SILVERSTONE TJ07-B Black Computer Case

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First, I am a small-medium business customer with 18 years in the industry. In that time I have worked on and around most classes of servers from several brand names. I would put this case up against any case they make! These cases have enabled critical business processes for almost two years and I am getting ready to purchase more of them. Two of these will fit side-by-side in a 19 inch rack tray. The vents on both sides and large quiet fans makes this arrangement work very well. In this way 6 cases fit nicely in a 42U cabinet. Not all full tower cases will fit so nicely in a cabinet. Inside the case there is room for two power supplies, but without an automatic failover option the second supply is just in convenient storage. Modular power supplies allow 5 minute manual failover. A single 1000W power supply runs 13 drives in a few of my cases. Do consider case options available at the manufacturer's web site.

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PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ MY FULL REVIEW, I ACTUALLY SPENT SOME TIME ON IT, THANKS!I recently had a Cosmos S, fully modded with a window any everything. I grew out of the "OMG ITS UV!" mentality, and wanted something that looks as sleek and as normal as possible. Especially because i'll be taking this to live on res for university, i don't want to attract unwanted attention. Moving to this case is probably one of the best things i've done. It's removable mobo tray makes you wonder "why in sweet peppermint jesus' name doesnt every other case have this?" .. seriously, it's pretty much the best idea ever. The whole case is made out of aluminum, but it's a soft (malleable) brushed aluminum, so it can probably dent pretty badly if you ever decide to swing your keyboard at it, for whatever reason.I mentioned before that i don't want any of the flashy stuff. That being said, i bought a few blue CCFLs to accent the exterior of my case. The feet lift the case just enough so i could slip the CCFLs underneath (i used some riser pads too). I have the sickest blue underglow on my pc it looks like one of those "fast-and-the-furious" cars.The whole case itself is relatively easy to mod. In the event you get tired of the stock black brished aluminum, it's relatively easy to "redesign" the case. It's made up of the 5.3ft long extruded front/top/bottom panel, and your two doors. drop  them off at your local powdercoating factory, and get it repainted for relatively cheap. I painted mine a glossy (finger-print magnet) white. Those three pieces are all you need to paint because those three parts make the whole exterior of the case. I don't need a window, because i know my tubings won't leak.I put a triple radiator on the bottom as well as a dual radiator - rockin' those new DD-SR1's with GELID fans, pretty much the ultimate setup. The mesh on the bottom can get quite dusty if you're doing a pull-config from outside-in (you water coolers will know what im talking about ;]). I have to clean my bottom panel mesh sides occasionally. I also added a DD-Fillport on the top, which looks pretty sleek. there are alot of pics of these floating on the interweb, check them out (if yo're into wc'ing).overall, pretty much the best case to exist. period. so moddable, it's not even funny.

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i guess it depends what you want from a case. if you want a fair amount of room for maybe a big video card and heat sink you are in luck. if you want to water cool, it might be a little crowded. after having this case for 2 years i have one major complaint. it is really noisey. it moves air around pretty well but i have disabled or removed all but one of the original case fans to quell this noisey beast. the aluminum, while defintely solid and strong carrys vibrations very well and has a tendency to amplify any noise from your PSU, HDs or case fans. the 'ventilation mesh' at the sides and top also contributes to the noise and in my experience actually impedes flow. i removed the top mesh and plan on replacing it with plexi glass. this is a handsome case with a lot of room, but it seems like it is already kind dated. with quiet computing becoming more popular as cooling and speed has become easier to attain for user. this case is highly modular, everything can be removed.

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This case is fantastic. The uni-body 5mm aluminum frame is so sturdy you could drive a mac truck into it and it wouldn't leave a dent. The case comes with six fans installed. The removable mobo tray is a great feature. It comes with more spare screws then you can shake a stick at. I got more five and a quarter inch bays then I know what to do with and six hard drive bays set into two seperate cages, each with its own fan attached. I bought this case to last me at least a decade and I think it will do just that and more.

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this is my second full tower case (old case coolermaster stacker) i love the extra space to work in. its nice for cable management and fans just for the hard drives , should keep my raptors cooled nicely.removable mobo tray would be nice unless u use a tall cpu hearsink like the Thermalright Ultra-120.Silverstone sure knows how to make a case , no real flaws to mention in quality of workmanship.i wasnt sure if air circulation would be good for the whole system but it works very well for the whole mobo. This review was modfied by poster @ 11-22-06 10:32 PM