be quiet! Silent Base 802 Case Review: Extremely Good Mechanical Design
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- The be quiet! Silent Base 802 case includes both mesh & solid panels, making it an interesting offering for ultra silence or high airflow. Our benchmark & review compares vs the best cases.
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In this review, we're looking at the be quiet! Silent Base 802 for build quality, thermal performance, and acoustic (volume) performance. The SB 802 is a higher-end be quiet! case, one step below the company's flagship "Dark Base" lineup, and therefore competes most directly with other recent launches from Fractal (Meshify 2 XL) and Lian Li (O11 XL), although certainly there are many other competitors. The case has interchangeable mesh and solid panels, with additional attention to detail paid to noise damping on the side panel and front and top panels. The mesh version is obviously more focused on airflow. This testing looks at the solid vs. mesh performance, but also looks at noise-normalized thermals between the two.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - be quiet! Silent Base 802 Review
03:58 - Build Quality, Design, Features, & Engineering
13:04 - Silent Base 802 Thermal & Noise Testing
13:32 - Silent Base 802 CPU Thermal Benchmarks
15:40 - GPU Thermal Benchmarks
16:51 - 3DMark Thermal Benchmarks
17:16 - Blender CPU & GPU Thermal Benchmarks
17:59 - Standardized Fans on be quiet! Silent Base 802
19:05 - Noise Levels & Noise Normalized Thermals
21:16 - Conclusion
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Could you stop doing "noise normalized" crap so much? I am sure... virtually no one gives a flying damn. You spend SO much time wasted on that shit and the metric means nothing, there's so many factors into noise and shit that the standardized noise means nothing. You complain about standardized fan cooling testing to this date, but you keep going on about this noise crap.
Those provide a TON of VALUABLE info. Drilling right down into the efficiency of their total thermal solution. It's a good equalizer on a metric that is important and can also tell you when one box can push all the way up to 60db and get some better cooling in you can stand the noise
Hey Steve could you do a review for the Corsair 5000x. I know its just a little bigger than the 4000x, but some key things have chaged wich might affect thermals.
It would be good to also have idle/low load noise levels shown.
Silverstone RL08 Review in the future mayhaps?
9:31 sorry for that, we just fixed it.
Thanks for the fast response!
you show good consumer interest by watching GN's videos. well done be quiet! i'm impressed
@@bradhaines3142 but no one comments on the videos 😊
Am using the silent wings 3 on my p500a 10900K 3090 build. Absolute beast. Convincing video on manufacture and test by bequiet convinced me
Are you going to sell mesh 601 fronts?
If this case doesn’t have an innate risk of fire, not interested. NZXT has shown the industry how to make cases exciting.
Same
gets your adrenaline flowing knowing that your epic gamer session could be so lit it burns your house down
Lmfao. Glad I own a fractal design
Bro your case is on FIYA! Literally
Maybe more should get into the personal computing fireplace market.
Steve finally found a product where you have to put the glue in yourself.
@@mikecorleone4469 totally agree on that, opening the door in summer is a bit annoying
So I can buy a great case and just wait 2 years for the other parts, it's a start.
Come on, not that long
Maybe 1,5 years
Thats fast, must not be a glass side panel
You'll be able to get parts in two years, but will you be able to afford them when the economy crashes?
Me with every part but the two rare chips I want.
Ironic, but I got my 3080 and 5900x before this case...
You don't see "extremely good" praise from GN everyday
True
Every time you say 802 I keep waiting to hear some form of the wifi specification... Why must numbers be so complicated?
The more confused the consumer the more money they spend.
I feel so ashamed to do it but... Ackchually... IEEE 802 is the general WAN/PAN family of specifications. 802.3 is ethernet, for example.
@@HariGtt Good info. Thanks for teaching me something! I had only ever heard of the 802.11 family.
@@DeadChr0me IEEE 802.11802.11 is still the specification. WiFi 6 is the name under wich it's marketed, but 802.11 is still relevant. For example, 802.11aq is a standard that, although it will never have a wifi "number", exists on it's own.
@@angolin9352 how about 802.11 Dynamic?
Be Quiet listens . GN Listens. The community listens as well. Nice to hear GN reviews in considering purchase of computer parts :).
so if im understanding this correctly you can flip the case to have the side panel on the right side. I like to keep my pc on the left side of my desk so this seems like a cool option.
It's not to hard, here's a video showing how to do it; ruclips.net/video/zjK9PH80Iy4/видео.html
@@StephenCole1916 thanks i might actually get this case seems to be good for thermals but being able to invert it is awesome
same, really looking forward to this in a sale
Highly underrated feature. That's the only reason why my pc is on the right side of my desk.
