CONCLUSION

   Cases with tempered glass side and even front panels have taken the market by storm but as it’s quite evident from the Pure Base 600 Window they don’t go well with noise-dampening material so even though here we have 3 pieces dressed with it still noise levels are not that low. With that out of the way however there’s no doubt that the Pure Base 600 Window is much better looking compared to its “regular” brother and I truly believe that most people out there place looks over noise levels (especially gamers). As for interior space well with enough room for three 3.5” (or six 2.5”) and two 2.5”drives I think the majority of users is covered while being able to mount up to two 360mm radiators (providing of course you remove the 5.25” drive cage) is certainly something many people will like about this case. Also let’s not forget the removable drive cages, the 3-speed fan adapter, the two pre-installed Pure Wings 2 fans and that you can mount graphics cards up to 425mm long (without the 3.5” drive cages), power supplies up to 210mm long and CPU coolers up to 165mm tall. My sole problem with the Pure Base 600 Window is the hard to remove front and top panels since I believe it should be easier to access these two areas in order to clean the fans or radiators mounted inside the case (the lack of front and top air-filters is also something we didn’t expect).

   Currently the Pure Base 600 Window Mid-Tower by be quiet! retails for USD109 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 106Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk) a price tag which is somewhat balanced for such a case. Of course if you’re out looking to buy an really impressive tower the Pure Base 600 Window may just fall short of that but if build quality is on top of your list along with plenty of interior space (especially for water cooling components) then you can’t really go wrong with the Pure Base 600 Window which is also why it gets our Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Tempered Glass Side Panel
- Noise Dampening Coating (Right/Top/Front)
- Radiator Space (Top & Front 240/280/360mm)
- Room For 3x3.5" (or 6x2.5”) and 2x2.5" Drives
- Removable Drive Cages
- Space For 165mm Tall CPU Coolers, 210mm Long PSUs and 425mm Long Graphics Cards
- 3 Speed Fan Controller

CONS

- Hard To Remove Front & Top Panels
- Overall Noise Levels
- No Top & Front Air Filters