Extensive video review of be quiet!'s flagship case

The German YouTube channel Simmie's Schrauber Channel has posted an extensive video review of the be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900. In more than 40 minutes, he shows all the details of the case, and expresses his appreciation to the company. After already being a fan of the be quiet! Silent Base 800, he liked the Dark Base Pro 900 so much, that he now uses it for his standard system.

“Not only visually, but also technically very, very well thought through.”

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User review compares be quiet!'s AIO watercooler against competing model

In the forums of German website Hardwareluxx a user review was published by Patrock84, who compares two AIO watercoolers. be quiet!'s Silent Loop 280mm is compared to the Cryorig A80 and does very well. In his conclusion, the user calls the Silent Loop the first truly quiet All-In-one water cooling solution, which also offers very good cooling performance and build quality.

“All in all, the be quiet! Silent Loop 280 is a completely quiet water cooling solution with first-class performance!”

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Compact be quiet! cooler convinces in video review

In a new video review the German YouTube channel Simmie's Schrauber Channel took a closer look at the be quiet! Pure Rock Slim. With its decent performance, the compact cooler is recommended for use in machines with average heat development, as an addition to store-bought PCs, and for beginners, who do not want to have to install a backplate.

“Therefore, I can only recommend it for multimedia PCs or workstations with a medium workload.”

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Silent Loop 280mm unboxing performed by the Hungarian gaming YouTuber

Paplovag is a popular Hungarian gaming YouTuber. In his film he showed Silent Loop 280mm water cooling, appreciating the opportunity to exchange the tubes and the water inside the AiO, as well as compatibility with all current Intel and AMD sockets. 

“I must highlight some details, because they have some great solutions. First of all the drain plug (...). Not so many companies make this choice and it's a shame. ”

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Extensive round-up of CPU cooling products placed on the market in 2016

This test was performed by the editors of the popular IT Hardware internet portal. The authors enjoyed the quality of Silent Loop 240 mm AiO, its high operation culture and the fact that the mounting allows users to take advantage of all RAM slots.

“Interestingly, the vendor delivers not only a decent cooler, but also a special pump with reverse flow (...). Actually the SILENT LOOP can be proud of its high operation culture.”

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Hartware Top Product Award for be quiet!

The German Web page Hartware.net published a review of the be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900. The case scores highly with good build quality, modularity of the mainboard tray and hard drive mounts as well as the amount of space inside, which allows the installation of lots of hardware. Finally, the be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 receives the Hartware Top Product Award.

“The be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 is a well-thought-out case with useful features, which does almost everything right.”

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Dark Base Pro 900 and Dark Power Pro 11 get recommended

Hardware.Info has published a special Christmas edition on their usual system build guides. In this edition, they are building the Ultimate PC of 2016 and two of the components are manufactured by be quiet!: as their recommended case, they advise the Dark Base Pro 900, while the preferred PSU is the Dark Power Pro 11 850W.

“The be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 is one of the most impressive cases we've seen in our test lab in 2016. The case combines great cooling with silent operation - very unique for high-end cases - and is also extremely flexible when it comes to component placing, for instance by leaving out a HDD cage to increase the airflow.”

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Detailed review of be quiet! Silent Loop 280mm performed by lab501

Lab501 is a very popular Romanian online portal about IT. The editors have performed a detailed test of the be quiet! Silent Loop water cooling 280mm version. They consider the reverse flow pump technology as exciting, they appreciated also unrivalled performance. They liked the ability to refill the fluid through the refill port and connection of block and water pump together in one piece.

“As for quality, be quiet! Silent Loop 280 mm is unsurpassed (...). I appreciate the opportunity to fill or change the fluid in the system using the refill port and a small pump.”

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Silent Lop 240mm and Pure Rock Slim for lucky readers

The German Web page Gamezoom conducted a XMAS raffle and on the 20th day gave away three products from be quiet! to the readers. In addition to two Pure Rock Slim coolers, one lucky reader won the 240mm Silent Loop all-in-one watercooler.

“In collaboration with be quiet! we are giving away two be quiet! Pure Rock Slim and a new be quiet! Silent Loop 240 AiO Watercooler.”

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System based on components by be quiet!

