Silverstone CFP51-B Aluminum 5.25" to 3.5" bay converter with 120mm fan

Pros: From reading the reviews on newegg I had a concept in my mind what I would be getting and now that I have it I got to tell you it is better than what I thought. I was very hesistant to make this purchase too because it cost more than what I wanted to pay for a drive / case cooler. The Quality of this device is amazing. SOLID Steel. It has thick rubber gromets between the outer shell and the inner harddrive cage that pretty much eliminates vibration. The fan is really good, moves air well, and is quiet. This case works really well with tool-less drive bays. Lowered my Case Temps by 12F degrees with out the removing the metal inserts behind the fan.

Cons: I don't understand why Silverstone attached a fan grill to the front of the fan when the outside steel mesh already protects the fan. However, the grill can very easily be removed from the fan. Pull up on the tips of the screws and it releases every easily. BE SURE YOU HAVE 3 EMPTY 5.25" BAYS IN YOUR CASE. IT IS BIGGER THAN THE PICTURES APPEAR

Overall Review: One thing you can't see in the pictures is that the front grill by design is aerodynamically sloped inwards towards the middle. The front piece is just one big solid "COLD" Aluminmum heat sink which I honestly believe does help cool the air that is being sucked behind it as it enters the case. The black color of the mesh is an exact match with the mesh on my Cooler Master 534 Centurion Case. (Newegg Item#:N82E16811119104). I was considering getting the silver fan which may possibly be a better color match but I think I am going to stick with this black one. Newegg Rawks! LOYAL CUSTOMER!

Pros: Easy installation, tight fit, no vibration with 4x500 GB SATA drives installed. Keeps the drives very cool with the front fan. Includes screws for harddrives so you don't have to scrounge for them, as well as an adapter for the front fan to convert to 4-pin molex if needed.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Great way to fill up those unused 5.25 slots if you want more space and don't have the need for harddrives. I have this in a 4u case at the moment. Works wonders! Gave me the ability to add another 4 drives. The front fan glows blue, which may be annoying to some, but righteous to others. Had no problems with fitting in standard 5.25 bays, but remember it will take 3x5.25 bays together for this product.

Pros: Very VERY Sturdy Construction. I have owned/thrown away many drive bay converters and this one is a keeper. This is by far the best module I have ever owned. This thing fits in any 3 5.25 drive bays. I put it in an ANTEC 900 case and it fit like a glove and looks amazing. It takes 3 spaces (5.25') and holds 4 harddrives (3.5'). The harddrives are really close together but the 120mm fan in front keeps them very cool. There is a grill on the front that will keep a lot of debris out of the case. If more filtering is needed, it would be easy to add some sort of foam filter between the fan and the rest of the enclosure. The included fan is a good selection and it lights up blue...but not too bright. I also use speedfan utility and it regulates all the fans in my case. Everything is so quiet...I cannot even tell the thing is running. Great quality here...and not too expensive either. I have the black one in my case and it works very well with the Antec 900 and speedfan.

Cons: The 4 harddrives are very close together and will have some extra heat because of that. ( a way around it is to only install two drives...spaced apart and they will have amazing cooling that way)

Overall Review: Buy it...it just works and looks great!

Pros: Well built and Solid. Good sized fan for addtional cooling.

Cons: Could have better documentation but it is not very difficult to figure out.

Overall Review: Good way to expand your internal HD needs. This converter allowed me to add four more HDs (2 RAID Pairs) to my system. Would buy again.

Pros: It works as advertised...converts drive bays to 3.5". Fan is quiet. Looks GREAT with my case.

Cons: Wasn't free.

Overall Review: I'm happy with it. I bought it along with an 8800 ultra thinking I would need to move my hard drives....I didn't need to. Either way, it's staying...it looks great and adds another fan.

Pros: Great quality construction, well though out design. Excellent cooling performance, great way to fit extra drives into your case. Great fit in my Antec P180b

Cons: Noisey, with only one drive, the aluminum housing reverberates drive noise way to much for a quiet system. The fan however, is not too loud, but I still swapped it for a quieter model. I also removed the front bezel (probably the most expensive part to manufacture) and I'm using a real dust filter instead...seems like a waste, but not only did it not filer well, it also restriced airflow too much.

Overall Review: Wish I would have got the L!an instead, it's half the price, and with all the modification I did, it would have been equal in performance.

Pros: Works as advertised. Keeps my 1Tx4 drives at 35C under load.

Cons: Totally unnecessary panels behind the fan!

Overall Review: Before you put your drives in do yourself a favor and pry off the panels behind the fan. Even though they have holes punched in they still cut airflow a lot. My drive temperature went down 10C after I cut them out! The front grill itself only increases temperature marginally. Taking out the panels do not compromise rigidity at all.

Pros: Excellent build quality, some of the best I've seen. Both stylish and functional. Fan is quiet. Rubber mounts isolate drives well. Increases case ventilation significantly.

Cons: No provision for fan filter ... minor quibble.

Overall Review: Using this in a Coolermaster Centurion. Looks like it came stock with the case - very very nice. I'm not one for goofy lights and what not, but the blue LED lighting is not irritating and it blends with the design of this particular case extremely well. Very pleased!