be quiet! Dark Base PRO 900 Black Rev. 2, Full Tower ATX, 3 Pre-Installed Silent Wings 3 Fans, BGW15, Tempered Glass Window, RGB LED Illumination

TLDR: Quiet and high quality; extremely configurable, but that introduces complexity - better be comfortable with using a screwdriver in tight/awkward spaces. I've had this for more than a year now, so I'm feeling comfortable reviewing it. I'm not a stranger to computer building, I've been replacing (and sometimes even repairing) my parts for years now, but this case was more work than I expected. The last case I had was a Cooler Master, and you could remove racks and stuff by pressing buttons and opening latches; here, most everything inside the computer requires a screwdriver, and the interior structure's extensive configurability meant there was a lot of parts and pieces that were very awkward to remove, especially the power supply shroud and stuff. I recommend giving yourself a few days to learn and prepare the case before you move stuff over. That's where the negatives end though; as I hinted earlier, the interior is very configurable and the entire case has been well thought-out in a similar manner. I'm confident you could make any crazy niche build work with this thing somehow; somebody who is picky about how every facet of their machine performs would be pleased. All of the pieces that I can see myself needing to interact with most often, like the dust filters and the side panel, are very easy to access, and it's quiet. Oh, very very quiet. Fan controls are configurable, and nothing rattles. Padding is smartly placed in all the spots that would be most liable to cause trouble.

I got this case for my new build around a month ago. I had read some cool things about it (including the unique built-in Qi charger and USB 3.1 gen 2 front panel port that's sorely lacking in the case market right now) and it fit all of my needs without compromise (plus the Silent Wings 3 fans that I'd heard many good things about), so I ended up choosing this case after poring over almost every full tower case available right now. The case unfortunately came with the base broken off - it had looked like several small pieces that help connect the base to the rest of the case had been snapped off at some point. I was extremely concerned about this at first; I hadn't had good experiences contacting customer support for other companies in the past and it definitely didn't help that I have a fair bit of anxiety regarding phone conversations. After a bit of complaining to myself, I ended up calling be quiet customer support and a great guy working directly in the warehouse picked up. A very short calming conversation later and he helped guide me through what information they'd need from me and he had them put a base aside for me before I had even submitted that information. He assured me that it would arrive the next day - which I was extremely skeptical about, as I had called them in the evening - but, surely enough, it arrived before I even got home from work the following day! 20/10 customer support, would recommend them to anyone based on that alone. For the actual case: as others had stated, the PSU shroud was an absolute pain to work with, but it looks nice and has an SSD mount on top of it, so that's a nice bonus. If you buy this case, save yourself a lot of hassle and remove the PSU shroud before doing anything else, place it back in when you're done installing your other components. If I had known this before, I would've been spared a lot of time and frustration. I'm tempted to deduct a star just due to how much of a pain the shroud was, but I won't do that because of their excellent customer service. There's an SSD mount on the back behind the motherboard mount point - I didn't see this advertised anywhere, so that was another nice little bonus. The Qi charger works as any other Qi charger does, but it's extremely convenient that it's directly on top of my computer that sits right next to me. No extra cable dangling to the wall, no awkward protruding surface for my phone to fall off of, not some gimmicky garbage "wired but wireless" charger, but directly built in to the case. This was an unexpected, but ingenious idea from be quiet and I wish other manufacturers would take notice of this. It came with LED strips, but I didn't install them. A bit of a personal preference to not have everything lit up like RGBChristmas. If you're into that kind of thing, they're there. If you're experienced at building computers and want a good case backed by excellent customer support with good connections and features, I'd highly recommend looking into this case and buying it if it fits your needs.

