be quiet! Silent Base 802

Darksaber · Nov 17, 2020

The be quiet! Silent Base 802 is the successor to the 801 that will be phased out soon. As such, it features a similar core, but updated external design and functionality, as well as I/O. On top of that, you may choose between variants with a solid or windowed side panel.

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P4-630 · Nov 17, 2020

On top of that, you will find a fan controller that offers three manual settings as well as an AUTO one which gives your motherboard reigns over you active case cooling.

Shouldn't it be "over your active case cooling."

Caring1 · Nov 17, 2020

P4-630 said:
Shouldn't it be "over your active case cooling."

If you are going to be the grammar police, why not add that it's reins, not reigns.

dirtyferret · Nov 17, 2020

Caring1 said:
If you are going to be the grammar police, why not add that it's reins, not reigns.

Maybe it's one motherboard to rule them all

Darksaber · Nov 17, 2020

We do have a process in place where someone actually proofreads a review besides the reviewer (that being me, the human being that makes mistakes all the time because - surprise surprise: I am no English Major *and* it ain't my first language gents, even if I live in the true north called Canada). That said: sometimes, for the sake of delivering that review as soon as an NDA lifts for the reading pleasure of everyone, we do so and fix spelling/grammar shortly thereafter.

I hope that helps to shed some light on why this sometimes happens.

Cool? Cool.

mechtech · Nov 17, 2020

Darksaber said:
We do have a process in place where someone actually proofreads a review besides the reviewer (that being me, the human being that makes mistakes all the time because - surprise surprise: I am no English Major *and* it ain't my first language gents, even if I live in the true north called Canada). That said: sometimes, for the sake of delivering that review as soon as an NDA lifts for the reading pleasure of everyone, we do so and fix spelling/grammar shortly thereafter.

I hope that helps shed some light on why this sometimes happens.

Cool? Cool.

What part of Canada? Newfoundland

Darksaber · Nov 17, 2020

mechtech said:
What part of Canada? Newfoundland

Vancouver Island- I don't do well in really cold climates

mechtech · Nov 18, 2020

Darksaber said:
Vancouver Island- I don't do well in really cold climates

Ahhh Sorry but the rest of Canada does not consider the west coast of BC north, not even Price Rupert

We call it the California of Canada

AsRock · Feb 5, 2021

To think no one said any real thoughts on the case.....

Anyways been thinking of picking one these up as i just tired of waiting for either a case that i would to see or a GPU because affordable in my life time again.

@Darksaber is that top panel of what covers the PSU have placements for fans ?. And if so how many and what sizes and is the the same for the bottom on the case too.

Darksaber · Feb 5, 2021

AsRock said:
that top panel of what covers the PSU have placements for fans ?. And if so how many and what sizes and is the the same for the bottom on the case too.

If I remember correctly, it has one fan placement opportunity towards the front for either a 120 or 140 mm fan (basically in line above the 3.5" cage). The area of the width of the motherboard is only intended to be used for additional storage drives.

mechtech said:
Sorry but the rest of Canada does not consider the west coast of BC north, not even Price Rupert We call it the California of Canada

Ha! Just saw this. I agree completely. That is why I chose to settle here from Austria

I_Want_Answers · Aug 16, 2023

Sorry for this bit of necromancy, but I was just reading this review and noticed an error in your spec sheet.

Specifically, you list the I/O as having only two USB 3.0 ports. It also has USB-C, which you both show and talk about later.

P4-630 · Aug 16, 2023

I_Want_Answers said:
It also has USB-C, which you both show and talk about later.

Sometimes it's optional, not sure about this one though..

