be quiet! Silent Base 601 Mid-Tower Chassis Review

Peter Donnell / 6 years ago

Final Thoughts

How Much Does it Cost?

The be quiet! Silent Base 601 launches today at all major retailers. Unfortunately, we didn’t have the up to date price at the time of writing but will endeavour to update this as soon as we have it.

Overview

be quiet! hasn’t been in the chassis game for very long. However, in the last few years, they’ve gone from one fantastic product to another. The Silent Base series is one of the best on the market today, and the 601 is the next evolution of that. It takes all the best-known concepts for reducing noise from your system and implements them perfectly. The end result is a clean look, very capable, and silence focused system build.

Noise? WHAT NOISE!

It’s not that it’ll be truly silent, hardware makes noises, that’s a give. However, it does what it can to mitigate unwanted noises. With Pure Wings 2 fans from be quiet! pre-installed, you’re getting two of the quietest fans on the market today. If that wasn’t enough, the three-speed fan controller allows you to choose when you want it to shhh or you want to boost cooling performance. From movie night to games night, just flick the switch. All that noise dampening material will certainly help absorb vibrations and some frequencies from your fans too. Furthermore, the indirect airflow channels cut down noise even further.

Dust? No Thanks

There are two huge dust filters in this chassis, both easily accessed and perfectly placed. Just remember, with no side panel you may forget to keep an eye on your system, so set a reminder for cleaning out your filters once a month. Of course, with those easily open side panels, jumping in for a big of system maintenance can be done without trying to find your screwdriver, which is neat.

Style

This is one gorgeous looking chassis, no doubt about it. While the market is falling into a cycle of RGB and tempered glass, be quiet! are offering us a different path right now. OK, they have a tempered glass model of this chassis, but it’s tastefully done. Personally, I like the silent version, no windows, no RGB, just a properly built chassis with a focus on great cooling and noise suppression.

Should I Buy One?

What’s not to love about the Silent Base 601!? If you’re looking for a silence and cooling focused chassis, there aren’t many new options on the market at the moment. Tempered glass and RGB may be all the rage, but if you want something classy, the 601 is the way to go.