The modders reviewed be quiet!'s high-end case

See why the Dark Base Pro 900 rev. 2 snatched the Editor's Choice award. 

“The Dark Base Pro 900 rev. 2 may be the best case I’ve ever worked with and is hands down the best case I’ve personally ever reviewed.”

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Testing silent fans be quiet! of white color

Popular among Russian-speaking computer enthusiasts, the IT portal greentechreviews.ru published an article reviewing a series of snow-white fans be quiet !. The 120mm and 140mm models of Shadow Wings 2 White fans impressed the author of the article with their quiet operation, attractive and unusual appearance, as well as enough cooling performance for most PC cases.

“Shadow Wings 2 fans are perfect as case fans for those users who have the most stringent noise requirements issued by the system.”

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Best power supply for budget all-round PC

Hardware Info has published their December 2019 article on building the perfect budget all-round PC. In this build, they choose the be quiet! System Power 9 400W as the perfect power supply, due to its performance and low noise level.

“The be quiet! System Power 9 might not be the best PSU on the market, but it does deliver rock solid power and has an excellent price/performance ratio.”

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Two be quiet! cases recommended for purchase

The German website GameStar has put together the best PC cases for gamers in three different price ranges: up to 50, up to 100 and from 100 Euros. In the category "Cases up to 100 Euro" the be quiet! Pure Base 500 is recommended, which is especially impressive because of its modern equipment and exchangeable top. In the category "cases from 100 Euro" the editors recommend the be quiet! Silent Base 801, which scores with its quiet operation and simple design.

“With the Pure Base 500, be quiet! offers a new entry-level case. It is nominally below the Pure Base 600 recommended here so far, but from our point of view the somewhat more modern case, so we recommend it instead of the (still very good) Pure Base 600. [...] With the Silent Base 801, be quiet! released a new edition of the Silent Base 800 in autumn 2018, which was introduced in mid 2014. Like its predecessor, it scores above all with its particularly quiet operation thanks to sound insulation and good features, but makes changes to the design, layout and features.”

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Check out how the Dark Rock Slim Performed in LanOC's hands

See why the Dark Rock Slim snatched the LanOC recommended award. 

“Overall though I really do like the cooler when you need the specific size.”

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Buy recommendation for the power supply unit

The German website TweakPC has published a video review of the be quiet! System Power 9 CM 500W on its Youtube channel, in which the power supply is extensively tested. The reviewer praises the efficiency at 80 PLUS bronze level and the fact that the PSU achieves a peak efficiency of almost 90 percent. He also praises the modular cables, low power-on time and power-on delay for the latest standby modes. In addition, there are good protection circuits, a dual rail OCP and a low price. Furthermore, the power supply is very quiet in this price and efficiency class. In total, the editor can recommend the Power 9 CM 500W system.

“Is the Power 9 system a recommendable power supply? All in all I would say: Yes!”

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The Tech Buyer's Guru votes on the best CPU cooler

Check out The Tech Buyer's Guru choice for best CPU cooler.

“Of course, the competition won't stop moving the ball forward, and we look forward to see what be quiet! can come up with next!”

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Quiet cooler for hot-headed processors

The website Computerbase reviewed the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4. The CPU cooler convinces with its simple design, excellent workmanship and good cooling performance.

“be quiet! designs the fans of the cooler exclusively for quiet operation. This fits to the company motto of be quiet! and also to the usual operation of a processor cooler.”

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Five be quiet! power supplies among the recommendations to buy

The German website PC Games Hardware has updated its large power supply review with buying guide. After a detailed listing of what you should generally consider when buying power supplies, a total of 33 models of different manufacturers from different price and performance classes are recommended. These include the following five PSUs from be quiet!: Pure Power 11 500W, System Power 9 400W, Pure Power 10 500W, Straight Power 11 750W, Dark Power Pro 11 650W.

“Be Quiet has made a name for itself in recent years as a fixed parameter in the power supply sector. The high-quality processed Dark Power Pro 11 shines with a sumptuous equipment.”

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be quiet! answers your questions!

During its visit at be quiet! headquarters in Hamburg, Cowcotland asked several questions, which were selected from the reader base. Through the interview, the editor discusses many different topics like upcoming products: Mini ITX cases, good practices or best sales.

