Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 2 |
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Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
Silverstone Grandia Series HTPC Case with Aluminum FP Micro-ATX, 2X Hot-Swap Drive Bay, 3x120mm Golf Bladed Fan, USB 3.0 x2 and 11-Inch Expansion Card GD06B (Black)
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Brand | SilverStone Technology |
Motherboard Compatability | Micro ATX |
Case Type | Desktop |
Color | GD06B |
Material | Aluminum |
Cooling Method | Air |
Model Name | CS-GD06B |
Fan Size | 120 Millimeters |
Item Weight | 16 Pounds |
Number of USB 2 Ports | 2 |
About this item
- Three silent 120mm fans included,support expansion cards up to 11 inches,2x hot swap drive bay
- Positive air pressure design
- Incredible 340mm depth to fit comfortably inside home theater cabinet
- Support 4 x 3.5” hard drives and 2.5” hard drive or SSD (Solid-state drive)
- Includes two front USB 3.0 ports
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Quality of material | 4.1 | — | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Noise level | 3.6 | — | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
Easy to remove | 3.4 | — | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | — |
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case type | desktop | desktop | full tower | full tower | — | mid tower |
motherboard form factor | Micro ATX | Micro ATX | ATX, Micro-ATX, Mini-ITX | Micro ATX | ATX | Micro ATX |
material | Aluminum | Aluminum | Alloy Steel | — | Aluminum | — |
cooling method | Air | Air | Air | Water | Air | Air |
number of usb ports | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 |
fan count | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
hard disk form factor | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 2.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches |
USB 2.0 ports | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
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Brand | SilverStone Technology |
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Series | CS-GD06B |
Item model number | GD06B |
Item Weight | 16 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 22 x 17 x 10 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 22 x 17 x 10 inches |
Color | GD06B |
Manufacturer | SilverStone Technology |
ASIN | B004MKNNGW |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | February 1, 2011 |
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Best Sellers Rank | #2,842 in Computer Cases |
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Building off the successful GD04 and GD05, two chassis models that set benchmarks in 2009, SilverStone created the Grandia GD06 to again raise the expectation enthusiasts have for HTPC (Home Theater Personal Computer) chassis. SilverStone engineering team's expertise in SFF (Small Form Factor) and HTPC are again in full display with GD06's expanded capability in storage and cooling performance. These improvements were made with the compact depth maintained (340mm) and exterior visuals enhanced as the GD06 is stunningly beautiful as a computer chassis and fits perfectly in the living room. Its five hard drive storage is augmented by two hot-swappable bays for maximum flexibility while a front door lock and a rear Kensington Security Slot ensure security for the installed drives. Cooling is provided by three 120mm silent fans with filters for exceptional performance, quietness and effective dust prevention. For those in doubt that a small footprint HTPC chassis can be used to build a powerful and fully loaded media server, the Grandia GD06 will change their mind.
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Customers like the appearance, quality and functionality of the computer chassis. For example, they mention it looks really sharp, has a brushed aluminum face and is sturdy. Some appreciate the case for its good design for ventilation and cooling, and that it's the best horizontal PC case on the market. That said, opinions are mixed on space, fit and noise.
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Customers like the quality of the computer chassis. They say the overall construction was as premium as they expect from Silverstone, it's sturdy, and deep enough to use good quality CPU coolers with heat pipes. They also appreciate the three fans, which are a nice touch. The case has good amount of fan vents and adequate ventilation routes.
"...2 80mm fan mounts on the back above i/o panel, good for exhaust fans, but no standard liquid cooling solutions fit on an 80mm mounting..." Read more
"...Fans aside, the build quality is beyond solid. Mounting of drives was easy enough, though space is limited, especially if you have an Optical Drive...." Read more
"...The fans in the bottom are a nice touch to cool the hard drives and add cooling without having holes in the sides of the case...." Read more
"...They are deep enough that you can use good quality CPU coolers with heat pipes though I gravitate to all copper coolers in the 2U or 3U configuration..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the computer chassis. They mention that the brushed aluminum face is beautiful, the case looks sharp, and is sleek for its size. Customers also mention that it's well-built and has a flip-up front panel made of black aluminum.
