BeQuiet Dark Base Pro 901 - In-Depth review!

[@JoseCruz-t1p]

Take a look at the Be Quiet Dark Base 900. It can handle 420mm radiator up top.

[@computerfixxer7676]

Suggestions for building in this case. Right angle 24 pin to motherboard adapter. Right angle USB type C to motherboard adapter. Right angle 19 pin to motherboard adapter, plus 19 pin splitter, because of 2 sets of double usb 3 cables to front panel. I had to buy all 4 for my latest build in this case. If you intend replacing the Hdd stack with a 360 radiator (Kraken Elite 360 RGB), then you will need to push the front panel wiring loom right into the top corner of the case, fit the fan bracket into the case first, then mount the rad on the outside of the bracket and fans on the inside,(two man job).

[@PCCrazyDario]

Outstanding video bro. Down to the last bit. :) Love it!

[@LevelUPGamingTech]

Appreciate it bro 🙏

[@michalwalks]

I purchased the 901, and wish there were a few changes: 1) 2x 5.25" bays 2) 5.25" panel to be magnetic as it is almost impossible to open without huge force 3) Allow 3x 140 fans in the front without disabling the 5.25" 4) Case in white 5) Weird upper AIO tray doesn't neatly fit my 360 AIO as it has protrusions that didn't need to be there 6) Rotary dials / sliders for fan speed

[@LevelUPGamingTech]

1. We are lucky we have one in 2023 🫡 2. Oof yeah, you can sand a little bit off the pegs on the door it will go much easier then, but this is not on all units 3. That is if you add 3rd fans since it does not help that much, so you can simply forget about it 🤌 4. Will be I am sure 5. Hmm strange, which AIO? 6. I think it would look ugly, but idk this is subjective, push dials that comes out when pressed so it doesn stick out, that could have been done. But idk touch works too I guess All in all it is easy to want more out of this case as it offers so much to begin with 😀 nevertheless it's an epic case there is no denying that fact 🙌

[@DVTHEFOX]

I wanted to ask ya if you could do a small recording with the fans' speeds with the touch panel. Starting from 1 to 5, giving 5-10 seconds of hearing per level to hear how powerful they can be Planning to buy this case to replace my Thermaltake Core V71 and adding around 1-2, maybe 3 fans at the top (my setup can get hot under the table and needs air...) Would be using the same, if possible, Silent Wings 4 high speed 1900RPM to match things out

[@IGFone]

​@@DVTHEFOXDid you buy this case and what are your findings regarding the noise?

[@DVTHEFOX]

@@IGFoneYep i did! (Costed a tad bit more due to Spain being Spain...AH's). Installed 3 top exhaust fans (Same 14cm size and model/version as the pre-installed ones, mind you!!), moved the front ones to the top to fit the DVD drive (Yep!) and connected em all to the case's own PWM hub. At Level 3 (I/O's touchy stuff) the noise is barely audible and i can only hear my Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Black's fans at around 1300-1500RPM (1900RPM was too much but got similar temps, 32C-34C on IDLE). However, once LVL 4 hits you can hear them slooowy become a jet and at LVL 5, yep...JET. Since the top has 3 exhaust i can feel the cold breeze against my knees when set to the max XD. The CPU temps barely gets affected but you can make sure that on summer the case will be pretty cold ;3 As for the rest: Only 2 outta 4 USB-A ports works coz my ASUS X570 TUF GAMING PLUS mobo only has 1 USB 3.2 header and NO USB-C header, so the Type C I/O is disabled (Sure i could've went AM5 but those have RANDOM ISSUES, so NOPE!!) If ya have any other questions lemme know and i'll try to help ya! If curious, here's my build's insides and side panel . NOTE that the SSD cages were bent out some because the SSD drives didn't fit (Yeah, weird, right?) and then we had to bend out the screw area so it could match the tower's holes twitter.com/DV2THEFOX/status/1764043956919132534/photo/1 twitter.com/DV2THEFOX/status/1769443926757216335/photo/1

[@IGFone]

@@DVTHEFOX Wow, thanks for your elaborate answer! I'm interested in the 901 but the one thing that keeps me from buying it is the way the front fans are mounted; behind the bracket (but with spacers). In my previous case Phanteks P600s the fans could also be only mounted behind the bracket what gave horrible turbulence noise (see YT review from HardwareCanucks of the North XL for example of this noise). Do you experience any turbulence in the 901 or do the spacers eliminate this completely?

[@i_ALX]

The engineering on this case is seriously impressive. A lot of the features it has are great to have. If the price was a bit lower, I would've considered this case now, but I guess you can't have it both ways 😃 How's the case for huge GPUs like the 4090?

[@LevelUPGamingTech]

Price is, well a bit harder to swallow, but if you see this case IRL you would understand why it is like that, if it was like 260ish, would be a no brainer, idk, something with that 3xx mark 😁 I am sure it will drop price during black Friday or similar, so consider it... For the 4090, no worries it can fit two of them 😁 and room to spare for the 12VHPWR cable on the side as well!

[@Lurkio-pb6rg]

Would be nice if they sold an accessory psu shroud with a cut out for my Rog Thor PSU display. Either way it’s a nice case!

[@LevelUPGamingTech]

Who knows maybe they will 😀

[@BubuRuzu]

How well do those HDD cages work? Do they muffle hard drive sound at all?

[@LevelUPGamingTech]

Honestly I don't know, I am not using hdds at all, but regarding my previous experience it reduces overall vibrations that HDD can produce on to the case, it will not make it inaudible, impossible with hdds

[@tr1x_i221]

How do you give the fan hubs juice?

[@apologise2bisons]

if u use 420mm water cooler like arctic freezer ii u will not be able to put hdds... it can go only on front planel

[@colinhilton6067]

Good looking case,but l think the phone charger is a bit of a gimmick.Good review Vlad 👏⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@LevelUPGamingTech]

Thank you! Regarding the charger, it's not a gimmick if it works heheheh, it's there, so you either use it or not, for some people this is a much needed thing, for others it is as if it is not there at all 😂

[@ionutortian5885]

This or lian li o11 dynamic evo xl ?

[@LevelUPGamingTech]

Hard choice, performance then this, visuals then O11 XL

[@krysty15]

А на русском никак?

[@LevelUPGamingTech]

I am not Russian, nor do I speak it, I do have an accent but not what you think 😁

[@krysty15]

@@LevelUPGamingTechO, sorry))) you have a Russian name

[@LevelUPGamingTech]

Slav name 🤘