Box & Bundle
The large box provides good protection. A smaller box inside hosts all accessories and cables. The rich bundle includes velcro straps, zip ties, fixing bolts, an OCK slot bracket with a switch, and an OCK jumper. The OCK parts combine all 12V rails into one, making cable configuration easier since users don’t have to worry about which rail goes where.
Product Photos
The PSU’s exterior looks nice and feels like an expensive product. The fan and exhaust grilles are restrictive, though, not allowing for optimal airflow.
Cables
| Modular Cables | ||||
| Description | Cable Count | Connector Count (Total) | Gauge | In Cable Capacitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATX connector 20+4 pin (600mm) | 1 | 1 | 18-22AWG | No |
| 4+4 pin EPS12V (700mm) | 1 | 1 | 16AWG | No |
| 8-pin EPS12V (700mm) | 1 | 1 | 16AWG | No |
| 2x 6+2 pin PCIe (600mm) | 2 | 4 | 16-18AWG | No |
| 12+4 pin PCIe (600mm) (600W) | 1 | 1 | 16-28AWG | No |
| SATA (600mm+150mm+150mm+150mm) | 2 | 8 | 18AWG | No |
| SATA (600mm+150mm+150mm) | 1 | 3 | 18AWG | No |
| SATA (600mm+150mm) / 4-pin Molex (+150mm+150mm) | 1 | 2 / 2 | 18AWG | No |
| AC Power Cord (1360mm) – C13 coupler | 1 | 1 | 18AWG | – |
Two EPS connectors on dedicated cables, four PCIe 6+2 pin on two cables, a single 12VHPWR set at 600W, thirteen SATA, and only two 4-pin Molex connectors. There should be more 4-pin Molex connectors, three or even better four, available. Lastly, all cables are long, and the distance between the peripheral connectors is adequate at 150mm.
Does your Dark Power model suffer from a fan that spins with an “rrrrrrrrrrrr” noise?
I have a Dark Power Pro 12 and some user reviews of the Dark Power 13 in the UK report that the fan noise is persistent.
There are some areas where then noise is increased, because of the bearing noise, but it is too low in general.
RPM Noise (LAeq) – Corrected
380 6
386 6
389 6
390 6
391 6
392 6
393 6
394 6
395 6
396 6
398 6
399 6
400 6
401 6
404 6
406 6
442 6.8
443 6.1
450 9.2
471 7.9
572 13.2
648 17.6
656 14.4
693 16.5
848 24.4
1027 27.5
1090 28.6
1133 32.6
1240 33.0
1321 34.1
1398 35.8
1556 39.1
1614 40.4
1684 42.7
1938 45.0
1951 45.1
2011 45.8
2013 45.8
2014 45.8
2015 45.8
2016 45.8
2017 45.8
2019 45.8
2020 45.9
I got two Dark Power 13 100W from two different online retailers and they both have obvious bearing noise. Stay away.
A bit of further messing about, it seems that the one I tried it with would make no irregular fan noise when placed fan up, but makes obvious bearing noise when oriented fan down.
A review of the be quiet! Dark Power Pro 13 1300W (or 1600W) would be very welcome.
The 1600 is on my list 🙂
Great! Do you have a time frame for the release of your review?