be quiet! SFX L Power 600W PSU Review

[Guest]

be quiet!'s small form factory-oriented SFX-L portfolio now includes 500W and 600W models, and we're reviewing the higher-capacity version today. In addition to modular cabling, it offers good performance and quiet operation.

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[reghir]

Not sure take a look at NewEgg reviews which show 3 users reporting DOA units

 

[AC____]

How does it compare to Corsair's?

 

[Aris_Mp]

The SF600 has higher performance. This is shown in the relative performance chart. However in the overall noise score the SF600 is much higher as well, because its fan profile gets highly aggressive once you load its minor rails. In real life conditions where the minor rails are lightly used, it is quite silent.

 

[Aris_Mp]

DOA can happen for several reasons, with hard shipping conditions being one of them.

 

[expert_vision]

You know what baffles me? How is it possible that no monitoring is offered in today PSUs ? I used to have a HighPower PSU 10 years ago that had a simple 7 segment display, showing instantaneous power draw in watts, and a 3 header pin for FAN RPM. You'd think by today that would be standard. But no, instead they put freaking RGB in everything ...

 

[HERETIC-1]

Too expensive when you cheap out on a 85C primary cap.

 

[below]

I had bought one of them a few weeks ago and after installing in bitfenix portal case it has start to randomly make noises. I had rebuild my block two times just to make sure that there is nothing except PSU fan itself making that noise. The noise is comparably with very old HDD's or even Floppy crunching, its super annoying and only appears in PSU working state (when fan at the bottom) and mostly on high load, also noise could be very loud

Also I have found some review on Spanish (I think) from amazon about this PSU and customer have exactly the same issue, so looks like it could be design problem.
This PSU is a winner of most comparisons an reviews everywhere and I very dissapointed that none of reviewers couldn't find such awfull issue for quiet PSU.

Also it should be a shame for company named 'be quiet' that it's 'silent wings' in that PSU making that horrible noises.