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be quiet! FX with Light Wings: Pure Base, Pure Loop, and Pure Rock now glow

Aug 1, 2022

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Coolers and cases need to be more colourful: be quiet! adds RGB LEDs to three entry-level products from the “Pure” series. In addition, Light Wings fans and minor improvements are used in the new FX variants of Pure Loop 2, Pure Rock 2 and the midi tower Pure Base 500.

Mesh housing shines more brightly

As the basis of the Pure Base 500 FXchoose be quiet! the colorful version of the Pure Base 500 DX (test). Compared to the original version, these variants have been updated with a modernized I/O panel with USB-C connection and significantly more mesh surfaces. The FX also replaces the three non-illuminated Pure Wings 2 fans with 140mm frame width with three Light Wings PWM fans with a speed of 1700 rpm and one 140mm Light Wings with a maximum speed of 1500 rpm rpm The equipment is also supplemented by an ARGB PWM hub, which can be used to control the fans and the RGB LEDs on the front of the Pure Base.

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Light Wings are in the product hierarchy of be quiet! a step above the Pure Wings models. The price of the FX case has also risen by a good 50 from just under 100 to 150 euros. However, the price recommendation is significantly undercut in retail right from the start, where the new model is offered for a more competitive 120 euros.

be quiet! Pure Base 500 FX (FX) Mainboard format: ATX, Micro-ATX, Mini-ITX Chassis (L × W × H): 450 × 231 × 463 mm (48.13 liters)
Sound insulation, side window Material: plastic , steel, glass Net weight: 8.00 kg I/O ports/Miscellaneous: 1 × USB 3.1 (USB 3.2 Gen 2) Type C, 1 × USB 3.0 (USB 3.2 Gen 1), HD audio, RGB control, Lighting slots: 2 × 3.5" (internal)
5 × 2.5" (internal) Expansion slots: 7 fans: Front: 2 × 140 mm or 3 × 120 mm (optional) (3 × 120 mm included)
Rear: 1 × 140/120 mm (1 × 140 mm included)
Cover: 2 × 140/120 mm (optional) Dust filter: cover, front, power supply Compatibility: CPU cooler: 190 mm
GPU: 369 mm
Power supply: 258 mm Price: from 119 €

Water and air coolers also light up

The Pure Loop AiO water cooling systems (test) with 240 mm, 280 mm and 360 mm radiators are also offered with Light Wings fans. Installed on the coolers are quiet! the “high-speed” versions of the fan series, which are said to achieve better performance than the slower models intended for use in cases thanks to two additional fan blades and a higher maximum speed on heat sinks.

In addition, the Pure Loop also comes with an ARGB PWM hub for LED and fan control. The hub can also control the pump, which means that for the first time its speed can also be determined via a PWM signal between 4,000 and 5,500 rpm.

With prices between 100 and 125 euros, retailers undercut the be quiet! again clearly. The prices of the FX coolers are only around 18 euros higher than the non-illuminated versions.

be quiet! Pure Loop FX 240 (240) be quiet! Pure Loop FX 280 (280) be quiet! Pure Loop FX 360 (360) Radiator (L × W × H): 277 × 120 × 27 mm 317 × 140 × 27 mm 397 × 120 × 27 mm Radiator material: aluminum Connections: closed system Hose length: 400 mm Expansion tank: – Pump speed: 4,000 – 5,500 rpm Pump life (MTBF): ? Pump connection: 4-pin PWM Pump position: integrated in cooler Pump consumption: ? Fan: 2 × 120 × 120 × 25 mm
Ball bearings
? – 2,500 rpm
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? – 32.3 dBA
4-pin PWM 2 × 140 × 140 × 25 mm
Ball bearings
? – 2,200 rpm
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? – 32.3 dBA
4-pin PWM 3 × 120 × 120 × 25 mm
Ball bearings
? – 2,500 rpm
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? – 32.3 dBA
4-pin PWM fan control: ? Compatibility: AMD: Socket AM4/AM3(+)/AM2(+)
Intel: LGA 2011(-3)/2066/1700/115x/1200 Price: 130 € 140 € 155 €

The Pure Rock 2 also gets the RGB treatment. The CPU cooler, which was designed for a maximum TDP of 150 watts, also gets a “high-speed” version of the “high-speed” Light Wings fan as the Pure Rock 2 FX. At the same time, the recommended price increases from around 44 euros to 53 euros. Here, too, the trade has already corrected: The model is currently around 39 euros and thus around ten euros more than the black and silver standard models.