Ok as much as i like this idea I found that it doesnt stay in an upright position like in a standard case. I dont want to call it ocd but it bothers me. So i might just get a bigger desk since i have the alex drawers from ikea. Still an amazing idea
bought this case, because i had the silent base 800 prior to that and it chocked my thermals. had a lot of fun building in this case. so. much. space. loved it. glad to see you guys gave it a good review.
I love seeing companies offering airflow options for cases instead of just a solid panel.
Greatly appreciate all the thought and effort you guys put into your case reviews!
Your reviews are immensely educational. I would truly be lost without your videos.
Love this case! I’ve had it for a few months and it’s the best case I’ve ever had in my opinion!
Got this case for my new air cooled rig late summer last year ... I am very pleased.
... (R7 3800X, GTX1080)
Mine came without the mesh front, just the solid one.
When my components seem a bit hot I just remove the panel, works great.
Tested out blocking these passive openings on the back and upper side, these tend to vent a crucial amount of heat indeed.
Bought this case on Black Friday last year. Couldn't be any happier with it. A very nice case, imo.
This is the first BeQuiet case I like. I could see this sitting on my desk. Good job BeQuiet.
You guys working through the night. Thanks for the good work and dedication.
I've had this for ~4 months now. I've got no complaints. Looks great, sounds great (aka, is very silent), was easy to build in.
After using 140mm fans, im never going back to 120mm! 140mm is much quieter.
Yeah, that's why I'm very interested in the lian li lancool 215. I think it would be cheapper for me to sell my case and get the lancool 215 then get a set of fans to replace the stock fans on the front of my TD 500 mesh
Still depends on the fan design.
Arctic p140's are quieter than p120's
But
Noctua nf-a14 is not as quiet as nf-a12x25
@@ALifeOfWine the A14 and the A12x25 are two completely different fan designs.
@@GucciGamerTV Yup, that's why the first part of my comment said "Still depends on the fan design" ;p
NF-A12x25 and Nidec Gentle Typhoons tend to disagree. These beat many 140's hands down. Not counting EK vardar because that's first tier garbo, at least it was when I had them.
I had the pure base 500 (non dx) as my first case. I got it super cheap and couldnt believe how much of a joy to build in. I recently got a p300a and it really put into perspective how much the little attentions to detail affect how enjoyable and easy the install process is. I really like be quiets stuff so hopefully they dont mess up their reputation like another particular company that makes cases
I grabbed a TD500 after your review of it. I absolutely love the case! These videos are super helpful, I wouldn't buy a case unless you guys had done a review of it. Killer videos!!
I bought the 500dx for my build late last year and completely love it. This one looks great too! Nice job Be Quiet!
Bought this case a couple months go for my new rig and emailed GN about doing a review for it. Love the video, and loving the case too!
I have been waiting for this one, the case looks like a really good and versatile case, I might consider buy it for my next build once I have a GPU in about a year.
yeah, in about a year 😂
Did you end up being able to get a new gpu?
@@XxXJOHNYB0YXxX no lol. I've given up now. I'm literally just gonna wait til 2023 and some new GPUs.
@@XxXJOHNYB0YXxX haha i just got my 3080 and using this case.
Finally this is up! I already purchased my 802 and am waiting for its delivery but at least it feels good that all my research on it is proven accurate. I believe I will be happy with it.
Almost bought this case for my new build. It looks great but for me I’m glad I kept looking. I’m in love with my new one.
The first time you guys showed this case in a video, during the best cases of the year I believe? I took a chance and just bought one. Very glad I did. Best case I’ve used/built in.
What an outstanding review. Extremely helpful, thank you!
Always appreciate your reviews.
I have been waiting for this!
Bought it about a month and a half ago and this is hands down the best case for my rig. It's got one flaw only - the cut outs right above the PSU shroud, through which you need to route your front panel connectors, USB 2.0 connector cable or (A)RGB connector cable is too small (vertically) and pushing the connectors through it can be challenging. Apart from this flaw, the case is absolutely superb.
I looked at this case when shopping recently. It ticked all the boxes, but I've grown to prefer the dual chamber design over having a basement. I was going to just get an O11 Dynamic XL, but I really wanted something that wasn't also owned by half the planet. I ended up with the Thermaltake View 51 and have been really happy with the case. I really like how the top of the inside of the case makes it extremely easy to route and hide cables.
I needed a case that could be inverted so it can sit on the left side of my desk and got this case. I love it. It was fairly easy for me to invert and work in. I had a Dark Base 900 Pro in the past and had the extra hard drive trays on hand I needed. I went with the airflow panels and I'm really pleased with it's out of the box thermals.
