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Silverstone PM01 | Case with many promises... but does it deliver?

2016-09-27
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wise they are identical on paper and share some physical properties like this angled window on the side and a quite similar shape of the exterior top and front panels but on the interior we're looking at completely different layouts with a more modern configuration on the PM one such as the opening terior and thus I decided to review this as a standalone enclosure because regardless of the specs on paper these two cases offer completely different experiences both for assembly and hardware and when I first got the case I thought this is a fantastic entry from silverstone the glossy white color may not be my favorite but color variants between metal and plastic is almost non-existent while a glossy black exterior is also available and a matte black will also be coming the side panel is quite bendy which is pretty normal when you have such a large window and this crash test returns to see how resilient the window is from handling and no lock peel off the protective sticker after you finished building to avoid battle marks the built-in blue lighting for the white version is fine it's red LEDs on the black case definitely not the safest choice and RGB would have been better it is 2016 after all but it will attract those committed to that one color scheme the LED modes are full brightness half brightness breathing mode and off and notice the three front 140 movie fans are part of that LED sync which is nice and having so much front airflow for the interior is fantastic especially since the front panel is fully covered in mesh now taking off the panel toe is a bit ridiculous as we need to remove four screws first which are a bit difficult to access and whatever happened to Tula's approach for removing panels there is a large dust filter covering the full intake area which is a fine mesh that catches all the small particles but still grants nice air movement speaking of dust filters there is one included for the power supply easily removal from the back the i/o is at the top with four years P ports and audio with LED and power buttons located opposite from each other and while we are at the top this is where the case disappointed me the most we first need to remove a few more screws to lift off the stop panel again what happened to tool approach but I assumed that this space above the frame could be utilized for a set of fans especially if you are installing a radiator on the inside and this extra space would be awesome and also based on the specifications it supports a 240 a 280 and a 360 mm er radiator at the top but not only the Silverstone restrict fan placement due to such bulky plastic frame but none of the mounting holes actually line up with the fans since the plastic frame is so thick and even if you could mount fans here there is no Kingo pass through to the inside of the case again this pasta frame is so restricting and it doesn't have to be the height here perfectly accommodates for set of fans for additional internal clearance but this terrible table design makes it totally unattractive for all-in-one users and this makes me so mad because on paper it's awesome and even with just a glimpse of the interior it makes it seem like it will be awesome for a standard 240 millimeter all-in-one at the top but it isn't the power supply chamber tow is fully enclosed with discreet branding that I appreciate and if your air cooling this fantastic front intake would deliver so much air and a front radio support exists via this slide door at the bottom and opens 45 millimeters of clearance so you could potentially mount your all-in-one in the front and move those front fans around the storage approach here is pretty basic with dual is as the cat is behind the mobile and standard drive cage in front the power supply with three caddies they are catching up with the velcro straps which is awesome for cable management along with a fan hub for 10 fans which is quite nice but it is SATA powered I hate fan hubs that you cannot control kinda feeds the purpose of even including one and so we begin the assembly with taking apart my recently built workstation because the color combo is actually pretty perfect with white and blue and the first hiccup comes with the motherboard standoffs or the lack of them on the right side and if you pre install six standoffs you might as well pre install all of them and this is where during the build I realized that no fans can be mounted above the frame and my 240 millimeter all-in-one could not fit above the motherboard due to limited spacing as the mounting location is right in the center and in no way offset closer to the side panel and this meant I could only mount a single fan on my radiator as there is 45 millimeters of internal clearance before we hit the memory now I can imagine this to work flawlessly with a CPU tower or a 120mm at all one for the rear but I just don't understand how a new 2016 case release could be so bad at accommodating a 240mm radiator and also where are my thumb screws for the PCI brackets just doesn't feel right at 110 dollars on the inside if you need more storage though the sidewall can house three more SSDs and kael management is perfectly fine I would like to see more cable tie oops on the right side but the velcro straps in this main area is a big plus and so what we have here is a case with fantastic front airflow good storage support and the reasonable cable management but the top frame design is a real killer and immediately turns off customers with a Oh plants the PMO one is a large enclosure that doesn't really utilize its size for the target builder but from an airphone perspective it would be an excellent choice for those with CPU tower coolers ultimately for case over $100 we need something new and silverstone right now is playing catch-up which is a good trend but left me wanting more which I hope the eventual PM o 2 will completely satisfy thank you guys so much for watching I'm Dimitri with our contacts we'll see you 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