Black Atx Desktop Review

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(More customer reviews)It's been quite a while since I used a desktop case for any of my computers. Probably because of this, I was a little surprised by what was under the hood on this one...

The internal layout is ATX standard, but with a few tweaks to accommodate airflow over the fans when they are horizontal to the rest of the system. The front face of the case pops off, but is tethered to the rest of the body by the cabling required for the buttons and ports located there.

The only minor complaint I might have about this case is that the hardware switch to shut off the power supply is under the face plate and somewhat inaccessible. Much thinner fingers than mine would be required to flip the switch without removing the faceplate from the case. However, since modern motherboards only use the pretty (often illuminated) power switch attached to the motherboard, most users won't have a problem with this. My paranoia is great; I'd prefer easier access to the main switch for the power supply.

Other than this, the case is a dream to work with!

The ATX board I put inside left LOTS of spare room for cards and cabling. Everywhere you look, there's a fan pulling air into and out of the case. It runs exceptionally cool.

About the only concern I have about the case is that the fans (when they reach the end of their MTBF cycle) are a potential noise source.

Other than these small concerns, this is a great case.

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Product Description:
2 * 5.25 / up to 4 * 3.50HDD " Aluminum Face Plate / Steel Chassis.Glossy Coated Finish Body.Tool-Less Installation for 5.25" & 1* 3.5" drive bays.2*80mm Rear Fan; Front USB2.0 + Audio.Universal DVD ROM Cover.ATX 500w PSU. Dual Core and PCIE ready. Low ripple and noise. Output over voltage protection Short circuit protection on all outputs.

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SilverStone LC13B-E Aluminum/Steel ATX Media Center/HTPC Case - Retail (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have been using this case for a couple of months now, and, while I would stand by the four star review (one star downfor relatively loud fans and no thought to cable management), I like it a whole lot better than I did at first.

After some small-fingered gymnastics to get a large gaming mainboard and a huge pci-e video card tucked in here with my non-modular power cables, the very last thing I wanted to do was open this thing up again, but I was getting tired of listening to my previously quiet cpu heatsink fan kick into jet mode halfway through a netflix movie.It was so loud that the fairly loud fans the case comes with became irrelevant.

So, I needed to work on the airflow.Since I was going to have to pull this big baby out of its space anyway, I decided to swap out the original fans and see if I couldn't get the airflow higher at the same time I was trying to get the noise lower.

Now, I originally put a KN8 SLI motherboard and an enormous video card in here without removing the center hard drive cage, but it was really tight all the way around. Bad idea - even though I had stuffed the excess power cables in there, it was too cramped and tight for the fans to move any air.Although the case is large, there really isn't very much headroom for the cpu cooler, so going with a completely passive one of those wasn't an option.Instead, I bought 2 80mm silent fans to replace the two rear case fans and also bought two silent 120mm fans for the front and one side of the case.Removing the center cage gave me enough extra room to tether my power cables to the reinforcement bar.Now, my heat sensitive cpu fan never gets above a whisper.

The case is solid and reinforced.I put a fairly heavy 28" lcd tv on top with not a groan or a strain or a whimper.If loud fans bother you, figure that into your costs.But the case itself is gorgeous and extremely well made.Setting it up could not have been easier.The PCI covers come right out - no cheap punch-outs.The cables are well-marked and seem to be of good quality.

Overall, I'm very happy with this case.I'd be happier if it came with quieter fans, but this is an amazing htpc case for the price.

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Redefining the styling direction of a genre once again, SiverStone LC13-E can be seen as an impressive fascia that is both beautiful and purposeful. Behind it, is a chassis offering an extensive array of hard drive / optical drive configuration and excellent cooling characteristic. Among cases that are built on compromises, the LC13 is the first choice for those who need the most freedom with their HTPC.

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SilverStone GD01B-R Aluminum Front Panel/0.8mm SECC Body ATX Media Center/HTPC Case - Retail (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)This case is compact and well designed.I installed an ATX board, 3 hard drives, 3 cards, and an optical drive.I expected it to be difficult to get everything in and still have room for air flow but it was slick as can be.

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Following the success of the venerable Lascala series, a new era will start with the first Grandia series of HTPC case, the GD01. Updated with an advanced 52-in-1 card reader, enhanced low speed fans, and improved hard drive mounting bracket, the GD01 is then matched with classic lines from the most popular Lascala HTPC cases of the past to make a truly appealing package. As with many SilverStone HTPC cases before, the GD01 also has class-leading six hard drive capacity (for up to 4.5 Terabytes) and dual optical drive ready for Blu-ray and HD-DVD drives. For even more enriched multimedia experience, an optional GD01MX model is available with Multilanguage LCD, software, and remote control that is compatible with MCE remote and keyboard.

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