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The Pure Base 501 Airflow is Be Quiet!'s mid-tower case built around a mesh front panel and two pre-installed 140 mm fans, so it trades the silence-first design of the older Pure Base 500 for stronger airflow. It fits full ATX boards, graphics cards up to 368 mm and CPU coolers up to 178 mm, with room for six 120 mm fans or five 140 mm fans and front or top radiators. Build quality is steel and plastic with a plain black finish and no lighting, which suits people who want a quiet, understated case rather than a showpiece. Against airflow rivals like the Fractal Design Pop Air or Corsair 4000D Airflow it is competitive on fan mounts and clearance, but it lacks the tempered-glass-and-RGB look many buyers expect at this level.
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Lowest price we've seen: $99.90 on Nov 10 at Newegg. Tracked across 1 store since Nov 10.
Owners of the Pure Base 501 Airflow generally praise the clean look, the quiet stock fans and the easy build, and most say temperatures are fine for a mid-range gaming PC. Criticism centers on the plastic front panel, limited cable room and the fact that the airflow version gives up some of the silence the Pure Base name suggests.
