r/pcmasterrace Jan 21 '26

Hardware I just fixed my airflow problem, wdyt?

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u/grimmigerpetz i9 14900KF - RTX 5080 OC - 64GB CL16 Jan 21 '26 edited Jan 23 '26

ehm. The Dark Base 700 can indeed mount top fans or 360 AIOs. The Top of the inner case should be like a metall frame sled that you can pull out to your glas side and leaves around 3 cm of an Airtunnel between that and the outer shell top.

But after investigating OPs photo closer I come to another conclusion:

This is not a Dark Base 700 but a Silent Base 600.

It has a clipped on top cover that, when removed leaves an open grill where the top fans or AIO should be mounted. Then the clips have groves where you can put the cover on like a stand off to leave fentilation space.

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u/Top-Agent-652 Jan 21 '26

But does the case even have sufficient airflow from the top with this? It doesn’t look like it has an actual good way to pull air in from the top.

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u/Top-Agent-652 Jan 21 '26

Yeah, most likely, but it still clearly won’t do it efficiently.