At Computex 2023 KitGuru was shown a number of new cases by be quiet! including the Shadow Base 800 FX. This is a new type of case from the manufacturer that combines huge air flow with a large frame that can accommodate a 420mm cooler in the roof or front, and it comes with plenty of RGB. It seems our German friends have developed a sense of fun. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3RiVle0
00:00 Start
01:26 Close up with the case
05:05 Storage options
07:25 Cooling options
08:40 Hardware install
11:19 Testing
12:30 Results
13:26 Closing Thoughts
Test System:
Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H170i Elite Capellix
Motherboard: Gigabyte X670E Aorus Xtreme
Memory: 32GB Team Group T-Force Vulcan DDR5-6000
Graphics card: Sapphire Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure 16GB
Power supply: be quiet! Dark Power 12 1000W Platinum
SSD: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 M.2 NVMe
OS: Windows 11
Pros:
Mesh panels and mighty air flow
Supports huge 420mm coolers
The FX is supplied with 4x 140mm Light Wings fans
Cons:
This is a huge case that looks empty unless you pack it with hardware.
The ARGB/fan hub is large and takes up a fair amount of space
If you want to fill out the case with storage you need to buy accessories.
be quiet! does not offer a 420mm AIO cooler
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You nailed in this review Leo!
I love bequiet cases in the past. This one reminds me of the Montech Air 903 MAX which is much cheaper. I know the bequiet build quality will be excellent but the montech is priced very well and slightly smaller if you dont need all the space.
This case is not good at all. So many missed opportunities and issues and is pretty much the same price as the EVO XL, FYI the 2 side SSDs are meant to go in the main section of the case and that plastic bit is the cable cover
That’s a good case. Could do a lot with it
Would be a good case for custom watercooling setup
Do they offer them in colours or just white and black ?
Nice build Leo
Favourite case this year. I think.
did I miss the price ?
I was hoping you use some be quiet! watercooler but good case, I had one previous model
I think a couple of those HDD caddies should come by default in the package.
I've fallen out of love with large cases. I much prefer itx these days.
Lovely job ❤
Good review Leo. Interesting to see how Bequiet are moving forward this year
Not a bad case. But not sure it’s top 5 for me at the price point.
That fairly skinny 420 AIO might fit, but the better/quieter Artic Liquid freezer 2 420 AIO most likely will not. I purchased my Fractal Meshify 2 (case is only 7mm narrower than this one) and Arctic Liquid Freezer 420 AIO with an MSI B550 Tomahawk. Due to the height of the VRM heatsink assembly on the MB the AIO does not fit. As I found out afterwards the MB heatsink must be a maximum of 36mm to clear the cooler. Be interested if you feel up to it to try to fit the Arctic Liquid Freezer 2 420 AIO without taking a file to the MB! I know this case is taller than Meshify 2, but the space between top of motherboard and top fan/rad mount looks very similar.
This competes against the G500a?
The 2024 SAG award goes to! gigantic vid card! I made a joke 😛
My friend bought this. It’s a really nice case.
it’s a good deal overall
To be honest it looks like a very standard generic chassis
Can we please take a moment to note that unlike so many white cases the cables are also white?
Can anyone comment on this vs the fractal torrent RGB?
*Full size model.
Thanks!
People still use SATA drives?
Makes sense to test coolers on AMD an Ryzen since they run insanely hot.
Not sure about those light bars on the front they look a bit cheap to me.
Blue and purple on the RGB lighting look best on the white case looks very cool.
Quite like the lighting setup on the front panel.
You can barbeque on those Ryzens.
That is a very quiet build the 4mm glass really helps quiet things down.
Motherboard manfuacturers are going to have to start making white PCBs.
They should include an hdd cage as standard.
Dont like the non horizontal positioning of the hard drive think it would cause it to wear out faster.
A single 3.5 inch hard drive is just depressing.
Amazing that 40 plus years later expansion cards are still the same format.
Its a bit stingy for storage provision.
I wouldnt remove the front filter even without pets its amazing the amount of dust that comes out of nowhere.
So annoying case manufacturers have removed provision for removable media.
Ni Ti DO
Like the noise absorbing material on the back panel thats a nice touch that.
Leo should wear bucket hats all the time to stop blinding the viewer with those reflections from his bonce.
Amazing the amount of upgrades bequiet have been able to achieve with a single sku.
Like that RGB on the front panel.
Do like some bequiet gear.
What exactly makes it a shadowbase?
Its quite expensive, but i love the design, I think i might pick one up later in the year.
I paud more than this for my icue 7000x , this in my mind looks better and can accomodate the same hardware , and corsairs commander core sucks
Will my pc go faster if i wear that shirt..?😏