be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Review - Case of the Year!
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Inverted mobo layout + Height adjustable motherboard tray and all the watercooling accommodation you will ever need, inside the new DB Pro 900. Excellent concept with great execution by be quiet!
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After watching this video about 9000 times, I finally bought this case. It's supposed to show up today, and I'm pretty excited. Thank you so much HardwareCanucks! :D
are you happy with the case?
Give a dam innovative award to yourself aswell, Dimitri, for one of the best review videos out there!
Seems like Be Quiet combined Fractal R5 and Cooler Master's Mastercase into one entity while improving on things that were lacking on the other models. Nice! I just wish they would have added two SSD mounts on the back of the mobo-tray.
Indeed. The reviews are awesome! Dimitri and Marques Brownlee are the heros.
they do!
Well they didn't improve the colors. Just saying...
I don't think anyone has better reviews on cases than HardwareCanucks. Very good video quality, angle captures, focus, set up, time separation between shots. Dimitri is a professional in every sense of the word.
I know it's a bit late, however, I just lowered the motherboard, in this case, to fit the top radiator completely inside. (I had it in the top compartment). I realised that I actually didn't mention it on your channel that I bought the case after watching your video :). With the 7 silent wings fans + 360 rad it is quiet and powerful case. So, thank you, Dimitri!
I have to admit it, I'm a Be Quiet! fanboy.
then Be Quiet!
I am a cardboard box fanboy. Fully modular design and the least expensive case ever ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I have a Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3 CPU cooler and it looks amazing, IMO it looks better than a water cooler in my H440.
*****
I just think watercoolers are a bit boring, everyone has one. And the air cooler costs less but performs just as well as the water cooler.
+Anthony Riley with all due respect, your choice of cooling adds no heat, barring the few watts difference from the different fans and water pump where applicable. The components use the same power and therfore same heat output.
This is the quietest build I've ever seen. It's not only silent, but it looks stellar!
This time BeQuiet did a really impressive job to give us an innovative and amazing case. =D
And as always, awesome video!
This helped me decide to buy the case, ty for the clear review, its among the best (if not THE best) on youtube.
this case is pretty cool, many unique feature and clever engineering. can't say that about most case nowadays
Dude! Awesome job! You spend so much time on your videos to make sure they are quality! I highly appreciate all the work you put in.
love how your videos has been improved!
Came here from the case of the year video. I love how this review had to be so complicated because of all the customizability, and at the same time the case only has one or two "self-compatibility" issues due to being so modular. Also, you heard it here first: "Self-compatibility"
This truly deserves the dam innovative award. The implementations are less than perfect but I hope newer iterations and also other companies will adopt some of the innovation.
After using this case for a bit I've figured out why be quiet! made the front door open so easily. The optical drives are behind it. If the door is closed and the optical drive tray extends, like say after a disc as finished burning, it will simply push the door open instead of potentially damaging the motor the moves the tray.
The only thing I can think of, while I'm watching this, is the awesomeness of the video work, perfect!
I just got the case, I removed the magnets on the door and replaced them with larger magnets.
They only had thin, tiny washer neo magnets... replaced them with solid cylinder magnets 3x thicker and just replacing them on the door did the trick for keeping it closed when tipped.
Camera and lighting on point, awesome content, you got my sub. Keep up the high quality work man!
Oh my lord, what a beautiful video. It's busting out the seems with lovely content too. I bow down Sir, bow down.
+Ash Tailor (ashthought) thanks Ash ;)
ikr? i just wanna give him head already
Great innovations. If I was a pro builder and or case enthusiast like you I'd love all the versatility. I love when companies make continual improvements.
I got this after the review here and fixed the issue myself with the door and weak magnets, I redesigned and 3D printed the magnet holders on the door to accept 8 mm x 2 mm neodymium magnets. Door stays closed no matter what angle you tilt the case. Also decided to design slot covers for the unused HDD slots, makes it really clean looking inside and addresses on of the issues brought up in this review.
"Goodbye old cables!"
**safely packs away into storage**
You ARE the best case reviewer on TH-cam and i think it's even you specialty !!!
1000 better than most other review videos as this guy actually tests noise! So many useless reviews on other channels which completely ignore noise tests.
I love everything about the Dark Base Pro 900 except for the fact that you can't buy it without the window. While you *can* go out and buy a spare door and replace the window with that, it's an awkward amount of work for those who just want a silent case with good features.
