SilverStone Technology Temjin 6: Another BTX Style in an ATX Form
by Purav Sanghani on September 25, 2004 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
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The Temjin 6's cooling system, theoretically, seems like an efficiently designed and even more efficiently operating system. Though it has only three fans, one 80mm intake rated at 21dBA at the front and dual 120mm fans at the bottom of the case, it seems to balance out the case's overall air flow evenly among the various components.
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The most important piece of hardware in a PC, the CPU, runs the hottest and, if not cooled correctly and efficiently, can fail the fastest. SilverStone is one of the first manufacturers to incorporate a wind tunnel feature that isolates the CPU and memory from every other component in the system to cool it separately. As you can see from the picture, there is a plasting casing that extends the depth of the case at the bottom between the two 120mm fans. The front fan is an intake, which pulls air in while the backmost fan pushes air out to create a constant flow of air out the back, passing over the CPU's heatsink as well as the memory modules and cooling them.
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The third 80mm fan, which sits above the front 120mm intake, seems insufficient to produce enough air flow for the rest of the system, but keep in mind that the hottest of all of the components, the CPU and memory, have already been taken care of. The next component highest in thermal readings is usually the high end VGA card, like our ATI 9800XT, which can get extremely hot sometimes. We're not worried as VGA cards these days have their own cooling systems. We can see how the air would flow from the 80mm up through the HDD bays and out through the power supply if one with a large exhaust fan was used. In that way, it would passively cool the HDD's installed in those bays.
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PuravSanghani - Saturday, September 25, 2004 - link
Also, looks are a matter of personal preference. Like they say, "One mans garbage, is another mans treasure." or something like that. ;)PuravSanghani - Saturday, September 25, 2004 - link
#5: I agree that a "miesely 80mm fan" wouldnt be able to do the job of cooling a system in a regular ATX case, but again, the use of that clear plastic casing to separate the hottest running components, CPU and RAM, helps keep that heat from circulating to the rest of the case, specifically by moving it out the back.pirred908 - Saturday, September 25, 2004 - link
#5-What wrong with it being top heavy? Are you affraid its going to tip over?! It probably weighs a ton.
-The noise was measured from a foot away. If your that close you your computer, your wierd.
-Anyone who cares about cooling doesn't use stock fans anyway. I'd be switching them out ASAP for high CFM high pressure fans.
-Vertically mounted HDD's is probably a better idea, I agree.
-The case is HUGE, you don't need a removable motherbaord tray. Anandtech entioned that.
I think its a great case, and I'm not trying to badger you, I'm just making counter points.
Subhuman25 - Saturday, September 25, 2004 - link
Whata rubbish review.The case looks awful.Sure it's not a gawdy comic book character looking case,but it's also not very appealing to my conservative eyes.
Top heavy.No dust filters.
Is the cooling that extraordinary to warrant such a high noise level trade-off?? I think not.
Speaking of cooling,what about the rest of the components in the case i.e. Northbridge chip,video card,mosfets etc.?
They're left to a miesely 80mm fan?
Can vertical mounted hard drives be a good idea?
The stylus now has to fight gravity in one direction when searching the platters.No?
No vibration dampening grommets mentioned.No removable MB tray.
I/O panel positioned too low.
epiv - Saturday, September 25, 2004 - link
Avalon - Saturday, September 25, 2004 - link
49db if your head is within 12" of the case. If it's on the floor and you're in a chair, it's going to sound a bit quieter. This case's thermal properties sound awesome. I wouldn't mind the noise either. I'm running an open case right now with a volcano 7+ set to medium, so the Silverstone wouldn't bother me a bit.Gooberslot - Saturday, September 25, 2004 - link
I think this review understates the sound issue. 49db is definitely not quiet.Zepper - Saturday, September 25, 2004 - link
Good review. It's too bad that Silverstone doesn't get someone in there that really understands what's going on. So close, but no cigar. I still think the Berserker is the best one in their lineup and they had nothing to do with the internal design of it..bh.
got the first one in again - whassamatta you?