# be quiet! Dark Power 14 1000W

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/be-quiet-dark-power-14-1000w
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/power-supplies
- Placement: #1 of 17 in Power Supplies, S tier
- Brand: be quiet!
- LP on this board: 1007
- Last researched: 2026-09-13T02:43:26.751Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

best overall for noise, reliability, and warranty

## For

- low-noise operation
- 10-year warranty
- Platinum-level efficiency
- fantastic performance
- High-performance, fully modular

## Against

- Priced higher than some alternatives

## Evidence

Consolidated from 22 cited sources across 19 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| r/bequietofficial | u/Potential_Composer29 | D | https://www.reddit.com/r/bequietofficial/comments/1qpm8xa/to_anyone_having_a_bequiet_dark_power_14_psu_and/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Nicolas11x12 English | Nicolas11x12 English | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izBgHXoZvwU | fetched and confirmed |
| Techpowerup | techpowerup.com | B | https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/be-quiet-announces-dark-power-14-power-supply-series.341872/ | fetched and confirmed |
| r/bequietofficial | u/Stef_bequiet | B | https://www.reddit.com/r/bequietofficial/comments/1qoiljx/dark_power_14_no_compromise_silence_and/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Christcenteredgamer | Jason Gress | B | https://www.christcenteredgamer.com/index.php/reviews/hardware/be-quiet-dark-power-14-1000w-power-supply | fetched and confirmed |
| Welcome to TekHeads | TekHeads | B | https://tekheads.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=959 | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | - | B | https://www.facebook.com/pc.crazy21/posts/bequiet_official-dark-power-14-1000w-is-a-flagship-psu-featuring-80plus-titanium/1292432802690987/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Gamezoom | Christoph Miklos | B | https://www.gamezoom.net/artikel/be_quiet_dark_power_14_1000w_test_review-59069 | fetched and confirmed |
| ECPU | ECPU | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_ZHsmcDZwU | fetched and confirmed |
| Thumbculture | Jason | B | https://www.thumbculture.co.uk/be-quiet-dark-power-14-psu-review | fetched and confirmed |
| GECID Unboxing | GECID Unboxing | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCvd9pH7_2M | fetched and confirmed |
| r/pcmasterrace | u/Realistic-Engine7843 | C | https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1p4jnj7/should_i_get_bequiet_dark_power_14_1000w/ | fetched and confirmed |
| APH Networks | aphnetworks.com | B | https://aphnetworks.com/reports/be-quiet-dark-power-14-1000w/4 | fetched and confirmed |
| PC Crazy | PC Crazy | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zsQnnGVuE8 | fetched and confirmed |
| TechGuru Andrew | TechGuru Andrew | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a1y3uJd1CY | fetched and confirmed |
| WavePC | WavePC | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmNoMUzhvS0 | fetched and confirmed |
| Club386 | Ben Hardwidge | B | https://www.club386.com/best-psu/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Hardware Busters | hwbusters.com | A | https://hwbusters.com/psus/be-quiet-dark-power-14-1200w-atx-v3-1-psu-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Pause Hardware | pausehardware.com | S | https://pausehardware.com/test-be-quiet-dark-power-14-1000w/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Club386 | Krzysztof Hukalowicz | B | https://www.club386.com/be-quiet-dark-power-14-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| CGMagazine | cgmagonline.com | B | https://www.cgmagonline.com/review/hardware/be-quiet-dark-power-14-1000w-psu/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Hardware Busters | hwbusters.com | A | https://hwbusters.com/psus/be-quiet-dark-power-14-1000w-atx-v3-1-psu-review/ | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Seasonic Prime TX-1600 Noctua Edition | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/seasonic-prime-tx-1600-noctua-edition |
| 3 | be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 850W | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/be-quiet-pure-power-13-m-850w |
| 4 | Corsair RM750e | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/corsair-rm750e |
| 5 | be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 1000W | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/be-quiet-pure-power-13-m-1000w |
| 6 | Corsair RM850e | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/corsair-rm850e |
| 13 | Asus ROG Strix Platinum 1000W White Edition | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/asus-rog-strix-platinum-1000w-white-edition |
| 14 | EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G5 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/evga-supernova-850-g5 |
| 15 | Corsair CV650 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/corsair-cv650 |
| 16 | Gigabyte GP-P750GM | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/gigabyte-gp-p750gm |
| 17 | Thermaltake Smart 700W | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/thermaltake-smart-700w |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/power-supplies.

## What this tier means

- S: Exceptional. Finishes top run after run; capped at 3 slots per category.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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