Overall I would buy it again given my specific needs - a large, quiet, professional looking case with 5.25" optical bays. It's hard to find something that does all that, so I'll forgive the flaws, but I hope if there's a v3 they fix them. First one was damaged in shipping - glass door was shattered - and Amazon sent a replacement. It has room for 2 ODDs - It's hard to find anything new that still has room for a BluRay or DVD player/burner like this. Most of my software is available as downloads or ISOs but I occasionally rip new CDs and didn't want a USB drive stacked or hanging around. Note if you want a full length radiator internally, you can only use one of the bays - the other will be filled with radiator and fan. It has 140mm fans like I wanted, but unfortunately the rear 140mm won't fit with a 420mm radiator because the hoses run there, unless you want the water hoses to run from the top front, which would remove use of the 2nd ODD bay. It won't mount on the outside either, because the case has an outward bending corner, leaving only about 138mm. Needed to use an external 120mm. It has room to add 2x140mm fans in the bottom, but the included dust screen only slides easily if you leave the fans loosely attached, and I wanted tight for no rattling, so ditched that. Also, once the fans were installed the 2 drive HDD bay will no longer fit (this is using 140mm Be Quiet fans, so you'd think this was a tested scenario). I needed a big PSU for the 4090 GPU, and grabbed a 1300W MSI with the new 16 pin connector. But it was too long to fit next to the lower 2x140mm fans. I couldn't just move the bracket, because even though it screwed in the power extension cord was hardwired at an angle that blocked the AC input. Instead of ditching a fan to make room, I removed the PSU bracket and extension switch and mounted the power supply as far away from the fans as possible, but now the switch isn't flush with the back. The supply is modular and the16pin GPU power was a Really Tight fit with the closer fan, but it just fits. Note that one of the screws holding in the PSU bracket and extension cord was stripped, seemingly out of the box new. When I tried to remove it, it just turned in the hole without coming out. Everything was wrapped, I just think it was during factory assembly, not a return. The screws overall were really soft and easy to strip the head or mis-thread, needed to go really slow and careful. The radiator wouldn't fit because of the limited space between the edge of the motherboard and the top of the case. You can adjust the motherboard tray down by about 2" by removing two spacer panels, which I did. But it still wouldn't fit (Corsair AIO kit). To get it in I put the radiator in the top space above the main cavity, and attached the fans directly under it inside the cavity. That probably stifles some airflow, but we'll see after I get things powered up. Most things come apart and go back together easily otherwise, especially for builders with a smaller system, but with two exceptions. First, the top panel is held in with like 8 plastic push clips that have to all be pressed open simultaneously to release the panel, which then has a squeaky tight fit with all the front panel buttons and ports. And second, this system has a different size screw for just about everything - lost track but something like 12-15 different sizes and threads. Only design criticism that would apply even to a small build is the airflow - the fans are big and quiet enough, but other than the single rear exhaust, they are all really cramped. I like that it's a closed case and not open mesh all around for some quiet, but there should be some openings for air to move. The front two fans have almost no space in front before the door - they suck in through tiny holes around the door instead. The top, even if I had fit my radiator inside as is probably intended, only has very small vents and mesh holes - not enough for 3x140 going full steam if needed. If you add bottom fans, there's not much space beneath the case to draw air in, and if you use the PSU shroud any air that does come in is blocked. I'm just leaving the shroud out, which looks a bit messy, but function over form for me. Hopefully v3 can address these, pretty simply with: 1. use only 2-3 different types of screws throughout, of harder material less likely to deform 2. make the case 4-5 inches taller, putting extra space in the top cavity, main cavity, and PSU area to better handle big radiators, motherboards, and PSUs, and leave more room for the fans to breathe 3. make the top panel easier to remove

I've had my case for about a year, and it's done okay for cooling. and by okay I mean better than if I'd stuck it in an airtight box. I would not buy this case again given a choice. the glass front recently spontaneously shattered as I was very gently taking it off in order to dust out the pc, causing several hours worth of cleanup. Now that the cover is off, most temps inside the computer have dropped from a toasty 80 degrees + to a more reasonable 40-50 degrees when doing absolutely nothing. I remember the case being a nightmare to install parts in. The shroud contains at least 12 different screws that all need to be removed in order to access the PSU and parts under it. I spent a good day and a half working at this case getting it set up, and each time I had to lug it around. It's a beast, which means there is a lot of space inside for all the parts, but also it means it's very heavy and unwieldy. Support by phone leads directly to voicemail and the website won't let me pass until I find the serial of the case, which doesn't appear to be anywhere on it. pick another case. It's not a bad pick, but it's definitely not worth its price tag. Get a corsair, their cases are all very nice.