“Last Thursday, we were at be quiet! headquarter in Hamburg and as we are used to, we discovered the latest updates from the brand, but also asked your questions, whose answers you can read below.”

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Platinum & Recommended product award for the Dark Rock Pro 4 at HW Legend Italy

The reviewer introduced the Dark Rock Pro 4 as a natural reinterpretation of its direct predecessor, extending its performance and compatibility thanks to a completely redesigned radiant body made even more elegant and refined thanks to a completely black coloring.

He emphasizes the high quality of the materials : the blades and the reinforcing arms are made of high quality materials, particularly resistant to any kind of pressure.

He also highlights the Silent Wings 3 PWM premium class fans to optimize silence and the full accessory equipment including a mounting kit to ease the installation process.

“Over the years the German BeQuiet! has accustomed us to products characterized by an excellent relationship between quality and performance, unquestionably at the top of the sector. The high-end air cooling solution observed during this article is obviously no exception, an ideal solution to be used in server, workstation and, more generally, high-end gaming platforms, where efficiency in heat dissipation combined with maximum silence, these are very important aspects to consider.”

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Here's an overview of the key factors you'll need to consider

PC Perspective shows you the best way to choose the right power supply for your PC. 

“A PSU that matches the specs of 850W Straight Power 11 PSU would do the job even if you are looking at a very demanding build, including high-end components such as an overclocked Ryzen 9 3900X, RTX 2080 Ti, 32GB RAM, 4xSATA drives, and 6 case fans.”

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Check out the quick unboxing and a test by the Tech Tuner

See a brief overview of the Straight Power 11 PSU

“It is really quiet! ”

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Check out the review of be quiet!'s premium PSU

Find out what does the Tech Tuner has to say about the be quiet! Straight Power 11.

“be quiet! straight power 11 550w 80plus gold is one of be quiet's high tier power supply.”

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Air coolers and fans for high-end CPUs from AMD & Intel

The German website PC-Welt has published a review of the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X. The be quiet! Dark Rock 4 Pro is used for the temperature measurements of the AMD and the Intel CPU. Both test systems are also equipped with several be quiet! Silent Wings 3.

“However, we deliberately chose an air cooler, the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4, to see if AMD's statement is true.”

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Excellent job with a Ryzen 7 3700X

CharlesTech reviews Dark Rock Pro 4. Benched with a Ryzen 7 3700X processor, results are excellent as the Dark Rock 4 does a great job keeping the CPU cooled in silence thanks to its Silent Wings fan. 

“To cool your computer during heavy tasks, nothing better than this be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4. With its 250W TDP, it provides fast cooling of your CPU in all conditions.”

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When stability meets sobriety

CharlesTech reviews Dark Base 700. Editor appreciates its sobriety, as well as its good stability thanks to rubber pads. Space and silence are praised. It all adds up to an excellent rating. 

“This be quiet Dark Base 700 gives us complete satisfaction. In addition, its feet with rubber pads provide it with perfect stability. Discreet, elegant but imposing, it has its place on any gamer's desk wishing to remake a good configuration. No more LEDs everywhere, here it's sobriety and... we appreciate it!

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The YouTuber shares his thoughts about the high-end PC case

Check out the well detailed full build by the YouTuber.

“It has all the bells and whisles!”

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Testing the compact case on GreenTechReviews

The IT portal greentechreviews.ru, popular among Russian-speaking computer enthusiasts, published an article with an overview and test results of the novelty among be quiet! cases. The Pure Base 500 Metallic Gray impressed the author of the article with a stylish appearance, high build quality and reasonable chassis, as well as a quiet cooling system, the use of sound insulation and impressive design capabilities.

“be quiet! Pure Base 500 is a compact but very roomy case that can provide you with the ability to build a workstation or gaming system of virtually any complexity within the reasonable. be quiet! Pure Base 500 is yet another high-end mid-sized case, thought out to the every detail!”

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The 600 Euro gaming PC 2019

The current video by the Youtuber Zenchilli is about a gaming PC build with a budget of 600 Euros. For the build he also uses the be quiet! System Power 9 with 400 watts.

