be quiet! Dark Base Pro 901 Review - The EVERYTHING Case of 2023 

A 4K ripping machine if I ever saw one. I love this case.

Been using this case for a month and this case is everything I need for a long long time. Not only I took advantage of almost every space for the fans, but also added good 'ol CD-ROM in an odd bracket space for it. This case is a game changer. Unfortunately can't use wireless phone charging space, since I use A54.

such a popular case.... it's got a lot of fans.............

13:20 sad little optical drive 🥺 is this how floppy drives felt in the 2000s, I wonder. 😁

Great vid, thanks for the great review!

Here in Germany, the case is often on sale for 249 € incl. shipping. If you consider that 3 premium fans worth 75 € are pre-installed, the price is perfectly fine for me. But I wouldn't want to pay 329 € either. Thanks for the video

i want shadow base review…. when will you upload that xD

I wish i had gotten this case instead of the be-quiet dark base pro rev2 one. I'm glad be quiet is making full-tower case though

New researchers have improved optics capacity, to 120gb Blu-ray to 100,000 gb, so~ optical units are not dead yet, this is just the beginning.

8:11 the "fantasy" joke had me rolling XD love your hilarious stuff

it is beautiful. Building a custom loop in it must be fun :)

thanks for your video. I have everything you have here. I also dont want to invert the layout. You chose to put the CPU AIO in the top. But you could have put the AIO in the side - maybe as an exhaust - cause there was no dust filter included for the side fans. dont you think that wouldve been better for overall temperatures? of course with 4x fans out at top & rear, and 4x fans in at top and bottom

A very detailed, helpful review. Is it better to get this one or the Shadow Base 800 FX with nicer looks and the ability to mount a 420 on top?

I still use my 900 Pro as a gaming/htpc/data repository (it holds 3 m.2 SSDs, 4 mechanical hard drives, an RTX 4090, etc. completely comfortably) and it's pretty great, if a bit fiddly to work in as noted in this video. I have no need to upgrade to the 901, but it looks pretty great! If I was in the market for a replacement this would be it.

I just got this case and the only issues I have found is by installing 420mm radiator in the front of the case the water tubes from the bottom makes it imposible to put the cover on and because I chose inverted design when I tried making the tubes go from the top it would not reach the CPU. And the last gripe is the rubber pads on the bottom are glued with cheap glue and have slid off I miss the Corsair quality where the rubber feet are held in by a screw.

I'm about to build a pc like this. The case is the same but in addition to having a 360mm radiator I have one more for the GPU with 260mm. I am having doubts where to install both. Should I put the CPU radiator at the front and the GPU radiator at the top or vice versa? Or the CPU radiator on top and the GPU on the side, taking advantage of the two existing fans on the front? suggestions are accepted. And one more question. How to put the fans and argb controls contoled by the case and bios simultaneously? Nice video. 👌

I use the 5.25" bay for a 4 SSDs dock by ICY DOCK and yes, this is gold!!

If money is no issue, would you recommend having both front and side fans on this case?

This case is my favorite case i have ever had.

I just finished my build with this case, not too happy... Yes, it's well built, heavy, with lots of room for custom building and water cooling, but for over 330.00 dollars I expected a little more, nothing too spectacular here. Well, maybe the wireless phone charger that will never be used due to the location of the pc. The fans are not wireless! There is some wiring you need to do. I wish be quiet had its own fan and RGB hub. I do not want my temps or fan speed to be controlled by the case. I ended up buying a CORSAIR iCUE COMMANDER CORE XT Smart RGB Lighting Fan Speed Controller. Works great for controlling fan speed curves, but is not compatible with the RGB light wiring from be quiet without some modding ;). I found that I can fit a total of 11 fans within this case. 3-140mm on the top 3-140mm in the front 1-140mm in the back 1-140mm on the bottom 3-120mm inside the case - not used in my build With a little modding, you can fit a 420mm radiator on the top. You will lose the fan bracket but you can get it to fit. They could have easily added the ability to do this. The GPU stand will scratch the heck out of your case be careful, they should have used some protection on the magnets, I used tape. The stand will also hit some fans on your GPU, just be mindful of where the bottom support lands. I opted not to use this and went with another alternative from EZDIY-FAB PCIe 4.0 GPU Mount Bracket Graphic Card Holder Multi-Angle Adjustment. Removable motherboard trays are always a win. PLEASE check the standoffs before securing your motherboard to the chassis. I found two standoffs that were not drilled and tapped and had to remove the board and replace the standoffs. The removable PCI bracket is great, however, I would have liked to see the ability to remove the PCI bracket without removing the motherboard. This would be a pain in case you wanted to change the look of your graphics card and nothing else. I have been a big fan of be quiet and was excited to get this case. but that excitement went away rather quickly. Nothing spectacular about this case. Nothing jumps out to me saying this is a quality case other than the price. The instructions were lacking. I want detailed instructions, I want to know what every wire, screw, and accessory is and where it goes. Slightly disappointed in this case. RMA coming.

