Silverstone Grandia Series GD06 HTPC Case Review

In our test setup we used a mini-ITX motherboard and this left us with two clear options for cable management, in this case we bundled all the cables together between the motherboard and power supply, however there is plenty of room to tuck all of these under the hard drive bays when installing a m-ATX board instead.

When using the mounting plate for the hard drive above the power supply, the cables are left to pass through a rubber cover. This cover has one very simple job to do and that is to prevent any heat from graphics cards which would otherwise surround a hard drive and potentially lead to thermal problems with the drive.  We can also see that the 400W  power supply that Silverstone sent with the chassis fits in with a little bit of room to spare.  If you had a PSU that was only a few mm over the stated 150mm limit then you may be able to get away with it.

When installed, the only contact the power supply has direct with the case is on the rear panel, the included feet stick to the base to reduce any resonating noise through the chassis.

Our black optical drive as shown here neatly sits in a recess in the front panel.

When powered up, both the hard drive bays light up with an LED to the right of each cover.

The power light is not over intrusive on the look of the chassis. The bottom portion also acts as the HDD activity light.