be quiet! Pure Base 500 FX, schwarz, Glasfenster

Das Pure Base 500 FX ist eine neue Variante des erfolgreichen Einsteigermodells von be quiet! - und zwar eine, die konsequent auf RGB-Beleuchtung setzt. Der Midi-Tower kombiniert die leuchtenden Frontstreifen mit gleich vier A-RGB-Lüftern. Auch ein A-RGB-Controller und PWM-Hub wird direkt integriert.

The be quiet! Pure Base 500FX is an excellent option for those who seek what really matters for a case. Exceptional room and space, airflow, and cable management. As a person who frequently deals with Repairing/ Troubleshooting staff, this Case really saved my day. It is a handy tool! The RGB is impressive but still not distracting at the same time. It is only as much as it should be. The case’s quality is above the rest of the competition. Following the great 500dx, I knew this case won’t disappoint me. Some caveats are what might hold some of us back from buying it. Maybe, be quiet! should really think of a 500XL case with better radiator support. Still, if you are looking for an excellent Chassis and the aforementioned cons aren’t on your list, 500FX is the way to go.

The Pure Base 500 series from be quiet! has always managed to impress with a solid build quality and some nice attention to detail. That still holds true today with the 500 FX as all parts feel sturdy, the glass panel is thick and the connective PCB for the front ARGB elements is still a fairly unique aspect we do not see very often. It also manages to be an air coolers dream case with lots of room thanks to its beefy width. There are a few elements that be quiet! could have easily tweaked and improved over the year, but simply has not chosen to do. Longer, more elaborate Velcro strips or cleaner IO implementation are all things we have loved to see. The one visual achilles heel of the Pure Base 500 FX is certainly the fact that this case still employs thumb screws to hold the glass panel in place - that should simply not be a thing anymore in this day and age. However, its saving grace are the four Light Wings fans, that should put the case on the map for ARGB enthusiasts. They are well built, quiet and look great. Thus receiving four of them, which work really well with the installed controller ensures that the be quiet! Pure Base 500 FX can be confidently recommended all things considered.

be quiet! has taken an already amazing product and made it just a little bit better. I’m glad too, as while I’m not a big RGB fan, I do appreciate having the extra choice. I’m sure my kids would set this thing to a nauseating RGB rainbow strobe fest and leave it there. However, for me, I’d set it all to a warm red or darker purple and leave it set to that. That’s the joy of RGB, just having that extra customisation to really make your build match your preferences. They haven’t gone completely over the top either, as the fans themselves don’t light up, just those rings around the edges, which I think looks much cleaner and smarter overall. The addition of the front panel vertical lights is a nice touch too, a pretty striking effect overall and when it sync the effects with the fans, it looks pretty fancy. You can pair the header to your motherboard too, so you could even have the effects match the RGB of other hardware, such as your motherboard, RAM, graphics card and more. Of course, the inclusion of the ARGB controller is matched by its ability to control the fans too. Having synchronised PWM control is awesome, and sticks to be quiets roots as a cooling brand first. Being able to balance noise levels and cooling performance easily is certainly appealing to me. The overall cooling performance on this case is great though, and with a huge mesh front panel, mesh top, and four high-quality Light Wings fans, dealing with the increasing TDP of graphics hardware should be a bit easier here. The overall case is just lovely though, with noise dampening materials on the back panel, a durable inner frame and modular drive bays and cable routing channels that are all just a thumbscrew away from being dismantled, making the customisation and building process a breeze.