PC World BG is a popular internet portal about IT. The authors have built a powerful, overclocked computer based on be quiet! components. The whole system is mounted in a Dark Base PRO 900 PC case, powered by Power Zone 750W and the CPU is cooled by Silent Loop that gave a chance to obtain stable operation of oveclocked i7.  

“The whole system works fine (...). The noise level is absolutely acceptable during long-term operation, and this is why we consider this project as a good one. ”

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Silent Base 800, Silent Loop 280mm and Straight Power 600W 10 CM

The YouTuber TechMaxTV had a gave away on the occasion of reaching 6000 subscribers on his channel, in which his viewers had the chance to win three high-quality products from be quiet!. One lucky subscriber won the Silent Base 800 case, the new all-in-one watercooler Silent Loop 280mm and the Straight Power 10 CM 600W PSU.

“And here you see, what you can win: Namely a Silent Base 800 in black, a Silent Loop 280mm and a Straight Power 10 600W. Ain't that something?”

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Best case of the year 2016 comes from be quiet!

The YouTuber Buddy3012 has published a new video on the be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900. He is absolutely convinced pleased with this case and praises the quality among other things. He will even use it for his personal system and plans a case mod with it. Ultimately, Buddy3012 calls it the best case of the year 2016 and will incorporate it into many other videos.

“The be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 - the hottest case of 2016”

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Video presentation of the compact AIO watercooler from be quiet!

On its own YouTube channel the German media Allround-PC.de has posted a Hands-On video on the be quiet! Silent Loop 240mm. After already liking the series' 120mm model the larger specimen scores with equally silent operation as well as even better cooling performance.

“Both idle and under load the fans are nice and quiet.”

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Dark Rock Pro 3 included in list

Trusted Reviews has published a list of the best air coolers of 2016 and the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 is taking up the 6th place in this list. Positive aspects are its performance and low noise level, but the cooler loses points on the cumbersome installation. The end verdict is 4 out of 5 stars.

“Cooling power is excellent, with this being the second most effective air cooler we've tested, after the Noctua. It’s also the quietest, hitting just 33.9dB under load. However, there's a problem: the installation. Not only do you have to fix the top heatsink section to the baseplate via four points rather than two, it uses hex nuts to make that connection. ”

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Recommendation for be quiet!'s compact water cooling solution

The team of the German website Gamezoom has taken a closer look at the new All-In-one water cooler Silent Loop from be quiet!. In the review the 280 mm model scores very highly. The editors are amazed by build quality, cooling performance, the mounting mechanism as well as the included PWM fans. Without any points for improvement, they can only give their clear recommendation.

“be quiet!'s debut into the world of water cooling is a clear winner. In addition to the high build quality (radiator, pump unit, fan) it scores with cooling performance and silence.”

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The Silent Base 600 could convince in PC Games Hardware eXtreme user review

The user Oromis is pleased with the generous room behind the motherboard tray for cable routing, the good build quality, features such as the possibility to install a fan in the side panel and the fan controller, as well as the consistently quiet operation. This review was also published in other communities.

“Easy installation, lots of little extras and a quiet operation. If that is what you are looking for, the the Silent Base 600 is for you.”

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A detailed article on how to build a quiet computer

PC World BG is one of the most popular portals about IT. The authors give a detailed description of the quiet machine with volume tests for the entire system. The whole structure was based on the be quiet! Dark Base PRO 900 case, Power Zone PSU, and the Silent Loop taking care of the CPU temperatures. The authors were very pleased with the final effect, declaring that it is the quietest system built by them so far, and the temperatures of the components and inside the casing are entirely satisfactory. 

“We have achieved really outstanding results (...). The most interesting thing is that the main source of noise was the GPU fan, which suggests that using water cooling for the GPU will let us get even lower noise levels.”

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Decent power supply receives 8/10 rating

The Danish Tweak.dk has reviewed the Straight Power 10 800W CM and are happy with the results from this power supply. Even though the Straight Power series is not a high-end series, the performance is great and the fan noise is minimal. The only point of criticism is that it's not much cheaper than the high-end Dark Power 11 series.

“The performance is great with no negatives, and the same goes for the fan noise. The power supply is nice to look at, without being too much in some areas - not as pretty as the Dark Power PRO though.”

