Conclusion
...but the biggest hurdle to immediate adoption is the steep street price of around £100, which is at odds with the current market climate.Building a decent PSU in 2018 isn't an overly hard task. Take an established platform, tweak it to your liking, and then release in common capacities.
The be quiet! Straight Power 11 neatly fits in below the Dark Power 11. Many of the expected features are present, including fully-modular cabling, near-silent operation, high-quality innards, and pleasing aesthetics.
We'd prefer to have more PCIe cabling on this 550W model but the biggest hurdle to immediate adoption is the steep street price of around £100, which is at odds with the current market climate that has high-performance 650W PSUs available for less. We'd recommend that be quiet! takes a good, hard look at UK pricing - £80 for this model ought to be bang on the money.
Bottom line: Another quality supply from the updated be quiet! stable, it's only present pricing that keeps this PSU away from a recommended gong.
Good looks
Fully-modular
Solid performance
be quiet! Straight Power 11 550W
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