Sentey GS-6000 II Optimus Mid Tower Review

1. Introduction2. Packaging3. Exterior View4. Interior View5. Installation6. Testing Methodology and Performance7. Accoustic performance8. Closing thoughts9. View All Pages

The interior of the GS 6000 II Optimus is painted entirely flat black, which is quite common.  The company use contrasting red plastic on the 5.25″ bays, the hard drive bays and card retention system.

The GS 6000 II Optimus ships with a single 120mm front intake fan and 1 rear exhaust fan which is pictured above.

The body of the fans are transparent and include blue led lighting. They spin at 1300 RPM ±10% and the noise level is rated at 26dB(A). The fans have the ability to produce a maximum airflow output of 44.71 CFM.

The second image is an inside view of the top panel of the GS 6000 II Optimus. There is a large area of steel mesh on this panel where we can mount two 120mm fans if we want to increase the airflow.

The power supply mounts at the bottom of the chassis and sits on four small hard rubber mounts that help reduce any unwanted vibrations.

Sentey uses a tool free method for add on cards. They implemented simple to use plastic clips that actually work quite well.  To save on production costs, the expansion bay covers are still physically attached to the chassis.  It is not difficult to remove them, but we feel that any additional flexing of the relatively thin metal used on the chassis could potentially lead to bending.

The next thing we are going to focus on are the removable hard drive trays.  The drive trays are made of a combination of metal and plastic and they support both 2.5 and 3.5″ hard drives.  There are 4 of these trays in the GS 6000 II Optimus which should accommodate most peoples storage needs.

2.5″ SSD drives and 3.5″ hard drives are both simple to install in the removable trays.  The SSD installation simply requires 4 small screws to secure the drive to the tray, while 3,5″ installation is totally tool free.

Sentey have an deployed an interesting concept by cutting a small hole in the base of each tray.  This area supports the installation of a low profile 60mm fan that will blow cool air on the hard drives.

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