Question Be Quiet, Dark Base Pro 900

[BoomerD]

Picked up one of these yesterday for cheap. It's used, but in GREAT condition. The case is built more for silence than airflow, so, in spite of having great radiator options, (120mm to 420mm top or front), the top of the case is pretty closed up with no options ( from Be Quiet) for any kind of replacement top to improve the airflow.
I'm gonna play around with a couple of fans to see just how much airflow the top will allow, but Gamers Nexus and a few other reviewers have mentioned it as being restrictive.

I haven't ordered parts for the build yet, so I'm gonna TRY to figure this out before I do.

 

[Khanan]

There’s always the option to mod a restrictive case .

 

[BoomerD]

There’s always the option to mod a restrictive case .

I found one guy on the web selling replacement top panels designed for airflow.

be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Rev.2 Top Cover Air Flow Mod

pIs your case too warm for your liking? Wish you could make it look freaking rad while cooling it down at the same time? Well look no further than the ModMyMods Custom Panel Shop!/p pUsing advanced mystic sorcery known as ldquo;CNC Machiningrdquo

modmymods.com

Kind of spendy...but still...decent option. For the same prices, they also offer replacement airflow front panels.

 

[BoomerD]

Well...after spending a couple of days inverting this case...then reverting it back to original, I gotta say, this is the biggest PITA case I've ever built in. Need to make one small change...tear half the case apart to get to whatever it is. I liked the idea of inverting the case...having the door on the right side, but the MSI Z690 Tomahawk DDR4 board is too big. (just ATX, but the very large VRM heatsink interfered with the PSU shroud.) With the front door closed, it is indeed pretty quiet, but not nearly as quiet as I had hoped. MAYBE that's the Arctic Cooling fans on the AIO...not sure yet. The DBP900 Rev.2 manual absolutely sucks...way too many things not explained...or even covered.
NOT recommended.