SilverStone Technology Temjin 5
by Purav Sanghani on August 25, 2004 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Final Thought
It has a sleek look with curves all throughout the front. It has an elegant blue backlit LCD temperature display/control, which illuminates to create a cool-as-ice look on top of its futuristic front bezel. Finally, it has the numbers to prove its look is not the only thing going for it.From the results of our benchmarks, we can say that this is one of the most attractive cases we have seen, but it doesn't stop there. Yes, it has a façade, which tops most of the cases that we have worked with, but it goes much deeper than that. Its fan system performed the best, so far, in our thermal tests by keeping the Athlon 64 3200 about 50-60 degrees cooler than its maximum operating temperature, out-doing the other chassis by as much as 3-4 degrees.
We were slightly disappointed with the TJ05's performance in sound, since it only matched the numbers of the Enermax Sea Hawk and the Chenbro Xpider II, both of which had at least one 80mm fan installed.
When we opened up the TJ05, we saw just how much more it had to offer. Its tool-less design was the thing that we most enjoyed from this case. It had plenty of drive rails for all types of drive installations and the sliding clips that secured the expansion cards were designed strong enough to withstand daily uses. Though the TJ05 did not have a removable motherboard tray, it was overshadowed by the other tool-less features.
The price tag is noticeably lower than the mid-$200 sticker on the Temjin 3 Nimiz, mainly due to the use of steel for most of the case construction. At around $150, we definitely recommend this chassis, especially if you can afford to spring that extra green from the SuperFlower X-Mask or the NZXT Guardian.
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masher - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
Why does the reviewer call a concave door "convex"?JustAnAverageGuy - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
[i] "The TJ03 Nimiz was a monstrous product that had great features, such as a sliding removable motherboard tray, a seemingly endless potential for expandability,"[/i][i] "The Bad
- No removable motherboard tray
"[/i]
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Modal - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
Wow, that's a really nice looking case. Great review, and thanks for picking a non-ugly case to review this time. :)Almost makes me wish I had waited until now to build my machine... I like that case a lot better than my current one.
ciwell - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
Finally a case that does not burn out your retinas by looking at it. Great review.P.S. Is there a Thermaltake Tsunami Case Review in our near future? :D
Spacecomber - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
I appreciate the inclusion of more pictures showing the case with the components installed. For example, seeing a full size motherboard installed gives me a better feel for the actual dimensions of the case, and I can see how easy it would be to work inside of it. The highlighting of the space between the bottom of the power supply and the motherboard is also important to me, since you sometimes have to worry about CPU heatsinks overhanging the edge of the board, depending on how close to the motherboard edge the socket is placed.Thanks for the review.
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skunkbuster - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
at least it looks better than the last one that was reviewed here.oupei - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
page 11, chart units should be "decibels"Operandi - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
Agreed with #1...Deinonych - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
Looks like the author edited the sentence, so n/m.Deinonych - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
#2I agree. In context, it seems like the author meant to say "an entirely ALUMINUM chassis would have appealed more..."