Introduction and Features

800W PSU is virtually silent at low to mid power levels


be quiet! claims to be Germany’s number one brand in PC power supplies and they are continuing to expand sales into North American markets. In this review we will be taking a detailed look at the new be quiet! Straight Power 10 800W power supply with Cable Management. There are four power supplies in the Straight Power 10 CM Series, which include 500W, 600W, 700W, and 800W models.

be quiet! designed the Straight Power 10 CM Series to provide high efficiency with minimal noise for systems that demand whisper-quiet operation without compromising on power quality. In addition to the Straight Power 10 Series, be quiet! offers a full range of power supplies in ATX, SFX, and TFX form factors.

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All of the new Straight Power 10 Cable Management Series power supplies are semi-modular (all cables are modular except for the fixed 24-pin ATX cable). Along with 80 Plus Gold certified high efficiency, the Straight Power 10 800W modular power supply has been designed for quiet operation. It uses be quiet!’s latest SilentWings3 135mm fan for virtually silent operation (at low to mid power levels). The fan speed starts out very slow and remains slow and quiet through mid power levels.

be quiet! Straight Power 10 800W CM PSU Key Features:

•    800W continuous DC output (ATX12V v2.4, EPS 2.92 compliant)
•    Virtually inaudible SilentWings3 135mm cooling fan
•    80 PLUS Gold certified efficiency (up to 93%)
•    Premium 105°C rated parts enhance stability and reliability
•    Powerful GPU support with four PCI-E connectors
•    User-friendly cable management reduces clutter and improves airflow
•    NVIDIA SLI Ready and AMD CrossFire X certified
•    ErP 2014 ready and meets Energy Star 6.0 guidelines
•    Zero load design supports Intel’s Deep Power Down C6 & C7 modes
•    Fully Intel Haswell compatible
•    Active Power Factor correction (0.99) with Universal AC input
•    German product conception, design and quality control
•    Safety Protections : OCP, OVP, UVP, SCP, OTP, and OPP
•    5-Year warranty
•    MSRP for the Straight Power 10 800W CM PSU: $169.00 USD

PSU Testing Methodology

Establishing an accurate load is critical to testing and evaluating a PC power supply.  PCPerspective’s power supply test bench can place a precise DC load on the PSU under test.  Each power supply is tested under controlled, real-world conditions up to its maximum rated load (at 40ºC), using both 115 VAC and 240 VAC line voltage.  Our current suite of tests includes:

•    DC Load Regulation
•    AC Ripple and Noise
•    Efficiency
•    Differential Temperature
•    Noise

The be quiet! Straight Power 10 800W CM power supply was evaluated on both features and performance.  A full range of equipment was used to test the power supply under controlled load conditions.  

•    (2) CSI3710A Programmable DC load (+3.3V and +5V outputs)
•    (4) CSI3711A Programmable DC load (+12V)
•    (3) 218W Precision resistor load bank (+12V)
•    Switchable precision resistor load bank (-12V and +5VSB)
•    Agilent 34401A digital multimeter (Accuracy ±0.0035% vDC)
•    Extech 380803 Power Analyzer (Accuracy ±0.5% of full scale)
•    DS1M12 "StingRay" digital oscilloscope (20M S/s with 12 Bit ADC)
•    Powerstat Variable Autotransformer, 1.4 KVA, 0-140 VAC
•    Extech Model 407738 digital sound level meter (Accuracy ±1.5 dB)

The following cables/connectors were used to connect the SP 10 800W CM to the PCPerspective power supply test equipment.
•    (1) 20+4 pin ATX
•    (1) 8-pin EPS/ATX12V
•    (4) 6-pin PCI-E
•    (2) SATA
•    (2) Molex

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