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Jan. 19, 2006

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SilverStone Technology

Even if you're not familiar with SilverStone Technology, you're probably familiar with some of their work. The people who founded SilverStone are actually the designers who were responsible for Cooler Master's ATC cases, which are very similar internally to their newer WaveMaster chassis. The quality and styling apparent in Cooler Master's cases have carried over and evolved in SilverStone's products. That should help to explain why SilverStone has quickly become a well-respected chassis manufacturer, and why we've often recommended their products. Though they didn't have a huge booth, they managed to fit in a lot of interesting products.

One of the products SilverStone launched at CES was the long-awaited Temjin TJ07. If you've been waiting for this case to come out, there have been delays in its launch simply because it's so complicated to manufacture. The reason it's difficult is that the top, front, and bottom of the case are all one solid piece of extruded and rolled aluminum. It took them a month of fine-tuning the process before they were able to get it just right. Aside from just looking sweet, this solid piece of aluminum helps with structural integrity. In terms of drive bays, this case has 7 x 5.25" and 6 x internal 3.5". Below the 5.25" bays on the front panel there is a little door which opens to revel I/O ports (1 x Firewire, 4 x USB, Mic In, Audio Out).

The case is separated into two cooling compartments, the lower chamber containing the power supply and hard drives while the upper chamber contains the motherboard and other components. Airflow is driven in the lower chamber by 2 x 120mm fans which pull air in through one side of the case and exhaust it out the other. In the top chamber, 2 x 92mm fans bring air in through the rear of the case while 2 x 120mm fans exhaust air out the top. The case also features a removable motherboard tray. The last feature I'll mention, which is really a plus for the case modding community, is that screws are used to fasten all the various parts of the case together, as opposed to rivets. This makes it much easier to take apart the case, mod it, paint it, whatever! and then reassemble it and have everything fit just perfectly.

A few of Silverstone's new power supplies were being shown off, with the most interesting one being the ST56F 560W, because it is the first power supply to get ATI's Crossfire certification. The other two power supplies were 750W and 850W units. A bit more power than my system needs, but considering the number of high-end components going into some computers these days, it's easy to understand the need for so much power.

The LC07 and LC08 aren't new, but they have been revised since their initial introduction. VIA had told SilverStone that they wanted to have a small fan in the top of the case to exhaust warm air, because without it the case would becomes warm to the touch during use. Their Nitrogon CPU cooler was interesting not because it has heatpipes, but because it has special heatpipes. What makes them special is that rather than relying on liquid alone to transfer heat, there is a very fine powder inside the heatpipes. This allows the liquid inside the pipes to flow in either direction despite the cooler's orientation.

The LC18 is an HTPC case with an integrated 7" touch screen, which also makes it handy for use on a server rack. This touch screen can go up to 1600x1024, but it's recommended that you use a lower resolution unless you've got your eyeglasses and a stylus handy. It supports ATX and MicroATX form factors, so you've got the ability to put a pretty powerful system inside of it. The LC18 might even make a cool LAN party case, but it'll cost you upwards of $600.

Here are some more pictures of products that were on display at the SilverStone booth.

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