Be Quiet! Straight Power BQT E9-CM-680W 680W

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

1
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Supereasy installation, High specification, Very quiet under load.
Quiet Silent Wings fan, Fluid dynamic fan will outlast every other component in this power supply, Efficient. Meets and exceeds 80 Plus Gold expectations, 12V only dropped 1%.

Cons:

Ripple can be a tad high, Cheaper main cap than FSP Aurum CM
Only sold in the EU.

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Last revision on September 19, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Supereasy installation, High specification, Very quiet under load
Quiet Silent Wings fan, Fluid dynamic fan will outlast every other component in this power supply, Efficient. Meets and exceeds 80 Plus Gold expectations, 12V only dropped 1%

Reviewers Didn't Like

Ripple can be a tad high, Cheaper main cap than FSP Aurum CM
Only sold in the EU

Expert reviews and ratings

Review: be quiet! Straight Power E9 680W CM PSUby Tarinder Sandhu on 20 March 2012, 12:24 4.0 Tags: be-quiet Quick Link: HEXUS.net/qabdz5 Add to My Vault: be quiet! Straight Power E9 680W CM PSU £97.80 Free shipping for HEXUS members*...

By HEXUS.net on March 20, 2012

Everybody.. be quiet, please. Everybody? BE QUIET!Ok.. now that I have your attention..Today we're reviewing a power supply from Listan's "be-quiet!" product line, the be-quiet! Straight Power E9 680W. Listan is a German company that started out...

By JonnyGuru on December 19, 2011

“Be Quiet have produced a power supply that is an excellent compromise between cost and quality. While the performance may not be best-in-class, the Straight Power E9 680W power supply certainly delivers a high level of performance, given its...

By eTeknix on August 19, 2013

The bequiet! Straight Power E9 CM 680 W is based on the FSP Aurum Gold platform, with a few modifications. It uses a quieter fan, utilizes two rectifying bridges in the primary instead of only one, the ATX12V/EPS12V connector was moved to the modular...

By Hardware Secrets on December 02, 2011

Video Review: The Be Quiet! Straight Power 680W & 700W Power Supplies are both 80 Plus Gold certified, AMD Crossfire approved, come with a quiet 135mm fan and look great. The E9 680W CM is modular, but the E9 700W model isn't. Both offer clean...

By 3dGameMan on November 30, 2011

100

Be Quiet ! a fait un excellent travail sur ce produit, et réalise un sans-faute sur l'alimentation Straight Power E9 680W. Chaque détail est pensé intelligemment - à l'allemande - que ce soit la pochette à bulle du...

By zeden.net on March 28, 2013

Kritikpunkte oder gar Mängel sucht man beim neuen be quiet! Straight Power E9 CM 680W Netzteil vergebens. Unser Testmuster bietet selbst für Enthusiasten-Systeme ausreichend Power und bleibt darüber hinaus unter Last angenehm leise. Auch...

By Gamezoom.net on January 16, 2012

Jusqu'à présent, tous les blocs Be Quiet que nous avions testé étaient rétrogradés, au niveau de leur récompense, en raison d'un tarif bien trop élevé. Aujourd'hui, avec sa E9, Be Quiet nous...

By CowcotLand on December 20, 2011

A bequiet! Straight Power E9 CM 680 W é baseada na mesma plataforma da FSP Aurum Gold, com algumas modificações. Ela tem uma ventoinha mais silenciosa, duas pontes de retificação no primário em vez de apenas uma, o conector...

By Clube do Hardware on December 05, 2011