SilverStone GD03

Zitat: The Grandia GD03 HTPC case lacks the bells and whistles of some rivals but is easy to build and very well made.

Zitat: The SilverStone Grandia GD03 is a fine piece of kit to regard. The vanity panels at the front hide a wealth of welcome wonders, such as removable dust filters, hot-swappable hard disk bays and an external 3.5in bay. The clockwork mechanism of the left panel wastes more time than excessive snowfall in Britain, but it´s a slick touch if you´ve the patience to watch it amble it´s way open. Another endearing quality is the fact that you can so much damned storage into the case. Having seven hard disk bays in a media PC is like having a 1TB iPhone. The downside to the case is the lack of nifty touches that you should see with such an expensive case. While the exterior is nicely designed, and it’s easy to build a PC inside, SilverStone has missed quite a few tricks when it comes to cooling and sound-dampening. The hot-swap bays are practically unusable due to their clunky sliding mechanism and the lack of noise-cancelling tech, for example, while the temperatures of the GPU and CPU were a touch hot. If you are in love with the aesthetics of this case then you might think it’s worth a punt but realistically, there´s a pick´n´mix worth of brushed aluminium square boxes to choose from, some of which cost less. The Lian Li PC-C32 HTPC and its internal pair of 120mm fans, to name but one.

Zitat: Pro: + Pent design + Grei termisk ytelse + Meget god brukermanual + Hotswap-brønner + Plass til mye Contra: - Bruk av tape(!) på optiske enheter