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picking a power supply isn't easy if you're new to PC building determining what is requirements is one thing but determining which will be quote unquote reliable is another entirely it's an overused word and highly subjective no chart you will ever see in regards to psu longevity will be fully reliable because not everyone reports his or her malfunctioning unit we can however predict psu reliability based on build quality circuitry things that are way beyond me but that professional people do on a daily basis they know what's good and what's not and also past trends it's why we group power supply models into tiers tier one being the most reliable in tier three being the least if it isn't in one of these three tiers I personally wouldn't buy it unless it's a brand new power supply that hasn't been tested yet I made no secret of the fact that I used a Tier three deep cool power supply for Walter White's version 1.0 and 2.0 it's manufactured by channel well technology not the best of the bunch and also not the most efficient but remember efficiency does not directly determine build quality they go hand-in-hand typically a better built PSU will be more efficient but just because something is say 80 plus gold doesn't mean I won't have problems with it or experience more than I would let's say an 80 plus bronze power supply let me play a brief clip of a video I uploaded a while back what you're about to hear is my DQ 1000 power supply under load here I'll do you a favor this is how loud I sound with the microphone you know half a foot from my face that's loud that's a louder than in game volume by a by a longshot for more on that video click right here I was just playing GTA 5 we weren't anywhere near a thousand watts in this system under full load still wouldn't come close to a thousand watts so I have a lot of buffer room but the PSU got super hot which means one of two things it's either getting super loud or a sensor is malfunctioning regardless it was not something I was willing to put up with in comes be quiet I'm not telling you to be quiet I'm actually talking about the company be quiet as you might expect sound is an issue for these folks they're all about building quiet efficient components you may know them from their cases their fans which are almost dead silent even under load or their power supplies meet the be quiet dark power pro 11 manufactured by FSP it's semi modular stealthy quiet and extremely efficient it has an 80 plus platinum rating more than acceptable holdup time and steady load regulation if any of these terms seem a bit unfamiliar I have linked articles in this video's description that should get you going don't worry I was in the same boat one other thing I'd like to note before running the sound comparison test is the fact that the dark power Pro 11 is also fitted with the silent wings three one hundred and thirty five-millimeter fluid dynamic bearing twelve volt fan rated for 1800 rpm and as you can see here literally inaudible under most circumstances so let's put the be quiet power supply under similar conditions as the difficult power supply one thing I do want to note that has changed is the fact that I'm sporting a 5820k now instead of a 69 hundred K regardless load power draw should be in the ballpark both are 1,000 watt units both are semi modular and both have high efficiency ratings but in this case it's the circuit implementation and design that truly differentiates the two case and point ok I'm in gta' again just like last time and I've let the game sit for about five or six minutes I have the microphone here I'm going to take it off on the throat underneath the power supply the power splash shroud in Heisenberg and yeah I already know it's a huge night and day difference so I'll give you the exact same run we gave for the deep cool power supply here's the microphone we're gonna set it right there well.all and set it right there there we go oh yeah you're hearing that I mean that's that's why while playing you know there's there's nothing else going on and this computer is probably drawing a bit more power than Walter White version 2.0 was just because we have a haswell-e chip in there instead of a Broadway chip broad wells are much more energy efficient well yeah I mean huge difference I'm going to now alternate between what you're hearing there if you're hearing anything at all I doubt you are between that and the leafblower of a DQ 1000 we heard previously huge difference I don't even need to say anything else and no this video is not sponsored by be quiet in any way I'm just letting the facts speak for themselves you really do get what you pay for companies that choose less reliable manufacturers save some cash and can target wider audiences with lower PSU retail prices but companies that keep reliability at their forefronts will not compromise on build quality or design for the sake of reaching wider audiences this Power Pro 11 is a 1000 watt unit most people don't buy these unless they plan on some serious gaming or server productivity both of which are very expensive so don't do what I did and pair a $2,300 PC with a $90 power supply that isn't even in the top tier just don't do it look for something with excellent reliability and efficiency that won't put your other components in jeopardy I know several of you are partial to only Corsair or EVGA super flower or C Sonic PS yous but there's a reason the be quiet dark power Pro 11 is Tier one you can stick to brand loyalty I'm not going to try to persuade you to move away from one manufacturer of PS use to another you know what works and what doesn't but that doesn't mean that anything else in Tier one isn't reliable and I've made it a point to use the power Pro 11 in Heisenberg ultra quiet and ultra reliable knocking on wood nothing is perfect so to sum this up and whatever you decide to build pick a power supply that fits your demand for any PC build under about five hundred US dollars picking a Tier three PSU isn't a bad choice it's all about saving money at that point I wouldn't go with anything under Tier two for PCs ranging anywhere from five hundred to a thousand US dollars and certainly nothing other than Tier one for computers more expensive than that again I speak from experience and won't try to hide the fact that I made a mistake in that regard when it came to Walter white version 1.0 and version 2.0 if you liked this video be sure to give it a thumbs up give it a thumbs down if you do feel the complete opposite or if you hate everything about life be sure to click the subscribe button if you haven't already stay tuned for that AMD PC build I've been teasing about for quite a while I'm waiting on the graphics card AMD r9 fury I purchased it for two hundred and eighty bucks on Newegg we'll see if I get my money's worth this is Salazar studio thanks for learning with us you