Just got a Silverstone LC10M

tim_enchanter · 27 May 2006 at 15:39

I'll try and run through my build of this with you lot and give my views of the Media Module when I get there.

I'm planning on using a gigabyte nf2 with a 2500xp-m, 512mb Corsair and a radeon 9550. At the mo dunno which psu or drives I'm going to use.

I've sort of got this window of two weeks to rebuild all the machines in the pic below and my brothers. The family are away and I need to get all the hardware matched properly and given to the right people by the time they get back.
Anyway I'll not go into all that as I'll be here forever.

So the pc in my sig will go with a new abit crossfire mobo into the Xaser once the contents of the Xaser are in the Silverstone.

Better get building

Yewen · 27 May 2006 at 15:42

You tried fitting a hard drive into the case when it has a full system into it yet?

Or just got the case...?

Want to see if its just me being clumsy but I found it hard to work with hard drives in that case, put them in as soon as possible.

tim_enchanter · 27 May 2006 at 15:49

Ok cheers, will bear the drives in mind when I get going, I've yet to do anything with it except look at it and ponder quite how I want to set it up

I had planned to start this morning, but a mate came round with his pc so he could rebuild his at the same time but his mobo died

before we got to do anything so I've spent hours on that.

Messiah Khan · 27 May 2006 at 16:10

Very nice looking case. Ive considered getting one of these myself, so i'd love to see how the build goes.

Yewen · 27 May 2006 at 16:16

Without anything on top of them they look to chubby, only criticism of them.

Not enough to break the front up, stick something on top of them like a monitor or a SKY box and it makes it look a lot better.

Messiah Khan · 27 May 2006 at 16:22

I would have it in my TV unit, next to my Yamaha DSP and Yamaha DVD player, so I recon it would fit right in.

tim_enchanter · 27 May 2006 at 16:42

So what you are saying is it needs a home like this

Have stripped out the Xaser

Also I want to have some kind of control over my fans but there is not much of an option for that at the moment.

Yewen · 27 May 2006 at 17:04

Yup exactly what I am saying, makes it look miles better in a rack like that, or around HiFi gear.

tim_enchanter · 27 May 2006 at 17:16

Have just found out that I never even changed the NB cooler on the mobo and it's been working fine, I got that board when the Bartons came out

Anyway I have a Zalman or two to hand.

Cables are going to be an issue, will have to see if I can find some spiral wrap in the loft.

tim_enchanter · 28 May 2006 at 16:17

Well after a number of delays the unit is now powered and windows is going on there as I type.
The fitting of the dvd drive didn't go too well and thats something I would consider a weak point on this case.

My drive may be one of those that isn't "compatable" but the drive eject button on the case is poorly designed, moving my drive up to the button a bit more may help.
I decided that getting the button to work was more important than getting the door flush so ATM the door sits proud of the front of the case by about 5mm.

For the moment I've just added my system disk and when reinstalling the cage I nearly had a problem but luckily stopped when I felt some resistance

A nice spike well suited for piercing things

So the last pic is it ready to power up which I did, I ended up fitting a 120mm amber to the support bar, blowing down over the heatsink.

I'll do some shots of the vfd and software when they are setup.

Yewen · 28 May 2006 at 17:03

Haha, I never noticed the spike!

That may be why I had trouble with the drives.

Have you tried using the other screw holes on the side of your CD rom drive, may be helpful.

pcknight · 20 Jun 2006 at 12:30

Nice case. I am interested in this one:

Silverstone Lascala SST-LC17 HTPC Case (Silver) (CA-024-SV)

Just wondering if my existing Mobo etc will fit? Asus A8NE-Premium and Thermalright SI-120 Heatsink?

Are these cases good on cooling and quietness? What about cable management? Easy or not?

thepharcyde · 20 Jun 2006 at 13:22

Ive got a LC17, which is running MCE 2005. Specs are P4 3.4, 1GB ram, 6800GS AGP, 1 DVD/R and 1 CD/R. 120GB IDE backup/downloads etc, and 80GB SATA Windows drive.

2 outlet fans, which came with the case, and 1 front mounted fan I purchase as an inlet. There are fan holes underneath at the front which draw in cool air.

Temps are good, CPU idle at 36-40, load ie games 50max. GPU idle 45 max 55.

I would rate the Silverstone well up their and am happy with the design. The PSU has a side vent, and the two outlets are directly next to the CPU, with another side vent opposite side to the PSU. Only down side is the noise, which gets drowned out with the TV anyhow.

pcknight · 20 Jun 2006 at 14:17

thepharcyde said:
Ive got a LC17, which is running MCE 2005. Specs are P4 3.4, 1GB ram, 6800GS AGP, 1 DVD/R and 1 CD/R. 120GB IDE backup/downloads etc, and 80GB SATA Windows drive.

2 outlet fans, which came with the case, and 1 front mounted fan I purchase as an inlet. There are fan holes underneath at the front which draw in cool air.

Temps are good, CPU idle at 36-40, load ie games 50max. GPU idle 45 max 55.

I would rate the Silverstone well up their and am happy with the design. The PSU has a side vent, and the two outlets are directly next to the CPU, with another side vent opposite side to the PSU. Only down side is the noise, which gets drowned out with the TV anyhow.

Looks nice! When you say about the noise, is that the CPU fan noise, PSU noise or the case fans? Was it easy to build? Also, do you think it would take my mobo and heatsink and fan?

Sorry for the questions mate! Thanks

thepharcyde · 20 Jun 2006 at 14:25

Im sure it would, its the same size as a ordinally tower, but in desktop format. The noise is just one whirling from all the fans working. You can always build a silient build, with a passive cpu cooler and passive 6600 nvidia card. If you are not into gaming that is. Personally the noise does not bother me unlike the fish tank nexk to the sofa with the pump running! But unfortunately, my fish like to breath, so i have to leave it on!

pcknight · 20 Jun 2006 at 22:11

Thanks.

tim_enchanter · 21 Jun 2006 at 18:01

thepharcyde said:
Personally the noise does not bother me unlike the fish tank nexk to the sofa with the pump running! But unfortunately, my fish like to breath, so i have to leave it on!

lol

Noise is an issue with mine also

I must say though, there are very few cases around that are quiet straight out of the box.
The LC10M has a 92mm front intake and two 60mm rear exhausts which all shift a lot of air but are too loud for an HTPC.

The reason I have yet to finish the pc and this thread is because it's sat here not getting much use until I decide on what silencing mods to do.
The build quality of the case is fine though, very good if you consider that it is at the lower end of the range