Testseek.com have collected 127 expert reviews of the Be Quiet! Silent Base 800 and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Be Quiet! Silent Base 800.
January 2015
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The editors liked
Great Aesthetics
Roomy Interior
Excellent Drive Storage
Sturdy and Light
Silent
Superb cooling support
Outstanding noise management
Upgraded Pure Wings 2 fans included
Clean design
Fit and finish
Build Quality
Design
Noise-Dampening Coating
Good Stock Airflow/Cooling Levels (3x120mm Fans)
Door Orientation Can Change
Radiator Space (Top 240/280mm)
Room For 7x3.5" and 4x2.5" Drives
Removable Drive Cages
Space For 170mm Tall CPU Coolers and 4
Good Price
Quality Fans
Sound Dampening Insulation
Plenty of Space
Removable HDD Bays
Excellent Mounting Solution for 3.5" Drives
Available 2.5" Mounts on Back of MB Tray
Good Cable Management
Removable Dust Filters
Front Panel Setup
Hidden 5.25
High quality enclosure
Very clean and attactive
Great noise blocking
Beautiful design and high build quality
Option of installing a liquid cooling
Three factory-installed Pure Wing 2 fans
Dust filters
Build quality
Full-Height
Noise-dampening
Removable drive cages
Reduced-Weight
Style
High quality materials
Quiet operation
Modern and Elegant styling
Easy to install your build
Extraordinary quality grommets and rubber parts
Plastic Molded in color with black interior
Clean layout & clever use of space
Loads of cooling options
Excellent buildquality
Premium design
Dead silent
Very good price / performance
Solid construction quality
Three Pure Wings 2 fans included
Excellent HDD-installation method
Tool-less locks for ODD work well
Loads of space for large GPUs
CPU coolers
And PSUs
Excellent sound encapsulation
Can eas
Cool
Quiet and roomy
The Silent Base 800 offers just about everything we'd want in a midsized noisedampening enthusiast box.
The editors didn't like
Slightly Expensive
Airflow may be affected by the design in high end builds
No window
Door hinges look fragile
Larger overall size
Price (For Some)
Overall Interior Space
Need more tie down locations behind MB tray
Plastic hinges for door
Side fan may hit large CPU coolers
Relatively high price
Internal ATX mid-tower frame
May need to use a Y-connector for fan connection to motherboard
Front skeleton obstructs the front 140 fans and could be a source of wind noise
Fingerprints easy
Not silent
But quiet
Thanks for reading
Somewhat bulky
Door hinges made of plastic
Feet need to be assembled
More hooks on the motherboard tray to route cables would have been nice
Quite tall for an ATX chassis
We wouldn't complain if the price came down $20 or so to put it in line with the competing CM Silencio 652S and Fractal Design R4.
Outstanding noise management, Upgraded Pure Wings 2 fans included, Clean design, Fit and finish
Airflow may be affected by the design in high end builds, No window, Door hinges look fragile, Larger overall size
To test the installation we used a beautiful matching Gigabyte Z97X SOC Force Overclocking Motherboard coupled with a be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 Heatsink...
Good Price, Quality Fans, Sound Dampening Insulation, Plenty of Space, Removable HDD Bays, Excellent Mounting Solution for 3.5" Drives, Available 2.5" Mounts on Back of MB Tray, Good Cable Management, Removable Dust Filters, Front Panel Setup, Hidden 5.25
Need more tie down locations behind MB tray, Plastic hinges for door
The first thing to mention is that the Silent Base 800 case will pretty much support anything that you might want to put in a system of this size. There is official support for ATX, Micro ATX, and mini-ITX motherboards, however, I was able to put an E-ATX...
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Published: 2015-05-04, Author: Patrick , review by: gamersnexus.net
The real question with the Silent Base 800 is whether the features that it offers are actually needed. If you're spending more than $100 on a case, chances are slim that the rig is ultra noisy in the first place, a fact amplified by the obsession with lo...
The Be Quiet! Silent Base 800 hits most of check-boxes I look for in a >US$100 case. While not made of the thickest material, they somehow managed to make it feel better built than it is. The side panels are especially worthy of praise, fitting so well I ...
The Silent Base 800 is a stylish and quiet choice for users who want to combine the look and price of a full tower with the component space of a mid-tower. Removable/repositionable drive cages make room for larger motherboards and longer cards but red...
Great Aesthetics, Roomy Interior, Excellent Drive Storage, Sturdy and Light, Silent, Superb cooling support
Slightly Expensive
This is a great case for just about any build, but enthusiasts who emphasize silence will have a hard time passing this up....
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Published: 2015-03-05, Author: be , review by: neoseeker.com
The be quiet! Silent Base 800 Case is one of the most unique cases I have had the pleasure to take apart and set up for a testing scenario. With the options of open or closed 3-in-1 air intakes on both side panels of the computer case and having the lower...
This is a case that combines excellent performance, good looks and quiet operation. It also has a lot of add-ons that really give it flexibility. That said, there are lapses as well. We expect that be quiet! will fix those small lapses, and bring out a ...
Abstract: Bold and sassy pretty much sums up the Be Quiet! Silent Base 800 Case. There's lots of space to work, plenty of drive bays, water-cooling potential, looks awesome, great build quality and has acoustic dampening material....
High quality materials, Quiet operation, Modern and Elegant styling, Easy to install your build, Extraordinary quality grommets and rubber parts, Plastic Molded in color with black interior
May need to use a Y-connector for fan connection to motherboard, Front skeleton obstructs the front 140 fans and could be a source of wind noise, Fingerprints easy, Not silent, but quiet, Thanks for reading
The case as tested ran at a very low 28 C and bumped up to a high of 49 C while I was running Fur mark burn in and also used 3D Mark 11 to over work the CPU and get things toasty inside. In both instances the case stayed reasonably quiet and reasonably co...
