Silverstone FT01B-W has just arrived

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will post up more pics once i have got it out and finished drooling :D

i had the model with the black interior :p
 
Blackhawk47 said:
sweet...i want it!

Can't wait for pics.

What colour did you get ?
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i got the black one

was prepared to send it back if it didnt have the black interior

its like this
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rather than like this
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some models i have seen on the net have plain grey - no point having a window if it wasnt showing off a cool interior

had to wait a bit for them to fix the issue with the fans and revise the problem

gonna get some pics later

the missus got it as my christmas present - so its going to have to go away for 7 weeks! :eek:

i have her well trained you see! :p



Schnippzle said:
Is that a competitors sticker I see on the box? ;)
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ssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! :D
no its something totally unrelated:cool:
 
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sweet, can't wait to see more pictures

was very highly rated in a recent issue of CustomPC when they did a huge PC case test - looks sweet too
 
well i was going to go the whole hog and get its big sister the Temjin TJ07B-W

but i decided that this would fit my needs better

its more than big enough


im really impressed so far
no sharp edges - even if you look for them and put your fingers where you arent supposed to!

build quality is excellent and it feels sturdy and robust

its a little heavier than i expected and they only included one hot swap module for the hdd cages

but the finish is great and the cable routing options seem endless

i can see my OCD cable tidying coming into its own with this one!

thinking of murdering it out with black hoses and coils for my water system
 
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the side panels come with sound dampening already applied


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and the hard drive bays have little rubber grommits and extender screws attatched to them so the hdds arent rattling
 
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well im thinking 120 rad where the top 4 hdd cages go
if not then the rad will either get modded into the front bays
or into the top 180mm fan bay as there are mounting holes for 120

i dont know what fits best yet

will get measurements

one thing is for sure

a 240 rad is a no go

i have seen this too

messy - but gives a good idea of the options

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This could be my next Case indeed !

Look forward to the review+pixs ? ;)

If possible can we see the foam on the side panels, I was not aware they catered it for Silence freaks like me....

Also are both the Drive cages at the bottom removable ? so one can mount a 3.5hdd in the 5.25 bays.... id like too mod it that way for silence and give better air flow for the longer graphic cards ?
 
i was thinking of doing that!

they are both removable

the foam is nothing special tbh

but a nice touch

will have to wait until xmas before i can install a system in it
but the missus has allowed me to photograph the important bits for here

will give initial impressions etc then
 
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It can be removed both the hdd caddys can be... looks good that way imo + allows better cooling with the 180mm silent fans at the front.

I was planning on putting 4 x 1TB drives in silent boxes on the top 5.25 bays that way the hdds are pretty much muted, I find there the things that cause the most noise/vibrations on pcs !

Regardless looks very moddable, may even remove the foam and replace with better silent foam :)
 
i was thinking of modding the lower hard drive cage into the drive bays at first

im not so sure now as i want my res up there but it could be an option

it would certainly be wise to get the maximum benefit from the large fans

i read a review of the new revised model with the better fans [cant remember where]

the reviewer had done all the case reviews on that site

he said it was the quietest case he had worked with bar the nzxt hush

so that can only be a good thing
 
had my eye on this case for a while now, i love the features it has. i wonder how the top fan intaking air effects cpu temps when air cooling?

will buy one soon unless i see something better, we may well be doing the same thing on crimbo day :)

the cable management looks very good on the pic^ anymore shots of it?
 
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EdGey said:
had my eye on this case for a while now, i love the features it has. i wonder how the top fan intaking air effects cpu temps when air cooling?

will buy one soon unless i see something better, we may well be doing the same thing on crimbo day :)
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i think i may try the top fan the way it is, then try it blowing out of the case

will just see how it goes and what temps are like
they must have designed it like that because it works, but i wont be able to resist messing with it

its pretty obvious what i will be doing christmas day!!! :D

i will have pics by tomorrow - left my camera at my mums house so will have to pick it up



khemist said:
As nice as it looks i think i will have to go for the tj07.. don't think i want to go less than my 120.3 in the end.
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i think that would be a safe bet mate - my one is a great case, the build quality is superb - ive never seen a case so well made

but for anything bigger than a single 120 rad i think you would struggle

i saw a pic there a guy got a 360 rad in the roof - but i cant see the point in cutting up an expensive case just to squeeze watercooling in

im personally struggling finding a place for my tfc 120 rad as its a little fatter than most. so you would struggle with anything bigger
 
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