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.
Pleasing to the eye, Lownoise operation, Flexible storage options, Can house highend kit, Wellimplemented dust filters
Expensive, Lots of plastic, Lacks flexibility for bigger radiators, Needs more cable hooks
The Silent Base 800 Window combines the characteristics of a silent computer chassis with the added bonus of the much sought after preview panel and yet still retains low-noise attributes thanks to a double-glazed design.There isn't much to differentiate...
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Published: 2015-07-15, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
Excellent build quality, Unique design, Competitive range of features, Window panel offers same acoustic performance as solid panel, Window panel can be purchased separately, Dual layer window, Window can be made single layer for maximum cooler compatibil
None, “The be quiet! Silent Base 800 is already one of the best performing and feature packed chassis money can buy, but with the addition of a new side panel window, it’s also been elevated to one of the best looking chassis money can buy and it offers a
PricingThe Silent Base 800 Window is available from most popular retailers for 149,90EUR/119 GBP/149,90 USD ex. VAT. At the time of writing, there are no retail links available, but they should be cropping up later today, or by the end of the week at the...
Published: 2015-07-15, Author: Leo , review by: kitguru.net
Supplied with two Pure Wings 2 140mm front fans and a 120mm rear fan, Very quiet operation, Innovative drive bay arrangement gives you plenty of options, The Silent Base 800 is well provisioned with dust filters, Large, clear, rigid windowed panel, The tw
Front panel header wires are a touch too short and require careful routing, The manual could be clearer, More cable tie points are necessary, More cable management cutouts would be a help, Accessories are bagged separately however the bags are not labelle
It is surprising that be quiet! has taken eight months to deliver a windowed panel as a revision to the Silent Base 800, however the end results are very good. The case could do with a couple of tweaks to move it to the front of the field, and the price 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 reduce...
the build quality is on a very good level be quiet! didn't make the mistake to go for thin side panels in order to save weight They used solid metal sheets which have been paired with noise insulation material This combination guarantees for very high s...
While the external design of the Be Quiet! Silent Base 800 is certainly eye-catching, especially with the orange version, the case is still a fairly standard affair. The low noise features are good (we really like the decoupling of the fans, PSU and HDDs)...
Decent performance, Filtered Pure Wings 2 fans, Rubberised harddisk mounts, Flexible storage configuration, Noisedampened throughout, Sleek exterior design, Very easy to build into, Good cable management, , Frontdoor hinges are fragile, Front intakes are
If our time with the Silent Base 800 has told us anything, it's that be quiet! is a welcome newcomer to the competitive PC chassis marketplace. The company has a reputation for putting together stylish PC hardware that's well built and designed with an e...
Published: 2014-11-18, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
Premium build quality, Stylish design, Dust filters, Sound dampening material, Three high quality fans pre-installed, Water cooling support, Excellent cable management, Trusted brand name, Competitive price given overall feature set, Two stealth 2.5″ moun
None,
be quiet! have gone all out to create their first chassis and even though the market is already saturated with incredible products from multiple well established brands, I'm happy to find room for another competitor. The Base 800 had to be nothing short o...
Published: 2014-11-18, Author: Leo , review by: kitguru.net
Impressively low levels of noise, Decent cooling, Two 140mm fans at the front and one 120mm fan at the rear, Nicely filtered and easy to keep clean, Good, solid build quality, Smart styling
The manual requires some work, in particular to help with the installation of liquid cooling systems, Cable tiedown points are necessary, More cable management cutouts required, Removing panels and repositioning drive bays is not clearly explained, At thi
German cooling company be quiet! has taken the bold step of creating its first PC case, the Silent Base 800.The company name and the model name both effectively promise this new case will be very quiet indeed, and that is something we fully appreciate – b...
Bequiet first attempt to the pc case market is not bad at all. Offering a premium quality workmanship in a very practical, silent and beautiful design. This is probably one of the most interesting cases released this year. Witg a simple design and a uniqu...
