I think everyone knows at this point that I’ve been on a big ITX kick for a while now. But sometimes when you need to build something completely crazy you have to go bigger. I did that with our Fridge build years ago. But what cases are a good pick to do that now? Well, it just so happens that I’ve had the Dark Base Pro 900 in the orange model from Be Quiet! sitting around the office for FAR too long. It’s about time I build something in it and see what it is all about. With a tempered glass side panel, orange highlights, and a lot of modularity it has the potential to be a great case. Let’s take a closer look and see if it is.
Product Name: Be Quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Orange
Review Sample Provided by: Be Quiet!
Written by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
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Specifications |
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PSU form factor |
ATX PS/2 |
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Motherboard compatibility |
E-ATX, XL-ATX, ATX, M-ATX, Mini-ITX |
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Dimensions (L x W x H) (mm) |
577 x 243 x 585 |
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Side Panel Window (L x W), (mm) |
479 x 525 |
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Color option |
Orange |
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Weight (kg) |
14.39 |
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USB 2.0 |
2 |
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USB 3.0 |
2 |
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HD Audio I/O |
1 |
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Expansion slots |
8 |
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Fan mounting locations |
10 |
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Qi charger |
Yes |
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RGB LED illumination |
Yes |
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Materials |
Top Cover - ABS, Aluminium Side panel - Steel, ABS Side panel window - 4mm Tempered Glass Front panel - ABS, Aluminium Stands - ABS |
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Drive Bay Capacity |
5.25 - 2 3.5 - 7 2.5 - 15 |
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HDD Cage Specifications |
HDD cages total - 7 Cage capacity (HDDs) - 1 Removable HDD cage - 7 Relocatable HDD cage - 7 |
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Fans |
Fan @ front 2x be quiet! SilentWings® 3 |140mm PWM / 1,000rpm Fan @ rear 1x be quiet! SilentWings® 3 |140mm PWM / 1,000rpm |
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Optional Fan Installation |
Front (mm) - 1x 140 (w/o ODD cage) Top (mm) - 3x 140 / 4x 120 / 1x 180 Bottom (mm) - 2x 140/120 |
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Optional Radiator Installation |
Front (mm) - 120 / 140 / 240 / 280 / 360 / 420 Top (mm) - 120 / 140 / 180 / 240 / 280 / 360 / 420 Bottom (mm) - 120 / 140 / 280 Rear (mm) - 120 / 140 |
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Cooling |
Max. construction height of CPU cooler unit (mm) - 185 Airflow channel - Full circuit airflow system |
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PSU Compatibility |
Maximum dimensions excl. bottom fan (mm) - 284 Maximum dimensions incl. bottom fan (mm) - 150 |
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Graphics Card Compatibility |
HDD cage (in height of graphics card) installed (mm) - 323 HDD cage (in height of graphics card) removed (mm) - 472 |
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Insulation and Damping |
Top panel insulation mats Front panel insulation mats Side panel insulation mats Anti-vibration decoupled HDD Anti-vibration decoupled fan Anti-vibration decoupled PSU Anti-vibration decoupled motherboard-tray |
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Removable Dust Filters |
Front Bottom Side panel |
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Warranty |
3 Years |
