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Finland, Helsinki
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Review on SilverStone Technology Premium Chassis CS280B by Samik Drusky

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Looks good, but it ends there

This case looks good, but it ends there. Drive bays if moved a little to the right they would fit. The backplane had a bad bay - Silverstone replaced them quickly and I am grateful to them. It works out. You must use 90 degree SATA/SAS cables to place them behind the PSU. Is ok, but should be in the instructions. You cannot close the case door when using spinning discs. I filled my bay with 8 x 10k 2.5" 900GB SAS drives. When I close the front door of the case, the drives overheat and the entire computer overheats. Even with the case off, the drives get the hottest thing ever when you close the door. Cooling again on that door. There are only a few small vertical air intake holes on the bottom of the door. That's not enough for the two fans in the front. No cooling for the drive bays. No problem if you're using an SSD, but how many home users will shell out a coin for an 8x 1TB SSD What I like: It's small It's quiet It's nice (if I can close the door) What can be improved Grilles in the front door of the case for airflow. Like wtf why do I have to drill holes in my new chassis because of the bad design?

Pros
  • Supports low-profile expansion cards up to 8.66 inches
Cons
  • Not bad