be quiet! Light Base 600 LX Case Review

The 600 LX is a purely modern chassis design featuring the “corner office” style windows they call a Panorama design.  The shape echoes the trend towards more cube shaped designs offering more space for your components and the versatility of horizontal or vertical display.

Nearly every inch of the front and side are covered in tinted glass panels. All that glass leaves nowhere to hide showing every detail of your build.  This case is just begging for well thought out, matching custom components.

On the back or bottom side, we have a fine mesh panel that offers incredible airflow. This panel has four tiny rubber feet to allow this side to be used as the base even without the feet.

Controls and the I/O ports are located on the front. From the top: 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C, 2 x USB 3.2 Type A, HD Audio (Combined), ARGB Controller, Reset and Power.

The four stripes to the right contain 77 ARGB LEDS (1.33 meters) that can be synced and controlled by the included controllers. A set of relocatable feet can be changed in seconds to support both orientations.

Included are 4 preinstalled 120mm Light Wings LX Fans, one in the rear exhaust location and three with reversed fan blades in the side mounting locations. In total there are 10 fan locations available.

An additional set can be installed across the bottom or top surfaces as well.  These would be your left and right when sitting horizontally.  All three of these locations can be repurposed for a radiator when water cooling.

Your power supply sits centered behind the motherboard in a separate chamber keeping the cables and the airflow separated from the main components. Support for motherboards from Mini ATX to standard ATX provides 7 expansion slots.

Removing the side panels is easy as each is secured with a single thumb screw on the back side.

Here is a closer look at one of the two removable side panels. The same striped motif is echoed into the mesh design offering plenty of airflow.

Two PWM ARGB fan controllers come preinstalled, one on each side to help with cable management. The preinstalled fans are connected to the top or right-side controller. Each can support up to six ARGB/Fan devices.

If more cooling is needed, the 600 LX can support two radiators up to 360mm behind those side panels.

The motherboard tray supports both traditional ATX style motherboards and the new backside connector designs like the ASUS BTF, MSI Project Zero and Gigabyte Project Stealth. The open tray design gives easy access to the back of the motherboard.

The dual chamber design provides plenty of room behind the motherboard and around the sides of the case. This space doesn’t affect the airflow from the installed fans.

The center management panel opens like a door to help with cable management.  This area supports two drive locations. All this space contains plenty of hooks for cable ties to keep those pesky cables out of sight. A must with so much glass! The drive cage is removeable and supports 2 drives bringing the total to 4 supported.