INTRODUCTION

   Price has always been the decisive factor for people looking to get a brand new PC case but required space has never been that far behind and so it's no wonder that mid-towers have enjoyed the first spot in sales for as long as i can remember. Now as I’ve pointed out numerous times already in this type of reviews we've always chosen to go with full towers not only because removing and adding hardware is far easier (than in a mid-tower) but also because we can fit any hardware component i could possible want inside without having to worry about available interior space. Unfortunately because of sales numbers nowadays most manufacturers seem to steer away from large full towers but the few that don't almost always impress us with their offerings. One such tower was the Dark Base Pro 900 XL-ATX model by be quiet! which was released roughly 2 years ago and since the Rev.2 model was recently released we just had to check it out.

   be quiet! is a premium brand of power supplies, PC cases and cooling solutions for desktop PCs. Consistently the leader in the German PC power supply market since 2007*, be quiet! is one of the most successful PSU brands in Europe. This enduring success is largely thanks to the typical German passion for quality and precision. All product conception, design and quality control is performed in Germany. German expertise is evident the moment an idea is born and throughout the entire design and production process. be quiet! never releases a product until it meets the highest expectations. All materials used – from the smallest screws to the metals in the cases – are tested to rigorous standards. That is why be quiet! power supplies, PC cases, CPU coolers and case fans are among the most silent, powerful and reliable on the market. Innovative engineering concepts coupled with an uncompromising choice of premium materials and world-class manufacturing quality make be quiet! second to none when it comes to noise reduction. With over ten years of experience, be quiet! are truly the quietness experts.

   The original Dark Base Pro 900 was an high quality XL-ATX tower which had pretty much everything enthusiasts, gamers and professionals could ever wish for including a modular design (you could invert the interior to face right inside of left), 4mm thick tinted tempered glass left side panel, sound insulating mats (front, top, bottom and right), two LED strips (5 LED colors), integrated wireless Qi charger, interior fan hub, removable air-filters (front/bottom), three pre-installed SilentWings 3 fluid-dynamic bearing 140mm PWM fans (6-pole motors) and enough interior space for up to seven 3.5" and/or fifteen 2.5" drives, eleven 120/140mm fans and/or three 240/280/360/420mm radiators, 185mm tall CPU coolers, 284mm long power supply units (150mm with a bottom fan installed) and 470mm long graphics cards (325mm with HDD cages). Honestly we never thought that be quiet! had room to change many things about the Dark Base Pro 900 and we were somewhat right since the new revision just adds an aluminum PSU area shroud/cover, front USB 3.1 type-C connector, front USB quick charge port, new fan hub with performance/silent modes, high speed SilentWings 3 FDB 140mm fans (1600RPM/77.57CFM/2.16mmH2O/28.1dBA instead of 1000RPM/59.5CFM/1.08mmH2O/15.5dBA), two magnetic clips for the front door and a total of 4 removable drive cages (for up to five 3.5" or nine 2.5" drives) instead of the 7 found in the original (for up to seven 3.5" or fourteen 2.5" drives).