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Joe M.

Joe M.

Joined on 04/07/20

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Most Favorable Review

Beautiful case, well built and Very Quiet

be quiet! DARK BASE 700 Mid-Tower Case - RGB LED Lights/6 Color Switch
be quiet! DARK BASE 700 Mid-Tower Case - RGB LED Lights/6 Color Switch

Pros: Quiet, Well built, clean lines. Plenty of room on the motherboard side of the case.

Cons: Could use more room on the back side of the case for cable management

Overall Review: This was my first PC build in over 20 years. I loved this case design and look. The German engineering is evident in the attention to detail. The included Silent Wings 3 fans are very quiet and provide good cooling. I added 3 more fans for a total of 5 system fans. Installation of all components was not a problem. My only issue was with the room for cable management on the backside. I purchased sleeved cable extensions for my psu which I ended up running down into the psu garage instead of running to the back of the motherboard. I'm not too concerned with cable management so it's not a big deal. I mounted a fan on the bottom of the case so I had to mount one of my 3.5" hard drives in the upper section, Again not a problem since I'm running totally Air cooling so I don't need to install a radiator. The top of the case gets a little tight with the Dark Rock Pro 4 air cooler , the CPU power cables and the top fan. the top of the case could use more vents so you can actually use the top fan placement better. I saw many reviews and opinions about the airflow being limited on this case. I'm not overclocking and have enough fans for good positive pressure and my system is running within normal operating temps. I recommend adding two or more fans. The case is extremely quiet even with a total 7 fans running at top speed (5 in the case and two on the cpu cooler). But that is what you would expect from a company called beQuiet and a fan called "Silent".