Innovative: be quiet! Light Base 600 Case Review & Benchmarks
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Date: 2024-11-16
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mirror1766
Thumbs up for your unit fun in the video. Thanks for pointing out some filter detail. Would love if case comparisons mention variations between filters being nonexistent, nonremovable, require opening the case, require tools, and require moving/rotating the case off of a flat surface. Good to know if it is doable while running without mechanical shockwaves impacting/jeopardising hardware. Antec P180B spoiled me with toolless gentle filter removal while other cases like another Antec 900 required many screws be removed to opendislodge drive bays and Fractal Torrent requires popping off the front panel (doesn't feel designed for that as a regular task and definitely a bad practice while running due to shock on mechanical drives and fans). I recall other cases require tipping onto their side to remove front filters out the bottom. Similarly its great to also know airflow comparisons when bottom ends up blocked as happens for anyone not elevating it off of a carpet (always good to do, even if just inches but higher is better).
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Thumbs up for your unit fun in the video. Thanks for pointing out some filter detail. Would love if case comparisons mention variations between filters being nonexistent, nonremovable, require opening the case, require tools, and require moving/rotating the case off of a flat surface. Good to know if it is doable while running without mechanical shockwaves impacting/jeopardising hardware. Antec P180B spoiled me with toolless gentle filter removal while other cases like another Antec 900 required many screws be removed to opendislodge drive bays and Fractal Torrent requires popping off the front panel (doesn't feel designed for that as a regular task and definitely a bad practice while running due to shock on mechanical drives and fans). I recall other cases require tipping onto their side to remove front filters out the bottom. Similarly its great to also know airflow comparisons when bottom ends up blocked as happens for anyone not elevating it off of a carpet (always good to do, even if just inches but higher is better).
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Cidriel
you know where this case really ought to be mounted on top of an old stereo rack, in the place where the record player normally sits, because the stout frame and the large glass panels kind of reminds me of how those old units would have a big glass (or plastic) cover over the turntable and arm to protect it from dust but you could still stand in front of it to watch the record turn as it plays. the black model with the orangish lighting especially would suit that well. then just fill the rest of the rack with the rest of the sound gear: tape deck, preamp/equalizer, 21-disc CD changer, AM/FM radio. plant two big speaker towers on either side.
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you know where this case really ought to be mounted on top of an old stereo rack, in the place where the record player normally sits, because the stout frame and the large glass panels kind of reminds me of how those old units would have a big glass (or plastic) cover over the turntable and arm to protect it from dust but you could still stand in front of it to watch the record turn as it plays. the black model with the orangish lighting especially would suit that well. then just fill the rest of the rack with the rest of the sound gear: tape deck, preamp/equalizer, 21-disc CD changer, AM/FM radio. plant two big speaker towers on either side.
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Popclone
The new Generation of cases look more like a dumpster-dive, not even close to old school. These bulky cases reminds me of the dumpster next door that the garbage truck picks up every Thursday. There is nothing original about the new cases compared to old school. If you want to see originality check out OG Packerbell, Sony, IBM, Dell, and many other, they stand out, they stand different and have flavor. These dumpsters are loaded with LED's so you can see better your LCD screen in the dark.
Don't cry kids; your new generations cases have nothing original designed in them.
Cry me a river.
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The new Generation of cases look more like a dumpster-dive, not even close to old school. These bulky cases reminds me of the dumpster next door that the garbage truck picks up every Thursday. There is nothing original about the new cases compared to old school. If you want to see originality check out OG Packerbell, Sony, IBM, Dell, and many other, they stand out, they stand different and have flavor. These dumpsters are loaded with LED's so you can see better your LCD screen in the dark.
Don't cry kids; your new generations cases have nothing original designed in them.
Cry me a river.
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sketchman01
I still love my original Dark base 900. It did take some dremel work to fit everything and building in it was very complicated compared to most cases, but everthing is well thought out and I was able to keep my blue ray drive and old format hard drives while fitting a 4080, a sound card and a 420mm aio with a push pull setup (12x140mm fans in total plus the three on the gpu) its unbelievably quiet for having that many fans and thermals are unreal. the fans never even have ramp up past idle. I would consider all of their products for future builds.
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I still love my original Dark base 900. It did take some dremel work to fit everything and building in it was very complicated compared to most cases, but everthing is well thought out and I was able to keep my blue ray drive and old format hard drives while fitting a 4080, a sound card and a 420mm aio with a push pull setup (12x140mm fans in total plus the three on the gpu) its unbelievably quiet for having that many fans and thermals are unreal. the fans never even have ramp up past idle. I would consider all of their products for future builds.
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K.R.0.W.1.3
Not even 1min in and seeing one of these styles of cases be able to FLIP TO THE OTHER SIDE is huge for me. I don't like having my computer on the righthand side of my desk, I'm always worried my mouse-hand will flick and smack it (or worse, knock it off if I get too wound up) but my left side is always stationary since it's just my left hand on my Razer Tartarus clicking away at buttons. FINALLY something I can actually look at. Plus the ability to go in-between is pretty sick, I could see some custom desk solutions with that layout in the future.
