INTRODUCTION

   Every time a new PC case finds its way to our doorstep for us to review we always mention the number of PC cases available currently in the market and although we talk about all the different shapes, sizes and features rarely do we ever talk about noise levels. Overall dressing the interior of any PC case with sound-insulating material is not exactly good for temperatures (far from it really) but it does lower noise considerably and since there are many consumers out there who're looking for something like that we see more and more manufacturers release such models in the market (if i recall correctly it was Fractal Design that released the first ones followed by Nanoxia). Be Quiet! released the Silent Base 800 a while back which offered a large list of features (noise-absorbing material included) but at the end of the day because of its size they also needed something smaller. The Silent Base 600 was released a few months back and is aimed towards people who just don't have the spaced needed for the larger model and it's here with us today.

   be quiet! is a premium brand manufacturer of power supplies and cooling solutions for your desktop PC. be quiet! products are convincing which is proved by reaching and defending the market leadership in PSU business in Germany for five consecutive years *. This is validated and accompanied by numerous awards for both power supplies and cooling solutions. be quiet! is awarded for five times in a row as manufacturer of the year in the power supply category by the readers of the well-known German hardware magazine PC Games Hardware. Another first and second rank in the categories “fans” and “cooler” underline the high acceptance of our products. be quiet! sticks to its name: Ten years’ experience in the field of noise reduction and silence make be quiet! products probably the most silent one on the market. Undoubted fans have a large impact of the noise levels of be quiet! products. Due we are using our specially developed Silent Wings fans in nearly all of our range. They are equipped with various noise reducing features. Thanks to these we ensure a really silent operation - our products reach the best balance between cooling performance and a virtually inaudible operation. If you choose be quiet! you can be sure to get premium quality and second to none silent operation from the quietness experts.

   The Silent Base 600 mid-tower is basically a cut down version of the larger Silent Base 800 model (and the recently released Silent Base 900) so as expected these towers don't share the same interior space and number of features. Still the Silent Base 600 shares the same high-quality build and can hold its own thanks to its support for ATX/micro-ATX/mini-ITX mainboards, noise-insulated side panels, room for up to 6 drives, tool-less drive mounting, mounting spots for up to 7 fans and/or 3 radiators (it comes fitted with 2 Pure Wings 2 fans), removable dust filters and enough space for 167mm tall CPU coolers and 413mm long graphics cards. Be quiet! currently has the Silent Base 600 available in two different versions (side window or side panel with fan vent) and three color combinations (black and orange, black and silver and all black) so consumers interested in it should be able to find a variant fit for them.