Cooler Master Silencio 550 Chassis Review
Andy Ruffell / 13 years ago
ExteriorThis is quite a nice looking case from the outside wit each side being made from a matt black surfact which is fairly reflective and shiny.
Both sides are exactly the same and there is nothing to tell them apart and this is fairly unusual for cases as we normally see some fan intakes on one of the sides at the very least or even a window.
From the front of the case we initially see a near-mirror finish (excuse reflections) with a Cooler Master logo at the bottom.
Opening the front up you can see the optical drive bay panels as well as a 3.5 hole, and at the bottom we see a fan/air intake grill.
This panel can be removed for cleaning as you can see below.
From the back of the case we can see that it is designed for a bottom-mounted PSU as expected. Also a feature that is becoming fairly common is the inclusion of two cable holes’ which can be used for water-cooling pipes or more normally USB 3.0 cables if the case doesn’t support native headers.
There are the standard 7 PCI expansions slots as well as space for your motherboard I/O panel and a 120 mm fan, which does include holes for 80mm and 92mm fans. Unfortunately, there was some damage to the screw and the right-hand side of the case during transit which is clearly visible in this picture.
Last but not least, we take a look at the top of the case which isn’t quite as standard as others. As you can see there is a blue USB’ port which is of course USB 3.0 or Super-Speed’ port as well as the more standard headphone and microphone jacks. There is also a normal USB 2.0 and a SD card reader built in. The buttons to the right include a restart button and the more obvious power button. There is also a HDD activity LED.
