be quiet! Dark Power 13 BN335

Flagship high-power PC power supply with fully modular cabling, impressive energy efficiency and an impeccable cooling system with a low-noise fan. Presented with devices rated at 750, 850 and 1000 W with mandatory 80 Plus Titanium quality certification and high efficiency levels of up to 95%. be quiet! Dark Power 13 belongs to the upper price segment and occupies one of the leading positions in the Dark Power line.

Unlike Dark Power 12 power supplies, the new generation supports the new ATX 3.0 power standard, created with an eye on new video cards with support for the PCI-E 5.0 interface and a common 12VHPWR power cable. According to the manufacturer, the optimal scenario for using this model would be installation in a top-end gaming PC with a Ryzen 9/Core i9 processor and an RTX 4080/4090 video card.

It is also capable of “feeding” a powerful workstation on AMD Ryzen Threadripper or Intel Xeon platforms. The device is based on a modern “Full Bridge + LLC + SR + DC/DC” level topology, which ensures high efficiency and power stability with minimal drawdowns and barely noticeable ripples. An obligatory element of the show is high-quality Japanese capacitors that remain operational at operating temperatures up to 105 °C, which guarantees reliability and long service life of the power supply.

The circuitry demonstrates high efficiency at the 80 Plus Titanium level with an efficiency of around 94%. Plus, the device is not sensitive to sags in the incoming voltage and can operate in a network with a voltage in the range of 100 to 240 V. The 135-mm frameless Silent Wings fan on a hydrodynamic bearing used for cooling, traditionally for the brand, works very quietly even with a high load on the system. And with an output power of less than 400 W, the fan rotates almost silently. The icing on the cake is the official 10-year warranty from the manufacturer.