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SilverStone LC13B-E Aluminum/Steel ATX Media Center/HTPC Case - Retail (Black) from: Silverstone List Price: $119.99 Amazon.com's Price: $104.99 You Save: $15.00 (13%)as of 09/09/2010 06:35 EDT Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Brand: SilverStone Color: black EAN: 0844761005245 Feature: Aluminum/Steel ATX Media Center/HTPC Case Item Dimensions: Label: Silverstone Manufacturer: Silverstone Model: LC13B-E MPN: LC13B-E Publisher: Silverstone Special Features: nv:Compatible Motherboards: ATX; Compatible Motherboards: Micro ATX; Bezel Type: Aluminum; Material: Steel; Special Features: Vented Side Panel; External 5.25" Drive Bays: 2; External 3.5" Drive Bays: 2; Internal 3.5" Drive Bays: 4; Expansion Slots: 7; Front USB Ports: 2; Front FireWire Ports: 1; Front Audio Ports: 1; 80mm Fan Ports: 4; Depth: 17.3"; Width: 16.9" Studio: Silverstone Features:
Accessories: Editorial Review: Product Description: Redefining the styling direction of a genre once again, SiverStone LC13-E can be seen as an impressive fascia that is both beautiful and purposeful. Behind it, is a chassis offering an extensive array of hard drive / optical drive configuration and excellent cooling characteristic. Among cases that are built on compromises, the LC13 is the first choice for those who need the most freedom with their HTPC. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Quality construction, looks greatI bought this for a HTPC build and didn't want a case that looked like a PC. Sure, I would have loved the Moneual MonCaso 312B case, but that is over twice as expensive as this one! The flip down cover is dampened so it slowly swings down...very nice touch. I built this with an Intel BOXDH57DD motherboard, core i3-530 processor, Thermalright HR-01 3U CPU heatsink (the stock cooler is garbage) and 40GB Intel SSD. I made a custom fan duct from the heatsink to one of the 80mm case fans on the back of the box and sealed off other openings to control the flow of air. I wish the supplied case fans were of the four pin variety as most new motherboards are more energy conscious. Rating: - Good Looking Case, Tight Fit!I recently purchased this case to build my very first HTPC or Home Theater PC. I used a CoolMax 950W power supply (which is shown in the product photos as Customer Submitted Photo), Asus Crossfire II motherboard with AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE and dual Radeon 9470's and an SSD drive mounted in 3.5" bay and also one LG BluRay optical drive. As for the case itself, its a great looking case and has a great feel to it with its Brushed Metal and cool Blue LED lights for power and HDD activity. I wouldn't recommend this case if you are planning on using aftermarket CPU Coolers since none of the coolers taller than 140mm will work. I stuck with the AMD stock Phenom II CPU cooler from the manufacturer. It performed better than any of the low profile aftermarket coolers I tried. DO NOT buy this case if you plan to include multiple hard drives and optical drives AND you plan to use dual graphics cards. There is NOT enough room. I did have to remove the middle 3.5" Drive bay for needed ... Read More Rating:  - Blends perfectly with my audio equipment.Beautiful looking case. Brushed aluminum, not plastic. Plenty of room for extra drives. Hard drive and on lights are too bright, but a radio shack potentiometer will easily fix that. The only real problem is that the main power connector will require an extension. Luckily so, because the power connector would be impossible to connect to the motherboard once it is in place. Attach the extension to the motherboard BEFORE you install it. It would get five stars on quality except the case scratches too easily. That shouldn't be a problem after it's on your shelf, but be careful. Follow the directions carefully. Great value for the price. Rating: - Really Love It After a Bit of Work on Airflow Issues - Would Buy AgainI have been using this case for a couple of months now, and, while I would stand by the four star review (one star downfor relatively loud fans and no thought to cable management), I like it a whole lot better than I did at first. After some small-fingered gymnastics to get a large gaming mainboard and a huge pci-e video card tucked in here with my non-modular power cables, the very last thing I wanted to do was open this thing up again, but I was getting tired of listening to my previously quiet cpu heatsink fan kick into jet mode halfway through a netflix movie. It was so loud that the fairly loud fans the case comes with became irrelevant. So, I needed to work on the airflow. Since I was going to have to pull this big baby out of its space anyway, I decided to swap out the original fans and see if I couldn't get the airflow higher at the same time I was trying to get the noise lower. Now, I originally put a KN8 SLI motherboard and an enormous video ... Read More Rating: - Almost perfectI bought this case for an HTPC I built. It is a great looking case that matches very well with the rest of my equipment. It is very solidly built and the finish is top notch. The only flaw that I could find is that the fans included with are loud. It is a simple fix to swap them out, but I would expect a case designed to be used as this one is to use quieter fans. But overall, I am very satisfied with my purchase and think this case is a great value. |
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