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Be Quiet! Announces its First High-end PC Case

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Be quiet!, market leader for PC power supplies in Germany for eight successive years, introduces its first chassis - the Silent Base 800. This case offers generous space and is firmly aimed at the premium segment - for customers who want high end features in a low noise systems. With its innovative design, be quiet! guarantees silent operation while delivering excellent cooling performance. True to the motto 'Form Follows Function', each component in the Silent Base 800 fulfils a specific purpose in order to increase user-friendliness and bring performance to a new level.

As usual, be quiet! puts strong emphasis on maintaining low noise level for its Silent Base800, without any reduction in performance. To achieve this goal, be quiet! has developed innovative front, top and bottom panels that provide intelligent airflow. Fresh air is deliberately drawn into the casing and transported through the interior, increasing cooling capacity compared to conventional solutions. At the same the panels prevent the sound waves from exiting the chassis.



To minimise the noise level even further, be quiet! has covered the side panels and front cover of the Silent Base 800 with a brand new anechoic material. In addition, three award winning Pure Wings 2 fans have been installed, decoupled from the housing. Two of them are 140 millimeter format and have been factory installed in the front panel, another Silent Wings 2 fan with a 120 millimeter diameter has been placed in the rear. This configuration already provides optimal airflow, but that can be increased further with the installation of up to four additional fans and by opening the 3-in-1 air intakes in the side panels.

Optimum space and tool-free installation
The Silent Base 800 offers more than enough space for high-end systems and associated top-class components. Motherboards in ATX, Micro-ATX or Mini-ITX format, heavy-duty tower coolers with a height up to 17 centimeters and long graphics cards can be installed. For 3D accelerators, up to 40 centimeters of free space is available if you remove one of the pair of modular HDD cages is removed. The Silent Base 800 can also be equipped with up to three 5.25" drives, seven 3.5" and four 2.5" drives. The functional structure of the new be quiet! case allows users to install all components without tools. Silicone inserts decouple the hard drives and power supply from the case. There is also the possibility of installing water-cooling with several radiators in the 120- to 280-millimeter range.

Stability and optimal dust protection
Weighing in at a significant 9 kilograms, it's clear just how substantial the build quality of this be quiet! chassis is. Measuring a solid 495mm x 266mm x 559mm, the housing has been constructed to an industrial standard. Be quiet! achieves this by using thick steel and high-quality ABS plastic. The manufacturer is demonstrating a new and innovative feature in the side panels: the edges are bent in a U-shape and, together with the newly developed insulation material, form an extremely rugged construction. These factors show that besides a fully functional structure and excellent cooling performance, be quiet! also gave serious focus to the build quality of the Silent Base 800. This is underlined by the numerous dust filters, which are factory-installed on all air intakes.

The Silent Base 800 will be available from November 24th in black/orange, completely black as well as black/silver color combinations at a price of 139,90 USD (excluding VAT) or 119 Euro (including VAT). For the UK the MSRP is 99 GBP (including VAT).

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I like the quiet, and I like the price. Thank god for the non-tango'd version. I might actually buy it on payday provided I can buy it from anywhere except OCUK.
 
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For first attempt the case is really good, but there are few buts that stop me from doing builds in this case for clients:
1: motherboard to be installed on punched mounting points instead of standoffs. this approach is usually taken on entry level cases.
2: looking at pictures there seems to be little clearance for radiators installed on top and rear panel simultaneously.
3: no option for window panel
4: no rear 140mm fan mount option for a case of this size(NZXT's approach of sliding fans gets rid of that point no. 2)
5: for the dimensions of the case, there is a lot of wasted space.
 
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the feet reminds me of corsair case
 
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I like it, seems like a nice looking case especially considering this is Be quiets first high end one. Would like to see a more of this case and a break down as it could be a cool option in the future for me.
 
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That is one sexy ass case.
 
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design is beautiful, but practicality lacking.. (like 3 (+1 fake?) 5,25" external positions..)
 
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Needs a fan controller in retrospect. Nothing special, just a multiport one with a single control.
 

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As already said, nice design. But lacking some features. But definitely a sharp looking case.
 
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sexy exterior, boring generic unimpressive interior
 
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sexy exterior, boring generic unimpressive interior

But you'll never see it! And as long as it has the features required for the hardware, who cares?
 
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But you'll never see it! And as long as it has the features required for the hardware, who cares?

well true but I would want something actually revolutionary with how they talk about a year of development etc, the way it looks you could crank this out in a week
 
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