SilverStone Technology Temjin 6: Another BTX Style in an ATX Form
by Purav Sanghani on September 25, 2004 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
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External Design
Most of SilverStone Technology's products have incorporated a sleek look - nothing too fancy or colorful, no themes like hideous spiders or masks on the front, and definitely, no unnecessary modding to make the product stand out in the market. We enjoy looking at a SilverStone Technology case because it doesn't hurt our eyes the way other cases have in the past.
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The bezel is designed with a monolithic façade, standing tall, yet in the simplest manner possible. The top half is composed of drive bays with matching black aluminum covers. There are five 5-1/4" bays and two 3-1/2" exposed bays on the bezel.
The bottom half of the Temjin 6 is composed of the power button and LED, the HDD activity LED, and the reset button positioned vertically down the middle in that exact order. Also placed vertically is a 3-inch wide grate, which aids in air circulation.
Again, the bezel features a clean look no matter what the color (black or silver), which makes the Temjin 6 stand out from the rest in a good way, like its predecessors, the Temjin III and Temjin V.
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Moving to the left side, we see a few different features that were also implemented in the Temjin V. SilverStone has placed a key lock at mid height to lock the bezel door, which we will discuss later. Visually, the lock is implemented nicely and does not interfere with the rest of the visual features. Towards the bottom of the Temjin 6, on the same left side, are the auxiliary ports, which include color-coded head phone and microphone ports, a group of 4 USB ports, and a single FireWire port all lined up vertically. From the front of the case, they are not at all noticeable.
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The rest of the outer shell continues the simplistic design with solid steel panels, leaving out windows and fans. The side panels use the sliding plastic clips to secure onto the case. We realized that these clips, if not taken care of, can be easily broken. There are holes cut out to secure the panels with screws in the traditional way, but a better design would have been to use thumbscrews instead.
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PuravSanghani - Saturday, September 25, 2004 - link
Also, looks are a matter of personal preference. Like they say, "One mans garbage, is another mans treasure." or something like that. ;)PuravSanghani - Saturday, September 25, 2004 - link
#5: I agree that a "miesely 80mm fan" wouldnt be able to do the job of cooling a system in a regular ATX case, but again, the use of that clear plastic casing to separate the hottest running components, CPU and RAM, helps keep that heat from circulating to the rest of the case, specifically by moving it out the back.pirred908 - Saturday, September 25, 2004 - link
#5-What wrong with it being top heavy? Are you affraid its going to tip over?! It probably weighs a ton.
-The noise was measured from a foot away. If your that close you your computer, your wierd.
-Anyone who cares about cooling doesn't use stock fans anyway. I'd be switching them out ASAP for high CFM high pressure fans.
-Vertically mounted HDD's is probably a better idea, I agree.
-The case is HUGE, you don't need a removable motherbaord tray. Anandtech entioned that.
I think its a great case, and I'm not trying to badger you, I'm just making counter points.
Subhuman25 - Saturday, September 25, 2004 - link
Whata rubbish review.The case looks awful.Sure it's not a gawdy comic book character looking case,but it's also not very appealing to my conservative eyes.
Top heavy.No dust filters.
Is the cooling that extraordinary to warrant such a high noise level trade-off?? I think not.
Speaking of cooling,what about the rest of the components in the case i.e. Northbridge chip,video card,mosfets etc.?
They're left to a miesely 80mm fan?
Can vertical mounted hard drives be a good idea?
The stylus now has to fight gravity in one direction when searching the platters.No?
No vibration dampening grommets mentioned.No removable MB tray.
I/O panel positioned too low.
epiv - Saturday, September 25, 2004 - link
Avalon - Saturday, September 25, 2004 - link
49db if your head is within 12" of the case. If it's on the floor and you're in a chair, it's going to sound a bit quieter. This case's thermal properties sound awesome. I wouldn't mind the noise either. I'm running an open case right now with a volcano 7+ set to medium, so the Silverstone wouldn't bother me a bit.Gooberslot - Saturday, September 25, 2004 - link
I think this review understates the sound issue. 49db is definitely not quiet.Zepper - Saturday, September 25, 2004 - link
Good review. It's too bad that Silverstone doesn't get someone in there that really understands what's going on. So close, but no cigar. I still think the Berserker is the best one in their lineup and they had nothing to do with the internal design of it..bh.
got the first one in again - whassamatta you?