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the returning the cases to review the silverstone at redline 0-6 which gets the first taste of some updated testing methods in our suite so they're not done yet silver stones are l06 case was poised to be the best thermal performer on our bench in some time using this mesh front to help in a world overrun with glass the silverstone our l06 comes in white with silver trim black with red trim and white with different fans implemented vr l06 pro is what we're reviewing today and that one's priced at $75 MSRP before getting to that this coverage is brought to you by EVGA and their 1080p is c2 which we've recommended fairly highly for its build quality and the icx sensors which are kind of fun to play with you can check our full st to review for the 1080i if you're curious to learn more or you can click the link in the description below to find the product page for the 1080i SD to four basics the silverstone are l06 sizes up at two hundred by four seventy seven by four fifty five millimeters with pipe depth and weighs six point three kilograms the enclosure we're reviewing includes it three fans for front intake one rear fan and options for top fans all the included fans are 120 millimeters with RPM up to around 1400 plus or minus the usual range CPU tower cooler clearance is 158 millimeters meaning it fits most appropriate coolers on the market for the price in this case is priced similarly to a couple others we've reviewed recently including the corsair 270 are the kind of old but still relevant NZXT s340 and the fractal define c after that we start getting it's a 100 dollar territory where you've got things like the 400 see and stuff like that s 340 elite but for direct competition it's looking like 270 r and fractal define c on our bench along with some other items will have on there but this one is quite a bit different from some of the other 70 ish 80s dollar cases that we've reviewed in the past year and that's because this has a return to mesh front intake so it should be a much better thermal performer as we'll see soon it's got a mesh top mesh front no tempered glass and is a fairly standard in instruction overall but just comes down to do you want noise performance or thermal performance this one targets thermals which is not something we've seen a whole lot in the last year so that will be interesting to test starting off first with ease of installation features prior to getting to the thermal Zen noise testing the solar sound are l06 proved a little more difficult to work with then seemed necessary the our l06 has some space constraints lacking some of the cable management features of the fractal defined see like its depth in the rear side panel or kale management features in cases like the SD 40 and elites where it's got a cable bar the RL zero six does no work for you in this department you'll be left to your own devices to manage the cables there is an acceptable number of cable tie points on the rear side but they're placed around cutouts in such a way that cable tied to them will be clearly visible from outside the case vertical space is limited there's a chunky shroud in the bottom which is a bit of a trend but that does mean you've got more limited vertical space and it may be difficult to fit some plugs through the upper most cutouts the shroud size does mean that there's plenty of breathing room for the PSU however which makes routing cables under the motherboard and over the top of the PSU easier than other cases of this type this also means that it captures nearly all the airflow from the bottom 120 millimeter fan and doesn't smother the hard drives that will be in the same shroud area power supply has to be slid in sideways through the shroud you can't install through the back and that's again a bit different but speaks to the price focus of the case and there's plenty of room to get it in through the side just don't use an oversight its PSU so RL 0 6 is undeniably a budget case at first glance there are no glaring flaws but there are small details everywhere that indicate the cost savings to the user for example silver rivets on the back of the case mean that this job is done after painting assembly and it normally is assembled after painting but they're not using the painted rivets so very small thing there there are no rubber grommets anywhere that is actually a somewhat important cost savings for these cases and there are no thumb screws for the expansion slots there's also no removable frame for the power supply like you get with the s340 type cases or course or 600 cks aside males are held on with standard metal tabs at none of the fancy sliding or folding out functionality none of these affect the functionality of the case overall but it is a point that you should take note of if you're trying to keep an eye out for those finer details it does however help reduce cost for the user as always appearance is subjective but it's refreshing to see a case offered in a color other than plain black the white LEDs in the front of the case are bright true white rather than a bluish tint that RGB LEDs produced and the mesh front showcases them without allowing too much light through the front panel is slick fingerprint prone plastic which isn't a problem with the white case but could be a much worse problem with the black version though after you build it once you probably stop touching it anyway it's also unfortunately molded in such a way that the parts don't quite fit flush with the side panel but not a huge deal here the three LED fans are high quality comparable Silverstone fans cost about twelve to fifteen dollars on new egg making the fan to easily have the total value of the case if you're just looking at hard MSRP is to the user many cases like the BitFenix Shogun included only a few of the cheapest fans possible to bring down the retail price silver stones added value by including a sufficient number of fans of a sufficient quality so you don't have to swap them out and waste money on a pad fans with a new case there's an integrated fan hub on the backside of the motherboard to further improve value in the cooling department and Silverstone is really not messing around with the subtle side intakes or anything like that there goes in the front and comes out the back plain and simple nothing with glass panels or side front intake amalgams that we've seen in many other cases lately get into the thermals and noise as always the testing methodology is linked in the description below for the article we have a few new tests here that don't have any comparative data for