Really good case. Looks good, does everything. There is not another case available with this combo of features and modularity (that I know of). Not terribly intuitive to build in though - there are a lot of little "order of operations" things that you need to keep in mind while building, or else you'll end up having to undo/redo things to get it to come together properly. The manual is barely useful, but if you're both patient and not completely brain dead, you'll figure it out eventually. Took me a long time to get my build done "properly", but it was worth the effort IMHO. Things I'd like to see in a rev 3 of this case: 1. More room in the back of the case for cables. I don't care if it means increasing the width of the case by a few millimetres. It is really challenging to manage cables such that the back panel goes on without having to smoosh all the cables down 2. Vertical PCI slots. Just do it, Be Quiet! I want to be able to fit a 3rd GPU (or other NICs, etc) in this case for PCI passthrough to a VM lol. I currently have every PCI slot occupied (including the 8th slot via a riser cable) and want MOAR! 3. I'd say make the manual better, but there are plenty of teardown guides for this case on youtube and such, which fill in the information gaps in the manual. If you're considering this case, you should be smart enough to find these 3rd party resources...

The PSU setup on this case is quite strange - other people have qualified this, no need for me to repeat the details. I am not even using it. Top airflow is very restricted, not suitable for a top radiator. I have an EK 360mm rad mounted inside the chassis and 3 fans on the outside (under the top panel) functioning as a (pull) top exhaust - the temperature difference was over 8c when removing the top panel. Not everyone will be pushing as much heat from their radiators, so results may vary on this. Just for added info - I have a second 360 rad from mounted, again inside the chassis with fans on the outside - in a push configuration as intake - this seems much better, while a small temperature difference is measurable - nothing to complain about as front panel obstructions go. My biggest issue is that the tempered glass side panel shattered in my hands while gently removing it from the chassis. The smallest amount of pressure on the edge of the glass shattered the entire panel into thousands of shards. It was not dropped, no leverage was applied - it was handled in a completely acceptable manner; as anyone would. All 4 thumbs screws were removed, my left hand was gently applying pressure on the panel to avoid it from falling. I put my right hand on the back edge, moved my left hand to the bottom, and gently started to remove the panel. I was doing this so I could remove the top panel while doing a benchmark - being frustrated with my temp results. Overall I would not recommend this case. The bottom shroud is fiddly, it lacks a good position for a discrete pump (lots of people use res/pump combos, I understand). Glass is overly fragile. Top panel is too restricted. PSU is too far forward in the bottom of the case, and the back panel with the remote switch is just a dumb idea.

First, this case is big. Really Big. Second, its amazing. Quality is tops. I did not have issues removing any screws on the PSU shroud like some other users indicated when using the correct screwdriver for the size of the screw. My computer is quiet. REALLY quiet. It sits on my desk and I have to look at it to know if its on or not. The case does an excellent job of reducing the noise from my radiator fans and video card. Fit a floe riing 360 radiator with no issues, could have probably fit two of them to be honest (one horizontal, one vertical.) This case also supports two drive bays that can accommodate cd / dvd / blue ray or whatever you want. This was a huge requirement for me to be able to rip my cd collection without having to attach a noisy external drive. I just can't say enough nice things about this case. My only gripe is the price, but to be honest you get what you pay for, and in this case you get the best.

