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SilverStone KL03

David Murphy — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:00:01 -0500

We often jest that SilverStone makes but one case a year—a slight modification of its most recent TJ series case. The company has since proven us wrong with the release of its Kublai series KL03 chassis. But after testing this midtower case, we find ourselves clamoring to go back to the familiar ground of SilverStone’s TJ cases. Given the TJ line’s high level of excellence, the KL03’s deficiencies stand out even more and make this chassis look like an ill-conceived side project.

Find out why we're not vacationing in Xanadu anymore after the jump!

SilverStone DS351

David Murphy — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:23:30 -0600

We have 300 words to tell you about the wonders of SilverStone’s DS351 external hard drive enclosure, but we need just four syllables: me-di-o-cre. It’s not that the enclosure is overwhelmingly slow, broken, or impossible to manage, but the device dips its toe enough into each of each these categories to make for a less than stellar experience.

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Silverstone Temjin TJ10

David Murphy — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:06:51 -0600

The ongoing joke at Maximum PC is that SilverStone releases a new TJ series case but once a year. Like the arrival of Punxsutawney Phil, the Video Music Awards, and the Dream Machine, this glorious event is marked with celebrations and drunken revelry—only this time around, instead of booze, we’re tipping back kegs of awesome. SilverStone’s TJ10 case is a welcome addition to the company’s strong dynasty of chassis. Like its father before it, the TJ10 is polished and almost perfect… almost.

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SilverStone Ensemble EB01 External DAC

Michael Brown — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:12:15 -0500

When we decided to test external digital-to-analog converters (DACs) for the upgrade story in our June issue (“19 Bright Ideas: Upgrades You Didn’t Know You Needed”), we were surprised to learn that SilverStone offered one with pretty decent specs. We recommended Stereo-Link’s upscale A1300 in that story, but SilverStone’s less-expensive EB01 is a solid value.
As we pointed out in the June issue, there’s a widespread misconception that digital audio is an all-or-nothing affair, and so the quality of the equipment you use to extract it doesn’t matter. It’s common knowledge, for instance, that getting audio physically off the electrically noisy motherboard results in cleaner sound, so it’s understandable that keeping audio in the digital domain until it’s entirely out of the PC would also help maintain its sonic integrity.

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SilverStone Tundra TD01

David Murphy — Thu, 31 May 2007 19:19:39 -0500

If Maximum PC’s tests worked like a beauty pageant, SilverStone’s Tundra TD01 might win the swimsuit competition. Talentwise, however, this water-cooling rig would be akin to your average 18-year-old girl trying to belt out “Since You’ve Been Gone.” It isn’t horrific, but it’s no Kelly Clarkson.

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One part case, one part cooler, eight parts awesome

David Murphy — Wed, 09 May 2007 14:32:09 -0500

Mmm. That's the noise I made upon receiving a huge package from CoolIT and Silverstone this past week. Not just because of the contents -- a sweet, sweet system, featuring CoolIT's new Boreas cooler, packed into a TJ07 case -- but because the damn thing weighted nearly as much as I do, I swear. Getting that thing onto a Labs bench reminded me of Homer and the Stone of Triumph. Not fun.

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SilverStone Temjin TJ09

Robert Strohmeyer — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:05:45 -0600

They must be putting something in the water over at SilverStone, because those guys just won't stop cranking out big, dreamy cases.

Silverstone TJ07

Maximum PC — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:22:12 -0600

Our history with the TJ07 spans back to its predecessor, the TJ03, which itself housed the components of our 2004 Dream Machine.