Custom PC - UK (2020-01)

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espitebeinga relativenewcomertothecasescene,

andonethatdoesn’thavea largenumberofmodels

toitsname,bequiet!hasconsistentlytriedtotweak

itscasedesignstooffernewandinterestingfeatures.The

PureBase 500 mightseemtoocheapatjust£72toinclude

muchbeyondthebasics,butit turnedouttoberefreshingly

differentcomparedwiththeusualblandbudgetboxes.For

starters,it includesa topventcoverthatcansitinplacefora

cleanlook,orberemovedtoallowforbetterairflow,especially

if youplanoninstallinga radiatorintheroof.

Thecasesportswhatappearstobebrushed

aluminiumonthefrontpanel,butit’sactually

carefullycraftedplastic.It’savailableinblackand

white,andthefrontpanel’scurvededgesmakeit

lookquitestriking,plustherearebothsolidorglass

sidepaneloptions.

Meanwhile,therearenoise-absorbingmaterials

inthesidepanel,roofpanelandfrontsection– a

featureyou’dexpectonmoreexpensivecases,and

insidethere’saninnovativecablecoverthathides

much of the mess passing through the motherboard tray to

the ports on the motherboard. As well as the cable cover,

you get large Velcro cable ties to anchor big bunches neatly,

plus a handful of plastic ties to deal with smaller cables.

Combined with a decent amount of clearance between the

side panel and motherboard tray, the Pure Base 500 does its

best to help you tidy those cables.

It’s clearly a well thought-out design, and there’s plenty of

space for your hardware too. It has 190mm of CPU clearance,

which is largely down to a hefty width of over 230mm, and

there’s nearly 370mm of GPU clearance. As an added bonus,

be quiet! has sensibly left out a portion of the PSU cover at

the front to allow for large radiators to be installed.

There aren’t many other unique or premium features,

though, with the usual audio mini-jacks and a pair of USB 3

Type-A ports on the front panel. There’s also no RGB lighting,

but be quiet! does include a pair of 140mm Pure Wings 2 fans

acting as an intake and an exhaust. However, they only spin

at a rated maximum of 900rpm, so while they’re also

extremely quiet at full speed, they don’t shift much air.

In terms of storage, there are four dedicated 2.5in SSD

mounts spread across two plates – one behind the

motherboard tray, and the other being a part of the cable

cover. They’re fairly basic, with four screws required per SSD

and nothing more elaborate to mount them.

REVIEWS / CASE

SPEC

Dimensions (mm)

216 x 450 x 463 (W x D x H)

Material

Steel, plastic, glass

Available colours

Black, white

Weight

8kg

Front panel

Power, 2 x USB 3,

1 x stereo/mic

Drive bays

2 x 2.5/3.5in, 4 x 2.5in

Form factor(s)

ATX, Micro-ATX

Cooling

3 x 120mm/ 2 x 140mm

front fan mounts (1 x

140mm fan included), 1 x

120/140mm rear fan mount

(140mm fan included), 2 x

120mm roof fan mounts

(fans not included)

CPU cooler clearance

190mm

Maximum graphics

card length

369mm

BEQUIET!

PUREBASE 500 /£72 inc VAT

SUPPLIER aquatuning.co.uk

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