Producer: SilentiumPC
UK value (as reviewed): £TBC (inc. VAT)
US value (as reviewed): $TBC (exc. tax)
SilentiumPC wasn’t an organization I used to be acquainted with or probably even conscious of in any respect earlier than this evaluation. A creature of behavior I’ll typically filter by producer for ones I’m acquainted with or have used earlier than. That may be a great factor as you’re more likely to get a good-quality, dependable product, however it’s a must to watch out to not let model loyalty creep in when firms let requirements slip, and you possibly can miss out on some nice merchandise. SilentiumPC’s choices are aimed on the extra budget-friendly finish of the spectrum and with many of the fashions packing three or 4 followers out of the field, it additionally cuts any have to buy extra case followers. Regardless of the low value, SilentiumPC pack the circumstances with as many creature comforts because it does followers, much like how smaller automotive firms’ base fashions are filled with what can be costly add-on choices with different extra “premium” manufacturers. Let’s see if the Polish-designed Regnum RG6V TG is one to observe, or one to overlook?
For a funds case it was definitely properly packaged, with a separate foam piece defending the glass panel. It hadn’t occurred to me earlier than that case producers have a reasonably cavalier angle in the direction of transporting glass, with no extra safety being provided with any of the glass circumstances which have handed via my fingers. A minimum of to not the perfect of my recollection.
The case is nice sufficient to take a look at. It is predominantly your typical black field, however the entrance panel has a pointy angular pinch midway up, a sample repeated on the high and backside by the use of an indent of the skinny gloss-black hexagonal mesh that gives the case its air provide. It is fairly an aggressive stance that jogs my memory of the rear air ducts on present Lamborghinis. In the course of that entrance mesh sits a small badge with a stylised “S” that serves as SilentiumPC’s brand.
The entrance, roof, flooring and rear of the case are all well-ventilated, with the previous three all having filters of some description. The entrance panel is plastic and is connected to the metal chassis with a couple of push pins, coming off with out an excessive amount of fuss. That is made simpler by the entrance I/O being connected to the roof’s metallic panel fairly than the entrance plastic part. This entrance part is in two components; a chunky outer body that attaches to the case, then a dual-layered central ventilated panel.
The air flow includes a hexagonal wire mesh on the entrance, with a finer cloth-like filter 12mm behind, each completely connected to the body of this interior part. Typically having the filter completely mounted on this method makes cleansing troublesome, however the two components are linked by magnets which have been inserted into each frames, so the filtered panel may be faraway from the entrance by itself for a rinse and spin. It is a very neat and seamless answer and rids the entrance of these ugly boxy filter frames.
Behind the entrance panel sit three of SilentiumPC’s Sigma HP120 followers. They’re mounted to the surface of the entrance fan rails, however the rails have been inset so there’s 17mm of respiratory area between the filter and the followers. The followers look the half on first inspection, a glossy all-black 9-bladed fan with the SilentiumPC brand within the centre of the hub, each body and blades feeling stable too. Nonetheless, when giving the fan blades a squeeze it reveals a fairly tough and tatty end to the perimeters of the blades.
The entrance may mount 2x 140mm followers and as much as a 60mm-thick 360mm radiator, however any radiator will eat into your GPU clearance. The highest fan mount can take 2x 120mm or 140mm followers and as much as a 280mm radiator. SilentiumPC specifies that 280mm radiator compatibility is simply with followers of 25mm thickness and a rad of 28mm, however given I measured the hole to the VRM heatsink as 52mm and also you’d additionally should clear the EPS and entrance I/O cables, it might be extremely tight. Potential, however probably not advisable.
The roof and underside of the case sport magnetised filters. I like the thought of utilizing a magnetised filter on the underside because it means it may be eliminated for cleansing from any route. The underside of the case is ventilated from simply in entrance of the rear ft, proper as much as the place the entrance radiator clearance ends, so provides airflow to the entire flooring and never simply the PSU.
A 4th Sigma HP120 fan is then discovered on the rear of the case, which has 16mm of journey between the best and lowest mounting positions. Solely 120mm followers and radiators may be mounted within the rear.
The entrance I/O has energy and reset buttons, separate headphone and microphone ports and a couple of USB 3.2 Gen 1 Kind-A ports. The two USB sockets are for some cause oriented in reverse methods… simply to ensure you solely ever get your USB gadget plugged in on the umpteenth try. Given that each one the photographs of the case on the web site exhibits them going through the identical route, I can solely assume this can be a manufacturing error that slipped previous QC. Each are nonetheless practical although and the inclusion of rubber blanking plugs for each audio and USB ports is good contact.
Specs
- Dimensions (mm) 221 x 443 x 470 (W x D x H)
- Materials Metal, plastic, tempered glass
- Out there colors Black with both customary ARGB followers
- Weight 6.05kg
- Entrance panel Energy, reset, 2x USB 3.2 GEN 1 (TYPE A), 1x headphone jack 1x microphone jack
- Drive bays 4 x 3.5″/2.5″, 5 x 2.5″
- Kind issue(s) ATX, micro-ATX
- Cooling 3 x 140mm/120mm entrance fan mounts (3 x 140mm
followers included), 1 x 140mm/120mm rear fan mount (1 x 140mm fan included),
3 x 120mm or 2 x 140mm roof fan mounts (followers not included) - CPU cooler clearance 180mm
- Most graphics card size 419mm
- Extras Detachable mud filters, RGB LED controller, eight-port PWM fan hub
