Specification
SilverStone Technology has a range of desktop and tower cases available, but at the present time they are not widely available throughout the UK. A lot of the tower cases use a similar chassis to the budget Cooler Master Centurion, but there’s an exception with the SilverStone TJ-03 which is based on a Cooler Master 101. The CM101 was and still is an amazing computer case. It has good looks, amazing build quality and plenty of space to expand your computer system with 5 x 5¼ inch drive bays. This was the rival for the Lian Li PC70 which was popular with a lot of watercooling users as it has a vast amount of space to house the water pump and reservoir.
The SilverStone TJ-03 boasts 6 x 5¼ inch drive bays yet the Lian Li PC70 still towers above it. The TJ-03 doesn’t have any visable 3½ inch drive bays which makes this full tower, 6 bay case, a more manageable size in comparison to the Lian Li PC70.
- SilverStone T-J03: 200mm x 502mm x 590mm (W x H x D)
- Lian Li PC70: 210mm x 595mm x 588mm (W x H x D)
So what happens if you wish to install a 3½ inch device into the SilverStone TJ03? Well for the past 4 years I haven’t used a 3½ inch device excluding the card reader from my Shuttle Anniversary Model, so I don’t really have a problem with the case having a lack of 3½ inch drive bays. If you wish to install a floppy drive into the TJ03 then you can buy a transfer bracket from SilverStone. Since this case is priced around $300USD, I would have liked to have seen the transfer bracket included with the case.
The case also is available with a window panel which looks very much like the Cooler Master windows, with the acrylic window mounted on the outside of the case panel.
Let’s look at what SilverStone say about the specifications…
| Material: |
Aluminium Front Panel 1.5mm Aluminium Body |
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| Colour: | Silver Black |
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| Motherboards: | Extended ATX Standard ATX , Micro ATX |
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| Front | 120x120x25mm Dual ball Bearing 2000rpm, 21dBA(Intake) |
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| Rear | 80x80x25mm x 2 Dual ball Bearing 2000rpm, 21dBA(Exhaust) |
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| Top | 80x80x25mm Dual ball Bearing 2000rpm, 21dBA(Exhaust) |
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| Expansion Slot: | 7 | |
| Additional: |
USB2.0 ports x 4 1394 Firewire x 1 Earphone jack x 1 MIC x 1 |
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| Power Supply : | Optional Standard PS2 Power Supply Optional Redundant PS2 Power Supply |
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| Net Weight: |
8.1kg | |
| Gross Weight: |
10.6kg | |
| Dimension: | 502mm(W)x200mm(H)x590mm(D) | |
| Package: | 620mm(W)x300mm(H)x700mm(D) | |
That's the boring bit over with…, let’s look at the external appearance.