I'm giving this case two stars, out of generosity, and to account for the fact I do not build computers all the time so my inexperience could have been a factor in my frustration. Pros: This is a highly modular case. You can do almost ANYTHING you want with your components, inside, that you want to. Want to put your AIO CPU cooler radiator on top? You can do that (up to 420). Want to put it on the front instead? You can do that. Flip your hard drive and DVD configuration upside down? You can do that. Want to rip out almost everything and reconstruct the case from there to fit your build? You can do that. Cons: Oh...where to even start?! 1. The manual is in English, German, French, Polish, Spanish, Russian, Taiwanese, Chinese, and Japanese. All with the same diagrams and their respective language. However, it's a lot of filler that is largely useless to me. 2. The manual is also poorly designed and damn near useless. Instead of going one language at a time, what they do is (towards the front) they have a few pages for the specs, contents of the case, and an exploded view of the case. Then they repeat that particular bit, until they get to the last language in the list, and revert back to English to talk about everything else related to the case. After the English section ends, in the second part, they move onto the next language in the list. So each language, basically, has a few pages near the front (or their respective positions) and then there's a bunch of filler crap between what you understand in the beginning and where it picks up later on in the manual. Utterly stupid. 3. The biggest problem with the manual is...the instructions were clearly written by someone who's never built a computer in their life. See picture (first) above for an example. You got a lot of text in every language for a lot of things, but the diagrams are just trash. 4. This may be a full-tower case, but if you're looking to pack big components inside, your dream layout will not survive impact with this case. Example: I was looking to put my cpu radiator on top, but the case design didn't allow for that. So where'd it end up? At the front of the case. Okay now I need to move the two 140mm fans included on the front of the case to the top so the radiator can go in their place. Okay, got the fans put in place, but now I also have to remove the DVD/2-bay hard drive enclosure completely out of the case, because there's nowhere to put it. Oh, and what's this? Because the 420 radiator is at the front, I can't put the PSU shroud back on, as it's blocking it from fitting back on where you got it. I swear, if there was some kind of software online that allowed you to take a case, put components in it online, wire things up the same way you would in person, and see how the build turned out, that would save EVERYONE trouble. It would allow users to figure out what case works for them, it'd save places like Amazon from taking back returns, and it would prevent manufacturers from having to accept those returns from Amazon. Everyone would be happier...so, of course, no one has done it. 5. If you are not experienced with building computers, then listen to the following statement VERY CAREFULLY: Document, take photos, or video yourself removing parts and screws so you know where to put them back later on (assuming everything will fit after component installation). Also, give yourself a LOT of room to work with. Grab some 12-foot long plastic table, some Tupperware to hold all the screws, a video recorder, and a punching bag to relieve stress. To summarize this IS a good case or, at least, I'm sure it is. The problem is it's too modular, too customizable for the average or amateur person to use. The instructions are terrible, as mentioned, and you can strip this thing down to framework if you feel like it. Without some way to plan ahead, this will give some users way too much thought for pause.

Excellent airflow

Hay que decir que es uno de los gabinetes con mejor apariencia visual que existen. La capacidad de ensamblarlo con distintas configuraciones lo hace particularmente versátil y una gran opción para poder tener el gabinete a la izquierda del escritorio. PROS: El material de la estructura es bastante sólido. Visualmente es un monstruo. Detalles como el cargador Qi en la parte superior es una maravilla y sin duda cumple con la misión de ser increiblemente silencioso. El espacio para el cable management es considerablemente bueno y permite una gran flujo de aire, manteniendo los componentes a una buena temperatura. CONTRAS: La primera es la calidad de algunos componentes, olvidense de utilizar herramientas electricas al ensamblar el equipo. Los tornillos se barren con facilidad y los que no, de menos se van a despintar. Este punto es bastante serio y lo peor es que el gabinete no incluye reemplazos para todos los tipos de tornillos que utiliza. Lo mismo aplica con las gomas para silenciar el contacto con los tornillos y para sujetar la ventana. El segundo es lo pobre del manual, si quieres configurarlo en el Layout B (Con la tarjeta madre invertida y la ventana al lado derecho) el manual es prácticamente inútil. Afortunadamente la marca ha puesto un vídeo en su canal de Youtube que resulta de considerable mayor utilidad. La ventana de hermoso cristal templado, no tiene mayor seguridad, al momento de retirar la tapa, deberás estar listo para recibirla o caerá sin más. Tiene muchísimo espacio para conectar discos duros de 3.5" pero tristemente la posibilidad para colocar SSDs o unidades de 2.5 esta limitada, solo hay un espacio en el blackplate de la motherboard y otro sobre la cubierta de la fuente. Tienes la posibilidad de conectar dos en cada bahía de disco duro, pero ridiculamente el manual dice que uno debe ir en la parte baja de la bahía y el otro en la superior invertido, lo cual requerirá torcer sus cables SATA y de corriente para conectar. Vamos be-quiet, quien necesita tantas bahias 3.5 en 2018/2019? Final: Definitivamente uno esperaría mejor calidad de un gabinete high-end tal cual es anunciado y con un precio consideradamente alto. Este gabinete es mas difícil de ensamblar que la mayoría y deberás tener mucho cuidado con cada pieza. El precio no obedece la relación precio/calidad. No es recomendable para personas que se inician en el armado de computadoras. No usen herramientas eléctricas y tengan mucha paciencia, el resultado será bueno pero les costará bastante sudor.

