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The specs of the power supply are 360 Watts and quiet. All the rails have pretty standard voltages and amps. I did test the voltages coming out of the power supply and are normal.
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Here is a closer shot of the back of the PSU in the case. You'll notice it is just a vent back there. There is no fan. Quiet...
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Back to the interior of unit, the case is pretty roomy. Like I said, it is a standard ATX case, just sideways.
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The drive bay area is clear and the drive bays are removable for easy access. Actually, if you couldn't remove it, you wouldn't be able to get to the interior side of the drive bay screws.
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Like I said, this case is very roomy. All cases should be this roomy.
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You get many cables with this thing. The combination of PSU cables and headers are pretty intense. The only thing I don't like about the header cables is that the pins are separate, you'll need to put all the pins in the correct one.
<B>The finished product</B>:
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The interior of the case with everything attached. Notice how organized my cable routing is.......
Specs of the unit:
Duron 750 Mhz
Iwill KK266
20GB WD 5400 RPM drive
Silent Silverstone PSU
8x DVD Drive
Radeon 64MB Vivo
256MB PC133 Ram
Intel NIC
Onboard Sound
Windows XP
These specs are good enough for a fully functional HTPC. In fact, it is much more than what is needed.
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The finished product. It is good thing that the drive area is hidden, it is good if you have an ugly white drive (like me). Yes, I could very well paint it or get a black drive. I'm just too lazy.
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Here is the case on my 13" TV upstairs. Don't worry, it was just for testing. It is going in the TV room.
<B>Conclusion</B>:
Price around $200 and the power supply at around $65, this setup is not exactly cheap. If you're in the market for HTPC cases, shop around. <a href="http://www.silverstonetek.com">Silverstone</a> did make an extraordinary case, and for it, you must pay a premium price. Is it worth it? You'll have to decide that for yourself, but I know that if you did own it, you'd be very pleased. The power supply is also excellent, and is what a SILENT power supply should be... silent.
I'd like to thank Joy from Silverstone for the chance to review this great case.
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</center>The specs of the power supply are 360 Watts and quiet. All the rails have pretty standard voltages and amps. I did test the voltages coming out of the power supply and are normal.
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</center>Here is a closer shot of the back of the PSU in the case. You'll notice it is just a vent back there. There is no fan. Quiet...
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</center>Back to the interior of unit, the case is pretty roomy. Like I said, it is a standard ATX case, just sideways.
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</center>The drive bay area is clear and the drive bays are removable for easy access. Actually, if you couldn't remove it, you wouldn't be able to get to the interior side of the drive bay screws.
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</center>Like I said, this case is very roomy. All cases should be this roomy.
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</center>You get many cables with this thing. The combination of PSU cables and headers are pretty intense. The only thing I don't like about the header cables is that the pins are separate, you'll need to put all the pins in the correct one.
<B>The finished product</B>:
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</center>The interior of the case with everything attached. Notice how organized my cable routing is.......
Specs of the unit:
Duron 750 Mhz
Iwill KK266
20GB WD 5400 RPM drive
Silent Silverstone PSU
8x DVD Drive
Radeon 64MB Vivo
256MB PC133 Ram
Intel NIC
Onboard Sound
Windows XP
These specs are good enough for a fully functional HTPC. In fact, it is much more than what is needed.
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</center>The finished product. It is good thing that the drive area is hidden, it is good if you have an ugly white drive (like me). Yes, I could very well paint it or get a black drive. I'm just too lazy.
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</center>Here is the case on my 13" TV upstairs. Don't worry, it was just for testing. It is going in the TV room.
<B>Conclusion</B>:
Price around $200 and the power supply at around $65, this setup is not exactly cheap. If you're in the market for HTPC cases, shop around. <a href="http://www.silverstonetek.com">Silverstone</a> did make an extraordinary case, and for it, you must pay a premium price. Is it worth it? You'll have to decide that for yourself, but I know that if you did own it, you'd be very pleased. The power supply is also excellent, and is what a SILENT power supply should be... silent.
I'd like to thank Joy from Silverstone for the chance to review this great case.