Test System

Assembly

Installing the motherboard within the Pure Base 600 is done by traditional means, with the use of spacers and screws. Due to the compact dimensions of the chassis, any full ATX board will cover the main cable-routing holes, so you either pre-route all the cables and then install the board or opt for the remaining opening by the 5.25" drive bays.


To install an SSD, you first take the bracket off the motherboard tray to then attach a drive to it with traditional screws. Once filled, place it back onto the motherboard tray and secure it with the thumbscrew.


The 3.5" drive bay is actually quite elaborate. Pull one out of the chassis after removing the three thumbscrews holding it in place and you may slide a drive in and secure it with the special screws. Rubber inserts act as an anti-vibration measures. Once filled, slide it back into the bay of your choice.


Once in place, the drive connector sits flush with the motherboard tray, which should give you enough space to connect a cable to the storage unit.


Adding an optical drive is quite the traditional affair as you just have to remove the cover and slide the unit in to then secure it with thumbscrews. Interestingly enough, the grommet got in the way, so I had to use some tough love to get the drive past it. While this is a small design flaw, it is of no real-world consequence.


Installation of the PSU makes use of normal screws to hold it in place. As you may install a unit of up to 210 mm in size, it is pretty safe to say that any variant of your choosing will fit.


With everything installed, you can see that I had to route some cables through one of the available hard-drive bay openings. be quiet! could have avoided this issue by moving the main grommets about a centimeter towards the front of the chassis. While it would have still been a tight fit, one could have squeezed all the cables through quite easily. However, all the cable mess is hidden nicely behind the motherboard tray. Interestingly enough, the cutout for the CPU cooler also offers complete access to the underside of the DIMM slots, which seems pretty unusual.

Finished Looks

The first thing you will notice once the panels are placed back onto the chassis and the system has been turned on is the white LED around the power button. The be quiet! Pure Base 600 makes quite the nice and clean impression.


The optical drive in front has a nice snug fit without any large gaps around it. Unfortunately, you can see the ugly gray color of the ODD's housing clearly through the glass window. There is also the aforementioned cable mess that blends in a bit due to the solid back panel obfuscating the view a bit. In the rear, everything is where you would expect it to be.