SilverStone Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case TJ09S - Retail (Silver) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have owned numerous Antec 900's for a while now, and was very happy with them. Since purchasing a amd 1090t, a gtx 480, 2 terrabytes of HD's, 8 gigs of ddr3... my case has been a bit over stuffed, and it was very visible in the temperature in the case. Even at full speed on the fans, the MCP was hovering at 168, HD's at 105, and CPU at 89. (massive thermal take cpu cooler). I tried to purchase the antec 1200 for the extra space and cooling, but none were in stock... I saw a few reviews on this one, and decided I would give it a shot.
Over all, it is a very well thought out system. Temps are better now, HD's 95, MCP 140, CPU 66. There is a dedicated GPU cooler, with air ducts on the side. VERY nice idea, and works well. (I dont have a before temp to compare with, but just placing my hand near it there is a significant differance).
In pretty much every mid atx case you will run into a lot of issues of the GTX 260/gtx 480's not fitting, or being too snug. In this case, there is about 4 inches between the end of my 480, and the gpu cooler.
Some key things I liked about this... BAGS of spare screws... They didn't skimp on them at all. There is plenty in there to build your system 6x over and still have spare screws.
I like the sideways mount HD's with the 120mm fan in there. I like how the PSU is at the bottom. I like the ample space all around EVERY component.
If you buy this case, you MUST also buy 3 - 120mm fans. (2 for the top, 1 for the HD bays)
The only real issue now.... I need more hardware to make it not look so empty. I might also need to re-enforce my desk, as this thing is HEAVY.

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SilverStone TJ10B-WNV TJ10 NVIDIA Edition Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)Part of me feared that I was nuts to spend the amount of funds that I spent on this computer case, but after it arrived, and I installed my X58 SLI motherboard into it, I was delighted to discover all of this case's well thought-out features. It was truly a luxury to slide out the motherboard tray from the chassis and install my motherboard onto just the tray itself. Note that you must install the spacer screws into the tray first so that your motherboard does not make contact with the chassis.
The main reason that I purchased this computer case is that I wanted to cool down my nVidia GTX 295 card that was running at 75 degrees celcius in my old, cheap, single-fan computer case. After installing everything into the SilverStone TJ10B-WNV case, my GTX 295 ran at 49 degrees celcius! The five fans that are included with the SilverStone case reduced the operating temp of my video card by 26 degrees celcius!! I WAS going to invest in an expensive water-cooled system to cool down all of the boards, but now I don't have to!
One thing that you should note before purchasing this case is that it is not only tall, but also very deep! At first, I tried placing this case under my computer desk, where my former case resided; but this SilverStone case stuck out five inches in front of the desk even though I had pushed the case all the way to the back of the desk. I wound up placing the case to the side of my computer desk instead of under it. The extra space is well utilized, however, as that is how the case keeps the airflow moving and the hot power supply and disk drives away from the boards.
The bottom line is that I am happy to own the SilverStone TJ10B-WNV, and I love the nVidia theme that is silkscreened on the case. I also don't regret spending the extra money on this case as it is the Rolls-Royce of computer cases! Considering that you can cool down all of your boards with just this case instead of buying an expensive water-cooling system, you actually get a lot of bang for your bucks.
P.S. The up-charge for the nVidia theme is more than made up for by the inclusion of five (5) fans instead of just two (2) fans like the non-nVidia-themed version of this case. (i.e. the SST-TJ10B-W)

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