- Aluminum / Steel
- Side: 1 x 120mm intake fans, 900rpm, 18dBA Bottom: 3 x 120mm intake fans, 900rpm, 18dBA
Very happy, but...
10/25/2013
This review is from: SILVERSTONE Black Aluminum / Steel Grandia Series SST-GD08B ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
Pros:
* Full ATX Motherboard
* Large Video Cards will work
* 2 Optical bays (but probably can't use one)
* Full ATX power supply
* up to 5 120mm Fans + 2 80mm fans (3 x 120 included)
* 2 x USB 3.0 front ports
* Power and Reset buttons
*Many possible storage configurations.
* Nice looking in a media rack
Cons:
Instructions are inadequate when installing an optical drive (though I may be last person on planet to want to do this).
It wasn't clear that the eject button (pleastic and right angled rail with slider) had a slider element that you can align with the optical drive button. I actually removed one of the eject buttons entirely before discovering this. Clear instructions would be helpful here.
Con #2. Cable management. Get a modular power supply and don't connect cables you don't need (or yours will look like mine--I just stuffed the cables up in the drive cage at the end where 3 drives might otherwise go.
Overall Review:
I am actually very happy with the case and was able to fit quite a bit in the box (with room for another SSD at least) despite my non-attempt at cable management in this case.
Fans : /3x120mm included with case
Motherboard: ASROCK Extreme6/ac
SSD: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB (used for Intel RapidStorage and RapidStart implementation).
HDD: 2 x 2TB Seagate Baracuda 7200 rpm SATAIII.
CPU: Intel Core I7 4770 Haswell, socket 1150 84w
CPU Cooler: SilverStone Argon Series AR02 CPU Cooler
GPU: EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2771-KR GeForce GTX 770
Pwr: SILVERSTONE Strider Gold Evolution SST-ST75F-G Evolution 750W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V 80 PLUS GOLD Certified 100% Modular, Active PFC Power Supply
Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Optical Drive: LG Black 14X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA BDXL Blu-ray Burner, Bare Drive, 3D Play Back (WH14NS40)
OS: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64-bit (Full Version) - OEM
Primary Input Devices: Logitech MK710 Black 7 Function Keys RF Wireless Ergonomic Desktop
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- Gregory B.
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Owned For:
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