Product comparison · 2 computer cases

be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 vs be quiet! SILENT BASE 800

43specifications compared
30differ
13identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Form factor
- Dark Base Pro 900:Full Tower
- SILENT BASE 800:Tower
Product colour
- Dark Base Pro 900:Black, Orange
- SILENT BASE 800:Black, Silver
Supported motherboard form factors
- Dark Base Pro 900:ATX, EATX, Mini-ITX, XL-ATX
- SILENT BASE 800:ATX, micro ATX, Mini-ITX
Number of 5.25" bays
- Dark Base Pro 900:2
- SILENT BASE 800:3
Number of 2.5" bays
- Dark Base Pro 900:15
- SILENT BASE 800:4
Number of expansion slots
- Dark Base Pro 900:8
- SILENT BASE 800:7
Side window
- Dark Base Pro 900:Yes
- SILENT BASE 800:No
Illumination
- Dark Base Pro 900:Yes
- SILENT BASE 800:No

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Comparison of Dark Base Pro 900, SILENT BASE 800
54 specifications	A be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 View product	B be quiet! SILENT BASE 800 View product
Design12 differ
Form factorDiffers	Full Tower	Tower
MaterialDiffers	ABS synthetics, Aluminium, Steel, Tempered glass	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), Fiber, Nylon, Plastic, Rubber, Steel
Product colourDiffers	Black, Orange	Black, Silver
Supported motherboard form factorsDiffers	ATX, EATX, Mini-ITX, XL-ATX	ATX, micro ATX, Mini-ITX
Number of 5.25" baysDiffers	2	3
Number of 2.5" baysDiffers	15	4
Number of expansion slotsDiffers	8	7
Side windowDiffers	Yes	No
IlluminationDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum CPU cooler heightDiffers	18.5 cm	17 cm
Maximum graphics card lengthDiffers	47 cm	29 cm
Maximum PSU lengthDiffers	18.4 cm	29 cm
Cooling10 differ
Number of front fans supported (max)Differs	3	2
Front fans diameters supportedDiffers	120,140 mm	140 mm
Number of side fans supported (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Side fans diameters supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Rear fans installedDiffers	1x 140 mm	1x 120 mm
Number of rear fans supported (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear fans diameters supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Number of top fans supported (max)Differs	4	2
Top fans diameters supportedDiffers	120,140,180 mm	120,140 mm
Number of bottom fans supported (max)Differs	2	1
Fan speedDiffers	1000	1500
Front radiator sizes supportedDiffers	120,140,240,280,360,420 mm	120,140 mm
Rear radiator sizes supportedDiffers	120,140 mm	120 mm
Top radiator sizes supportedDiffers	120,140,240,280,360,420 mm	240,280 mm
Storageidentical
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	243 mm	266 mm
DepthDiffers	577 mm	495 mm
HeightDiffers	585 mm	559 mm
WeightDiffers	14.4 kg	9.31 kg
Material thicknessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.7 mm
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	325 mm	305 mm
Package depthDiffers	655 mm	651 mm
Package heightDiffers	680 mm	572 mm
Package weightDiffers	16.5 kg	11.1 kg
Other featuresidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-pin
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80000 h
Power supplyidentical
Power supply includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported power supply form factorsKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source

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