The attention to detail by BeQuiet even down to a white PCB for their fan and RGB hub is effin awesome, This is how you do an all white case, well done BeQuiet!

I just built a PC for a friend of mine in this case. With the included fans and the control hub set up how it is, I actually felt the need to double check my work - I kept feeling like I was forgetting to install something! lol This case was an absolute joy to build in and, unless Be Quiet releases something new to improve on this by next year, I WILL be putting my next build in this case.

Greetings from Paris ! Purchased this case in black 2 weeks ago, solid airflow, mounted a liquid freezer III 420 push pull in the front of the case, amazing temps... and as for HDD, you need to purchase additional cages that will fit the bracket shown on your video... ANother great rview ! Thanks & Stay Strong !

The HDD bracket is an optional add on. It holds the HDD and screws into the bracket like shown. I saw that looking up the case.

I recently built my first pc in the DF700 Flux. Found it after searching some reviews and liked the mesh panel design on the front for airflow. Plenty of room for everything and includes 5 fans for $100 even. This case looks pretty sweet too but I personally like the sleek black case look more.

Jay, why don't you start opening a case box by placing it upside down? Cut the tape, open the flaps, turn it upside up, and lift the box off the case. Up is Up. Nice case, I like it.

Bought a montech air 903 max white for $70. Looks good and easy to complete the build.

Good review Jay. But it's hard to justify the high price when there are similar options for half the cost from brands like Montech, NZXT, and Lian Li. I got the Montech air 903 max for just $75 on Amazon, and it's been great. Shoutout to Jay for the air 903 review that led me to it! Keep up the awesome work, Jay! 🚀

Looks good Jay! I hope your health continues to improve! Much love Jay!

I'm using Silent Base 802 and an extra Window still the box. Awesome case.

I love Be Quiet!'s Design philosophy, I got the Shadow base 800 without the rgb, the wings and the Pure Loop 2 aio as well.

I am currently saving up for this case! Even though it costs $200, I don't mind investing in it because of the level of thought and care put into its design. What sold me on this particular case is the cable management system and splitter. The sound-dampening feature is also pretty cool, even though it might seem gimmicky. The best thing about investing in a good case is that it can last indefinitely, or at least until you decide to change it for a new aesthetic.

Purchasing an 800FX for my upcoming new build. Thanks for reviewing and solidifying this case as the best choice for me!

I just got myself a pure base 500DX for 90 bucks. It has a some simmilar features but a really good HDD mount which i consider important since two HDD's can cause a lot of noise. Really happy with the case.

Got the black version of this months ago for my son, it's a great case 👍

Finally a case from a Company that you can use right out of the box with quality fans with front filters under the fine mesh for better dust control or take them off for more air included. This case like all others design the top for dust control and the top should more open as it is almost always exhaust and I would just leave the fine mesh cover off or make the holes larger and cut out the under mesh. For me this is not quit my case for desk top as it is a little larger then needed and as desk top I like the I/O on the bottom to use like the NZXT H6 Flow is.

Built a new system using the 800 FX, it was indeed like you said, very very easy. Good airflow, very quiet even under full load. Pretty much everything you pointed out was right on. Thanks for the review!

Curious about the bigger case now 😁 can’t wait for that video!

Love my case...a "Lian Li Lancool II MESH Performance" with magnetic/hinged tempered glass on both sides, magnetic top filter, and magnetic/hinged bottom doors on both sides; for full access to shrouded PSU and rear cable routing, etc. It came with 4 fans (2x140 + 2x120). Best part, it was bought used for $38 (locally) and is in mint condition!

This costs in my country $180 - $200 and I don't see it as worth the money, with $105 - $110 I can get the Lian Li Lancool 216 with the same features and better airflow due to 160cm fans.

Love more mesh airflow focused cases nowadays. BeQuiet! makes very good fans, so getting 4 is awesome. That alone is a lot of added value

I just did a case upgrade to the DX version of this case in black and i really like it. It was easy to build in and its a massive improvement over the hotbox that was my old case.

