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Cooke with Mike Chin
SilverStone's top current offering is a case that is designed to be bigger, cooler, and easier to use than
any of its competition. Although it shares little of its
design with the TJ-06, which
we reviewed in December 2004, their spirit is much the same. Both are designed
to cool very hot components, especially the processor, and both try
to isolate the components thermally for effective cooling.
There are a number of reasons why the TJ-07 has potential for a low-noise
system:
- The bulk of the frame is made from a single piece of thick 4~8mm
aluminum, which should help overcome the greater tendency to resonate that aluminum
cases often have.
- It shares some cooling characteristics with the
Antec P180, and should have some of the same acoustic benefits. For
example, the power supply is fed cool air to keep its fan from ramping up in speed due to temperature rise.
- It's large enough to allow many custom modifications, such as suspending
numerous drives at once.
SilverStone boasts that the TJ-07 was built using "automotive machinery"
— the implication being that the strenuous quality control measures (and
the manufacturing techniques that make them possible) from the automotive industry
have been applied to the TJ-07. The most obvious resulting feature is its "uni-body"
frame.
From left to right: SilverStone TJ-07, Antec P180, Generic Mid-tower, ASUS
T2-AE1.
The TJ-07 is absolutely huge. Massive would be the perfect word to describe
it... except that the literal meaning of massive doesn't quite apply —
the lower density of aluminum means that it is actually lighter than the
P180 by about 1 kg. despite being bigger in every dimension.
Those who felt that the P180 was just a little tight for a watercooling setup
should have no such difficulties with the TJ-07. Besides, SilverStone can't
really expect anyone to use all seven of the external 5.25" bays,
can they?
The TJ-07 peeks out the back behind the black p180.
It cuts a monolithic figure. Toss in some prehistoric monkeys, and you've
got the beginnings of a
great sci-fi movie...
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SPECIFICATIONS: SilverStone Temjin TJ-07
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Material
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4.0mm ~ 8.0mm uni-body aluminum outer frame, 2.0mm aluminum body
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Color
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Black or Silver |
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Motherboard
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SSI, Extended ATX, ATX,
Micro ATX |
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Drive Bays
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Exposed
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5.25" × 7 |
| Internal |
3.5" × 6 |
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Cooling System
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Top |
2 × 120mm exhaust fan, 1200rpm, 21dBA
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| Rear |
2 × 92mm intake fans,
2100rpm, 23dBA |
| Bottom |
2 × 120mm exhaust fan, 1200rpm, 21dBA
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Expansion Slots
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7
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Front I/O Ports
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USB 2.0 × 4
IEEE 1394 × 1
audio × 1
MIC × 1 |
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Power Supply
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2 x Optional standard PS2
(ATX) or 1 x Redundant PS2 |
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Net Weight
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12.9 kg
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Dimensions
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220 mm (W) × 560
mm (H) × 565 mm (D) |
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FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS: SilverStone Temjin TJ-07
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| FEATURE & BRIEF |
COMMENT |
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Next generation flagship tower case
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OK.
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Unprecedented uni-body frame constructed with automotive
machinery
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Should mean a more rigid,
less resonant body. |
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Premium all-aluminum chassis with capacity up to extended
ATX, SSI
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You can fit just about
anything in here. It's that big. |
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Exceptional cooling potential with calculated airflow
design
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There's certainly a lot
of fans. |
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User friendly layout with tool-less access
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This amounts to lots
of thumbscrews |
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Minimal use of rivets for maximum serviceability
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More thumbscrews and screws. |
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