"...Positive pressure design with filters.Very nice look, the case looks and acts well built...." Read more
"...All in all though, the build is complete, it looks good and it's cool and quiet...." Read more
"...The flip-up front panel is black aluminum and reminds me of a Denon or Onkyo amp without glowing watt meters in the front...." Read more
"...They are worth every cent I paid and they look good, they run cool, they are quite, they have large storage capacity potential, USB3.0 front panel,..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the computer chassis. They mention that it has a good design for ventilation and cooling, and is easy to work with. Some say that it's the best HTPC case available, and the very best horizontal PC case on the market. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...Good news is that they can be very quite for real HTPC applications and still do a mighty fine job keeping temperatures down...." Read more
"...aside, the case is very good...." Read more
"...Great case, and I'm very happy with it." Read more
"Good computer case, I really like it. I replace the case for my old gaming computer to this one to create a media center...." Read more
Customers like the performance of the computer chassis. They say it works well for those still rocking 3.5 inch non-SSD hard drives, the HDD cage works great, and it works great as a HTPC. They are also pleased with both its function and form, with no flappy covers to pull. The filters have worked well, and the single exhaust fan seems to work fine. Overall, most are happy with the performance and functionality of the case.
"...The single exhaust fan seemed to work fine and it's currently still in the box (for now.)..." Read more
"...card is a bit '5 degrees or so' warmer than open air, but it is high performance and often pushed to the max with no issue...." Read more
"...The cpu works really well it never goes over 42 watts. my fans all run in the 300 to 550 rpm range...." Read more
"...The flip-down front panel is very functional and aesthetically pleasing...." Read more
Customers like the cooling of the computer chassis. They say it has adequate cooling, even when packed full. The temperature is ok for such a tight closed case, and the built in system fans, hot bays, and locking front panel make it have plenty of cooling capacity. The hot-swappable HDD cage works well, and there are 3x 120mm fans.
"...Side mounting of the psu offers additional cooling while helping to move any fan noise to the back of the case where it would be less noticeable...." Read more
"...They are worth every cent I paid and they look good, they run cool, they are quite, they have large storage capacity potential, USB3.0 front panel,..." Read more
"...pros:+ saved space.+ looks nice.+ temps are ok for such a tight closed case.+ high quality material...." Read more
"...It fits wonderfully and keeps everything nice and cool. Larger graphics cards will determine what hard drive bays you use...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the space in the computer chassis. Some mention it has plenty of space for hard drives, power supplies, and cables. However, others say that there is not a lot of space to run extra power cables and the SSD does not have enough room for the SATA cable.
"...So now on to the actual review:Pros:Space, lots and lots of space.Positive pressure design with filters...." Read more
"...There is plenty of room for a full size atx motherboard...." Read more
"...they look good, they run cool, they are quite, they have large storage capacity potential, USB3.0 front panel, and they are very easy to work on...." Read more
"...Assembly was very easy, the box is small by PC tower standards (it's designed to fit in an entertainment center) but there was still plenty of room..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the fit of the computer chassis. Some mention that it fits everything they needed to plug into it, and fits in their entertainment center stand perfectly. It easily fits a full-size ATX motherboard, a plethora of hard drives, disk drives, and plenty of other components. However, others say that it's a little too thin and the fitting tight, the 6-pin PCIe power it just barely fits inside the case, and it barely fits on their television stand. The dvd burner feels loose and does not fit flush with the front of the case.
"...the GPU is 4.38" high and it fits fine without the power connector but the connector itself extends a little bit above the top cover's level..." Read more
"...I am quite biased on the premise that this computer case fit perfectly within my aesthetic and accomplished the role no other case I've been able to..." Read more
"...the back above i/o panel, good for exhaust fans, but no standard liquid cooling solutions fit on an 80mm mounting point as of this review...." Read more
"Nice fit for everything I needed to plugin to this case. The only minor complaints (holding me back from 5 stars) I have are:1...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the noise of the computer chassis. Some mention that the side intake fan and the rear exhaust fan are totally silent, while others say that the built-in fans are a bit noisy.