I love the BeQuiet cases because they are so easy to build a system in, I've got the older version of this the 500DX which is really nice.

10:00 i love using HDAUDIO as its a combo jack which is easy to access (and for some reason in windows you can actually adjust mic gain which you cant do with a usbc->3.5mm)

I have had this case since December and it’s great. Paired it phanteks 420 d30 rgb aio and the cooling is in insane. 7800x3d maxes out at 63c in 3D mark. And gpu (7800XT)with bottom fan usually maxes out in 3D mark at around 55-65c with a manually tuned OC applied. Great to see this video and would love to see a build in this thing!!!

I love be quiet! stuff. Even though their cases and fans are kind of expensive the quality of their products really is worth the money. The Lightwings fans are awesome and my Dark Base Pro 900 R2 is such a sturdy well made case I just can't bring myself to replace it.

This will probably be my next build. I already have the Pure Base 500DX and I it was solid.

That's nice. I had a Phantax almost just like that about 10 years ago. I built it out white on white.

Personally have the Pure Base 500 FX and was super impressed with the build quality and ease of building in it (first from scratch build). Also had the 4 light wings fans which makes the value great, and it fits a 4090 with room for the cable bend!

I bought the Pure Base 500DX when it released a few years ago, their first Case featuring mesh and seemingly going away from the all quiet from before and I honestly love it. Then Again. I'm a bequiet fanboy, my CPU cooler and my power supply are both bequiet and I never had any problems with bequiet products, the PSU is running for I believe 7 years now without problems.

What you said about cases when they say they can support E-ATX really resonated with me because my first full custom build+water cooling I wanted to go big so went with the 7000D because it was big and said it could support E-ATX which it fits in but blocks being able to put the pretty cable cover thing on the side back on because of how tight that spot is with the big board. Would love to see a E-ATX build in that to see if it actually works.

Having parts in a case is its own bottleneck.

My HD audio connector plugs into the my Sound Blaster AE5 PCIe sound card, which allows me to have it automatically select between my speakers, and my headphones, when I plug in headphones on the case headphone jack. Sounds great!

I recently upgraded my case to the black version of this case because I bought a 280mm AIO and it wouldn't fit very well in my previous case, the only option was front mount and lower than the CPU pump block for the rad. Big step up from the Coolermaster MB520. Everything fit really easily, cable management was really good, there is plenty of room on the back side for thick or layers of cables. As others have pointed out, you need an optional extra cage for 3.5" drives, but you can fit up to 2 on that removable panel where the RGB/PWM hub is, they include the rubber mounts and screws for it. You can also move that bracket down to a lower position, or have an additional one also. With the 2.5" SSD mount bracket you looked at, the SSDs actually go on the "glass-side" and cables feed through that plastic bit, so you can actually display your SSDs through the window without having to see the cabling. It looks pretty good actually, especially if you can colour code your SATA SSD with the rest of your build.

My wife got me one of these for birthday last year. A black one. Awesome case. Lots of airflow

Had to look it up. Good thing you can move that bracket the fan hub is on to a different position altogether. Though a bit annoying that its all prewired.

I got my case today. I bought the Corsair 4000D Airflow in White. I actually caught it on sale. Normally costs a bit over $100, got it for $89+ taxes. I’m planning to get enough case fans to not only replace the 2 it comes with, but to fill every space that can mount a fan. I’m also planning on configuring the airflow in a Positive Air Pressure configuration.

