be quiet! Dark Base 900 PRO review

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As stated, everything about this chassis is done with style. It has very clean looks overall. I do think that the black / orange version looks better than the all-black version, but that of course is a personal preference.
  

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Right, let's build us a system. Nothing out of the ordinary, I opted for an AMD platform for a change together with the PP9 PSU and the included LED strips for the PRO model Dark Base 900.
  

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The MSI motherboard is an A88X which we pair with an 8-core processor. The processor and motherboard are however irrelevant to this build of course.
  

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At the bottom we have now mounted the PSU. I mentioned this before but I would have really liked to have seen a cover for the PSU as the wiring is exposed with the tempered glass panel. And I do not like that in terms of aesthetics. I do realize I am nitpicking tremendously here though!
  

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We have mounted a LED array to the front right side, we point the LEDs inwards so we'll have little reflection on the glass.
  

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And here the camera sits at the bottom pointing upwards, thus the top side where again we'll position a LED array with the LEDs pointing inwards and not downwards to prevent shiny reflections on the glass. 
  

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If you do it subtle enough, you can really highlight the PC components (with a LED color of choice). Personally I like white LEDs and let the rest speak for itself. But you get the idea here pretty well I guess.

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