Development of silent PC power supplies, cases, CPU and water cooling units as well as fans for desktop PCs
Listan GmbH (Marke: be quiet!)
Glinde (DE) · Poland · China · TaiwanNew on Amplifa
About be quiet! – brand of Listan GmbH
Listan GmbH, based in Glinde near Hamburg, is the manufacturer of the be quiet! brand registered in 2002, under which PC power supplies, CPU coolers, PC cases, case fans, AiO water cooling units as well as keyboards and mice are sold. The focus of all product development is on minimizing operating noise; for this purpose, the company has developed its own technologies and filed several patents and utility models, including aerodynamically optimized surface textures, vibration decoupling and vibration-damped fan mounts. Organizational and administrative tasks, logistics, technical development, product conception and design as well as final quality control are carried out at the headquarters in Glinde. From there, the products are sold directly to distributors and retailers worldwide, with Europe being the main market. Further branches exist in Poland, China and Taiwan. The power classes of the power supplies range from 300 W to 1600 W in ATX, SFX and TFX form factors. Target groups include PC enthusiasts, gamers and system integrators.
- Site
- Glinde
- Processes
- PSU calculator, Motherboard check (cooler search), Product comparison, B2B downloads (manuals, images, videos), Customer support (contact form, email, telephone)
- Materials
- PC power supplies, AiO water cooling units, CPU air coolers, Case fans, PC cases, Keyboards and mice
- Certificates
- Final inspection at headquarters
- Founded
- 2002
- Industries
- PC hardware, Gaming, PC enthusiasts/system integrators
- 01
Product conception and design (Glinde)
- 02
Technical development
- 03
Quality inspection and control
- 04
Logistics and sales to distributors/retailers
- 05
After-sales support
Product groups and technologies
PC power supplies
ATX, SFX and TFX power supplies with 300–1600 W output, focus on silent operation.
AiO water cooling units
All-in-one water coolers in 240, 280 and 360 mm formats.
CPU air coolers
Tower, dual-tower and top-flow architectures.
Case fans
Fans with and without PWM in 80–140 mm, with patented vibration damping.
PC cases
Mid- and full-tower series Silent Base, Dark Base, Pure Base and Shadow Base.
Keyboards and mice
Peripherals with configuration software for RGB and key bindings.
Locations
Glinde
DEHeadquarters: development, quality control, sales, logistics
Poland
PLBranch office
China
CNBranch office
Taiwan
TWBranch office
Product portfolio
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Quality assurance
All quality inspections and controls are carried out at the headquarters in Glinde. Warranty periods of up to 10 years are granted on products.
| Evidence | Glinde |
|---|---|
| Final inspection at headquarters |
History
- 2002
Listan GmbH registers the be quiet! brand; initially power supplies with noise minimization; headquarters in Glinde
- 2006
GfK studies identify be quiet! as the market leader in Germany for PC power supplies from 2006 onwards (until at least 2017)
- 2008
Portfolio expanded to include CPU coolers and case fans
- 2014
Introduction of the first PC case series, Silent Base 800
- 2015
The Pure Wings 2 fan series wins the European Hardware Awards
- 2016
Expansion to include AiO water cooling units in 240, 280 and 360 mm formats