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Review on SilverStone Technology Micro ATX Motherboards GD07B by Darryl Jennings

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Amazing HTPC Case: Computer Components

There is a small heatsink on top and two of the three included 120mm fans can be seen on the right side of the case. Moving to the front, you'll find room for a DVD drive, power and reset buttons, two front USB 3.0 ports, front audio jacks, and a My Neighbor Totoro sticker. When you order this suitcase, this sticker does not come with it, but my wife couldn't resist putting it on as soon as I unpacked the suitcase. On the other side of the case you can also see a third 120 mm fan with an air outlet grille. The rear of the case offers space for a full ATX power supply, four PCI card slots, two slots for additional 80mm fans and an I/O slot for the motherboard. Take a look at the DVD tray, which can be used in place of a DVD drive with an adapter for an optional mechanical hard drive. If you want to use a CPU cooler that is over 70mm high, you will also need to remove the DVD drive tray to make room for it. The other drive cage can accommodate two mechanical hard drives and offers additional space for an SSD. You can see the various cables for the case, as well as the fan filter that sits atop the only visible 120mm fan. If you remove the two screws on the top and the two screws on the side of the DVD case, you can pry it out of the way, exposing the other 120mm fan and its fan filter. You can also see the built-in motherboard stands, showing that this case can work with both Micro-ATX motherboards and Mini-ITX motherboards. a fan with dust filter and a lower inlet for the power supply. You can't see it from that angle, but there's another dust filter at the bottom of that opening, meaning every intake duct is filtered in this case. The photo does not show a box with various accessories including all the screws you will need and some zip ties. After using the case for the last two weeks, we are very satisfied. It looks great and goes perfectly with our entertainment center. The fans aren't silent, but they're fairly quiet, and you can't hear them at all when music or a movie is playing through our sound system. Thermal pastes are good, but not great. We've stuffed this little case full of gear, not to mention it's in a closet, but as far as I can tell there was no thermal throttling or shutdown, so can't really complain.

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