be quiet! Dark Base Pro 901, Shadow Base 800, & Der8auer

The be quiet! booth at #Computex 2023 was mostly focused on cases. We found the Dark Base Pro 901, the Shadow Base 800, the Dark Base 700, and Der8auer -- who isn't a case, but joined for the video anyway!

Or his channel auf Deutsch: @der8auer



TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - be quiet! Case Lineup
01:33 - Dark Base Pro 901 Complicated Features
07:47 - Shadow Base 800 & Der8auer

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Host, Reporting: Steve Burke
Video: Vitalii Makhnovets, Mike Gaglione

[micbrd]

Great to see Steve and Roman's bromance is back after the pandemic. It is just like old times at computer shows. All the best guys!

[markdeckard]

Steve and Roman need a podcast to talk industry smack off the record

[Vi_OC]

Roman and Steve's banter is amazing to watch.

[sparkyenergia]

I'm in Australia so I have to use inverted cases otherwise they just fly into the sky. So it's nice to have more inverted options.

[Shot_Kawla]

A lot of different creators cover Computex. GN's is by far the most informative and enjoyable. Keep up the great work.

[joshua____]

Roman really is a genuinely cool guy who takes the quality of his products seriously. Loving these vids, btw! Thanks and be safe over there!

[rowheadrex]

The DVD/Bluray drawer feature here totally got my attention, People still use disks Steve!

[vincelang]

As a man sensitive to e-waste, Steve, you'll appreciate that I am not about to chuck my collection of DVDs and BluRay disks so, for me, the 5.25 inch bay was essential! Now insofar as one could be said to "love" such a thing as a computer case, then I'll admit that I love my DarkBase Pro 900Rev2!

[TheRealYann]

It's lovely to see Roman and Steve reunited at the shows!

[Gamecapturevideo]

Holy crap, Roman is hilarious! You guys have good banter, hope to see more interactions in the future!

[kevadu]

5.25" drive support is honestly one major reason I bought my original DBP 900. There really aren't a lot of options out there...

[MakoSDV]

I have the Dark Base Pro 900 rev 2. I'm glad they're still keeping at least one 5.25" bay for an optical drive.

[zackzeed]

Don't know about others but I personally still use cd's, allthough not that often. What I do use very frequently are blue ray's. Way better quality than most if not all Streaming services. Never mind the 4k ones.
Point is, a case with atleast one slot for an optical drive is most desireable. I don't care much about appearance but performance and practicality!

[johndicus]

Almost three years ago I got a DarkBasePro900rev2. It is really awesome and I have it stacked with filters, fans and drives, it's easy to maintain and stays clean. I have five fans incoming for good airflow as it processes 24/7 at 100%. But it clicked all the boxes for my specific uses. I'll be looking to install an EATX MoBo in in the next year or two. This is the first time I see myself keeping a case for (potentially) a decade or more.
I'm impressed still with the thick metal, the fit and build of the case, and am totally happy with it. If the case is nearly perfect, only when the technology changes and we don't need massive cases to hold 64TB like I have in mine, will I feel it is really important to change this case out.

[Steve_Streza]

I love my Dark Base Pro 900, mine's been inverted for nearly 6 years and it's fantastic, glad to see them keep it going. Wish they kept both 5.25" bays (I use SSD hot swap bays in there) but one is still better than none.

[MotoCat]

I don't use CDs/DVDs anymore but am still interested in keeping 5 1/4" bays around for the purpose of upgradeable I/O panels, or hotswap storage bays

I still have some old 3.5" HDD hotswap caddies that fit into these 5 1/4" bays but it'd be awesome to see something like half I/O and half m.2 bay.
Plus case mounted screens for stats are making a comeback, so why not bring back the dual bay touch screen fan controllers too?

[homi]

We need the Steve x Roman extended cut. I love it when you guys are goofing around.

[fissionchips]

What can I say that hasn't already been said... Roman is a legend. So good to see the two together! We need a podcast from Steve and Roman.... The PC Detectives
Could listen to the pair forever

[lambda]

Roman and Steve would be a amazing (tech) bromance

[DubbyMoodz]

Ah, so Roman's main form of sustenance is from thermal paste that makes sense. Thanks Steve!