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The reviewer unboxes and tests out the be quiet! PSU

The YouTuber reviews the iconic be quiet! Straight Power 11 PSU.

“If you are looking for a power supply that for sure does not make any noise you definitely want to take a look at this be quiet! power supply!”

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Check out why the product snatched the Must Have award by the Hardware Hound

The reveiwer goes deep into reviewing the Dark Power Pro 11 and shares thoughts on why it won the Must Have award. 

“Amazing aesthetics – my favorite unit I’ve ever seen.”

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The 7 best tips for a silent PC featured in a video

The German Youtuber DasMonty has released a video on his channel in which he presents the seven best tips for silent PCs. Among other things, he recommends the Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM fans and the Pure Power 10 600W as a power supply. The Dark Base 700 is shown for damped cases and the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 for CPU coolers. 

“Also here I made very good experiences with be quiet! cases.”

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Pure Base 500 makes it to the influencer's budget PC build

Watch the influencer build into the the new Pure Base 500 PC case.

“Build went pretty well!”

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be quiet! System Power B9 350W bulk as power supply recommendation

The German website Basic-Tutorials has published a configuration for the construction of a 400 Euro gaming PC. The recommended power supply is the be quiet! system Power B9 350W bulk, which convinces with good performance, quiet operation and good electronics.

“We chose the be quiet! system Power B9 350W bulk. Sufficient performance, not too loud and from the built-in electronics all right.”

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Seven new CPU coolers tested by PC Games Hardware

In the comparison review of the PC Games Hardware issue 12/2019, seven different CPU coolers were tested and evaluated with the new PCGH rating system. In addition to general information about CPU coolers, the article also goes into more detail about the individual models. In the clearly arranged comparison table, the be quiet! Dark Rock Slim finished seventh out of ten.

“be quiet! also takes care of RAM compatibility and makes the Dark Rock Slim so slim that it fits comfortably between both RAM areas on quad channel platforms, i.e. allows unlimited memory modules.”

5 Stars and Gold Cooling award for the Dark Rock 4 at HWready

The reviewer emphasizes the performances of the Dark Rock 4 : a single tower heat sink with a single 135 MM fan together with an excellent heat pipe system achieves excellent results! 

He highlights the structure of the heat sink and the materials used allowing excellent dissipation capacities. 

Improvment suggestion : a second fan could help to lose a couple more degrees. 

He rewards the Dark Rock 4 with 5 stars and a Gold award !

“We came to the conclusion of our review, qualitatively speaking Be Quiet! fully satisfies every single expectation that the user may have, attention to detail, careful design and the bundle are precisely those that you should find on a 70 euro product.”

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5 Stars, Gold award and best choice reward for the Dark Base Pro 900 v2 at HWready

The reviewer emphasizes the multiple features and extreme modularity of the Dark Base Pro 900 v2 He even mentions that it took him several days to discover and appreciate all features!

Special award for the top quality material and  design– he highlights that good quality material are essential to keep a PC case a lifetime.

Also great results of performance and silence during the tests, great airflow system, compatibility with custom Loops and large AIOs, huge storage department, possibility to rotate the hardware 180 degrees and many other things which make it a category best buy. 

As a conclusion, he rewards the Dark Base Pro 900 Orange Rev.2 with five stars out of five and three awards !

“The Dark Base Pro 900 has succeeded. So many possibilities and at the same time silent ventilation system with a true top brand storage department. There are many features to avoid vibrations of any kind, which together with the various sound-absorbing panels all aim to make the case effective in dissipating and at the same time extremely silent. In short, this product can keep faith with the manufacturer's name!”

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Popular blogger chooses be quiet!

The popular blogger of one of the most famous on the Runet site for overclockers and enthusiasts of advanced PC components overclockers.ru published its own version of the "ideal home PC", based on the be quiet! Dark Base 700.

“This is an amazing case. Reviews do not always reflect real emotions. This is a Midi-Tower. But, this is a big Midi-Tower. I will share only one sensation that did not leave me for a long time. When I assembled the PC in this case - I relished this action. In my hands was a device of excellent German quality, where every detail is made for people.”

