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It's clear that Silverstone are attacking the higher end of the market as the Grandia GD07 features a very attractive brushed aluminium front panel. Despite this, the main body of the case is constructed from SECC steel so that the price isn't elevated too much.
If you use the case for an HTPC under your TV, you'll only see the front panel of the case anyway so this wont be an issue.
In a similar fashion to the Silverstone GD06, the front panel of the GD07 is actually a door which drops down to reveal four 5.25″ bays, the two front panel USB3.0 ports, audio connections and the power and reset buttons. There is also a power button on the outside of the door, though, so you don't have to open it up to turn the system on. It can be locked too, though, to prevent unauthorised use of the system.
On the right hand side of the case there are two 120mm fan vents, one of which is populated with a Silverstone branded 900 RPM fan which acts as an intake.
There is a removable filter which attaches via clips to the outside of these vents to prevent dust build up inside the case. There is also a removable filter on the underside of the case which prevents dust and fluff from being sucked into the underside of the case.
There is a possibility that these could be used for a 240mm water cooling unit such as the Corsair H100. Moving round to the left hand side of the case, there is a single dust filtered fan vent which feeds the PSU on the inside.
The rear of the case looks a lot like a tower case rotated through 90 degrees. The I/O panel is located on the left below two 80mm fan vents. Further to the right we find six expansion slots and the PSU mounting bracket. The top panel of the case is secured at the back using two regular screws; no thumbscrews here!
That’s one monster HTPC case. I don’t much get the need for full ATX for an HTPC, but it was interesting to learn about it.
Its a lovely looking design and ideal for someone who wants this in a ‘hi-fi’ style rack, but its still quite a physical footprint due to the boxy shape.
Yes its large, but, the great option on this is the ability to hold lots of drives. With an ATX board you can roll the HPTC NAS box functions into one case….
I just bought this case, im installing a ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS MOBO with two e5-2665’s i would like to fit the be quiet shadow rock top flows in, however i doubt this will be possible and will have to use Noctua NH-L12’s. Which ever i use i know ill be cutting the removable drive bay holder as one cooler will clash with it. will be nice though as it will be quite compact