Product Summary & Final Conclusions:
The Cooler Master Sileo 500 case ended up being one of the quietest cases I have ever used. The Sileo 500 has a simple look with great features and great quality. The only thing I really would have changed would be the paint. For some reason it just scratches way too easily. The nearly tool free design makes it easy to work with. The price when this review was written was about $75. For that price you don’t usually see a case with such good build quality, silence, and styling. I wouldn’t recommend this chassis to the extreme gamer with more than one graphics card because there is nowhere for that heat to go. This case would be great for someone who wants to use their computer in a setting where they need silence like a dorm room or an office, or even a HTPC.
* Pros:
o Extremely Quiet
o Nearly Tool-Free
o Active Cooling on the HDDs
* Cons:
o Paint scratched easily
o Does not have the best airflow
http://www.extremeoverclo...r_Master_Sileo_500_6.htmlConclusions
Hardware Secrets Golden Award
Cooler Master Sileo 500 is a mid-tower case targeted to the user that wants a nice and affordable case. Here is a summary of what we thought about it:
Strong Points
* Anti-static foams for reducing noise installed on all panels.
* Screwless mechanisms for all disk drives and daughter boards.
* Aluminum front panel.
* eSATA port.
* No live edges where you could cut yourself while building your PC.
* Excellent cost/benefit ratio for the average user.
Weak Points
* The power supply that comes with it isn’t good.
* No anti-vibration mechanisms for the hard disk drives.
In summary, we liked Sileo 500, as we think it provides a good cost/benefit ratio for the average user looking for a sober-looking mid-tower case with good construction quality for building a quiet PC. For many, having the option of installing “only” four or five hard disk drives may be seen as a drawback, but a user that has this amount of hard drives will probably be looking into more high-end models anyway.
The only real problem with this case is the eXtreme Power Plus 500 W power supply that comes with it. So our “Golden Award” seal is specifically for the case, not for the case + power supply combo.
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/729/5Pluspunten
* simpel;
* geluidsabsorberend;
* vijf 5,25"-bays;
* schroefloos ontwerp;
* eSata-ingang aan de voorkant.
Minpunten
* front-fan lastig te verwijderen;
* plaats voor slechts drie harde schijven.
En nu de autoriteit op stilte: SPR.
FINAL THOUGHTS
As it turns out, the Sileo is pretty darn quiet for several reasons. For starters, the fans included with the system are about as quiet as you'll find included with any case. Newbies just getting into the silencing game won't notice them, and hardcore silencers will be relieved to find the fans undervolt well and appreciate the fact they are decoupled from the case slightly. Then you look at the case's holes, or rather the lack thereof. Coolermaster's case catalogue is filled with many different cases with holes on the left side, holes in the front, and even holes on the right side behind the CPU socket. The Sileo is stifling in comparison — once you fit it with quiet components, what little noise the system generates doesn't bleed out from every side. This has a negative impact in intake airflow, but not enough to makeour test system overheat in our relatively cool ambient temperasture. Finally, there's the padding. The power supply is cushioned, hard drives are softened, and the entire interior is covered in foam. Granted the foam is not that dense, and these features aren't going to make a loud system quiet, but every little bit counts and the thought that went into these features is appreciated.
The Sileo has its share of faults, most notably, the shamefully thin side panels. While this isn't a huge problem acoustically given that they are lined with foam, they are weak and easily dented or warped by over-handling or by the random acts of violence sometimes associated with PC use. The hard drive mounting system, while not bad, isn't enough to dampen high vibration drives like the WD Black. Placing our WD Black drive on the foam floor of the case rather than the drive cage resulted in a 2~3 dBA reduction in our test system's overall noise level. In fact, if you tend to keep your system stationary, it's not a bad option. A little extra ventilation wouldn't be amiss either, especially from indirect sources like on the sides of the front bezel, which are far more choked than they need to be..
Accessibility is an issue we have mixed feelings about. Drives are easily swapped in and out — a hard drive can be mounted in less than 5 seconds. Fans too can be removed with relative ease. Other aspects of the Sileo's tool-less design are problematic. The latches used to secure expansion cards are laughable — they're like the safety scissors you give your kids. They kind of work, but they don't really get the job done. The front panel, while solidly constructed, is a pain to remove. Cable management is non-existent as there is little space behind the motherboard tray and no holes or hooks for routing cables. All you can really do is stuff everything behind the drive cages as best you can. For more complicated configurations, it will get messy fast. Almost as a joke, Coolermaster kindly provides a magnetic ring and a single adhesive pad with a zip-tie threaded through it.
Coolermaster isn't a name that comes to mind when we think about quiet computing, so to be honest, we weren't expecting much. We are pleased to report that the Sileo 500 is a humble, affordable, and most importantly of all, quiet case. It doesn't stack up to a top silent case like the Antec Solo/P150, but at $70~100, it is cheaper and perhaps a bit easier to work inside. We wouldn't recommend using it to house a multi-GPU configuration, but just about anything else is fair game.
There are plenty of manufacturers who haphazardly slap the words 'quiet' or 'silent' on their products, but few take the trouble of implementing even the most basic design elements to back up their claims. Looking at the case's design, it is clear to us that Coolermaster is thinking about silence. They're not quite there yet, but if the Sileo is any indication, they are well on their way.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article946-page7.html
Heel warm is overdreven. Dat is gewoon de prijs voor 800 rpm fans. Stilte en ultiem koelen gaat niet samen. Daarbij zo veel warmte produceeren zowel de AMD als de HD5770 niet.
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