be quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX

[Darksaber]

The be quiet Shadow Base 800 FX continues the brand's perfectly sized, roomy case line-up, but adds all the functionality one would be looking for in form of four ARGB fans, tons of room, excellent compatibility and well designed details.

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[Hyrel]

Are they just gonna release the same slightly updated case over and over again? Most of be quiet!'s product lines have been stale for years, they seem afraid to take any risks and try something new.

 

[Chaitanya]

Are they just gonna release the same slightly updated case over and over again? Most of be quiet!'s product lines have been stale for years, they seem afraid to take any risks and try something new.

Even fractal has been producing new designs(Terra, Pop and Torrent) moving away from their traditional Define line up all of which have been well recieved by users and reviewers. BeQuite seems to be stuck in hole with their cases while PSUs and Cooling they have pretty good offering right now.

 

[datnoz]

Why did Phanteks send the review sample ?
Shouldn't it be Be Quiet?

 

[bonehead123]

Are they just gonna release the same slightly updated case over and over again? Most of be quiet!'s product lines have been stale for years, they seem afraid to take any risks and try something new.

Seems that way, doesn't it ?

Just like I've been saying for like the past 10 years or so.....

I'm givin 'em yet anutha big fat y...A...w...N

 

[EatingDirt]

Are they just gonna release the same slightly updated case over and over again? Most of be quiet!'s product lines have been stale for years, they seem afraid to take any risks and try something new.

What more do you want? I prefer the neutral aesthetic of Be Quiet cases and their focus on silence and functionality, and continue to use actual dust filters. The only Be Quiet case I actually dislike is the Pure Base 500FX/DX in terms of aesthetics.

This case is one of the more silent cases while being the middle-of-the-road in terms of cooling. I suspect, if TPU had it, the Noise Normalized thermals for this would be, at the very least, in the top half of cases, and higher if you remove the cases that are removing fan filters in favor of 'fine mesh' front panels, or just 'mesh' front panels with no filter at all(Lancool 3, HAF 700, etc.).

 

[NightOfChrist]

I am sorry, but I think a certain part in the "Packaging & Contents" page needs a correction.

This is mentioned in the "Packaging & Contents" page:

On top of that, there is a mounting bracket to allow for an alternative configuration of the included HDD cages.

While this is mentioned in the "Assembly & Finished Looks" page:

For 3.5" drives, as the case offers no dedicated cages, you are left with a singular spot due to the PCB taking up the other.

Shadow Base 800 FX includes the frame to mount two HDD cages, but not the HDD cages. The latter must be purchased separately.

So I think it should be:

On top of that, there is a mounting bracket to allow for an alternative configuration using two HDD cages, which you need to purchase separately.

This is actually a very nice case since it includes 4 140mm fans, at least with the FX version, although I am not a fan of RGB. I prefer the regular version which comes with 3 non-RGB 140mm fans. Regardless, thank you very much for the time and efforts for making the review.