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A
Closer Look:::...
With
her jacket off she's still a beauty, well, perhaps that's
a little generous but everything certainly looks good.
The
outside dimensions of this case may be on the generous side
but like the Tardis things seem even more capacious inside.
That rat's nest of cable sprawling forth from the front
of the case may seem a little daunting at first but it's
not as bad as it looks when you break it all down.
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Internal
View
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The
front of the case is equipped with a single 80mm intake
fan sat in a plastic cradle.
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Internal
View
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It could be argued that this should be a quick-release cradle
but when you consider the risk of vibration, particularly
against the front fascia where it'd be most obvious, the
single screw is no great hardship. SilverStone claim 2050RPM
and 21dBA for this fan which seemed reasonable.
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Front
80mm Intake Fan
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There's
room for two 5.25" drives, one internal only, and three
3.5" drives in the obviously visible cages.
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Internal
View - Drive Cages
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However
there's room for a fourth 3.5" drive slung beneath
the 5.25" cage. If you're using a full sized motherboard
you might want to leave the 5.25" bays vacant until
it's installed as access the the corner screw is though
a rectangular cut-out in the bottom.
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Internal
View - 3.5" Slung Cage
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Here's
the pair of 60mm exhaust fans at the rear of the case. These
come with 3-pin connectors which can, if you have enough
headers, be powered directly from the motherboard. The claimed
noise levels of 25dBA from these fans seemed a bit optimistic
to me based on my test apparatus (AKA ears).
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Internal
View - Rear Details
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The
VFD can be seen from inside the case though there's little
you can do to it without a bit of a srtrip-down. There's
very little protection against dust but by the same rule
it should be easy enough to get a compressed air nozzle
down there too.
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VFD
Rear View
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Be
careful when you lift this case though, even slight pressure
on the front of the display is enough to dislodge the smoked
plastic panel. This appears to be glued in place, though
not particularly well it would seem.
Fortunately
it stays pretty much in place even when dislodged, it just
doesn't look as nice. With a little effort I'm sure it can
be re-glued but it's not something you'll want to do after
building a system inside as you have to remove the VFD unit
to get to it properly.
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