very hard and good material, nice looking, very big room backside for cable management, easy to add as much HDD and SSD and its really quit case

In den letzten 30 Jahren sind mir schon einige Gehäuse untergekommen. Mittlerweile muss ich nicht unbedingt das günstigste Teil kaufen, sondern kann mehr auf die Qualität und Ausstattung achten. Der wahre Quantensprung fand vor einiger Zeit zwar noch mit der Anschaffung eines be quiet! Silent Base 800-Gehäuses statt, aber auch der diesmalige Wechsel auf den Dark Base Pro 900 rev. 2 war für mich eine Freude. Gerne habe ich aufgrund des Gerätestandorts die Möglichkeit des Invertierens genutzt, weil sich das Innere des Geräts für die eine oder andere Fummelei nun leichter erreichen lässt. Für den Umbau gibt es ein How to-Video und das ist auch gut so, denn selbsterklärend ist das nicht. Aber der Umbau dauert seine Zeit. Ja, man sollte das nicht anfangen, wenn es an handwerklichem Geschick und einem leicht magnetischen Kreuzschlitz-Schraubendreher mangelt. Und ein Tipp: Man sollte sich merken, welche Schraube woher genommen wurde. Macht es später einfacher. Ganz ehrlich - die Glasblende an der Seite hätte ich nicht gebraucht, da ich den LED-Kram nicht nutzen möchte. Aber: Es stört überhaupt nicht. Die Tür vorne ist ein wenig wacky, macht aber nix, weil ich die nicht benutze. Würde ich einen BD-Player öfter nutzen, dann würde mich das Ding ein wenig nerven. Es gibt zahllose Möglichkeiten HDD, SSD oder optische Laufwerke unterzubringen, wahrscheinlich werden die wenigsten das voll ausreizen. Die Möglichkeiten zur Unterbringung sind jedenfalls gut durchdacht. In meinem Fall brauche ich nichts davon, da ich ausschließlich auf M.2-Speicher setze. Also können die Käfige hierfür raus und kommen zu den übrigen freundlicherweise zusätzlich mitgelieferten Anbauteilen. Für eine der so entstandenen Öffnungen wird eine Blende mitgeliefert, die andere ist hinter der Netzteilblende kaum sichtbar. Es gibt zahlreiche Möglichkeiten, die Kabel so zu führen, dass im Innenraum nichts stört. Es ist überall ausreichend Platz auch für die dickeren Kabel. Jedenfalls hatte ich da keine Probleme. Zu den bekannten Silent Wings 3-Lüftern muss man wahrscheinlich nichts sagen - die dürften sicher bekannt sein. Im Normalbetrieb ist der Rechner kaum hörbar. Würde ich die Möglichkeiten nutzen, die sich noch für den Einbau von Decken- und Bodenlüftern bieten, dann würde das sicher etwas anders aussehen. Da ich kein Overclocking nutze, komme ich mit den vorhandenen 3 Gehäuselüftern sowie einem Dark Rock Pro-CPU-Kühler locker aus und es herrschen stets normale Temperaturen im Innenraum. Läuft ein Videospiel, drehen die Lüfter der Grafikkarte, der CPU und des Gehäuses zwar auf, jedoch bleiben die Temperaturen der Bauteile locker im Rahmen und die nun entstehenden Lüftergeräusche ebenfalls. Der austretende Luftstrom ist dann allerdings ordentlich. Die Frontanschlüsse sind überschaubar, aber auf dem aktuellen Stand. Die kabellose Lademöglichkeit nutze ich gern. Das Gehäuse ist sehr ordentlich verarbeitet, sehr präzise und es gibt null scharfe Kanten an den Bauteilen. Aus meiner Sicht ist die Kiste Premium. Der Preis ist etwas zu hoch, der Vorgänger (s.o.) hat vor etwas mehr als 5 Jahren noch um die 100 Euro gekostet - und so gravierend sind die Unterschiede nicht. Trotzdem 5 Sterne.

Muy silenciosa. También muy práctica para montajes complicados. Hay que ser habilidoso, manazas abstenerse.