"...in all though, the build is complete, it looks good and it's cool and quiet...." Read more
"...It would have been nice to get 4 pin fans instead of 3 pin fans.. They are quiet but it would be nice to control the fan speed from the motherboard..." Read more
"...Fans. The stock fans at full speed were louder than I wanted. The 3-fan Silverstone Fan controller with rear dials fixed that...." Read more
"...2 External 3.5" hot-swap baysGood CoolingQuiet fans..." Read more
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**UPDATE: Since there seems to be an issue with people knowing the exact dimensions of this case they are: 440mm(W) x 175mm(H) x 425mm(D)or in inches: 17.3in(W) x 6.8in(H) x 16.7in(D)
**UPDATE: Since My original Review I have now built 8 HTPCs with this case and none have had any issues.
**UPDATE: Also something I forgot to mention, this case IS RACK MOUNTABLE... It has rack mounting points on the sides...
So now on to the actual review:
Pros:
Space, lots and lots of space.
Positive pressure design with filters.
Very nice look, the case looks and acts well built.
Aesthetics, it looks better than my receiver and other components, easily the best looking component in my home theater.
Allows for full size components.
Room for more hard drives than you could need.
Removable Drive Cage with handles.
Room for 10 Internal Hard Drives (Without adapters) (8) 3.5 Inch Bays (7 to the right of the 5.25 bays, 1 to the left) plus (2) 2.5 mounts above the 5.25 inch bays.
Cons:
(for what I want this is a con, but not for most people) 2 80mm fan mounts on the back above i/o panel, good for exhaust fans, but no standard liquid cooling solutions fit on an 80mm mounting point as of this review.
The drive door triggers can be a pain to align to your dvd/blu-ray drive causing the door to not open when the button is pressed or to open/close constantly (but with some adjusting this is sorted out)
Honestly this case looks more like a Home Theater component as opposed to a PC. I get people asking fairly often where my computer is, (since everything we watch runs through it) When I point it out they are truly surprised. I have built 5 more HTPCs using this case thanks to people seeing mine and loving the look. With these I have used nothing but full size components, which is great since airflow and dimension restrictions are not really a problem (there are some to be aware of but I'll cover those later)
The positive airflow keeps the dust out, I clean my filters out about 1 time per month with a dog and 2 cats in the house, but I haven't had any real dust in the case, it gets picked up by the filters, in 4 months no dust issues.
I'm extremely pleased with this case and I will continue to use it if people want me to build them a Home Theater PC...
It is made of quality steel, even empty with the cover and drive cage out it does not bend or twist. (this is a big issue with many HTPC cases)
Some things you do need to watch for are Video card height and length, the case only has 140mm of height above the motherboard, so be sure you aren't using an extra tall video card, also if you plan to fill up your hard drive case with drives pay attention to the length, clearance gets tight with hard drives mounted in the bays at about 9 inches... although with 8 places to mount 3.5 inch drives and 2 2.5 bays along with the 2 5.25 bays you have tons of ways to avoid interference with your video card.
Pay attention if you are using a tall CPU cooler, the max height of the cooler is 140MM, also going with a extra wide one might make cable routing difficult for your disc drives.
The removable drive cage is a lifesaver when it comes to mounting your drives, it is simple to pull out and put back thanks to the handles (this is important since 5 drives plus blu-ray and an SSD could be difficult to situate without the handles.
Ok, now I've gushed about the case lets look at the short list of cons I had... First the 2 80MM fan mounts above the I/O panel are useful for fans, but I really wanted to do a liquid cooling solution, but none of the standard sealed models utilize 80MM mounts, so I compromised and just put some fans in, for most people this is a good thing to have 2 additional fan locations, but I really wanted to do liquid cooling...
The 2 drive doors have triggers that sit against the open/close buttons on your drives. These can be a little tricky to align, I had this issue on my Asus Blu-ray but it was much simpler with a Sony one.
So to wrap up, This could very well be the case you're looking for. If you want a case to fit in just about any home theater setting this works perfectly. It is worth the price and I would recommend it to almost anyone. The only thing it doesn't have that some might want is an LCD screen, but for me, it's a great fit.
These cases are very versatile, I have built one with an M-Atx board and only a small SSD (to serve network media) many in between and even one with an E-Atx board with 32.5TB of storage (8 4GB Drives), 2 blu-rays etc...
