Silverstone Grandia

nintenjo · 18 Apr 2007 at 15:14

Hi all..

Been reading some really positive reviews of this case.. so i have decided to take the plunge and order one.

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews....one_grandia_gd01s_-_mxr_atx_matx_htpc_chassis

Looks like just what i have been after.. Although id prefer it in black.

Joe.

Kezmo · 18 Apr 2007 at 17:27

Very nice case, what are you gonna stick in it ?

nintenjo · 18 Apr 2007 at 17:35

My existing rig for now.. (Athlon 64 3400 3 gig ram etc)

But im building a Vista rig in May/June ish which will house an R600 (maybe 8800) C2D 6620 and 2 gig o ram.. not sure on exact stats yet

i have been trying to decide for months.

Kezmo · 18 Apr 2007 at 17:50

Cool cool, post some pics of the build

How much does the case cost btw ?

porkrind · 21 Apr 2007 at 19:04

I too am thinking Of getting one of these babies for a HTPC lets us know what they are like (pics please).

thinking of sticking one of them new ati/amd boards with onboard hdmi and maybe adding hd-dvd/blue ray when then prices come down (or both! :eek:

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for the ultimate htpc .

nintenjo · 23 Apr 2007 at 23:45

Well it finally arrived and i have just spent the evening putting my stuff into it..

Some pics included:

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[img=http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/8315/68016299wi6.th.jpg]
[img=http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/907/31022702yf6.th.jpg]

Quick pros and cons..

Very nice construction and flawless layout. You can get 6 HDD in this bad boy and 2 optical drives. If you have an oversides PSU you might struggle squeezing it all in..

On the down side, the IR and VFD control panel have some really shoddy software included. Althought the remote included has a lot of functionality the software lets it all down. Why it cant just feature a standard MCE media remote i dont know.

The IR panel also requires a sill ATX power supply extension cable.. its only 2 wires @ 5v yet they have decided to take the feed off the main ATX connector.. So 22 wire extension just to power a IR display..

Anyway some customising and tinkering when my new gear arrives might allow me to fix this one annoying thing on an otherwise perfect case.

Ill take some pics of the Case on my proper stand once my new TV arrives as its current broken.