What a great case, I'm glad BeQuiet entered this market and is doing so well. They seem to care about doing it right (a few small issues aside).
The word “inverting” gets me excited because I am running an inverted Thermaltake Core X9. I did a small mod, drilling holes to put the “feet” on the “roof”
This is a really solid case. I bought it and put in 3x Noctua Chromax 140mm fans in the front and put the 3x Be Quiet fans in the top. I put another Noctua fan in the rear exhaust. I use the mesh panels and you can run the fans all on low speeds and still keep the temps very low even when gaming, benchmarking, video editing, I never have to run the fans on anything other than a low setting. There is a lot of room inside and I appreciate the top removeable tray and overall build quality.
BeQuiet is killing it in the case design.
NZXT is just killing it with thermals (literally)
This might be my next case - it can be bought with a solid side panel instead of glass (better noise absorption), I like inverted cases so that the gpu heat can rise up and out, and I can swap out the front and top panels between solid and mesh to tune the thermal / noise balance.
For me it looks really boring and ugly compared to other cases. But taste is individual of course :) Nice functions though.
@@soupwizard NZXT love making hot products 😂
@@soupwizard NZXT is killing People with its Casedesign!
Wasn#t that a good burn? Not as good as the burn of a NZXT Case!
Am I totally happy with my case? Yep!
Am I planning on another build? Nope!
Did I just watch yet another case review? Damn right.
Love what you all do. Cheers!
I've been waiting for this review, so thank you Steve! I've been trying to decide between this case, and the Lancool II Mesh. This will help me make up my mind. (I described this to a friend as having to choose between a minivan with great air conditioning, and an SUV with adequate air conditioning.)
Steve tnx for another great case review, love your videos and wish you the best. Greetings from the Netherlands
I dont mean to be mean, but have low level insomnia and have to tire myself out so much i pass out. However recently i watched the riast video and heard a line about falling asleep to your videos and it ended up working. Thankyou for this, ive gotten a lot better sleep since i've started to use this method.
I bought this case, because of your great case review video. I can say that this case is really silent and the temperature is very similar as mentioned in this video. I am very happy with the 802 in white. Its just fantastic :-)
Fantastic be quiet Case and GREAT SERVICE CLIENT! 💛💛💛
I just bought this case thx for review. The build quality is mindblowing can't wait to move gear from current chassy
Yes I have been waiting for this
Omg the qr code in the manual segment is amazing content
I have this case and its awesome. Installed 3 140mm Fans and using the mesh front and a 360 AIO in the top. Really good airflow and because of that everything stays nice and quiet even.
a new case enters contention for my next build (along with the Meshify 2)
Just bought this case. Looks and feels very nicy. Then again I bought my last case 12 years ago... ...I believe a lot has changed since in case quality. I think I will use the mesh configuration for the summer and the silent configuration for the rest of the year. Anyway, thanks for the comprehensive review.
As somebody who games and records in a home studio on one system, this is extremely intriguing for me.
Ohh I'm so happy to finally see this, it is exactly what I wished for, because since I planned to build a new computer I was constantly looking for case's but none ever really managed to look better than my Silent base 601 i was even prepared to settle for a Fractal design, Wich honestly is quite good i used one when building a computer for a friend, but it misses that tiny bit in quality and asthetics, and now finally a mesh silent base Case, man the only way to make this better would be one whit silver accents (they look absolutely stunning on my 601 but somehow noone else seems to use them)
The white version is beautiful! I have one. Great quality, silence and a perfect fit!
Great product! I sincerely recommend!
Funny, I was looking at this case for curiosity's sake the other day.
And bam! GN review popped up.
Great review, Steve!
I’ve always liked the 801 because you can do really sleek minimalistic reverse orientation builds and not have a massive case like the 900 v2, but when I saw this a few weeks back with mesh I was sold. If I ever need to build a workstation with lots of storage and performance, this is my case.
Can't wait for the day where I will wake up and see "We just released our own case!" Oh boy that would be a really good day.
another case review I´ll watch without any intention of doing a build in the next 12 months.
Can't wait til you guys get around to doing the fan comparisons. Will be super interesting.
I been waiting for this
Thank you for the review! I had my eyes on this case, with the amount of analysis you gave to it's every aspect, I know I want it and I will most likely buy one.
Also please, I would love a video comparing thermal pads vs no thermal pads, on gpu backplates, using your equipment and experience to validate the results. (There was that one video you made on EVGA backplate mod, but it didn't feel complete for me).
Love the look of this case.
