The be quiet! Silent Base 600 is not simply a smaller version of the 800 as it evolves the design slightly to look more elaborate overall. It scores well with its great build quality, looks, and details of engineering, which were passed on from the larger brethren nicely. However, the ceiling's design results in an air vent that is rather restrictive, which may hurt cooling performance or increase noise levels needlessly if you install a cooling solution there.

You will also enjoy the same sound-encapsulation properties as with the Silent Base 800, alongside two retail quality fans be quiet! mounted onto rubber rings for as much noise reduction as possible. You should even be able to reduce noise further by using the included fan controller, but we would have loved to see a more elegant implementation of it as it simply constitutes a tiny switch behind the front door. Unfortunately, there are two elements to the chassis that are less than ideal: There are, on one hand, the motherboard bumps, which may in some rare cases cause issues by shorting leads, and, on the other, the rather deeply recessed fan in the rear as it may get in the way of large CPU coolers, especially those that lean toward the back a bit to allow for utmost memory compatibility.

However, the be quiet! Silent Base 600 is certainly a great-looking chassis, and it should go well with most of the hardware you will throw at it.