Producer: SilentiumPC
Uk value (as reviewed): £TBC (inc. VAT)
US price (as reviewed): $TBC (exc. tax)
SilentiumPC wasn’t a firm I was acquainted with or maybe even mindful of at all in advance of this review. A creature of routine I’ll usually filter by manufacturer for kinds I’m familiar with or have employed prior to. That can be a very good detail as you are probably to get a very good-good quality, reputable product or service, but you have to be very careful to not allow brand loyalty creep in when firms allow standards slip, and you could overlook out on some fantastic goods. SilentiumPC’s offerings are aimed at the a lot more finances-friendly conclusion of the spectrum and with most of the types packing a few or 4 followers out of the box, it also cuts any will need to acquire additional circumstance lovers. Irrespective of the reduced rate, SilentiumPC pack the cases with as a lot of creature comforts as it does admirers, very similar to how smaller automobile companies’ foundation designs are packed with what would be costly increase-on possibilities with other far more “premium” models. Let’s see if the Polish-made Regnum RG6V TG is 1 to watch, or one to miss out on?
For a finances case it was certainly effectively packaged, with a separate foam piece defending the glass panel. It hadn’t transpired to me just before that circumstance companies have a relatively cavalier perspective towards transporting glass, with no more defense becoming available with any of the glass circumstances that have passed as a result of my arms. At minimum not to the most effective of my recollection.
The case is pleasant adequate to search at. It truly is predominantly your usual black box, but the entrance panel has a sharp angular pinch halfway up, a sample repeated at the major and base by way of an indent of the slim gloss-black hexagonal mesh that delivers the case its air provide. It is really an intense stance that reminds me of the rear air ducts on present Lamborghinis. In the center of that entrance mesh sits a compact badge with a stylised “S” that serves as SilentiumPC’s brand.
The front, roof, floor and rear of the circumstance are all very well-ventilated, with the previous 3 all getting filters of some description. The entrance panel is plastic and is attached to the steel chassis with a several press pins, coming off without having as well substantially fuss. This is built simpler by the entrance I/O being attached to the roof’s metallic panel somewhat than the entrance plastic part. This front part is in two components a chunky outer body that attaches to the situation, then a dual-layered central ventilated panel.
The ventilation contains a hexagonal wire mesh on the entrance, with a finer cloth-like filter 12mm powering, the two forever connected to the body of this internal segment. Normally acquiring the filter permanently set in this fashion can make cleaning complicated, but the two sections are linked by magnets which have been inserted into both equally frames, so the filtered panel can be taken off from the front by alone for a rinse and spin. It truly is a quite neat and seamless option and rids the front of all those unsightly boxy filter frames.
Driving the front panel sit a few of SilentiumPC’s Sigma HP120 fans. They’re mounted to the exterior of the entrance lover rails, but the rails have been inset so there’s 17mm of respiration room concerning the filter and the enthusiasts. The enthusiasts seem the section on to start with inspection, a sleek all-black 9-bladed supporter with the SilentiumPC symbol in the centre of the hub, equally frame and blades emotion sound also. Nevertheless, when providing the lover blades a squeeze it reveals a rather rough and tatty end to the edges of the blades.
The entrance can also mount 2x 140mm enthusiasts and up to a 60mm-thick 360mm radiator, but any radiator will consume into your GPU clearance. The best fan mount can take 2x 120mm or 140mm admirers and up to a 280mm radiator. SilentiumPC specifies that 280mm radiator compatibility is only with lovers of 25mm thickness and a rad of 28mm, but provided I calculated the gap to the VRM heatsink as 52mm and you would also have to clear the EPS and entrance I/O cables, it’d be very restricted. Probable, but not actually a good idea.
The roof and underside of the case activity magnetised filters. I like the concept of employing a magnetised filter on the bottom as it indicates it can be eliminated for cleaning from any path. The base of the circumstance is ventilated from just in entrance of the rear ft, right up to the place the front radiator clearance ends, so gives airflow to the full ground and not just the PSU.
A 4th Sigma HP120 admirer is then observed at the rear of the circumstance, which has 16mm of travel amongst the greatest and least expensive mounting positions. Only 120mm followers and radiators can be mounted in the rear.
The front I/O has electricity and reset buttons, separate headphone and microphone ports and 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Sort-A ports. The 2 USB sockets are for some explanation orientated in reverse techniques… just to make absolutely sure you only at any time get your USB device plugged in on the umpteenth endeavor. Presented that all the images of the scenario on the site shows them struggling with the same route, I can only suppose this is a production error that slipped previous QC. Both equally are nonetheless useful while and the inclusion of rubber blanking plugs for both of those audio and USB ports is awesome contact.
Specs
- Proportions (mm) 221 x 443 x 470 (W x D x H)
- Material Steel, plastic, tempered glass
- Out there colors Black with both regular ARGB lovers
- Bodyweight 6.05kg
- Front panel Power, reset, 2x USB 3.2 GEN 1 (Kind A), 1x headphone jack 1x microphone jack
- Drive bays 4 x 3.5″/2.5″, 5 x 2.5″
- Form issue(s) ATX, micro-ATX
- Cooling 3 x 140mm/120mm entrance lover mounts (3 x 140mm
followers incorporated), 1 x 140mm/120mm rear admirer mount (1 x 140mm admirer provided),
3 x 120mm or 2 x 140mm roof enthusiast mounts (lovers not provided) - CPU cooler clearance 180mm
- Most graphics card size 419mm
- Extras Detachable dust filters, RGB LED controller, 8-port PWM enthusiast hub
