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A
Closer Look:::...
I
won't waste time and bandwidth with a box shot because...well...because
I forgot to take one. There! I said it! Are you happy now?
Out
of the mythical box it becomes immediately apparent that
this is no shrinking violet of a case, this is your loud
and proud variety that's just begging to get to work as
a full-on HTPC system and combined gaming powerhouse.
The
overall surface finish is very attractive with a brushed
and hard anodised surface that screams class. If I'm going
to be picky my only real moan would be that the SilverStone
logo is screen printed on when a raised chrome-like logo
would have looked so much better.
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Front
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It's
big but there's no denying it's slick. The lack of any top-mounted
vents plus the solid construction means you can pile your
other components on top if you want to.
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Front
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The
single wraparound cover features what SilverStone call "strategically
placed vents" on both sides.
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Side
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On the side of the thick front fascia are the cleverly concealed
Firewire and audio mic and speaker (headphone) connectors.
This is great in theory, but has one problem so far as I'm
concerned, which is that if you sit the unit in a cabinet,
they immediately become useless, unless it's an unusually
wide cabinet at least.
The
side and lower edges of the fascia also feature elongated
slots cut into them which serve as air intake vents for
the front mounted fan.
From
the rear it becomes apparent that this case accepts a full
sized power supply and, with a full seven expansion slots
available.
Dual
60mm fans bring slight concerns about fan noise but short
of using a crossflow blower there's not really room for
any other size of fan at the back.
Both
fan grills are very open and should facilitate maximum airflow
as well as reducing noise.
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Rear
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