can imagine that this is entirely in the interests of the German traffic light government, as it saves 100% electricity... Joking aside, Digitec immediately supplied an adapter.Pro
- Performance
- Very quiet
- Cable management
Contra
- came with a German plug (Digitec supplied an adapter)
This review was created for a different variant: Dark Power Pro 13 (1600 W)
One of the best power supply units on the market.
I can't understand people who rate a product badly just because something doesn't work straight away. Be Quiet has great support and would make a replacement straight away.
The product is of very high quality, even after a long time gaming with 4090 and 13900k you don't hear anything from the power supply.Pro
- Whisper quiet
- Full performance
- Efficiency
Contra
- Expensive, quality costs money
Perfect for all current peripherals
Pro
- Modular
- Reserve power
- Cable set for new CG connectors
Very good power supply unit, many cables included, easy to install.
Quiet and efficient
Pro
- Stability, power
- Silent fan
- very good voltage regulation
- more than enough connector
Contra
- No disadvantages
Second one just blew.
I bought the PowerSupply on October 2, 2023 and it blew up with a big bang on October 27, 2023. It got replaced on October 30 and worked until today, but just blew up today again. The computing setup was the first time 1x RTX4090, Asus Crosshair X670E Hero, 128GByte Ram, AMD 7950x. And the second time 3x RTX4090, Asus Crosshair X670E Hero, 128GByte Ram, AMD 7950X3D but with the Power limited on each RTX to 250W, since I run my local AI on this computer and not more power is needed. And it blew up when being in idle mode.
Contra
- Second one to blow up
This review was created for a different variant: Dark Power Pro 13 (1600 W)
Attention do not buy, #STEIHÄSSIG
So the packaging of the power supply is bombastic. The first time I've ever stored "things" in a power supply box and not in the motherboard box. Very nice and high-quality packaging. So, here we go... Cursing like a sparrow during installation. The problem is that the power supply is "too long"... I assumed that it was the same size as other power supplies (Corsair, Seasonic, etc.), but the power supply is significantly longer (in this case 20 cm) (ATTENTION: Digitec says "width 20 cm" and "length 15 cm", this is WRONG, it's the other way round...!!!) ... In any case, I have a Corsair Airflow 7000 (not exactly a small case), unfortunately I still use several hard discs and well... There's about 0.5 cm between the power supply and the hard disc tray. impossible to plug anything in. I had to rebuild half the case, discard various features of it (covers etc.) so that I could build the HDD trays on top of each other (instead of next to each other as intended), because the power supply is simply unusually long... Other power supplies are usually around 17-18 cm, so sometimes it's a bit tight, but these 2-3 cm make up for it.... and then the very worst: I didn't pay any further attention to the power cable (as always supplied with a Schuko cable and not a CH cable, nothing new from Digitec), so I went to the basement and got a "normal" power cable with a CH plug.... Try to plug it in, erm, there's something wrong! Absolutely crazy connection where nobody has one. (See photo)... Now had to use a Schuko-CH adapter (which I am extremely reluctant to do), and I got it "from me" (was not supplied). Anyway. Definitely the first and last power supply from bequiet... Next time Corsair again...
Pro
- Looks high quality
Contra
- Mass???
- "non-standard" plug (C19)
- Schuko plug (no CH mains cable!)
This review was created for a different variant: Dark Power Pro 13 (1600 W)
Scrap from Germany
- Power supply bought because of 12VHPWR -> RTX 4090
- Power supply tested on power before installation, runs
- Surprised about the German power cable with non-standardised power connection.... (probably own development)
- 2-3 hours of cable management made me happy
- 5 hours later it blows the fuse in your flat
- As soon as the power plug is connected -> fuse blown.
- Everything removed again to test the power supply without hardware connected
- Fuse out
- Old power supply Asus ROG Thor 1200W reinstalled, runs great....
- Fortunately my hardware was not damaged
- Conclusion -> Don't buy junk from Germany. Should have believed the many reports on the net.
- Definitely never again bequiet junkPro
- -
Contra
- -
