Well if you need two GPUs to test the noise insulation, you could do far worse than those 5850s - a pair of those under load would be like a propeller aircraft!
The thermal testing is done with fanless space heaters standing in for the CPU, GPU, etc. It's not clear what what the fans used in the advanced noise test are, I wouldn't be surprised if they're both standalone fans not fans attached to heatsinks/cards.
Since the build photos are more about helping readers put the case internal design into perspective, the use of older hardware probably isn't a big problem. Why use the latest GPU, motherboard, etc which puts it at risk of being damaged from frequent rebuilds when you can use older hardware that might already be dead or is at least expendable when putting together something that's only for photography?
plus they are red, and match the power cables. I do not like these loose cables, but for photography and a "worst cabling case" comparison, they are great. I imagine sleeved independent cables would be much nicer to organize, but there is no point in complaining about it. the photo works, and that's it.
That's the most recent video card they have done a full review of. No time for video card reviews when a new ssd or cell phone no one cares about is released every week.
Looks like a nice case in a few ways especially of course for those that demand quiet. Is there some reason I am not aware of that none of the high end cases that get reviewed ever seem to have the new USB-C ports? Not really a complaint about this case specifically so much as of the industry in general. I figure if I get a case I want to use it for a very long time since it doesn't exactly die of old age like a lot of components so I want it to support new connection standards at least a little.
Chicken and egg lag. Made worse by the same phenomena meaning that most cases only have 2 USB3 front panel ports and the mobos only have a single 3.0 header. And unfortunately, until the USB audio people sort out their problems with USB3 people with headsets are going to maintain a demand for 2.0 ports on the front.
Very nice looking case for sure. Yes the flat front look has grown on me and I like it that they have tried to keep everyone happy by including 5.25 bays and 3.5 drive cages in a world that hates them. I would for sure tell a friend to get one if they wanted something quiet and look fairly good as well. Oh was nice to see they did not in close the power supply area as well.
"They currently have two different cases, the Silent Base 600 and the Silent Base 800"
That statement is not true anymore - BeQuiet has recently released their 3rd case, the Dark Base 900, a very modable full-tower. See here: http://www.bequiet.com/de/case/699
"Noise testing has been performed with a background noise level of 30.4dB(A)."
I wonder how you'll test those cases that are (default or undervolted) below your background noise. And there are. So far it seems that you only had just turbine cases as samples ;)
That is actually a misconception. You cannot have anything producing noise "below" your background noise. Sound energy is cumulative, meaning that every additional noise source is being logarithmically added to the whole. If something is producing even 0.1 dB(A), this will be logarithmically added to the base background noise of the room.
That is how laboratory testing works. The instrumentation reads the base sound energy within the chamber, the sound energy that the tested sample produces, and then mathematically calculates the sound pressure of the tested sample assuming a baseline sound pressure of 0 dB(A). Although laboratories do have mechanically isolated rooms for such testing, the sound pressure in the chamber is never truly 0 dB; it is the equipment that has been tuned to take 0 dB as the calculation reference. You cannot truly have 0 dB anywhere in nature except in the void of space.
"A small LED near the front of the case displays the HDD activity. There is no reset buton." (sic) Actually, be quiet! has designed the HDD light to also function as the reset button.