other cases yet we've got a main chart of course with all the other cases on it but the news tests are something we're still playing around with see if they don't we'll take p3 that reviewing next should have more of that but is they doing here with this and we're using blender will soon be using 3d mark for some mixed workload tests in addition to the normal torture workload solar stones are l06 is the coolest case on our bench receive you thermals entirely thanks to its mesh front this seems to be a fading trend in modern cases but still provides the best intake cool impossible no matter how big a gap is used for the front side intake options when you have a glass front with the case fans configured to their maximum rpm of 1400 the Silversun are l06 enables our tower cooler to keep the CPU at forty seven point eight Celsius delta-t over ambient went under a hundred percent load idle temperatures are around to see thousands he over ambient and because performance was so strong with this case we lowered our PM to a thousands and ran the test again even with this slower speed that the CPU maintains a delta T value of under 50 C in fact it's cooler than the five 70 X which was previously our performance leader this difference emerges because the five 70 X uses a giant glass panel in front of its intake fans though compensates in ways with large gaps on either side of that front panel and it does have higher rpm fans and three fans of the front to help out some more the next case behind these is the 270 are another Corsair design with the frackle does fine see it serving as the coolest of the quiet cases Silverstone is a clear performance leader in the sea view thermals of the cases we've tested thus far let's look at GPU thermals GP performance testing on our dual axle gaming X at 55% fan speeds also found that our l0 sticks in the lead the 1,400 rpm configuration places us at forty 7.1 Celsius delta-t over a mint followed closely by the : ends 1100 rpm configuration the : end positions its front fans in a way that more directly point at the GPU helping it take the second place spot the 1000 rpm our l06 follows the Cullinan reducing noise levels while maintaining fifty-one salty as Delta G over ambient we're going to show a preview of some of our new tests here there's still a lot to be done on this front since we don't have a comparative data yet but this is the light introduction we're starting to use blender and 3d mark mixed workloads for case thermal benchmark in addition to thermal testing just to give some perspective on user workload the thermaltake p3 again will feature all of that first off we're measuring CPU and GV temperatures during these tests to help understand how well the case exhausts heat build up during upload on one component and not both rendering on the GPU we see a temperature of 24.7 C delta T over a min GPU temperature we've got that CPU temperature alongside it as well during that test CPU delta T reach 34.4 celsius rendering the CPU it may be hard to interpret these numbers of that comparative data about ambient temperature was around twenty to twenty two point five drain tests and will soon have comparative data with the thermal tape p3 anyway these tests by the way were done at 1000 RPM say B bit cooler once at 1400 let's go to noise levels here's where we find out what the trade-off is for that chart-topping thermal performance as you'd expect a mesh front doesn't do us favors in noise despite lower temperatures neither choice is inherently wrong just depends on you build goals at 1,400 rpm at silverstone our l06 is the loudest system build we've tested on this chart operating at 43 DB a more noise escapes this enclosure given the mesh front and that's of course in exchange for more air and drain it this makes the system about as loud as the Corsair 5 70 X when it's fans were operating at full speed looking at 1000 rpm as a variant we're now down to 37 DBA on the RL 0 6 Silverstone case putting it between the 270 our 1300 rpm and s 240 1300 rpm enclosures given that Silverstone still holds a lead in thermals with 1000 rpm speeds we think the case makes its best noise and temperature compromise at this 1000 rpm mark sure it's not as quiet as the be quiet pure bass 600 it's also significantly cooler and doesn't contain the word quiet in its brand name so that's the RL 0 6 the case at $75 is priced about where it should be a lot of the shroud mid tower cases are in the 70 to $80 price point you start getting fancier as you trend towards $100 which is kind of the top end hard line of the of this type of case you get something like the 400 C at that point but we're trying to spend less this case is one that we have liked for its airflow that's a bit different from what we've seen lately the trend has been towards noise rather than airflow there's really no better between noise and airflow just it depends on what you want so if you're focused on noise really firmly and that's extremely important to you the most important part of a case then don't buy this but if you really care about airflow and noise as long as it's 37 ish DBA at least with our bench obviously you have to factor in the fact that the parts inside also makes noise 37 DBA in our bench which is a fairly standard build is fine to you then this is a good case the cooling is fantastic it's a small box it's fairly portable if you need to move it the airflow is very directed so we've got the top two fans pointed straight up the CPU cooler if you've got a tower cooler and straight up the GPU cooler and then the bottom fan does help save away any concerns of heating up on the drive components which are inside the power supply shroud if you're running 3.5 inch hard drives so that's the case good overall it's got a couple of small flaws but you do trade off for those you've got lower cost as a result of some of them like the side panels just they're not exciting the way they mount in this match but for twenty-five dollars cheaper than something that is more exciting like the 400 C it's not a bad trade as always it you can find the full article link in the description below which was written by Patrick for the site and also subscribe for more so you don't miss the Thermaltake p3 review with our new testing methodology that is more implemented there you go to patreon.com slash gamers next to stop that directly or store dock damaged Nexus 9 I have to buy one of our shirts we've got tri blends now they're very comfortable thank you for watching I'll see you all next time returning to cases to review the silverstone our l06 today which gets the first taste of our