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Not even 1min in and seeing one of these styles of cases be able to FLIP TO THE OTHER SIDE is huge for me. I don't like having my computer on the righthand side of my desk, I'm always worried my mouse-hand will flick and smack it (or worse, knock it off if I get too wound up) but my left side is always stationary since it's just my left hand on my Razer Tartarus clicking away at buttons. FINALLY something I can actually look at. Plus the ability to go in-between is pretty sick, I could see some custom desk solutions with that layout in the future.
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qwesx
I'm a bit confused here. I've always considered the company to be focused on making quiet(er) cases or systems so I find it a bit weird that there was no easily grokable chart for noise levels at full system load and 100 % fans. A whole lot of temperature charts (which are appreciated) but those are less important for someone who wants the most quiet PC, unless the temperature levels endanger the CPU/GPU of course.
I guess I can extract the data from the charts in 18:21 and/or 19:50 and type them into Excel or something...
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I'm a bit confused here. I've always considered the company to be focused on making quiet(er) cases or systems so I find it a bit weird that there was no easily grokable chart for noise levels at full system load and 100 % fans. A whole lot of temperature charts (which are appreciated) but those are less important for someone who wants the most quiet PC, unless the temperature levels endanger the CPU/GPU of course.
I guess I can extract the data from the charts in 18:21 and/or 19:50 and type them into Excel or something...
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UbrShadow
17:20 I think the feet hieght are not tall enough for the horizontal display. I have my 900 set up that way currently with 3 gpu facing intakes for additional airflow. I am currently fabricating my own stainless steel 32mm tall feet. Yes it'll be heavy but 4x 70mm round, 32mm tall stainless steel feet should provide a lot more airflow from the bottom. Now to find a round LED strip to encircle the mobo and spin lights at 33 RPM.
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17:20 I think the feet hieght are not tall enough for the horizontal display. I have my 900 set up that way currently with 3 gpu facing intakes for additional airflow. I am currently fabricating my own stainless steel 32mm tall feet. Yes it'll be heavy but 4x 70mm round, 32mm tall stainless steel feet should provide a lot more airflow from the bottom. Now to find a round LED strip to encircle the mobo and spin lights at 33 RPM.
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marcusbrown3880
Wouldn't the airflow be better, if it was laid with the glass at the bottom. Sides being intake, inside vertical being outtake. Cool air being brought in from the sides, with the larger force with the 3x fans, creating a vortex of cooler air, and it being sucked out with the 2x vertical fans, only prob i foresee is, where the heat escapes out of the second chamber, and what it hits in this chamber.
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Wouldn't the airflow be better, if it was laid with the glass at the bottom. Sides being intake, inside vertical being outtake. Cool air being brought in from the sides, with the larger force with the 3x fans, creating a vortex of cooler air, and it being sucked out with the 2x vertical fans, only prob i foresee is, where the heat escapes out of the second chamber, and what it hits in this chamber.
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thomaskruse5371
Off-Topic: two days ago you requested the burned 9800X3D and the related MSI X870 Tomahawk mainboard at reddit. Did you get it Can't wait to see the video on this :)
Imho: I don't think that MSI failed at the end of it's board-production-road (videos are online showing how MSI-boards are created) doing the quality check, as laser-scans at the end of the road are more precise than a human eye.
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Off-Topic: two days ago you requested the burned 9800X3D and the related MSI X870 Tomahawk mainboard at reddit. Did you get it Can't wait to see the video on this :)
Imho: I don't think that MSI failed at the end of it's board-production-road (videos are online showing how MSI-boards are created) doing the quality check, as laser-scans at the end of the road are more precise than a human eye.
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Nunkuruji
I use horizontal cases, as I keep it on top of my desk hutch. Currently a mesh modified Thermaltake Core G3. I ended up not liking to deal with horizontal/riser. I'm looking at the Silverstone GD11 as a candidate for next build. Seems to have a good airflow pattern, except maybe the (mis)placement of the top cover pores for GPU exhaust, might need a mod. Maybe a 360 front mod as well, if possible.
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I use horizontal cases, as I keep it on top of my desk hutch. Currently a mesh modified Thermaltake Core G3. I ended up not liking to deal with horizontal/riser. I'm looking at the Silverstone GD11 as a candidate for next build. Seems to have a good airflow pattern, except maybe the (mis)placement of the top cover pores for GPU exhaust, might need a mod. Maybe a 360 front mod as well, if possible.
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Skidd2
Look. I know that you are not using inches because its EASIER. Im not EUROPEAN, or Canadian (respect where it's due) but I DONT USE METRIC IN EVERY DAY USE. i use INCHES. i dont innately understand milimeters. I understand without thinking what size 8 or 10 inches is. 70 milimeters I have to look that up. Thanks for bieng not petty and using an even more obscure measurment! Ugh.
