Sunbeamtech Silent Storm ATX Case Review

Cases & PSU/Cases by easypanic @ 2006-03-21

Is the Silent Storm case from Sunbeamtech able to live up to its name? The Silent Storm has some innovative features which aim at improving the airflow; we take it for a spin and compare its performance to that of a worthy competitor.

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Outside

Outside

The case has a stylish, sober finish if you look at it from the front. No one could tell there are three 120mm fans in this case. If you take a quick look at the back of the case, the blowhole for the rear 120mm is the first thing that draws the attention. You can even put an 80/92mm fan in it as smaller holes are made inside the blowhole:



If you start looking at the side of the case you'll see this case is an airflow monster. The side has plexi window with ventilation holes in it and a 120mm fan attached:

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Cool indeed, but one detail makes my happiness fade away:

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A screw was tightened down a bit too hard, making the plexi window to crack. It's very small yes, but we don't want to buy a case that's already been battered when it arrives at our doorstep.


More Details

Time to open the grey door at the front of the case:



On the left of the front you'll notice three small dots. These are magnets; three screws that are placed in the right part of the door keep the case close:



On the left lower side of the front plate, you'll find two USB ports and two audio jackets. One for some headphones and one for a microphone. An IEEE1394/Firewire port is optional.

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Finally on the bottom of the case there are four little 'feet'. These are quite simple, white stand offs of quite hard rubber.

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Let's take a look inside ->
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