Great video as always :) I would like to know your opinion on be quiet silent loop 360 vs arctic liquid II 360 :) im still unusure what to use on build...i want to keep it quiet as possible :D im planing going on 7800x3d cuz of am5 future upgreades and xtx 7900 or rtx 4080 not sure about gpu still :) i wont touch 4090 only cuz of burning adapters and i am afraid :D

I have the 900rev 2 and think it's the cat's meow! I put all the fans as intakes and put one in the basement, I have 4 bays filled and replaced the CD portion with a 4 bay SSD and hotswap HDD. Lots of room for everything I want. Easy to build in. Strong metal, nothing cheap about it. But BeQuiet! does like to improve and I suppose all the improvements are worthwhile. I do like the simpler fan brackets.

I have the original dark base pro 900 and watching this makes me want to switch 🤩 I'm just wondering if I would be able to fit my existing custom radiator configuration and if by chance I could even add another one 👀 I have two Hardware Labs Balck Ice radiators, a 420 mm in the front (452 x 146 x 29.6) and a 360 mm in the top (398 x 126 x 54.0). If the Dark Base 901 can take those two AND an additional slim 360 at the back it would be my new dream case 😍 edit : just watched the kitguru review, they have a 360 at the top and it looks soooo small. maybe this case can take a 420 at the top, a slim 420 at the front and a slim 360 at the back 😍😍

13:20 if I want to install an ODD and 3x sw4 140mm in the front , it doesn't fit? Or do you mean losing 420 radiator support only

Would you say it's an upgrade over the Coolermaster HAF700 Evo? I hope not but I do love BQ in general.

How does it compare to COOLER MASTER Cosmos C700P? When it comes to silence especially?

Cons from my POV : lack of second 5,25 '' bay for 3.5 inch HDD hot swap tray due this unnecessary charger , 420 mm AIO won't fit on the top No PSU window for display like Asus-Thor or Giagabyte P1200 no hinges for side glass wide darkened frames in side glass

I got rid of my Phanteks P600s because my Silent Wings 4 140mms created turbulence noise behind the front fan bracket. Now I'm the market for a new case and this Dark base Pro 901 ticks most of the boxes. Do you know if the spacers with the Dark Base Pro 901 prevent the turbulence issue?

No reset button?

I have SILENT BASE 601. Just the quietest pc case I ever bought. no much air flow, temperature is acceptable.

Where would you install a 420mm AIO? Can you it on the side?

Just ordered a 901, and only just realised you only get two hard drive cages with this, wheras 900 you got 7, wth?!!! I need to stack hard drives in there, thats why I wanted a large case. Oh and you have to buy them extra, and of course they are not being sold in the UK?!

I hope they make a version that isn't as big as a NYC apartment

Hey Be Quiet! Time to do a mitx case :D.

I really would like this in white. Do you have any experience in spray painting a case? Would that be a pain to do?

DVD who ?

This case is almost perfect. Why almost? Because of the side panels. For this kind of money, we should be able to choose between tempered glass and solid. Or at least put hinges and a handle, like the older and cheaper MSI Sekira 500. For anyone who owns it: is the 5.25" still usable after mounting 3 x 140 mm fans in the front?

Where is the reset button? How to reset PC?

Looking at it as an alternative for the garbage 900

@8:57 10 fans, 3 in the front 3 on top 1 in back.......isn't 10. I assume the others are the 2 or 3 on the side vent and possible the one mount under the front of psu shroud @12:40 But why? Even if you don't use optical drives (I do) it gives you a universal bay to put just about anything you could want from a pump and temp controller to a media card reader to any other specialized equipment...hell, put in a fancy pants lcd and have nyan cat greet those who dare look inside

A case with a disk drive slot, i will condider it

Cool ideas at play here, but around 400 USD is insane. Not worth it.

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