Finally a review for my case, have been waiting a long time for this, personally i love it. Bought it back in november and i am very pleased with it. I built the inverted layout so it can be on the left of my desk, while still being able to look inside. (And yes it was a pain in the but hahaha, took me about 2 hours to do, but the end result is worth it) Ordered an extra 3 pure wings 140mm fans to fill it up. my current setup is 5x intake and 1x exhaust (yes i know), But it has great GPU airflow with the top fans blowing air right on the GPU. Also i agree on the magnetic strips falling off easily, one of mine was running right across the middle when i got it hahaha. Maybe a few things worth to note that did not make it into the features section: the case comes with a fan hub supporting up to 6 fans, removable filter running the entire bottom of the case, the little slider on top to change the fan speeds, this slider controls all fans on the fan hub, the removable top bracket for the fans; the rails for the screws to go in are pretty wide, the screws that came with my seperately bought pure wings 140mm fans are barely, just barely large enough to hold the fans, but they dont even overlap on both sides.
Thanks for reviewing the manual as well
Thank you for your continued great work. 🧡💛🧡
Definitely liking a lot of the new trends with cases. Better airflow, better mechanical designs, etc.
just bought one of your mod mats homie dope stuff keep up the great work
lol was browsing to buy a new case and this looked nice, and just as i wanted to see some review of it, this video poped up in my notifications :D thanks ! :D
I got this case in white/black. It was such a dream to build in combared to my OLD corsair case. And my top mesh cover magnets are all solid on there. Must be a rare thing
Same here. Bought the case in mid-January, have been swapping the top mesh for the solid panels back and forth every couple days (trying to decide what I like better). No issue with the magnet adhesive.
@@jglorioso434 i love it in all mesh, got my RGB shing threw the top, its so pretty
this review made me buy this case and i don't have anything to complain about. got the white one though, it looks so much better.
Including two font panels is an excellent idea, as personally I'd probably choose one or another depending on the hardware that is going into it. Being able to make the choice on the spot and change my mind later sounds fantastic.
In my experience whether or not you'll notice the benefits of foam padding inside a case depends on whether your graphics card has coil whine. I'd even argue that for people who are really sensitive to it, that would even be one reason to go with a solid side panel instead of glass. Otherwise, yeah, nothing beats mesh front panels and unrestricted air flow to reduce fan noise.
Got this case with a silient loop 2 280mm for 250€. I love this case
I like that design. Thanks Steve.
To someone who doesn't watch this channel a lot this review might seem quite mixed but for regulars on this channel it got almost the highest praises it can get lol
Love my Silent Base 800 case. Top quality stuff.
Wow nice review, I'm just bought it yesterday)
the best case there is in my opinion. money well invested. once you go be quiet that's it... good review!
I would like to see thermal testing with fans installed in all optional places. Like that the full cooling potential could be tested. Most enthousiasts will do that and its also not too hard to do if you take budget fans
Budget fans will make this case really loud
@@mannmanuel7762 no. depends on what speed you set them. also there are budget fans with premium performance (arctic p12)
@@sniper0073088 i already used the p12 and they are quite loud
@@mannmanuel7762 then you are not properly setting the speed
@@sniper0073088 well if you only use 30%of the potential, everything is silent. Good performance is when they are quiet at 80%
This looks excellent, love what I'm seeing. BQ seems to be iterating on their base design and keep getting better and better. :)
I'm now lusting for the next iteration of Dark Base 700, which I really liked although it has some issues, and the same thing with Dark Base Pro 900 which is due for a revamp! Owned that one for years, great case but a bit too large for my taste.
Hmm, I have a 601 and am tempted to pick this up and move my hardware over. Thanks GN
Huge benefit of the "shipping both panels" approach: consumers who are building a PC for the first time and don't know how much they're going to be bothered by noise will not have buyer's remorse and wonder what could've been had they gone with the other option. In my eyes, seems like a solid choice for people with money but without confidence.
You have mentioned the possibility that closed cases may usefully dampen high-frequency noises a few times now. Have you considered doing audio frequency analysis on a few cases to test it out? This case may be a prime candidate, since it has both configurations. It could also be interesting to see which cases are best at dampening such noise.
좋은 리뷰 감사합니다.
Thanks for the great review. :)
Steve's Square Space section is like one of 2 sponsor slots I don't skip (the other being Jay's iFixit ad)... cats are always a good option haha
There are some really neat features with this case.
I love this case, no RGB and you can order it without a window side panel.
Steve, I need to go to bed....
Forreal
and Steve needs to keep them videos coming in
This case is a direct competitor to the Phanteks P600S so you should review that one next and maybe compare them.
