BeQuiet! Straight Power E9 700W PSU Review

Rating: 8.0.

BeQuiet! have been releasing great power supplies in 2012, with a focus on minimal noise and great build quality. Today we are looking at the Straight Power E9 700W power supply, a 80 Plus Gold certified design with full 5 year warranty. This is the flagship model in the range.

BeQuiet! have a wide range of power supplies in their Straight Power range, some of which are modular. The 700W model we are reviewing today is sadly not, however they do sell a closely matched 680W CM (The CM stands for ‘Cable Management' – or modular).

It is important to remember, that the supply we are reviewing today is an ‘E9' version, The E8 range is an older generation which is 80 Plus Silver certified. The E9 700W supply has achieved 80 Plus Gold Certification and has been redesigned, including cutting edge SilentWings fans.

• Virtually silent operation achieved through a broad array of meticulous optimizations, including use of custom-designed 135mm SilentWings Fan.
• SilentWings fan features airflow-optimized fan blade, fluid dynamic bearing with copper core and high quality IC motor controller.
• 700 Watts of continuous power provide hefty power reserves for those times your PC really needs it all.
• 80PLUS Gold certification and up to 93.1% power conversion efficiency let you do more work with the same power and reduce your power bills.
• NVIDIA Hybrid readiness and AMD CrossfireX certification allows you to build powerful Multi-GPU systems with confidence
  German product conception, design and quality control.

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