be quiet Dark Power Pro 14 IO 1600W Power Supply Review

One of the first products I ever reviewed from be quiet was their Dark Power Pro 10 550W PSU.  As with all be quiet products this power supply was extremely well made and designed to be nearly silent.  That review went live during the summer of 2012 and since then it has been secretly running my internal development and storage server.  Many would call this a “home lab” but, I had been running servers like this long before the term became popular and this particular machine has been running for over 14 years non-stop, 24/7 with a 550w be quiet Dark Power Pro 10.

In this review we will be looking at the be quiet Dark Power Pro 14 IO 1600w PSU.  The Dark Power Pro is the most technologically advanced power supply from be quiet and while every be quiet PSU shares some features there are several unique to the Dark Power and specific to how overclockers and computer enthusiasts use their systems.

This PSU features an 80Plus Titanium rating, is fully modular and comes with one of the new frameless Silent Wings 4 fans with a 6-pole motor design for virtually inaudible operation. 

Model DARK POWER PRO 14 IO 1600W
Continuous power (W) 1600
Peak power (W) 1700
Form factor ATX 3.1
Form factor EPS 12V Version 2.92
Topology Full bridge + LLC + SR +DC/DC
Digitally controlled Yes
Voltage (Vac) 115 – 240
Frequency (Hz) 50 – 60
Input current (A) 15 / 9
Power factor at 100% load >0.99 (115V) / >0.98 (230V)
Modern standby Yes
Power consumption in standby (W) <0.11
Average life time (h / 25°C) >100,000
Operating temperature up to (°C) 40