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The low profile cooler reviewed by Hardware Journal

Hardware Journal from Germany reviewed the Shadow Rock LP cooler. In the noise overview table, the cooler can score points and ends up in 2nd out of 13 coolers. The editor recommends the Shadow Rock LP for HTPCs and small office PCs and gives the price/performance award due to the low price of about 35 Euro.

“We attest the be quiet! Shadow Rock LP the price/performance recommendation, if you are looking for a cooler in this category.”

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The Silent Base 600 could convince in Planet3DNow! user review

The user Oromis is pleased with the generous room behind the motherboard tray for cable routing, the good build quality, features such as the possibility to install a fan in the side panel and the fan controller, as well as the consistently quiet operation. This review was also published in other communities.

“Easy installation, lots of little extras and a quiet operation. If that is what you are looking for, the the Silent Base 600 is for you.”

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Top Performance Award for high-end chassis

The UK site Building A Gaming PC has published a review and build guide on the Dark Base 900 (non-Pro version). The editor is very happy with the functionality and modularity of this case, with the room offered, and with the cooling options. The case receives a Top Performance Award.

“Firstly, this case is recommended for anyone who has a lot of space to play with. There’s no escaping the fact that it’s BIG – but it looks good with it. And its size is also matched by the options for customization it provides to PC builders. There’s tonnes of room, so multi-GPU, multi-drive builds will not be a problem. ”

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The new high-end fan from be quiet! lead the field in the comparison test

HardwareInside from Germany has published a roundup with four fans, including the 140mm PWM and the 140mm PWM HIGH SPEED variants of the SilentWings 3 fan. Both fans can score points with low noise generation, noble optics and the innovative mounting technology. The HIGH SPEED is also praised for its high air flow. Both fans are awarded the gold award as the only ones in this comparison article. The normal PWM variant also receives the silent award.

“The look fits in simple or noble cases but is rather low-key.”

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PC Bauer builds a gaming PC with many be quiet! components

PC Bauer presents his new setup with custom power supply cover and modified Silent Loop water cooling and shows the assembly. This is the last part of a total of three videos.

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High performance, quiet fans

The French website Le Comptoir du Hardware reviewed the Silent Wings 3 fans series. In his in depth review, the editor was impressed by the high-end built, the quiet operation and the performance, for both standard and High Speed versions. These strengths allow the Silent Wings 3 fans to obtain the highest award of the website.

“The be quiet!’s Silent Wings 3 fans are jewels that we advise without any problem.”

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A Christmas setup for gamers

The French YouTube channel JoVerclock has assembled a gamer PC for Christmas. This very high-end setup has some exceptional components in it, starting with the Dark Power Pro 11 650W PSU. The YouTuber was impressed by the quality of the design, also by the quality of the bundle.  In addition, the PC includes the all-in-one water cooling Silent Loop 240mm and the Dark Base Pro 900 case.

“The power supply is a work of art.”

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Best power supply for budget all-round PC

Hardware.info has published their December article on building the perfect budget all-round PC. In this build, they choose the be quiet! System Power 8 400W as the perfect power supply, due to its performance and low noise level.

“The System Power 8 400W is an excellent 400W power supply with a very good efficiency and a low noise level. Even so, it's very affordable, enough reason to give it a Great Value award. The power supply also has a PEG-connector, so you can effortlessly expand your system with a modest graphics card in the future.”

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PC Bauer builds a gaming PC with many be quiet! components

PC Bauer presents his new setup with custom power supply cover and modified Silent Loop water cooling and shows the assembly. This is the first part of a total of three videos.

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PC Bauer builds a gaming PC with many be quiet! components

PC Bauer presents his new setup with custom power supply cover and modified Silent Loop water cooling and shows the assembly. This is the second part of a total of three videos.

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A Christmas setup for gamers

The French YouTube channel JoVerclock has assembled a gamer PC for Christmas. This very high-end setup has some exceptional components in it, such as the Dark Power Pro 11 650W PSU or the all-in-one water cooling Silent Loop 240mm. Everything takes place in the Dark Base Pro 900 case, which has seriously impressed the YouTuber.

“A case clearly dedicated towards silence.”

