SilverStone Technology Temjin 5
by Purav Sanghani on August 25, 2004 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Benchmarking - Sound
Though cooling is a major factor in choosing a good case, noise levels also effect the overall quality of the product. We tested the noise level of the TJ05 about 12" from the sealed case with the power supply, VGA, and CPU fans turned off to reproduce the noise of the case alone. Since the test bed power supply, VGA, and CPU heatsink fan were turned off, we were able to compare the TJ05 to the results of previous cases that we have tested.
Having dual 120mm fans, we expected the TJ05 to produce less noise than any of the cases on the board with 80mm fans. It did, however, only match the numbers of the last couple cases; the Enermax Sea Hawk came with only 1 fan (we installed one of our own to help equalize the playing field), and the Chenbro Xpider II came with a combination of a 120mm and a 80mm fan.
We assumed that the larger size aided in producing a much louder sound, since it had much more room to resonate.
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jm0ris0n - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
This case is a rip-off of the coolermaster Wave series. http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=&Lang...Zepper - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
How close does the CONCAVE door come to the front of the 5" bay filler plates? Would it impinge on the use of Mobile Drive Racks, hot-swap cages, or mounting an optical drive like the MSI X52 (retail version) which all protrude a bit from that when mounted properly?. The reviewer should keep an eye to these practical matters without letting glandular secretions due to the enticements of swoopy aluminum color their thinking process ;) .
. Nobody really cares what their case is made of unless they spend all their time lugging it around - which no one is likely to do with a case of this size. If it's built well and doesn't look like the cat puked on it, we're happy. In fact, I prefer a steel chassis as it is less prone to noise transfer than Al.
. I too am desirous of a Berserker as linked above by johnsonx - a lot of case for the $$$. newegg also sells the front panel I/O option for it at ~$13...
.bh.
ryang - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
[quote]"This is a review of the TJ05, which does not have a removeable tray, apparently, while the TJ03 does."
oh. Oops
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Uhh.. No. The TJ03 is a god ugly chassis (http://www.silverstonetek.com/images/photo/tj03/Pp...
This is a review of a TJ05, with the reviewer clearly getting confused.
And re: fan size vs. cfm vs. db. On average, a 120mm fan will flow 2x the amount a 80mm will flow at the same RPM, whilst generating slightly more noise. Hence you can happily run a 120mm fan on 5v and still get decent airflow. =)
JustAnAverageGuy - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
"This is a review of the TJ05, which does not have a removeable tray, apparently, while the TJ03 does."oh. Oops
johnsonx - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
I've been looking at these Silverstone cases myself; Newegg has a nice selection. I note that there is a version of the reviewed case without the front panel display for $20 less:http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?desc...
Silverstone also has some cheaper cases with many similar features; I'm considering the cheapest one on NewEgg for a server re-build project.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?desc...
Schnook121 - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
damn i really like this case. Any idea where i can get one for cheap?? lolciwell - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
Next case to review: Thermaltake Tsunami. ;)SUOrangeman - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
Cooler Master StackerModal - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
""The TJ03 Nimiz was a monstrous product that had great features, such as a sliding removable motherboard tray, a seemingly endless potential for expandability,"[/i][i] "The Bad
- No removable motherboard tray
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? "
This is a review of the TJ05, which does not have a removeable tray, apparently, while the TJ03 does.
masher - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
One other question..why is the reviewer "disappointed" in the sound figures for the case? Did he expect it to be quieter than a case with 80mm fans?News flash-- larger fans are louder than smaller ones...at the same rpm. They're quieter at moving the same volume of air, but plug a 12cm and an 8cm fan into the same 12v supply, and the larger fan will be louder.