As you’ll see, these Straight Power 12 power supplies aren’t the only new products presented by be quiet! However, to make a long story short, the German brand is launching a new series of Straight Power blocks. These conform to the ATX 3.0 standard!
Straight Power 12: power supplies from 750W to 1500W!
With these new power supplies, the brand offers us five new blocks. Their respective power ratings are 750W, 850W, 1000W, 1200W and 1500W for the largest. In addition to this wide power range, the 80+ Platinum certification guarantees 94% efficiency at 50% load.
Internally, knowing be quiet! you’ll find quality components with 100% Japanese capacitors. In addition, the blocks adopt a full bridge LLC topology, with a single 12V rail. Other electrical protection features include OCP, OVP, UVP, SCP, OPP and OTP. Finally, cooling is provided by a 135 mm Silent Wings fan!
Last but not least, the 1500W and 1200W blocks feature two 12VHPWR connectors. This connector will be unique on the other wattages. Of course, two EPS12V CPUs are included, as are four PCIe 6+2 pins. Finally, the 1500W, 1200W and 1000W blocks feature six SATAs and two molex , versus nine SATAs and two molex for the 750W and 850W blocks.
Prices are as follows: :
- 750W : 159,90 €
- 850W : 179,90 €
- 1000W : 219,90 €
- 1200W : 249,90 €
- 1500W : 349,90 €
So no, there’s no RGB Chroma like on Razer’s Katana blocks but at least the prices are consistent. Availability will be from June 27, and the warranty will be 10 years.