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When be quiet! told us its new Dark Base Pro 900 case was larger than the previous 600 and 800 models, just as the numbers suggest, we felt this was a bold move as the trend is towards smaller PCs. Our feelings changed when we saw the specification and list …

be quiet! is a company that finds itself in an awkward position of having too many of its new Pure Power 9 power supplies. So many in-fact that it's looking to give them away to four lucky winners – all you have to do to be in with a chance, …

We recently had some time to chat with Aaron Licht about the upcoming be quiet! Dark Base 900 Chassis. This chassis is due for release at the end of June 2016 and Aaron takes us through all the main features, as well as a couple of unique talking points. As …

be quiet! has just launched its brand new flagship PC chassis, the Dark Base 900, aiming to provide as much modularity and flexibility as possible with a motherboard tray that can be removed for easier component mounting, singular drive cages that can be placed anywhere and plenty of support for watercooling …

If you were one of the several thousands of entrants we had for our recent be quiet! Pure Power 9 competition, then today is the day you find out whether you won or not. Thanks to our team up with be quiet! we had four PSUs to give away to four …

As much as it might not be the sexiest component in your system, the power supply is perhaps the most vital component of them all. If it's cheap and goes bad, you could destroy your motherboard and processor and then you're back to square one. That's why be quiet! has …

Every year a lot of companies – ourselves included – give away some great prizes to loyal fans around the Christmas period, and be quiet! is one of the most altruistic of the bunch. Once again it's launched its advent calendar initiative, giving away great gear every week. This week it's …

We like to give back to our audience as much as we can at KitGuru, which is why this month, we are once again teaming up with be quiet! to give away not one but THREE Silent Base 600 PC cases! We will even let you pick your own colour …

Have you ever wondered about the process some of your hardware goes through on its long and winding trip to your doorstep? If you have, then be quiet! has an interesting blog entry just for you, as it catalogues how the company's power supplies are made and processed on the …

If you are in the market for a new case, be quiet! may have the solution for you and you won't even have to pay for it! On the company's Facebook page, it's currently giving away one of its new Silent Base 800 Window chassis. It offers customised airflow control, …

Be quiet’s Silent Wings series case fans have deserved reputation of one of the best fans available in the market. Thanks to impressive design, great airflow-to-noise ratio and high reliability, the Silent Wings 2 are among the most popular fans of performance enthusiasts. But be quiet! is not standing still …

At the TechnikPR event at Barcode in Taipei – on the eve of Computex opening its main doors – KitGuru found be quiet’s new PC case, which will hit the market only later this year. The new chassis are more compact than the company’s SilentBase 800 introduced a year ago …

Be quiet!, a leading producer of power supply units, cooling systems and other similar devices, has decided to show its customers how its products are made in a bid to demonstrate why its quality is higher compared to that of its rivals. Manufacturing of microprocessors and computer memory requires state-of-the-art …

Fancy winning yourself a low profile CPU cooler from be quiet? The company officially begun selling its brand new Shadow Rock LP (low profile) cooler today and to celebrate the occasion, be quiet! is giving away three of them over on its own Facebook page. The giveaway is open worldwide …

When we saw the be quiet! Silent Base 800 chassis in KitGuru Labs, one thing that struck us was the lack of a windowed side panel.  We caught up with Aaron Licht who explained just how much engineering has gone into be quiet!'s latest chassis technology. Dual, scratch resistant polycarbonate …

While the overall success rate of be quiet! in KitGuru Labs testing has been high over the past 5 years, one thing always gets a comment – and that's the cost-saving choice to go with non-Japanese capacitors. We're not sure why it's taken them so long to arrive at the …

be quiet! came to the Consumer Electronics Show prepared this year, with two brand new CPU coolers to show off- the Shadow Rock LP and the Dark Rock TF. The brand new Shadow Rock LP comes in at only 76mm high, allowing for up to 32mm height memory to be …

If you haven't entered the Christmas Advent competition from be quiet! You only have a couple of days left to do so, as it comes to an end this Saturday. It's been running all throughout December, with special prizes being awarded to lucky Facebook fans every Sunday and this one …

The results are in for our latest competition, which we ran in conjunction with be quiet!, three lucky readers shall be receiving a Silent Base 800 Desktop PC chassis, which we recently reviewed, praising its low noise levels and solid build quality. In order to win, entrants had to email …

The third door on the be quiet! advent calendar has opened up, giving you guys the chance to win some pretty nice hardware. This week's contest puts the Gigabyte GA-Z97x-SOC motherboard up for grabs, alongside a be quiet! Straight Power 10 800W power supply and the highly rated Dark Rock 3 …

We like to give things away here at KitGuru, which is why today we are announcing our latest collaborative competition with be quiet!. We are teaming up to give away not one, but three brand new be quiet! Silent Base 800 desktop chassis, which we reviewed just last week, giving …

We recently ran one of our famous KitGuru give-aways here on the main site, offering up Straight Power 10 power supplies from be quiet! as a prize. While that competition is now finished with the winners selected, there's another chance for you to win a PSU from that same manufacturer …

Did you enter our be quiet! Straight 10 PSU competition just under a month ago? If so, today could be the day you discover that you're a winner. Out of all the hundreds of entrants, many with the correct answer, we've whittled it down to just three. The question we …

If you're a regular reader here at KitGuru, then you know that one of our favourite things to do is put some of the world's best hardware up for grabs for those willing to perform some simple task. Well today is no different, as we've teamed up with the fine …

Feeling a bit warm this nice summer's afternoon? Your PC probably is too, which is why it's always important to keep it cool. Don't fret though if your fans are clicking and your wallet is empty, as be quiet! is giving away a bunch of coolers, fans and PSUs once …

If like many millions around the world, you're gearing up to watch the world cup with fevered excitement, then why not join in with be quiet!'s tipster competition and be in with a chance of winning some brand new be quiet! gear? Beginning on 12th June and open to those …

be quiet!, a leading supplier of low-noise power supply units and cooling solutions for desktop PCs, plans to introduce an all-new product category next month at the Computex Taipei trade-show. While the company does not reveal what kind of products it plans to start selling, it is logical to assume …

We have already seen the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 stamp its authority on the high-end air cooler market. Now the company is aiming for another fight with its single tower Dark Rock 3 CPU cooler. Can a balance between cooling performance and noise make the Dark Rock 3 a worthy contender? Using …

If you made a swanky new be quiet! wallpaper for the recent competition we held in our forums, then chances are you've been champing at the bit to find out who the winners are and which one was chosen to be made available on the be quiet! website. Well, your …

be quiet!’s Dark Rock series of coolers has fared well in a fearsome market. In previous generations, a strong balance between noise output and cooling performance has made them desirable products. Can the German company repeat its success with version three of the dual-tower Dark Rock Pro CPU cooler? Fastening …