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Gamers.de reviews the new case

The review of Gamers.de is about the new case Pure Base 500 by be quiet!. The editor deals with different points, like the design and the features inside. He also describes the maximum dimensions the respective components may have and how the case behaves during operation.

“The space for the graphics card is generously dimensioned, so even current, strong graphics cards with lengths of up to 369 mm can easily be built in.”

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And the QUALITY AWARD

One of the most popular portals for enthusiasts and overclockers GECID.com published a review and the results of detailed testing of the case from be quiet!, the Pure Base 500. The author of the article was very pleased with the workmanship, the impressive capacity of the chassis, the manufacturer’s attention to detail and the thoughtful design.

“German brand be quiet! doesn’t change its approach to creating truly high-quality products, as we saw on the example of the most budget-friendly cases in its assortment, in which every little thing is thought out, and there’s nothing to complain about.
Gaskets, filters, cable management, a transparent sidewall, the convenience of mounting drives and installing a power supply - all this was taken care of at the highest level. Therefore, if you have the opportunity to buy a really high-quality case in the original color, which will survive the change of more than one system, then be quiet! The Pure Base 500 Window White is definitely worth a look.”

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The Dark Rock Pro 4 is be quiet!'s contender for the comparison review

See who is the winner of the cooler comparison via the link. 

“The Dark Rock Pro 4 looks the best!”

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On the popular portal hardwareluxx.ru

Well-known among of overclocking and PC system enthusiasts, the HardwareLUXX.ru portal published a review and test results of the fans be quiet! Shadow Wings 2. The author of the review noted the almost silent operation of fans, anti-vibration mount system and original appearance.

“Shadow Wings 2 fans will be a good option - at low speeds their work is barely audible.”

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The YouTube influencer reviews the latest member of the be quiet! PC case family

The YouTuber shares his thoughts on the lastest case by be quiet! - Pure Base 500, confirms that the case is fantastic and shares intentions on building in it soner than later. 

“Overall, be quiet! did a great job in building this case!”

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Forum member RaptorTP reviews the case

The quite detailed article in the Computerbase forum of the member RaptorTP deals with the processing of the case as well as with the scope of delivery. In addition, the member shows with many photos how he integrates components into the Pure Base 500 best.

“Despite its compact dimensions, it offers space for powerful hardware that can already be well ventilated when delivered.”

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Silver award for entry-level ATX case

Kim Monberg has published a review of the Pure Base 500 Window, praising the case with a Silver award. He really likes how much room this small case offers for components, as well as the neat features for SSDs. There are kudos as well for its radiator compatibility.

“be quiet! has once again made a little gem. They have made a small casing with an incredible amount of space, and with many functions. There is plenty of room for a large gaming setup, and you also have room for storage if you need it. ”

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A very successful case

OverclockingMadeInFrance reviews Pure Base 500. Sober design, dust filtration system, as well as silence, are praised. Largest coolers support are highlighted and SSD new tray is underlined.  It all adds up to a gold award. 

“be quiet! offers us a very successful case. The latter will be able to accommodate the largest coolers and offers a complete vibration damping system, as well as dust filtration.

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Be aware to only choose TR4 models

Canard PC Hardware uses the Dark Rock Pro TR4 to install a Ryzen Threadripper. Step by step, editor explains how to install the enormous air cooler, from the first screws to the CPU_FAN connection.

“To further explain this process, we chose the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro TR4. Be aware to only choose TR4 models as they are designed to cover the enormous processor's top.

The coveted award from 3DNews.ru

The popular digital digest 3DNews.ru published an overview of the most affordable model among be quiet! cases. The new Pure Base 500 Window model impressed the author of the article with a capacity with a very modest size, a well-thought-out chassis design, excellent appearance and high quality workmanship.

“be quiet! Pure Base 500 Window is a compact, but at the same time roomy case with a neat design in three available colors. The tempered glass windowed version  looks noble and attractive. Despite the initial price class, there are traditionally high quality materials and impeccable assembly of the German brand be quiet!”

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Press contact

Martin Pajenkamp
Listan GmbH

Phone: +49 40 210 91 16 - 16
Mobile: +49 171 33 18 640

E-Mail: martin.pajenkamp@bequiet.com
Web: www.bequiet.com

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.

See bequiet.com.

*GfK data 2019