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PC Games Hardware is giving advice what to consider when buying a pc chassis

PC games hardware has published a buyer's guide for pc chassis in the current print edition. An info box demonstrates different interior designs of a pc case. The be quiet! Silent Base 800 serves as an example for the standard layout. The Dark Base Pro 900 in the same box demonstrates an unusual structure with a 180° rotatable space for the motherboard.

Another info box compares CPU coolers. The Shadow Rock LP is listed with compatibility for all chassis types.

Finally the editorial team gives concrete recommendations. The be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 is the recommendation in the category  "Mid Tower" with a test score of 1.24.

“be quiet!'s chassis flagship, the Dark Base 900 Pro, is the best example that the differences between mid and big towers will become less and less.”

The PCs of four PC Games Hardware readers have been upgraded with the latest be quiet! hardware

For the "Pimp my PC" project, readers of PC Games Hardware could submit proposals to upgrade their current PC. Four readers were selected, whose wishes were fulfilled. The PCs were upgraded using the Power Zone 750W, the Silent Base 800 with window, the Dark Power Pro 11 850W 11, the Dark Base Pro 900, the Dark Rock Pro 3, the Silent Base 600 with window and the SilentWings 3.

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The chassis flagship of be quiet! is recommended by PC Games Hardware as a Christmas gift

PC Games Hardware has published an overview of gift recommendations for Christmas. The overview lists the be quiet! Dark Base 900 and the "Pro" version.

“There are countless ways to configure your computer, and a case series, that makes all of this possible: Dark Base 900”

Thermaldrop presents the be quiet! Silent Loop water cooling unit

The new online magazine "Thermaldrop" from Germany presents the Silent Loop water cooler in its inaugural issue as part of a market overview. In addition to a statement from be quiet! on the development process, the characteristics of the product with special attention to the pump are explained in a long text. The editor positively mentioned the use of only copper elements, a Fillport to refill coolant and a uniquely quiet pump technology. He also mentions the possibility of expansion, that comes with loss of warranty. The final conclusion including test values will follow in the next issue.

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Best power supply for entry-level PC

Hardware.info has published their December article on building the perfect entry-level PC. In this build, they choose the be quiet! System Power 8 400W as the perfect power supply, due to its performance and low noise level.

“For an entry-level PC we still want a quality power supply. The be quiet! System Power 8 400W is very nicely priced and performs great in our benchmarks, which lead to a Great Value award. The power supply also has a PEG-connector, so you can effortlessly expand your system with a modest graphics card in the future.”

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"Team Hölle" shows the hardware worth 7,000 euros for an upcoming raffle

"Team Hölle" from PC Welt are giving away gaming hardware worth 7,000 euro. In videos that will follow in the coming weeks, they will show the assembly of three exemplary PCs. be quiet! provides Pure Rock coolers, Pure Power power supplies and Silent Base 600 chassis for the raffle.

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"Team Hölle" builds a €1500 PC with the Pure Power 9 in the Silent Base 600 chassis

"Team Hölle" from PC Welt shows the assembly of a 1500 Euro PCs which will be raffled at the end. They chose the Pure Power 9 power supply with 500W and the be quiet! Silent base 600 chassis.

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Price/Performance award for the cooler from be quiet!

With a rating of 2.80, the Pure Rock cooler lands on 5th out of 8 in PC Games Hardware's latest cooler roundup. It must forfeit the place above only to more expensive coolers and thus deserves the Price/Performance award. The magazine liked the premounted silent fan and the wide range of adjustment.

“On the upside, the product from be quiet! does not have any weak points, apart from the scarce box contents - and that is reflected in the price for which the Pure Rock is our price/performance recommendation.”

FlyingUwe is filming a system with the be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 power supply at Caseking

Youtuber FlyingUwe from Germany filmed his visit at Caseking. Around the 8-minute mark a high-end system with be is quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 power supply with 1200W is presented.

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Aaron Licht
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Phone.: +49 40 736 7686 - 849
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E-Mail: aaron.licht@bequiet.com
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About be quiet!

be quiet! is a premium brand of PC power supplies, PC cases and cooling solutions as well as the consistent PSU market leader in Germany since 2007*.

All conception, design and testing is done with a German passion for quality and precision at our headquarters in Germany. Innovative engineering concepts, premium materials and world-class quality make be quiet! products among the most silent, reliable and powerful available.

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*GfK data 2016