be quiet! Dark Base Pro 901, Shadow Base 800, & Der8auer
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Date: 2023-06-01
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gosuprime
I have a Pure Base 500DX and it's like the Noctua of cases: not flashy, but very efficient and functional: the case is a high airflow design (yet quiet!) with all the routing options you could ask for, enough space for 4000 series cards, and the thermals you want (cool, so quiet case/CPU/GPU fans). Put some Silent Wings 4 140mm fans inside (move lots of air at low RPM, basically silent even at full gaming/productivity load) and it's very quiet. The loudest part of my PC was the HDD which I moved to an external enclosure for mass storage, the rest is NVME or SATA SSDs. My next case will be Be Quiet, 100%. Like Noctua, they've set a high standard for performance.
I swear I was not paid to write this, but I think a lot of people overlook how important a good case is: but if you do any gaming or productivity work, the last thing you want is system fans sounding like a jet engine. Some cases have barely ANY airflow which means fans have to work insanely hard to generate any airflow, but that can be remedied with a good airflow design (like the DX, or a torrent, lian li airflow cases, etc.)
Good case design means good airflow, better case temps, and quieter gaming/app usage. The difference between a well made case makes such a huge difference in a build, both for thermals and adding/routing components cleanly, and Be Quiet has done a solid job with their designs. Highly recommended!
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I have a Pure Base 500DX and it's like the Noctua of cases: not flashy, but very efficient and functional: the case is a high airflow design (yet quiet!) with all the routing options you could ask for, enough space for 4000 series cards, and the thermals you want (cool, so quiet case/CPU/GPU fans). Put some Silent Wings 4 140mm fans inside (move lots of air at low RPM, basically silent even at full gaming/productivity load) and it's very quiet. The loudest part of my PC was the HDD which I moved to an external enclosure for mass storage, the rest is NVME or SATA SSDs. My next case will be Be Quiet, 100%. Like Noctua, they've set a high standard for performance.
I swear I was not paid to write this, but I think a lot of people overlook how important a good case is: but if you do any gaming or productivity work, the last thing you want is system fans sounding like a jet engine. Some cases have barely ANY airflow which means fans have to work insanely hard to generate any airflow, but that can be remedied with a good airflow design (like the DX, or a torrent, lian li airflow cases, etc.)
Good case design means good airflow, better case temps, and quieter gaming/app usage. The difference between a well made case makes such a huge difference in a build, both for thermals and adding/routing components cleanly, and Be Quiet has done a solid job with their designs. Highly recommended!
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dimples282
4:38 Daaaamn, just one more USB-C connector and this would be the perfect case. But the fact that they've retained the wireless charger from the DBP 900 is wonderful enough to the point where I'm willing to forgive it. And the fact that it has 5.25 support still, even though it's just the one slot and it's on the bottom like Fractal's Pop (which can do two, despite being on the bargain basement by comparison), is a wonderful boon for those who do a little casual optical media preservation. Either way it's good to see that people are going to get their money's worth with front I/O that isn't totally abysmal compared to others in the same price range.
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4:38 Daaaamn, just one more USB-C connector and this would be the perfect case. But the fact that they've retained the wireless charger from the DBP 900 is wonderful enough to the point where I'm willing to forgive it. And the fact that it has 5.25 support still, even though it's just the one slot and it's on the bottom like Fractal's Pop (which can do two, despite being on the bargain basement by comparison), is a wonderful boon for those who do a little casual optical media preservation. Either way it's good to see that people are going to get their money's worth with front I/O that isn't totally abysmal compared to others in the same price range.
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Steve
The way Phanteks made my P600S with the magnetic sound dampening panel on the front is the way to go in my opinion.
I have the P600S and when I'm not gaming I put the sound dampening panels on the top and front of the case.
I don't like how Be Quiet have that swappable front panel. They should make it magnetic instead.
Also I don't understand why more companies don't make hinged side panels like my P600S.
Out of all the PC cases I've ever had the P600S is the best I've used and seen. I just wish they made a micro ATX version of the P600S
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The way Phanteks made my P600S with the magnetic sound dampening panel on the front is the way to go in my opinion.
I have the P600S and when I'm not gaming I put the sound dampening panels on the top and front of the case.
I don't like how Be Quiet have that swappable front panel. They should make it magnetic instead.
Also I don't understand why more companies don't make hinged side panels like my P600S.
Out of all the PC cases I've ever had the P600S is the best I've used and seen. I just wish they made a micro ATX version of the P600S
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Radu
I donno, if I was Roman I wouldn t do a co-op with Steve, that felt kind of rude, oh bro how much thermal paste did you eat for breakfast? Kind of sounds like envy. I d ask, how many fans you been testing this morning Steve? Oh whatever language he was speaking? Cmon man you don t know it s German. No wonder Roman is getting out of YT, this is becoming a joke I thought that was very disrespectful, he has 10x your net worth and you treat him like a POS, I d like to see you do that to Linus, he d demolish you..
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I donno, if I was Roman I wouldn t do a co-op with Steve, that felt kind of rude, oh bro how much thermal paste did you eat for breakfast? Kind of sounds like envy. I d ask, how many fans you been testing this morning Steve? Oh whatever language he was speaking? Cmon man you don t know it s German. No wonder Roman is getting out of YT, this is becoming a joke I thought that was very disrespectful, he has 10x your net worth and you treat him like a POS, I d like to see you do that to Linus, he d demolish you..
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Adam's
Reminds me of those old cases in 2000s where the front had those sort of light up water tube looking things with bubbles in them. Can't say i am a fan of that mesh looks easily broken/ripped. That said mesh is cheap and hardily difficult to replace. Would rather magnetic mesh though and replacement filters sold online. I think there is a market for magnetic mesh filters with logos sprayed onto them and stuff. Probably a decent profit margin on them.