System Name	Meshlicious Monster
Processor	Intel Core i5-10600T
Motherboard	MSI Z490I Unify
Cooling	NZXT Kraken Z53 with 2x Noctua Redux 1300 RPM PWM fans
Memory	ADATA 16 GB 3200 Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	TeamGroup 1TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Asus ProArt 27" 1440P, 75Hz
Case	ssupd Meshlicious with mesh side panels
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion 660 W Platinum ATX
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro Wireless
Keyboard	Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Home

System Name	AlderLake / Laptop
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz / Intel i3 7100U
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master / HP 83A3 (U3E1)
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans / Fan
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MHz CL36 / 8GB DDR4 HyperX CL13
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio / Intel HD620
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2 / Samsung 256GB M.2 SSD
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p / 14" 1080p IPS Glossy
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window / HP Pavilion
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W / Powerbrick
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless / Logitech M330 wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless / HP backlit
Software	Windows 11 / Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

System Name	Black Box
Processor	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Motherboard	MSI E3 KRAIT Gaming v5
Cooling	Tt tower + 120mm Tt fan
Memory	G.Skill 16GB 3600 C18
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 970 Mini
Storage	Kingston A2000 512Gb NVME
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Case	Corsair 450D High Air Flow.
Audio Device(s)	No need.
Power Supply	FSP Aurum 650W
Mouse	Yes
Keyboard	Of course
Software	W10 Pro 64 bit

Processor	faster at instructions than yours
Motherboard	more nurturing than yours
Cooling	frostier than yours
Memory	superior scheduling & haphazardly entry than yours
Video Card(s)	better rasterization than yours
Storage	more ample than yours
Display(s)	increased pixels than yours
Case	fancier than yours
Audio Device(s)	further audible than yours
Power Supply	additional amps x volts than yours
Mouse	without as much gnawing as yours
Keyboard	less clicky than yours
VR HMD	not as odd looking as yours
Software	extra mushier than yours
Benchmark Scores	up yours

System Name	Meshlicious Monster
Processor	Intel Core i5-10600T
Motherboard	MSI Z490I Unify
Cooling	NZXT Kraken Z53 with 2x Noctua Redux 1300 RPM PWM fans
Memory	ADATA 16 GB 3200 Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	TeamGroup 1TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Asus ProArt 27" 1440P, 75Hz
Case	ssupd Meshlicious with mesh side panels
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion 660 W Platinum ATX
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro Wireless
Keyboard	Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Home

be quiet! Silent Base 802

Darksaber

Senior Editor & Case Reviewer

P4-630

Caring1

dirtyferret

Darksaber

Senior Editor & Case Reviewer

mechtech

Darksaber

Senior Editor & Case Reviewer

mechtech

AsRock

TPU addict

Darksaber

Senior Editor & Case Reviewer

I_Want_Answers

P4-630

Processor	Ryzen 5700x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aero G R1.1 BiosF5g
Cooling	Noctua NH-C12P SE14 w/ NF-A15 HS-PWM Fan 1500rpm
Memory	Micron DDR4-3200 2x32GB D.S. D.R. (CT2K32G4DFD832A)
Video Card(s)	AMD RX 6800 - Asus Tuf
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB & 2TB & 4TB Corsair LPX
Display(s)	LG 27UL550-W (27" 4k)
Case	Be Quiet Pure Base 600 (no window)
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1220-VB
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex V Gold Pro 850W ATX Ver2.52
Mouse	Mionix Naos Pro
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe with browns
Software	W10 22H2 Pro x64

Processor	AMD 3900X \ AMD 7700X
Motherboard	ASRock AM4 X570 Pro 4 \ ASUS X670Xe TUF
Cooling	D15
Memory	Patriot 2x16GB PVS432G320C6K \ G.Skill Flare X5 F5-6000J3238F 2x16GB
Video Card(s)	eVga GTX1060 SSC \ XFX RX 6950XT RX-695XATBD9
Storage	Sammy 860, MX500, Sabrent Rocket 4 Sammy Evo 980 \ 1xSabrent Rocket 4+, Sammy 2x990 Pro
Display(s)	Samsung 1080P \ LG 43UN700
Case	Fractal Design Pop Air 2x140mm fans from Torrent \ Fractal Design Torrent 2 SilverStone FHP141x2
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V677 \ Yamaha CX-830+Yamaha MX-630 Infinity RS4000\Paradigm P Studio 20, Blue Yeti
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-750 \ Corsair RM1000X Shift
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei wireless \ Steelseries Sensei wireless
Keyboard	Logitech K120 \ Wooting Two HE
Benchmark Scores	Meh benchmarks.