I was looking at replacing my Fong Kai FK-330, and the Silverstone TJ02 and 04 really caught my eye. My only concern is that there'd be a lack of airflow with a solid front panel. I'd be running two Yate Loon 120mm fans on the case, and another Yate Loon on my Ninja, but the case would be on carpet unless I put a mat or wood board underneath it. Another option would be a Scythe Kama bay, with the two hard drives mounted behind it in the 5.25" bays.
Anyone have experiences with these cases, and have OCed their processors? Just worried my temps would skyrocket, and I'd love the perspective of someone with experience with these cases.
Silverstone TJ02/TJ04 airflow concerns?
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I don't think any experience is necessary. The only inteake vent is a few slots at the bottom of the front bezel, which is woefully inadequate. I'd say avoid them unless you really want to do a lot of cutting. There are much better choices for cooling & acoustics. Your FK330 is a much better case in that regard. In fact, with the right mods, that's a great case...
It's not the best for airflow, but it's not awful either - the strip along the bottom of the front bezel (which has the slots in) unscrews and comes out completely, leaving a reasonably sized intake area while looking no different from the front.MikeC wrote:The only inteake vent is a few slots at the bottom of the front bezel, which is woefully inadequate. I'd say avoid them unless you really want to do a lot of cutting.
You'd probably need to stand the case on something though to stop the intake being blocked by the carpet pile, and the Kama Bay might not be a bad idea to be on the safe side if overclocking is a possibility...