Fantastic. Next case if nothing better comes out. Great video Dimitri, and kudos on the subscribers.
While it's not my type of case. Going into this review I didn't understand how it was a possible nomination of COTY but after this review wow... I'm shocked a team of engineers managed to fit that much functionality into a case and have it maintain all of it's awesome features! Great Job Be Quiet!
your review sold it for me...one will be arriving in a weeks time... cheers HardwareCanucks :D
This case is quite intriguing, I'm seriously considering getting the Pro version.
Cablemod ? Yes please ( Taking note of this for my future build ) .
your sponsor advert at the beginning is much more interesting and nice than on other channels.
nice video👌
Impressive video production quality, as always!
WOW talk about modular, Job well done Be Quiet.
Production of your videos is always so good! even in Taipei. keep up the good work.
the quality of your videos always amazes me
Best case reviews on TH-cam hands down
Yes I've been waiting for this review
Great review! keep up the amazing work guys.
This is arriving some time today, I can't wait! Going for custom loop inside too :)
Nice to see a case maker trying to innovate rather than dump another boring box on the market. Will be interesting to see if they take the feedback seriously and improve upon its faults. I've gone ITX though and won't be going back to ATX ever again. The only new thing I am excited to see come to market is the mini-STX form factor.
Didn't think I'd see an amazing case from Be Quiet!
If i didn't already have the Enthoo Evolve ATX, I'd definitely go for this case.
such a legit case reviewer. love your work ;)
You just persuaded me to buy new cables. You should get a raise.
I like this case, and another great review, Dmitry! I think to remove the issue with the rubber noise isolation strips, they could just include them on both sides for reverse ATX layouts, as long as they are smooth enough to allow the solid panel to slide in over them and not cause it to get stuck. Thanks!
Awesome review my man always the boss of case reviews.
great review, thanks for the incredible detail, you can really tell you spent a lot of time with building a computer in this case, good insight. thanks. I'm considering this case
Amazing as always. you can tell how much you worked on the video
Hey Dmitri, I've actually chosen the Dark Base Pro 900 for my new TR4 Build and I thank you a lot for the in-depth review which is incredibly accurate. Liked and subscribed!
+Brando Crispim Vieira welcome to the channel and I'm glad the review helped 👍😎
Finally another casing review!
If I never had my eyes on the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv, I probably would've went for this case, but I gotta thank you for showing me the Cable Mod site, I'll definitely be getting some of those new PSU cables when I go for the Enthoo Evolv :)
I'm glad he put the custom cables in.
Thanks for the fantastic (as always) review! Been eyeing the windowless version for a while, hopefully it's even more quiet!
+TheDarkTongo thanks ;) yes a non-glass would be even more quiet.
Great review HWC! With so many options these days, I think one can be super picky about what they want in a case.
While the modularity (e.g. ability to shift the mobo tray down) is nice, It's more expensive than I'd like - and I do wish they offered a version without those included fans, to reduce cost.
This guy is the best. Happy to have stumbled on his channel
Hey Dmitry, love your videos. I always come here when I'm in doubt of a case or just to watch your awesome case reviews.
Can you pretty please do a review of the "Deepcool Genome Cooling System Case". This case looks bad ass and I think if you do a review of this case, it will put the icing on top for me & others to buy this case. :)
Beautiful one for Work/Testing/Gaming Station !!!
dimitry i love your channel, keep it up man
I really like this case. Cable management can be a challenge but not too bad.
Awesome case !! having regrets getting the silent base 800
Love your review ! Great job and beautiful color :-)
Great video as always!
This review is SO awesome.
The problem with the FANS that come with this case, the Be Quiet Silent Wings...they aren't actually more "quiet", they just use materials that produce a lower hum that you can't physically hear. We're talking super low frequencies that are harmful to your ears. It appears most don't notice this, but as soon as I turned on my PC once installing everything in this case, my ears felt a weird pressure (as if I was in an airplane) and began ringing after a couple of minutes. I swapped the Be Quiet fans with some cheap Corsair ones from my previous case, and sure its not as quiet, but my ears aren't hurting.
Also...I took a DB reader to both with the Be Quiet fans and the corsair ones...both were averaging around 30db, even though I "heard" a quieter noise from the Be Quiet fans. It's because of the change in frequency.
Qi Charger? What? I'm sold
Inverted system? No Way
yea hah :)
Exactly what I said to myself.
Kamehameha
That's a fairly gorgeous case!
