Packaging and Accessories

I mentioned before how there are multiple SKUs under the larger Silent Wings 4 fan lineup from be quiet! but the overall unboxing experience should be similar enough. Indeed, the product box design is also reminiscent of what we saw on the Light Wings fans last year with a predominantly black base and white and orange accents throughout. A render of the fans on the front is accompanied by the company logo and product name, in addition to salient marketing features. I also chuckled at the "High-end" note on the side, in case you were unaware. On the back are technical specs and certification information along with a QR code that takes you to this simplified page, hosting only the product manual and more information as needed. You can find all this, and more, on the official product page itself.


A double flap on the side helps keep the contents in place on their way to you. Opening the box we see even more features of the fan called out on the inner lining of the lid, accompanied by more renders. The fan itself is placed in the main compartment inside a cardboard box of its own and there is another smaller accessory box above it. Underneath both boxes comes paperwork in the form of the same product manual you can find online too, so I don't understand why be quiet! is using so much paper and cardboard here. The manual comes in multiple languages, walking you through how to use the replacement fan corners to make use of the fan in different applications.


What makes the Silent Wings 4 series special is the use of switchable fan corners, with one set pre-installed and two others included in the accessory box in the form of anti-vibration mounts with a silicone rubber padding and another set with just hard plastic. I am not sure what the last set is aimed at given the former is for when you would use the Silent Wings Pro 4 as a case fan combined with the provided self-tapping screws and the default radiator corners are for radiator fans. The product page simply says "The plastic mountings round up the scope" which doesn't really help! Then we realize this is actually for even simpler installation, courtesy the washers and push-fit plastic screws also provided, but in practice I don't see anyone using these much.