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be quiet! Dark Base 701 Black

Current productReleased 20231 exact variant mapped

be quiet! Dark Base 701 Black accepts ATX, MATX, ITX motherboards with up to 415 mm of graphics-card clearance and 185 mm of CPU-cooler clearance. It has a 69.64 L volume and ships with 3 fans. Its Rigwise preview acoustic index is 29.

Best for

  • Long graphics cards and large air coolers
  • Quiet builds that sit on the desk rather than under it

Main trade-offs

  • 2 2.5-inch bays
  • Acoustic index 29 on the Rigwise preview scale

Top-ranked sample total

$224

Sample data

Across 3 retailer offers. Known total includes disclosed delivery, but not destination-dependent sales tax. The current item price is near the observed low across 9 sample observations; delivery is excluded from this history comparison.

Offers
3
2 in stock
Price evidence
low
Atlas Components
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Exact configurations

One canonical product page, with every retailer offer bound to a sellable variant record. Exact MPN or GTIN evidence is shown when the source provides it; capacity, revision, colour and bundle differences are never silently merged.

Variant layer active
ConfigurationExact identityOffersBest known totalEvidence
Default configurationDefault family configuration
GTIN 4260052190654MPN BGW58
3$224 Sample data

Variant selectors remain on this canonical URL. Rigwise does not create thin, indexable pages for every retailer SKU or colour query.

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WaitBuild context needed · 95/100Evidence hold

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The current $223.99 total is demonstration data. Rigwise will not turn it into a real purchase instruction.

  • The current total is explicitly labelled demonstration data.
  • No verified alternative currently clears the switching threshold.
Ranked total
$224
Vs target
Not set
Vs baseline
Not saved
Price position
Near low · 17th pct

Fit for Gaming at 1440p

The specifications indicate capability for Gaming at 1440p, but the final answer depends on the CPU, GPU, case or power requirements paired with this case. Rigwise will validate that relationship in a complete build.

95/100

GPU clearance
415 mm
Cooler clearance
185 mm
Included fans
3

Final suitability requires compatibility validation inside a complete build.

Commission excluded from product and offer ranking

Retailer offers

Ranked by availability, evidence freshness and known total. Commission never affects this order.

Sample data0 live · 3 sample

Top-ranked sample listing

Atlas Components at $223.99 known total. Lowest known total inside the strongest available stock and freshness bucket.

Sample dataLow evidenceStale

Atlas Components

30-day returns · observed 18 d ago

In stock
Top-ranked sampleLow evidenceStaleSample feed
Item
$223.99
Delivery
Free
Known total
$223.99
Demonstration listing · no store link

BitForge Supply

14-day returns · observed 18 d ago

In stock
Low evidenceStaleSample feed
Item
$234.99
Delivery
$4.99
Known total
$239.98
Demonstration listing · no store link

Nordic Parts

30-day returns · observed 18 d ago

Low stock
Low evidenceStaleSample feed
Item
$234.99
Delivery
Free
Known total
$234.99
Demonstration listing · no store link

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Price history

Lowest observed sample item price per observation date, 9 points. Live and demonstration observations are never blended.

Sample data
Price position
Near observed low
Current percentile
17th of 9
Observed trend
Falling -7.8%
Typical range
$226–$241
2026-01-062026-08-08
Observed low
$223
Median
$236
Observed high
$247
Dispersion
6.4% IQR / median

Yellow marks the current item price; the grey band is the middle 50% of observations and the dashed line is the median. All values are illustrative fixture data and cannot create a buy instruction.

Normalized specifications

Canonical values after unit normalization. Fields used by the compatibility engine are marked.

Motherboard supportcompat
ATX, microATX, Mini-ITX
Max GPU lengthcompat
415 mm
Max CPU cooler heightcompat
185 mm
PSU supportcompat
ATX
Radiator supportcompat
120, 140, 240, 280, 360
Included fans
3
Sound dampening
No
Volume
69.64 L
2.5-inch bays
2
Side panel
Tempered glass
Colour
Black
RGB included
Yes
Acoustic index (lower is quieter)
29

Compatibility

Every pairing below was evaluated by the same rule engine the builder uses.

  • Motherboard

    20 of 20 compatible

    Works with ASRock B650M Pro RS WiFi, ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi, ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi and 17 more.

  • Graphics card

    20 of 20 compatible

    Works with ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 EVO OC 8GB, ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5060 8GB OC, ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB OC and 17 more.

  • CPU cooler

    32 of 33 compatible

    Works with ARCTIC Freezer 36 Black, ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 240, ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 and 29 more.

    be quiet! Dark Base 701 Black mounts 120 / 140 / 240 / 280 / 360 mm radiators and cannot take the 420 mm radiator of be quiet! Silent Loop 3 420mm.

  • Power supply

    20 of 20 compatible

    Works with ASUS TUF Gaming 1000W Gold, be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W, be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850W and 17 more.

    Corsair SF1000 (2024) is an SFX unit in an ATX bay. An SFX-to-ATX mounting bracket is required.

    Corsair SF750 (2024) is an SFX unit in an ATX bay. An SFX-to-ATX mounting bracket is required.

Provenance

Every canonical value carries the source it came from, when it was retrieved and how confident we are.

FieldSourceRetrievedConfidence
colorwayRigwise curated manufacturer catalogAug 12, 202695%
driveBays25Rigwise curated manufacturer catalogAug 12, 202695%
includedFansRigwise curated manufacturer catalogAug 12, 202695%
maxCoolerHeightMmRigwise curated manufacturer catalogAug 12, 202695%
maxGpuLengthMmRigwise curated manufacturer catalogAug 12, 202695%
noiseIndexRigwise curated manufacturer catalogAug 12, 202695%
radiatorSupportMmRigwise curated manufacturer catalogAug 12, 202695%
rgbIncludedRigwise curated manufacturer catalogAug 12, 202695%
sidePanelRigwise curated manufacturer catalogAug 12, 202695%
soundDampeningRigwise curated manufacturer catalogAug 12, 202695%
supportedMotherboardFormFactorsRigwise curated manufacturer catalogAug 12, 202695%
supportedPsuFormFactorsRigwise curated manufacturer catalogAug 12, 202695%
volumeLitresRigwise curated manufacturer catalogAug 12, 202695%

Evidence status

be quiet! Dark Base 701 Black is a real product identity with curated compatibility specifications. Price and availability provenance is labelled per offer; demonstration values can provide context, but cannot outrank an available authorized live quote. Benchmark rows separately identify measured, normalized, synthetic or estimated evidence.