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When Silverstone told us that they were sending a £40 case we were not expecting to review such a fantastic product which delivers so many high end features to the budget audience.
The all black interior is very well finished and unlike others we have seen in a similar price bracket is consistent throughout. There are cable tie down spots and vibration dampening hard drive mounts and all fan locations have dust filters supplied as standard.
While there is only one fan supplied out of the box we found that the cooling performance was actually very good, as long as you aren't trying to break any world records. Aided by the budget, yet award winning Thermaltake Contac 29 cooler we managed to keep CPU temperatures under 50c. Even more impressive when we consider that this was a Black Edition overvolted and running at 3.9ghz.
What negatives can we mention? Well the tool-less design works well inside, although it is a pity Silverstone didn't use thumbscrews on the outside panels for ease of use. We would also like to see the inclusion of a front intake fan, I am quite sure this wouldn't cost Silverstone more than £1-2 a unit which could be passed onto the end user, it greatly helps negate dead zones in the front half of the chassis. Being absolutely subjective however it isn't really a critical issue for most people in the market for a cheap case.
Adding three more fans helps with overclocking while reducing internal ambient temperatures, however this could add another £15 to the cost which effectively means it doesn't end up such a bargain.
Aesthetically the case is reasonably attractive although I am not a great lover of the plastic accents, they certainly help improve the looks but they do feel cheap when you touch them.
In closing, for £40 including VAT the Precision SST-PS05 is pretty much the chassis bargain of the decade. Not only is it effectively designed but it looks good and will comfortably house a fast modern day gaming rig. Adding more fans pays dividends and the potential for overclocking hardware is high.
KitGuru says: Silverstone have successfully tackled the budget market with this release and we look forward to seeing what they do next.
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I am not easy surprised, but all those features are pretty spectacular for the low cost. I think I paid more for a third party cooler for my GTX 285 last year. Very nice indeed.
Christ, thats a bargain and a half ain’t it ?
It seems weird seeing Silverstone releasing budget chassis like this though, they always seemed such a high end maker to me. The plastic bits dont impress me, but the cooler performance seems quite good. Perhaps they should release a £50 version with more fans.
I am afraid this isnt for me. its too cheap and it looks quite ugly. I appreciate the price tho, and like to see fan filters included. some more expensive cases dont offer those.
That is a marvellous review KG – I love adding diodes to parts of the chassis and adding fans etc and posting diagrams of the locations. Never seen that done before. kudos.
ingenious review for a brilliant product. I have just ordered one of these for my son’s new pc which I need to build soon.
I won some money on the lottery last week (no not the jackpot but enough to cover this). just ordered it. Shall post about it on the forums when i arrives. Just before the england match too, nice timing !
Loved the testing KitGuru, top marks !
Hey, nice idea on the diodes and showing diagrams of measuresments, dead spots etc. Like the product too.
amazes me how they still make money on this. its less than a night out on the piss.
I would spend more on a case than this, but what a great deal for people who don’t have money to spare.
THanks for the review just ordered one on Scan.
Shame they only include one fan which doesnt look too good. a few silverstone fans, and say £45 would have sweetened the deal more i think.
product looks ok, bit ugly in parts, but the internals are brilliant. stunning review Zardon, best ive seen for a chassis.
You keep knockin these out man, amazing work.
Chassis looks wicked, shall pass it around to my mates.
stunning price and stunning article. like the testing, really useful rather than some idiot reading out temps on everest for the northbridge like most reviews
Looks a bit nasty from the front, top is nice and the cooling seems good. Have they any versions of this with more fans as standard and maybe something more metal than plastic?
Love it, ordered two online for some other builds I have planned.
mmmmm , not entirely sold. and no im not saying its great value, however Antec make a few just slightly more expensive but which look nicer IMO. personal taste maybe.
Fan filters included for £40? cant really beat that. I have heard that fan btw in the Raven case, original not V2. its a good fan, worth a few quid.
fuck me, £40 for a case with dust filters, a fan, nice black internal design and good cooling? How times have changed.
Very good price, its hard to knock it, even though there are a few things i would like to fix.
well tested. very good price,but I dont think I could live looking at the cheap plastic. great for budget minded audience.
IT really does need at least one more fan. no intakes can work if the exhaust fans help to suck air in but its not ideal. that said, the price is as competitive as I have seen
Decided to pick one of these up for my mother to build her a new system on a tight budget. all she uses is word and email so will be more than enough.
Good reading and thorough testing, found that interesting, the discussion on air flow etc. looks alright, but it performs well, and beggars cant be choosers!
I meant to say earlier I want to see KitGuru review the Raven 03. I read Zardons review of the Raven 02 last year and bought it based on that review. Am I glad I did? you betcha! Hope you get one to review.
Yeah looking forward to seeing a review of the Raven 03 as well. Z is the man to review it to 🙂
This is a very good product for the asking price, dont often see all those little touches on a low end chassis.
Great testing ideas, took a lot of work. Thanks for the review
Ordered one for my girlfriend, looks brilliant !