Silverstone Grandia Series GD06 HTPC Case Review

Inside, the GD06 only has space for a m-ATX motherboard, but with the number that are available on the market today, there are loads of options to go for.

Tucked in between the hard drive bays and the side of the case is the single 120mm fan of which can be changed down to a 80mm fan if you so wished.

The motherboard side of the chassis has the two pre-installed 120mm fan with grills on the inside to prevent the blades catching on any cables that may be in the vicinity (or if you’re like me, it saves you having a chunk taken out of your finger whilst tinkering).

Above the PSU is space to mount another 3.5″ hard drive upside down on a set of grommets to reduce resonant noise. There are also mounting holes for an SSD or 2.5″ drive as well although there are no grommets for the latter.

Being a SFF case, there is limited room for a power supply and Silverstone detail that there is a limit of 150mm, so a number of recent high rated supplies would be ruled out from installation. Silverstone do make a number of supplies including a 400W, 500W, 600W & 700W that all fit in with a bit of room to spare. Unfortunately this is not an inclusive option with the case, but it can be purchased separately. Most lower wattage supplies should fit into the space but its best to check any third party supply dimensions before purchase to be on the safe side.

On the motherboard side of the case is a tray for fitting an optical drive to.  This is fully removable along with the hard drive caddy and the stability bar that runs from the front to the back of the case.

Removing the hard drive caddy is simply done with 2 screws at the front and 2 towards the rear of the case, the whole unit then lifts out as one.

With both drive bay areas and the stability bar removed, there is more than enough room to work in during installation of your system.