Silverstone LC17 Case in hand

[Joe]

I got the Silverstone LC17 case today and over the next week I am going to be doing some review type action. I am being called away for work for a good portion of the week in some emergency repair action... but I hope that not too late into next week I should have a nice HTPC review / HTPC article up.

[Joe]

I got it build up tonight... BTW silverstone PSU's some set to 230v power not 115v for some reason...

I am going to be doing this in a multipart style. Since I am just moving over my rig into the new case first, but in the coming month I am re-doing my HTPC to multiple PVR's, SATA RAID, monitored and controlled cooling, passive cooling, and possibly a bit more power under the hood.... well since I found that 2/3 of the caps on this mobo are leaking hehe (Epox 8RDA+)

Part 1 - Movie your hacked together HTPC into a nice case. (sorta done) I will be getting something written up this week.

Part 2 - Make your HTPC f'n awesome and silent. I am asking Crystal fontz for some help on this for part 2.

The case has a very nice amount of possible cooling in it. Unfortunately it only came with 2 80mm fans. So I have some work to do on it to get it where I want it to be. the review should be fun!

Also a thing to note... this may be the first project on procooling where the site is actually paying for the items needed to do this completely. keep clicking the google banners!!!

Some before and after pics - from a 20$ POS case to a nice new one.

[BillA]

some probe cal data for a previous review ?

[Joe]

Yeh I had some issues getting that done, i water logged a few of the CF sensors by accident... I am trying to get that test done, but work has me out of town currently. I should be back home in the next few days.

[BillA]

no fire, just curious
we all have lives, of sorts

[ProHandyman]

Nice looking case! Sure beats your old one hands down!

I can see where a Crystalfontz unit with IR command would be a perfect mod for this case! I am seriously considering the 635 for my own rig in progress.

Look forward to what you have to say.

[Joe]

Crystal Fontz has a new CFA 631 in the mail to me I am going to get an internal IR Receiver mod thing going on, and the CFA-631 should be a nice addition I think Since the CFA-631 will work with the SCAB Board from the 635

[Joe]

Oh and my first impressions is that the LC17 is a case wiht some awesome cooling - But at a price. its loud. Thats where my goal of silencing the bitch comes in But cooling wise, its damn well designed. The review should be fun. I seem to be crashing with a shitty cold at the moment... Nothing more fun than working late nights on the road for work and feeling like your heads going to explode.

[Joe]

I got back in town today and had a CrystalFontz CFA-631 waiting for me Unfortunately I got a nasty cold type thing on the road, and its slowing me down... but so far I have the pictures and materials for 2 reviews and 1 article ready to be written up!