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Reminds me of those old cases in 2000s where the front had those sort of light up water tube looking things with bubbles in them. Can't say i am a fan of that mesh looks easily broken/ripped. That said mesh is cheap and hardily difficult to replace. Would rather magnetic mesh though and replacement filters sold online. I think there is a market for magnetic mesh filters with logos sprayed onto them and stuff. Probably a decent profit margin on them.
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Kay
There are still people who appreciate the 5.25 bays. You can get 100 GB on an XL Blu-Ray, which is great for following the 3-2-1 backup maxim. 3 copies, 2 distinct types of media (optical is more robust in some ways than hard drives), and 1 copy offsite. Burn some disks every month or so and give them to a friend who lives across town to look after. That way if your house burns down you still have something.
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There are still people who appreciate the 5.25 bays. You can get 100 GB on an XL Blu-Ray, which is great for following the 3-2-1 backup maxim. 3 copies, 2 distinct types of media (optical is more robust in some ways than hard drives), and 1 copy offsite. Burn some disks every month or so and give them to a friend who lives across town to look after. That way if your house burns down you still have something.
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Weissrolf
The sound damping foam is more heat insulation than sound isolation on my Silent Base 800. Just Bitumen would likely be better than that for both keeping the case from rattling (which it does) and allowing heat to be emitted by the side-panels. The one shown for a few seconds in this video is a lot thinner, though, so it seems that they got rid of the heat insulating foam stuff?!
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The sound damping foam is more heat insulation than sound isolation on my Silent Base 800. Just Bitumen would likely be better than that for both keeping the case from rattling (which it does) and allowing heat to be emitted by the side-panels. The one shown for a few seconds in this video is a lot thinner, though, so it seems that they got rid of the heat insulating foam stuff?!
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Cha
hey GN please if you look at my comment , i really would love to see you guys when tear down of gpu or old take off the cold plate and take the heat pipe off from it , just to see how engineering works for my school work later next year ( i am studying electricity and the project is how to transfer off the most heat from an electric surface , i have to make it )
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hey GN please if you look at my comment , i really would love to see you guys when tear down of gpu or old take off the cold plate and take the heat pipe off from it , just to see how engineering works for my school work later next year ( i am studying electricity and the project is how to transfer off the most heat from an electric surface , i have to make it )
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Allen
5.25 is not dead, sorry. Beyond using it for optical drives for archival reasons, having a space to easily add accessories the user wants (more front USB, card reader, &c &c) is hardly niche use. If you're getting a tower, the advantage IS it's size (aka space). It's foolish to put an mATX or ITX boards into a tower and have over half of it empty.
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5.25 is not dead, sorry. Beyond using it for optical drives for archival reasons, having a space to easily add accessories the user wants (more front USB, card reader, &c &c) is hardly niche use. If you're getting a tower, the advantage IS it's size (aka space). It's foolish to put an mATX or ITX boards into a tower and have over half of it empty.
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Gethin
As an owner of two dark base pro r2 cases - I don't really recommend this brand tbh. I've built a couple of machines with fractal cases (meshify) and they're just better designed and engineered. Also, the design of these new cases on show here is just not good enough..they look cheap. The dark base pro rev 2 look more premium.
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As an owner of two dark base pro r2 cases - I don't really recommend this brand tbh. I've built a couple of machines with fractal cases (meshify) and they're just better designed and engineered. Also, the design of these new cases on show here is just not good enough..they look cheap. The dark base pro rev 2 look more premium.
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tudomerda
Now, all these OEM's have to do is sponsor or create decent high quality games that the PC community can enjoy, sans the, woke, micro transactions, buggyness, and incomplete rubbish on offer from current AAA institutions, only then will I consider spending money on upgrading my PC with new tech and high end GPU's
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Now, all these OEM's have to do is sponsor or create decent high quality games that the PC community can enjoy, sans the, woke, micro transactions, buggyness, and incomplete rubbish on offer from current AAA institutions, only then will I consider spending money on upgrading my PC with new tech and high end GPU's
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renzokuken2g
Love the collaborative process with der8auer, friggin awesome since I get to see my fellow Americans and someone from the country I live in. Yeah Steve that's the real German language he's speaking. Appreciate the awesome coverage, when I'm not listening to GN, I'm probably watching der8auer.
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Love the collaborative process with der8auer, friggin awesome since I get to see my fellow Americans and someone from the country I live in. Yeah Steve that's the real German language he's speaking. Appreciate the awesome coverage, when I'm not listening to GN, I'm probably watching der8auer.
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SplurginSergeon
[looking satisfied at the 900 rev 2 sitting next to me that I finally closed for the last time two weeks ago after spending months upgrading hardware and re-re-re-rewiring stuff back and forth just to get everything juuust right]
[Steve posts this video]
Ah shit, here we go again.
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[looking satisfied at the 900 rev 2 sitting next to me that I finally closed for the last time two weeks ago after spending months upgrading hardware and re-re-re-rewiring stuff back and forth just to get everything juuust right]
[Steve posts this video]
Ah shit, here we go again.
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Vince
As a man sensitive to e-waste, Steve, you'll appreciate that I am not about to chuck my collection of DVDs and BluRay disks so, for me, the 5.25 inch bay was essential! Now insofar as one could be said to love such a thing as a computer case, then I'll admit that I love my DarkBase Pro 900Rev2!
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As a man sensitive to e-waste, Steve, you'll appreciate that I am not about to chuck my collection of DVDs and BluRay disks so, for me, the 5.25 inch bay was essential! Now insofar as one could be said to love such a thing as a computer case, then I'll admit that I love my DarkBase Pro 900Rev2!
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