Silverstone Temjin TJ05 Case - TJ05 Exterior
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TJ05 Exterior
Here’s the basic mug shot. The Temjin has a very distinctive and simple-yet-elegant style to it. It’s not overblown with lights and chrome accepts, so it can be a really flexible. It works as an impressive office computer, a home PC, a gaming rig, or most anything else that doesn’t demand a particularly small case.
Here is the back of the case. As you case see, the power supply is optional. Since most PC enthusiasts want their choice of power supplies, it’s nice to have an option to buy the case without paying for one you don’t want.
Also pay attention to the exhaust fan mounted on the back. Silverstone cut out all the metal of the case where the fan is mounted, so that air flows out much better. This is a big difference from average cases, which just poke grids of small holes in the metal for air to be pushed through. In average cases, you need to cut out the grid of holes and metal for good airflow, but the TJ05 has it ready to go.
There is a lot going on in this picture. You can see the brushed aluminum front panel, which looks very clean. On the front you have the LCD temperature monitor, power button, reset button, and the power and hard drive lights.
On the side, out of clear view, are all the case ports. There’s audio, microphone, USB ports, and firewire. Keeping the ports over here prevents them from cluttering up the front of the case. They could have also been placed behind the door to get them out of the way, but then the door needs to be open whenever you use them. I like this arrangement the best.
Also check out the fan grill below the ports. This fan area is an intake to pull air directly over your hard drives. Forget ugly hard drive coolers. This is much nicer and actually pulls a fair amount of air. It’s also a filtered intake. All you have to do to clean the filter is remove the side panel and pull out the filter.
That is just a picture of pulling out the filter. While we’re towards the front of the case, let’s look at the front panel door.
The door clip for this case is very sturdy. It’s like a cabinet door latch, which holds onto the door until you press on it. This is way better than cases that use magnets to keep doors shut. Like everything about the case, even details like the closing mechanism of the door shows high quality construction.
Here, obviously, is the side panel with the protective covers removed. It’s very simple yet looks good. The slots in the bottom of the window can let in air, pulled by intake fans on the metal panel behind it. The slots are too thin to allow gale-force airflow, but I don’t think much more side ventilation would normally be necessary. We’ll take a better look at that metal panel later, since it’s not an external part.
Before moving on to other parts, I just wanted to show this case next to two average ATX cases. The back of the cases are all lines up. You can see the TJ05 is taller and also significantly longer. The size of the case is very conducive to cooling. The heat has more room to dissipate and be pulled out by the fans.
You’ll also notice that the average case fronts are constructed from plastic. The TJ05 is all metal and really sturdy. If you want a good looking case that feels like it could withstand an earthquake, I’d put my money on one of these Temjins.
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