Cooler Master Silencio 650 Review
Introduction and Technical Specification
Published: 30th August 2012 | Source: Cooler Master | Price: £110.34 |
Introduction
The list of case names from Cooler Master reads like an honour role. We all know of the practiacally legendary Cosmos, the CM690, the HAF and of course the new darlings in the form of the Storm and Stryker. What perhaps isn't so well known is that with the Silencio series Cooler Master also bring us a range of 4 sleek elegant "silent" cases.
We reviewed the smaller 550 back in May 2011 and found that although a good case it was lacking in several areas, most noticeably the cable management. The Silencio 650 is the flagship of the range and like the smaller 500 is in style terms about as far away as it is perhaps possible to get from it's better known, more "shouty" Brethren
But silence it would appear is not the 650's only claim to fame. A host of handy and well thought out features appear to spatter the product specification, from selectable booting, to fast charging for portable devices he Silencio does look like it has quite a deal to offer. For more of a taste lets take a look at the full Specification and features.
Technical Specifications
Available Color | Full Midnight Black |
Material | Aluminum Alloy, Synthetics, Steel |
Dimension (W / H / D) | 207 x 479 x 525.6mm / 8.1 x 18.8 x 20.7 inch |
Weight | 13.0 kg / 28.6 lb M/B Type Micro-ATX, ATX |
5.25" Drive Bay | 3 (w/o the use of exposed 3.5" drive bay) |
3.5" Drive Bay | 7 (hidden) + 1 (for X-Dock bay) |
2.5" SATA HDD Drive Bay | 2 (hidden) +1 (for X-Dock bay) |
I/O Panel | USB 3.0 x 2 (int.), USB 2.0 x 2, Mic x 1, Audio x 1 (supports AC97/HD Audio), SD card reader x 1 |
Expansion Slots | 7+1 |
Cooling System | Front: 120mm fan x 2, 1200 RPM, 17 dBA / 140mm fan x 1 (optional) |
Power Supply | Standard ATX PS2 / EPS 12V Maximum Compatibility |
VGA card length | 268.0 mm / 10.5 inch (with HDD cage) |
CPU cooler height | 168.0 mm / 6.6 inch |
Most Recent Comments
Firstly, is the "x-dock" thingy removable? and if so does it leave behind a usable third drive bay? i read the entire review and i couldnt see any mention of it.
and in your guys opinion, which of the three silence cases mentioned in the conclusion do you think is the most quiet? i mean, if i was to buy any of them id trick it out with super quiet fans, something like corsairs quiet edition fans but which do you think would be best at sucking up all the noise?Quote
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thanks for the review Tom and Gary
EDIT great silent Folding case if you ask me !Quote