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tarqsharq - Thursday, November 17, 2016 - link
Interesting case, but are those Radeon 5850's in there?!RaichuPls - Thursday, November 17, 2016 - link
Should be reference R9 290Xs if I'm not mistaken.QinX - Thursday, November 17, 2016 - link
It says ATI Radeon on the side so those are likely HD5850's the 290X is AMD Radeon branded and the reference cooler design is different for those.NiteshD - Thursday, November 17, 2016 - link
Well if you need two GPUs to test the noise insulation, you could do far worse than those 5850s - a pair of those under load would be like a propeller aircraft!tarqsharq - Thursday, November 17, 2016 - link
True that. I saw the sides of them and had a flashback to when I used to have one... yeeeaaars ago.colinstu - Thursday, November 17, 2016 - link
they need those old cards so they can actually test how well the case can keep those cool ;)DanNeely - Thursday, November 17, 2016 - link
The thermal testing is done with fanless space heaters standing in for the CPU, GPU, etc. It's not clear what what the fans used in the advanced noise test are, I wouldn't be surprised if they're both standalone fans not fans attached to heatsinks/cards.BrokenCrayons - Thursday, November 17, 2016 - link
Since the build photos are more about helping readers put the case internal design into perspective, the use of older hardware probably isn't a big problem. Why use the latest GPU, motherboard, etc which puts it at risk of being damaged from frequent rebuilds when you can use older hardware that might already be dead or is at least expendable when putting together something that's only for photography?Ryan Smith - Thursday, November 17, 2016 - link
Correct. The 5850s are solely for photography reasons. We aren't using them for testing.marc1000 - Sunday, November 20, 2016 - link
plus they are red, and match the power cables. I do not like these loose cables, but for photography and a "worst cabling case" comparison, they are great. I imagine sleeved independent cables would be much nicer to organize, but there is no point in complaining about it. the photo works, and that's it.Pariah - Monday, November 21, 2016 - link
That's the most recent video card they have done a full review of. No time for video card reviews when a new ssd or cell phone no one cares about is released every week.arizzek - Monday, November 21, 2016 - link
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Thrawn - Thursday, November 17, 2016 - link
Looks like a nice case in a few ways especially of course for those that demand quiet.Is there some reason I am not aware of that none of the high end cases that get reviewed ever seem to have the new USB-C ports? Not really a complaint about this case specifically so much as of the industry in general. I figure if I get a case I want to use it for a very long time since it doesn't exactly die of old age like a lot of components so I want it to support new connection standards at least a little.
DanNeely - Thursday, November 17, 2016 - link
Chicken and egg lag. Made worse by the same phenomena meaning that most cases only have 2 USB3 front panel ports and the mobos only have a single 3.0 header. And unfortunately, until the USB audio people sort out their problems with USB3 people with headsets are going to maintain a demand for 2.0 ports on the front.eek2121 - Thursday, November 17, 2016 - link
It's not just audio, some memory card readers have issues as well. I also own a keyboard that doesn't work.Timur Born - Sunday, November 20, 2016 - link
USB audio issues are mostly happening with non Intel based USB 3.0 ports (Asmedia), though, plus flaky cabling for those front case ports.rocky12345 - Thursday, November 17, 2016 - link
Very nice looking case for sure. Yes the flat front look has grown on me and I like it that they have tried to keep everyone happy by including 5.25 bays and 3.5 drive cages in a world that hates them. I would for sure tell a friend to get one if they wanted something quiet and look fairly good as well. Oh was nice to see they did not in close the power supply area as well.ThaneDE - Thursday, November 17, 2016 - link
"They currently have two different cases, the Silent Base 600 and the Silent Base 800"That statement is not true anymore - BeQuiet has recently released their 3rd case, the Dark Base 900, a very modable full-tower. See here: http://www.bequiet.com/de/case/699
mobutu - Friday, November 18, 2016 - link
"Noise testing has been performed with a background noise level of 30.4dB(A)."I wonder how you'll test those cases that are (default or undervolted) below your background noise.
And there are.
So far it seems that you only had just turbine cases as samples ;)
E.Fyll - Monday, November 21, 2016 - link
That is actually a misconception. You cannot have anything producing noise "below" your background noise. Sound energy is cumulative, meaning that every additional noise source is being logarithmically added to the whole. If something is producing even 0.1 dB(A), this will be logarithmically added to the base background noise of the room.That is how laboratory testing works. The instrumentation reads the base sound energy within the chamber, the sound energy that the tested sample produces, and then mathematically calculates the sound pressure of the tested sample assuming a baseline sound pressure of 0 dB(A). Although laboratories do have mechanically isolated rooms for such testing, the sound pressure in the chamber is never truly 0 dB; it is the equipment that has been tuned to take 0 dB as the calculation reference. You cannot truly have 0 dB anywhere in nature except in the void of space.
neogodless - Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - link
"Even though the core design of the chassis seems is what it is,""we discovered that the Be Quiet! Silent Base 600 practically is a remodeled older chassis"
Hard to read some of these things. What are you trying to say here?
Louper - Saturday, November 26, 2016 - link
"A small LED near the front of the case displays the HDD activity. There is no reset buton." (sic)Actually, be quiet! has designed the HDD light to also function as the reset button.
TeodorMax - Thursday, December 1, 2016 - link
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Not bad but I would be pretty pissed to have a chunck of metal shouting at me to be quiet.