A friend of mine have a PC with that case, the black version and it looks amazing. I was with him when he was building it and it was pretty easy, as Jay said. I actually wanted to use the same case for my build, but in some EU countries this case costs more than the MSRP. So I chose the Cooler Master Box TD 500 Mesh v.2 White (Master Master Box Master Cooler). That case (TD 500) have a removable top panel and it was very easy for me to put the AIO because I was alone and it was my first build. Thank you Jay, for inspiring me to build my own custom PC. Excuse me for my bad English. :)

Thanks Jay, it would be cool to see a full build with new case or product reviews maybe themed or color match i.e. white case white mobo, white gpu, etc. Appreciate the content!

True, cases don't HAVE to be boring - but they're so much better when they are!

I bought this case in black half a year ago and I love the RGB of the light strips and fans! Airflow is great and it's pretty quiet. Bad thing was that after a month or something that I bought the case it went on sale... plus the shipping fees were ridiculous. Anyway... much roomier than my previous case.

I really like the way be quiet! does the accent lighting on their cases, when they have it. It's on the case itself and enhances the lines of the case. It doesn't look like an afterthought that's just slapped between the seam of 2 panels, whether it be a glass, metal, plastic, or a combination of materials. The ROG and Razer versions of the original O11 Dynamic XL come to mind, where they ran a vertical RGB strip between the glass and metal on the front side of the case.

Hey Jay great video! That HDD bracket comes with the case but the cages are purchased separately for about $20 each and they attach using a thumb screw. They dont include the cages as most ppl don't use them anymore and this reduces the initial cost.

I love the BeQuiet stuff.

9:30 the only reason I like the individual front panel wires is because I NEVER hook up the HDD and power button LEDs. With this cable you have to have them hooked up.

Got the blacked out Shadowbase 800 and went with a blackout theme. Absolutely gorgeous! German engineering is top tier Be Quiet makes awesome stuff that’s high quality

Love bequiet products, currently doing a build for a friend where i got him a dx500, dark rock 4 and even the heatsink for ssd :D In my own build i got a dark power 13 and 7 light wings. absolutely gorgeous products and so quiet :) The shadow base 800 white is such a nice case aswell. Looking forward to the next video.

I had it because I wanted to have a 420mm aio... then I changed for the Deepcool Morpheus, more versatile and better GPU cooling, the screen is a bonus too

I bought my last PC case in 2013... CM Stryker. Will never need another case. :D I do like the diffuse lighting on this one.

I love my modded Corsair Obsidian Series 1000D Super-Tower Case and have built three different pcs in it. I have yet seen a case that I want to build in since I got the 1000D.

Looking good Jay! I hope all is well with you!

On the 4 fan headers... I changed my aircoolers front fan to a lighted version and it was nice having an extra header.. wasnt this case or brand. But having that spare header was thoughtful

Thank you for the review, Jay! Looks quite good. I've Be Quest's Silent Base 802, which is a bit taller than this one.

15:02 there should have been those "standard" 3.5" HDD cages beQuiet has been including for ages now. They are equipped with the thumb screws seen in the manual, and will just slide into that bracket. Figure 1 on that manual page even shows the cardboard box where they are usually found on delivery.

Man, I'd like to see you do a white build in this case. My favorite new case is still the Montech King 95, but this is really nice as well.

I still want the Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO XL. I’m not ready to do another build yet but until something better than that comes out, that’s the case for me. It’s so gorgeous.

I really like my bequiet 500fx case. I actually like the back side of the bequiet rgb fans better than the front. It's just a thin line of rgb instead of a thick band. I did have to rotate my rear exhaust fan because the RGB affects were off on that fan.

Great job jay, keep up the great work. For the price it is a nice case, cant say i completely like somethings with it but if i was looking in that price range i would buy it

I just bought NZXT H6 Flow really nice case and much space 👌

Can confirm BeQuiet cases are great and their service as well, using the full tower from a while ago, I wonder though what should I use for my next build which is upcoming? I'm guessing I need great airflow (Live in a hot country) but still quiet case (Audiophile)

Good video, love these cases (I am on my 3th BQ now). You didnt understand the HD thingy .... well, as the manual shows you need to use a HD bracket for it which you then slide into the pre-installed holder. Not sure tho if the bracket comes with it or has to be purchased seperately. Anyhow, another great vid from you guys 🙂

Got a shadow base 800 myself, brilliant case.

