Reviewers Liked
- Very quiet at idle / daily desktop use
- Great dust filtration
- Build quality
- Easily accommodates large system components
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Poor thermal performance under load
- Higher-than-expected acoustics under load
- No USB Type-C
Be Quiet! Silent Base 601
Although the Silent Base 601 is not a perfect chassis, solid design, great features and quality craftsmanship make this case a definite candidate for your short list, if you're okay with the absence of tempered glass (in the base model) and RGB lighting.
-- As reviewed by Tom's Hardware
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The be quiet! Silent Base 601 sits at £105 currently at Amazon UK and $139 at Amazon US. This is a fair price for a midi tower case of this calibre, but let me explain why!What's hot:Solid design – It shows you don't need RGB to look goodGreat build...
By Play3r onAlthough the Silent Base 601 is not a perfect chassis, solid design, great features and quality craftsmanship make this case a definite candidate for your short list, if you're okay with the absence of tempered glass (in the base model) and RGB lighting.
By Tom's Hardware onbe quiet! released a really good-looking chassis with the Silent Base 601. It's not too big (there'll be also a new Silent Base 801, with a release date in Q4'18), but this should fit even the most demanding hardware. It's made mainly of metal, so it...
By Guru of 3D onAs mentioned in previous reviews tempered glass side panels are not exactly ideal when it comes to PC cases dressed on the interior with noise-dampening mats since noise tends to leak out from them. Luckily this time over the Silent Base 601...
By NikkTech onBe quiet!'s case is well-built, a pleasure to build in, and they don't cool very well. GPU cooling is serviceable here thanks to the arrangement of fans, but good CPU cooling with a traditional air cooler would require some reconfiguration or an...
By GamersNexus onThe Silent Base 601 is a superb enclosure, combining quiet performance, very high build quality, and excellent ease of use. Those looking for RGB effects or tempered glass need look elsewhere, as this made to be a quiet case, and not a display piece.The...
By PCPer onThe airflow limitations of the Be Quiet! Silent Base 601 are obvious from the thermal performance, and this also means that it isn't a great all-rounder and thus will never be the go-to mid-tower in this fairly premium price bracket. That said, there...
By Bit-tech.net onWhat's not to love about the Silent Base 601!? If you're looking for a silence and cooling focused chassis, there aren't many new options on the market at the moment. Tempered glass and RGB may be all the rage, but if you want something classy, the 601...
By eTeknix onOut of all the cases that be quiet! has released thus far, the 2015 Silent Base 600 is arguably the one that didn't resonate with us here at HEXUS HQ. The bulbous exterior wasn't attractive, the plastic front door felt fragile, and the case as a whole...
By HEXUS.net onDas Silent Base 601 von be quiet! ist mehr als nur nutzerfreundlich. Die Seitenteile lassen sich per Knopfdruck entriegeln und können einfach abgenommen werden. Zur Reinigung des Staubfilters in der Front kann dieser einfach nach oben herausgezogen...
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