Noise Output Results
Stock Fans
The stock fans’ combined noise at full speed reaches 40 dBA, which is pretty high given that these fans are named Silent Wings. Nonetheless, spinning at 1900 RPM.
GPU
Comparison Graphs
Stock Fans
The Dark Base Pro 901’s fans are the noisiest at full speed.
GPU
The Dark Base Pro 901 dampens the GPU’s noise better than the other two chassis I used for comparison.
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Thorough, spot on review, as usual. Every review I’ve seen on this site so far is superb, even preferable to most found on some of the more ubiquitous sites.
This flagship Dark Base chassis from beQuiet!, even if a tad pricey, is likely their best, & one of the best on the market. The only disappointment (for me), is unlike their Silent Base & Pure Base series chasses, the Dark Base has no choice for a solid, non tempered glass solid side panel. While said choice is important to some, for most its a non-issue.
It would be good to have a section on memory cooling as well. Heavy memory OC is greatly affected when temps get too high.
While it will add more time to the review process, I think it would be great if you could add a section for noise normalized and fan normalized measurements. I imagine a 1 front intake and 1 exhaust 120mm fan would be suitable for 90% of cases while providing good data for those who plan to use aftermarket fans.
Thank you for your suggestions! Noise normalized, I do already, using the fans of the chassis. Fan normalized is a huge pain for me. Only if I find someone here to completely handle chassis since they are killing me.