I've been looking to upgrade my case! this is definitely an interesting one. I'd love to see you check out Antec's new C5 & C8 cases if you could

Having the black model, I can confirm that it was the second easiest case to build in. Even Easier than the Corsair 7000d airflow that it replaced. Also I appreciated the RGB controller, can cycle through the colour options, or with a long press let the motherboard control the RGB. And even (my favourite) turn them off. The fans are really quiet and effective. Normally I replace supplied fans, but this time around there was no need.

This case looks sick! I just got my first bequiet! psu and i love it! Would love to have one of their cases someday.

I love my Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo, but this BeQuiet IS damn nice. Really well built.

Almost a year ago i was looking for a case that would fit a 4090 plus the cable bend. For no real reason it happened to be this one and it is by far the best case ive ever owned. Simple to build in, cant hear a thing from the fans and looks really nice when you turn on the rgb.

I worked in a building that was in a very dry area. So I was constantly getting zapped by door handles. My tip is to take it on the knuckle. It barely hurts versus taking it on the tip of the fingers.

My first foray into computational fluid dynamics was to actually run the analysis/simulation on computer cases. This was back in around the 2004-2005-ish timeframe. It's obviously more work to be able to model the computer case, just so that you can put it through CFD, but it is cool (to me, at least) nevertheless.

I have the big case which looks almost the same but bigger. Silent Base 802, love this case 😊

14:50 It includes the trays to attach SSDs, but the HDD trays are sold separately. Gone are the days when cases included the hardware to install multiple mechanicals HDs.

I bought one a few months ago, and I'm quite happy with it. I was wondering if I'm missing some components to attach my HDDs, but it seems it is an oversight from BeQuiet... Also because I still can't decide which cpu platform upgrade to my mobo was to old and don't have right connector to connect hub to I had to connect each fan directly to mobo but it was very easy to route cabels so you can berly see them.

Hello from the UK. As I was watching this, my Corsair 6500X has just arrived complete with a couple of QX120 triple packs, and the H150 ilink AIO. My PC rebuild is now underway. And yes, I'm a corsair fanboy lol.

I really want you to talk about, or do a pseudo watercooling setup. While you can imagine and see what to do in a case, once you start building in a case, you start realizing what is missing. Even doing a random assortement of putting a pump/rads/components will help a ton with how good a case can be in the worst case (custom water cooling). My case was one of the best cases for watercooling, and the thing that wasn't seen was how little cable space between the powersupply and pump location.

Weird called shadow base yet white.I have the Pure Base Window in Black. The only issue I have is the Hard drive mount Lip where the wires come through should be taller so the Wires do not get Crimped . I love the case, This specific case I can purchase the Open Front panel with LED for about $50

I would like to see you building a custom loop water cooling system in it while maxing out the radiators in the front and top. I consider buying this case for my son and putting 2 420 or 360 radiators in. But I don't really trust the manual.

The HDD Cases needed to be bought separately. 4 3.5" HDD can be mounted but you need buy 4 cases for it (around 7 Bucks each) those cases slots in the Holding bracket, which can be mounted in the lower compartment and two can be mounted at the HDD wall. Thats one of the big strenght of the Be Quiet Cases. I got the First Be Quiet Case a Silent Base 800. And the Parts of the Silent Base 802 are still fitting to my Case. So i got literally now 10 years Parts support for my Case.

What I really need is BeQuiet to make a server case on par with this.

It looks like the hard drive cages are missing which mount to the drive and have thumb screws to attach to the drive bracket you were wondering about. There is a similar setup in the current case I am using (Pure Base 600).

Dark Base Pro 901 build when?? i got one recently and would love to see a water cooled build for it so i can get some inspiration. Love your vids guys!!!