Thank you for the review. I found it very resourceful. Wish this had a purple strip instead of orange. Was hoping it was LED based but based on your review it isn't. The search continues!
cablemod cables are much more expensive than my psu
then your psu sucks
+Aaponton You dont understand what i mean. i use a corsair rm750x which costed me ₹9000 or around 150$ in india and bitfinex cable kit costs ₹14000 or around 200$ .
You don't have to buy an entire kit, just 2 or 3 extension cables for mobo, GPU, etc.
+Kappaccino Yeah but the singular cables are hella expensive. $75 for 3 Cables: 24 Pin, 8-Pin CPU, and 6+2 Pin GPU power connectors.
Captain Leerox It says 44.70$ for me but yeah, similar cables by Phanteks or Bitfenix are about 10$ cheaper.
thanks for the link to the cable mod web site, I need to work on my cable management and I appreciate all the help I can get
Dmitri stepping up his editing game to match Ash :D
+Thức Vũ Trí .... ha thanks :) but no man can match what Ash sensei can do ;)
I love HC case reviews!
Excellent review, still trying to make a decision on the case that I want to choose.
Yes I like the idea of the inverted case possibility, so I can put my pc on the left hand side of my desk and still see inside it!
Wow, I want this case. Been looking for a case that I could have the window on the right hand side. Would go nicely with a set of custom sleeved cables ;)
Nice.. might get 1 for Xmas
Still have my Silent Base 800, love it!
Agreed! I got mine when NCIXus had it on sale for $77. Zero complaints about the case for that price!
Very Good review, ~~~love your work
+Tungsten Felix appreciate it :)
this case is a piece of art. I love it too damn much.
+HardwareCanucks I went ahead and picked up this case based on your review. Definitely keep up the good work, your reviews are always helpful! One question though, are you able to cite the song name starting at 1:17 in the video? Doesn't appear to be either song credited in the video's notes... Much appreciated!
Just another thing to add to my dream PC.
You have no idea how jealous I am right now. I got a PSU from Be Quiet! to review, but I highly doubt I would be allowed one of these. I want it SO badly.
HardwareCanucks and Linus, you're best ! ☺
This case looks super good, love the feature set, don't love the price XD
Great video as ever sir :D
[Also hi CableMod ;)]
Hi! :)
Another great review.
Really nice case!
great review!
Awesome looking case, almost won me over from the Enthoo Evolv ATX glass edition but... not quite. Enthoo evolve will still be my go to case.
blue and White Motherboard in a orange and black case... nice!
What an epic review i enjoyed it very much i appreciate all your hardwork
The modular honeycomb plate idea is just brilliant! Has anyone done that before actually?
First& Nice cablemod configurator!
thanks! :)
+CableMod Community as the lead wiki editor of /r/cablemanagement, I always suggest CableMod cables.
I think I may have to look at changing my existing case .... Dang be Quiet ... Good Job
Great Review thanks
The fact that you get 3 Silent Wings 3 is a deal in itself. Those things (I assume) are about the same price as Silent Wings 2 which are around $30 if not on sale, so that's $90 in fans on a $250 case.
Nice. I still have my old 902, but later this year or early in 2017, I'M changing my whole system ( I'm wating new AMD cpu). This case is now a serious contender for my choice of case!
Definitly the best review of this case so far. I still don't know if I would pick this one over my Fractal R5, considering the huge price difference.
Good review. I do like the be quiet stuff, expensive, but it is nice kit.
Great add at the start to, gonna have a look at them cables
Great job on your video lighting. Especially on your face. Nice wrapping key light at a good ratio. Looks fantastic.
+Nicholas Reif thaanks ;)
+HardwareCanucks yay :) my fav tech tuber saw my comment
Great review.
love that color on psu cable
best tech video review, good job.
man.....that was a perfect review.
The good is that I love the flexibility it gives you. The bad is I am soooooooo sick and tired of black and red, or black and orange-red. Those colors are so over represented that I do NOT want any case with those colors. I hate when the industry over-saturates one thing for years. With RGB becoming so prominent these days, I'm leaning more towards a predominantly white case, because white absorbs any color much better than any dark color does, and allows you to practically change the look of your entire sytem at will. Btw, I would NEVER even pay $60 for cables, let alone a $100. This industry needs to get a grip where excessive prices are concerned. Just a few years ago, pc sales were at all time lows. I think they would do well to remember this.