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The Dark Power Pro 12 1200W is a 80 PLUS Titanium certified power supply with fully digital control, frameless fan and overclocking key. It offers high efficiency, stability, reliability and a magnificent appearance for your high-end system.
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The Dark Power 12 is the most efficient power supply series be quiet! has ever built. Featuring an unrivaled efficiency of up to 94.9% resulting in an 80 PLUS ® Titanium certification, and fully digital control of PFC and LLC+SR/12V, leading to a better regulation and lower ripple noise.
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By Rich Edmonds
last updated 11 September 2020
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be quiet! is no stranger to power supply units (PSU), and the company has been making them for many years. The latest release is the new Dark Power Pro 12 series, which includes the 1200W and 1500W variants. Usually, we'd recommend around 500W for most PC builds, even with capable processors and the best graphics cards. Still, these days you can expect your rig to pull a little more, especially with NVIDIA's upcoming GPUs.
That's what be quiet! promises with the new Dark Power Pro 12 series of PSUs. These monstrous power supplies are 80 Plus Titanium rated, meaning they're incredibly efficient. At just 20% load, the 1200W and 1500W models should be able to meet 90% efficiency, 50% load should result in an efficiency of 92%, and finally, 100% load should see 94%, on paper at least.
•Capacity: 1200W, 1500W
•Dimensions: 200 x 150 x 86 mm
•Type: Modular
•Fan: 135 mm, fluid bearing
•Efficiency rating: 80 Plus Titanium
•Operating temp: Up to 50C (122F)
The Dark Power Pro 12 has plenty going for it as a PSU. Firstly, there are six 12V rails, which not everyone will appreciate or recommend you use, but it's often viewed as a safety feature. Think of it like circuit breakers inside your home. It's better for you to channel power to specific circuits, so if one trips, you don't burn out everything else.
It's a similar story for multiple 12V rails, and while this doesn't improve performance per se, it does provide better protection against damage should anything go wrong. You're not forced into using all rails, however, since there's a handy switch that allows you to switch between single- and multi-rail operation.
Following on from the 12V rails is the actual certification be quiet! managed to get applied to the side of this PSU. 80 Plus Titanium means this PSU is incredibly energy efficient. As with most electronics, you're going to lose a little energy inside the PSU to heat and other waste, but more expensive power supplies are far better at delivering as much electricity as is taken from the wall.
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Digital PSUs are becoming a thing now, and we took a look at the excellent NZXT E series of power supplies that allow you to connect the PSU to your motherboard for accurate data and better power management. But that's not as good as it can get with digital PSU. The Dark Power Pro 12 from be quiet! takes it further yet with full control over power factor correction (PFC), two coils, one capacitor (LLC), 12V synchronous rectifier, Full Bridge MOSFETs, and more.
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The unit itself is made of metal, as is the case with all power supplies, but it's an absolute brick. Not only does it feel hefty to handle, but it's also sleek-looking. The all-black paint job will look good in all PC builds. Since the PSU is fully modular, it's easy to create a clean result with just the cables you require.
be quiet! include the following cables inside the box:
•24-pin ATX
•2x 12v P8 (one with 2x P4)
•5x PCIe 6+2-pin
There's not really anything to dislike about the Dark Power Pro 12. be quiet! got pretty much everything right here with an enthusiast PSU. You likely don't need a 1200W or 1500W power supply. I don't recommend anyone purchase one for a standard PC build, but these aren't your ordinary PSUs.
If you plan on picking up a new AMD Ryzen Threadripper and NVIDIA's upcoming RTX 30 series GPUs, you'll easily get into the high three figures for watt power draw, possibly even crossing 1000W. That's when these 1200W and 1500W models shine. They're expensive, but if you can afford one and happen to have enough power inside your PC case to hit 600W and beyond regularly, it's a good choice.
Yes, but only if you require the headroom right now. 1000W+ power supplies are a little niche simply because no one really needs that amount of power. Still, NVIDIA is showing that to take PC gaming to the next level, its new GPUs will require considerably more electricity, which is where something higher than a 500W PSU will be required.
The 1200W Dark Power Pro 12 is a fantastic PSU. It supplies stable, clean, and reliable power without much of a whisper from the 135mm fan. Even pushing the system with an overclocked RTX 20 series GPU and AMD Ryzen 9 processor did little to dent the available capacity this unit offers. That's okay with me when we're talking 80 Plus Titanium as the draw from the wall isn't much higher than what you're actually using.
As well as outstanding efficiency and high capacities, the Dark Power Pro 12 ticks all the right boxes, being fully modular, digital in that there are plenty of safeguards with six 12V rails, and it's a sleek-looking package. If you need a new PSU, have the available budget, and wish to build the PC for the longterm, this is a great choice. Take full advantage of the included ten-year warranty.
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be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 (1200W)
$399 at Newegg
- rich.edmonds@futurenet.com
- Senior Editor, PC Build
Dark Power 12 850W is certified with 80 PLUS Titanium and an energy efficiency rating of up to 95.6%. This provides lots of benefits for your high-end system, including less power consumption and an overall cooler and quieter operation. The standby drain is below 0.1 watts.
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