I have 23 orders for this case in the space of 3 weeks. Alot of different componence in a lot of deferens way so it's going to be interesting If you Bould in it.

As someone who bought a Dark Base Pro 900 Rev2 in the shadow of its discontinuation, I have to say I like what Be Quiet does. They strive to make quality and functional cases that are more than the typical boring Lian Li box. Long may they continue.

Uh...$169, Id rather get Montech AIR903 with $70-$80 AND a $100 decent AIO cooler (if I really want a mesh case) Or perhaps, get NZXT H9 or Montech KING 95 PRO for just the case with fans.

Good day from South Africa!!! I love how Jay says the Cases are boring but the goes to make a very compelling case for the case and his excitement back in the day was the reason I got my Corsair 5000D xD Thanks for you commitment to the PC community and keep it up guys!!! PS Phil we need more vids from you!!!

I have this case with the Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420mm and damn the airflow and cooling is so on point!

I love the smoke demonstration for airflow in your case reviews. Have you tried using a black background when doing this to better contrast the airflow?

i got this one in black and i am very happy with it :)

hay jay , there is uv reactive dye you can add to the smoke ,with blacklight/UV could help the visal greatlly

Since I bought all of my PC components and later ran into the issue of having not enough CPU Tower cooling clearance, I am a beginner builder, therefore messed up about 2mms of clearance, whereas I had to buy me a new case, which I didn't want to do at first. I had to find a very big case in order to fit my noctuah cooler, now my initual impression was, that I wanted to get the be quiet 800 dx, but it had smaller only 180mms of cpu cooling clearance and the Pure Base 500DX had 190mm. I went for the Pure Base 500DX my system is working fine now, but seeing this HUGE CASE in that review, makes my heart shatter :(

I've been considering getting either the black be quiet! Pure Base 600 ATX Midi Tower Case ($110.38 o Amazon), which comes with two pre-installed Power Wings fans or the Antec Performance Series P7 Neo Mid-Tower E-ATX Silent Case ($74.99 on Amazon) with 5.25 ODD bay, 3x 120mm fans, and sound-dampening side panels. I'm no fan of RGB lights, so that doesn't interest me, though there seems to be more plastic parts inside this case than I'd like.

Have an older be quiet cases, looks the same and has been great for the last 5 years

I didnt expect to learn this in a random case video. But that thing about opening a program and all your fans ramping up and backdown is an issue I have had for a long time, and its not really an issue, but annoying to hear especially since im anticipating it every time I open a program. Thx for the info, I am def changing this in my build so the fans are on different controllers

Huh, the form factor is pretty similar to the LianLi Lancool 216, though it has less mesh in the back. I do also like the way that the accent LED lights along the sides of the front panel look as well.

Not a bad case at all! Still love my Corsair 4000X RGB with the tempered glass everywhere, just beautiful. Thinking about you and your health and hope things are looking better for you!

Sorry Jay, you told me to get the MONTECH KING95 and I have been lovin it.

there is a hard drive cage that slides into that i used to have the pure base 500 and it used the same thing

had a good LOL at the case dimensions comment while unboxing this one... here's a fun one for you: I'm currently running a XFX Speedster MERC 319 inside an original Meshify C... suffice to say, it's such a snug fig that I actually use a 120mm front fan as a brace to prevent GPU sag. (:

The hard drive mount is probably the same as the dark base 900 pro, they use a sled style mount that the hdd slots into and then is attached to the bracket. It comes included in the 900 pro but seems silly it is not included in this.

I got the 700 black model for my wife. Loved building in it. Loved everything about it. Except, my wife keeps her case on the left side of her desk, so she cant see any of the insides!! I should have gotten the 800 model so I could have made it a left case. She doesnt mind, thankfully, and eventually I will get the left case and steal hers for my own.

...everyone who waited for Jay to get shocked during the unboxing. You are my people.