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Look. I know that you are not using inches because its EASIER. Im not EUROPEAN, or Canadian (respect where it's due) but I DONT USE METRIC IN EVERY DAY USE. i use INCHES. i dont innately understand milimeters. I understand without thinking what size 8 or 10 inches is. 70 milimeters I have to look that up. Thanks for bieng not petty and using an even more obscure measurment! Ugh.
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MasterChief0093
I like silent cases because of things like HDD noise and gpu cool whine and what not. Yes you have to run higher fan RPM, but with be quiet or Noctua fans installed it’s not really a big deal. Especially if you aren’t overclocking.
I’d love to see Noctua partner with fractal design or something to make a silent Noctua themed case.
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I like silent cases because of things like HDD noise and gpu cool whine and what not. Yes you have to run higher fan RPM, but with be quiet or Noctua fans installed it’s not really a big deal. Especially if you aren’t overclocking.
I’d love to see Noctua partner with fractal design or something to make a silent Noctua themed case.
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peacefuljim7758
Thanks for reviewing this case, GN. I've had my eye on the 900 since it was announced. I would really love to see a 'best possible airflow configuration' kind of video for this case. I also hope in future iterations that BQ will have their own Lian Li-style interconnected fans. That nest of cables from the RGB fans was pretty rough.
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Thanks for reviewing this case, GN. I've had my eye on the 900 since it was announced. I would really love to see a 'best possible airflow configuration' kind of video for this case. I also hope in future iterations that BQ will have their own Lian Li-style interconnected fans. That nest of cables from the RGB fans was pretty rough.
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cosmagabriela236
what about a flat configuration with bottom intake, left and right sides intake and top (glass) completely taken off to function as exhaust. a DYI top glass with perforations could be made to be used on top for people who want to store things on i guess, also to keep dust off when system's not in use as much.
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what about a flat configuration with bottom intake, left and right sides intake and top (glass) completely taken off to function as exhaust. a DYI top glass with perforations could be made to be used on top for people who want to store things on i guess, also to keep dust off when system's not in use as much.
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tcaqueli5
Even as a made in USA human, going to a school system that never even mentioned a metric system existed I always thought the common measurements were made by people high AF.
However I do like bequiet! and silverstone products. I will have a PC in an old raven case where the board IO is out the top.
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Even as a made in USA human, going to a school system that never even mentioned a metric system existed I always thought the common measurements were made by people high AF.
However I do like bequiet! and silverstone products. I will have a PC in an old raven case where the board IO is out the top.
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LithFox
Completely random question: Does Air Density (eg: Altitude specifically) impact things like air flow for stuff like air cooling vs AIO
I live out in Colorado and I've always actually wondered if that higher altitude actually makes a difference in how well our parts can cool via air vs, say, AIO.
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Completely random question: Does Air Density (eg: Altitude specifically) impact things like air flow for stuff like air cooling vs AIO
I live out in Colorado and I've always actually wondered if that higher altitude actually makes a difference in how well our parts can cool via air vs, say, AIO.
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gerferies
Hello guys! Recently I was speaking with my friends about upcoming NVIDIA CPUs (somewhere in 2026) and I remembered Intel Arc GPUs!
Decided to learn more about the latest state of Arc, but found nothing! I understand that it's been like 4 months, but still. Something may have changed!
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Hello guys! Recently I was speaking with my friends about upcoming NVIDIA CPUs (somewhere in 2026) and I remembered Intel Arc GPUs!
Decided to learn more about the latest state of Arc, but found nothing! I understand that it's been like 4 months, but still. Something may have changed!
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1steelcobra
The biggest issue I have is that if you run it in horizontal mode, it still requires moving the entire case to take off the panel to clean the bottom filter. And as it's basically going to be the main intake zone for both the case and PSU, it'll need regular cleaning.
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The biggest issue I have is that if you run it in horizontal mode, it still requires moving the entire case to take off the panel to clean the bottom filter. And as it's basically going to be the main intake zone for both the case and PSU, it'll need regular cleaning.
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stewievader4
Jokes aside, I'm actually curious what keyboard that is, ive never seen one with the extra keys on the side but an otherwise normal function key row and arrow keys. its always either the standard layout or the oddball 122 key layout with a double f row.
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Jokes aside, I'm actually curious what keyboard that is, ive never seen one with the extra keys on the side but an otherwise normal function key row and arrow keys. its always either the standard layout or the oddball 122 key layout with a double f row.
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RealGingerTea
As a european, I LOVE that bit at 8:20. Some things are just better than the previous placeholder. I would have liked some other/older be quiet cases to compare to on the list, as you might with other products. (like the pure base 500 airflow version)
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As a european, I LOVE that bit at 8:20. Some things are just better than the previous placeholder. I would have liked some other/older be quiet cases to compare to on the list, as you might with other products. (like the pure base 500 airflow version)
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