THE DARK BASE 700 INTERIOR

For a midi tower the Dark Base 700 has a very spacious interior.

The company logo is placed on the PSU shroud as seen above.

Ontop of the shroud be quiet! has placed 4 removable plastic covers.

By removing the plastic covers from the top of the PSU shroud you can route cables, install yet another 120/140mm fan and you can also mount a radiator at the front (up to 30-35mm ideally).

Right over the shroud we see 5 pieces of plastics which can be removed to make room for up to 5 drive cages like the one in the accessories box.

The mainboard tray has three openings for cable routing and a large opening beneath the CPU area (easier swapping of backplates).

All 9 PCI expansion slots are secured in place with regular thumbscrews.

Almost the entire right side panel is dressed with sound insulating material.

Moving on the other side of the mainboard tray we see the fan/LED hub (up to 6 fans - two speed modes available / silent is chosen by default), two vertical HDD trays and two drive cages (identical to the bundled one).

Both trays and the cage are made out of aluminum and are very sturdy.

Now normally you can equip the drive cage with either a 3.5" drive or two 2.5" drives (placed inside) but with a bit of work you could mount a 3.5" drive inside and two 2.5" drives on the bottom and top of the cage.

On the other hand the two trays can be used only with 2.5" drives (single/dual).

Here we see the rear of the plastic brackets which can be replaced with drive cages.

The top of the interior can be removed to mount either fans or a radiator prior to mounting the mainboard.