Just got the P600S. Awesome case. Currys in the UK were selling it for 70gbp o.o
I second that, I'm still waiting for the P600S test, it's a very interesting one.
I have a Be Quiet 800 case that i bought around 2015/16 and it's been brilliant, i don't think id ever buy a new case unless new tech required me to.
Very quiet case and it has a panel that i can open to improve cooling if i play a game that taxes my system.
be quiet! is great. I've been using their power supply and I love it. didn't know they made cases. would get it if I'd try to make a new build.
I bought the 500dx after your test and I am more then satisfied with it. It is a brilliant case for a good price. Thanks. That one here is a little bigger then i need but I like it as well.
I did the same and im extremely happy with it.
love how in-depth this review goes. super minor nitpick - at 17:40, since you are rounding results from one decimal place to the nearest whole number, while comparing CPU temperatures you say that the 802 ties with one case and beats another by one degree, but in each comparison the difference is 0.6 degrees, one minus and one plus. Rounding the results comes off as a bit misleading in that circumstance. but again, minor gripe about 25 minutes of fantastic, detailed reviewing.
I can confirm that the foam on the case sides helps when you want to deal with water pump and hard drive noises, when I close the glass lid of the case it feels like you close the door of the room and almost hear nothing of that sound. However, mild fan noises can still be heard but those higher frequency noises are sealed off very well, I can now game with my gf sleeping in the same room and she doesn't even notice :D I have the Silent Base 801 Window model with orange accent.
I really like the design of the 802. It's not just a monolithic, featureless box. With the mesh panels, it kind of reminds me of the old Corsair Graphite 600T, which I love.
I think it's between this and the PC 0-11 Dynamic for my next case.
Yup, I think the 802 I have on the way is partially because of the 600t vibes. Gonna miss the plastic lips that acted as handles for lugging the beast. What case did you go with?
"as a case, it's one of the better ones we've looked at recently", I can't help thinking back to 2016 to 2018, not exactly as Steve said 'recently' however I was still thinking "that isn't exactly a high bar considering a few years back", lol. Granted it isn't a convection soldering oven deceptively sold as a computer case, and it does look nice. the attention to not being a screaming banshee is a very appreciated aspect given how much TDP they have been cramming into small GPU cards of late. I just think they could open the S-turns up a bit wider to let more airflow while keeping the sound muffling shape if they were not so concerned about dead space in front of the front fan mount.
Great vid Steve and crew. B)
Neat case. Design is somewhat more elaborate than necessary.
Seeing this new case review appear I become curious if the O11 Mini review was scrapped entirely.
Finally got a new case (this) after 5 years of having my Thermaltake Chaser Mk-I, which by the way was a pretty good case, made my first initial ground up build in it that wasn't just modifying some budget mid-tower pc that was purchased from Best Buy or something like that. I felt it was time for a new look and something more suited to my current needs/tastes. Bought the Silent Base 802 about a month and a half ago and transferred my build to it, gotta say it's a great case, love it. Very modular and well built, lots of room to work inside, lots of fan mounting options and locations. The stock fans are great, though I did replace them with Be Quiet's own Silent Wings 3 fans. Really my sole gripe is since the foam is on the left side panel it makes cable clearance really tight, has to be almost flush as Steve said in the video, wasn't a huge problem, just be aware of that. That and after pulling the bottom hdd cage out and putting it back in probably 3-4 times now, the threads on the screws are basically stripped on a couple of them, which is surprisingly easy to do due to the way they're built, since they're floating the weight from the actual hard drives makes them sag just enough to make it hard to line up the included screws that stay in the holes on the cages, so just be conscious of that. All in all it's a great case and I like it very much. 8.5/10 would recommend.
Also be aware it's big, like for a mid-tower, it's basically a full tower imo. I don't know what determines categorization in this instance, but it's only about 1" shorter, 2" less deep and 2" wider than the full tower case that I just traded for it.
That's funny timing, I got this case 2 days ago to replace my old thermaltake lv 20.
One thing I'd like to add for anyone interested in this case is, if you're not looking for a display case, consider getting the non window panel. I examined both versions of this case at the local store, and there is an audible difference of noise reduction if you chose the non-glass version. That said, it does look significantly more bland compared to modern cases so at this price range I don't think many would go that way. Still, if noise is all you care about, mesh front and 2 side-panels with foam will give you that.
As a 801 owner its really great that Bequiet will offer the top and front mesh panels additionally and they are compatible to 801.
do you know if the 801 glass side panel oa compatible with the 802 case?
Just in time. I've been looking for a new case for my build, GN just reading my thoughts exactly))
Literally 2 days late for me. Lol
Lian Li is the answer