Components in my new Personal Build: 7/05/2013
Case: Silverstone Tek GD-08
SSD of OS/Programs: SAMSUNG 840 256GB 2.5 SATA III
Power Supply: Corsair AX760i (Fully Modular)
Motherboard: AsRock z87 Fatal1ty Professional
CPU: Intel 4th Generation Haswell Core i7 4770K
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Very Low Profile DDR3, 4x8GB (32GB total)
Optical Drive: LG Blu-Ray Reader/DVD Writer
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650-Ti SSC 1GB
CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer Pro Rev 2
Storage Drives: 4 Western Digital Red 3TB Drives
80mm Fans: 2 Fractal Silent Series
120MM Fan: 1 Zalmann Ultra Quiet (This only came with Rubber mounts, luckily I had some extra fan screws)(See customer images for why this was important)
Components in my Old personal Build:
Silverstone Tek GD-08 Case
ASUS P8Z77-V Pro Intel Z77 4DIMM ATX2400
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX850 V2 850W 80+ Bronze
SAMSUNG 840 250GB 2.5 SATA III
Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50 GHz LGA1155
Kingston XMP 16GB 1866MHz DDR3 CL9 (Kit of 4) XMP
Blu-ray Optical Drive
4 Western Digital Red 3 TB NAS Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III
ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2, CPU Cooler - Intel & AMD, Multi-Directional Mount, 92mm PWM Fan
EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB GDDR5 DVI mHDMI Graphics Card
Everything fit without an issue, and my CPU temp has never reached above 50 Degrees Celsius. I can't say enough about this case...
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2013
**UPDATE: Since there seems to be an issue with people knowing the exact dimensions of this case they are: 440mm(W) x 175mm(H) x 425mm(D)or in inches: 17.3in(W) x 6.8in(H) x 16.7in(D)
**UPDATE: Since My original Review I have now built 8 HTPCs with this case and none have had any issues.
**UPDATE: Also something I forgot to mention, this case IS RACK MOUNTABLE... It has rack mounting points on the sides...
So now on to the actual review:
Pros:
Space, lots and lots of space.
Positive pressure design with filters.
Very nice look, the case looks and acts well built.
Aesthetics, it looks better than my receiver and other components, easily the best looking component in my home theater.
Allows for full size components.
Room for more hard drives than you could need.
Removable Drive Cage with handles.
Room for 10 Internal Hard Drives (Without adapters) (8) 3.5 Inch Bays (7 to the right of the 5.25 bays, 1 to the left) plus (2) 2.5 mounts above the 5.25 inch bays.
Cons:
(for what I want this is a con, but not for most people) 2 80mm fan mounts on the back above i/o panel, good for exhaust fans, but no standard liquid cooling solutions fit on an 80mm mounting point as of this review.
The drive door triggers can be a pain to align to your dvd/blu-ray drive causing the door to not open when the button is pressed or to open/close constantly (but with some adjusting this is sorted out)
Honestly this case looks more like a Home Theater component as opposed to a PC. I get people asking fairly often where my computer is, (since everything we watch runs through it) When I point it out they are truly surprised. I have built 5 more HTPCs using this case thanks to people seeing mine and loving the look. With these I have used nothing but full size components, which is great since airflow and dimension restrictions are not really a problem (there are some to be aware of but I'll cover those later)
The positive airflow keeps the dust out, I clean my filters out about 1 time per month with a dog and 2 cats in the house, but I haven't had any real dust in the case, it gets picked up by the filters, in 4 months no dust issues.
I'm extremely pleased with this case and I will continue to use it if people want me to build them a Home Theater PC...
It is made of quality steel, even empty with the cover and drive cage out it does not bend or twist. (this is a big issue with many HTPC cases)
Some things you do need to watch for are Video card height and length, the case only has 140mm of height above the motherboard, so be sure you aren't using an extra tall video card, also if you plan to fill up your hard drive case with drives pay attention to the length, clearance gets tight with hard drives mounted in the bays at about 9 inches... although with 8 places to mount 3.5 inch drives and 2 2.5 bays along with the 2 5.25 bays you have tons of ways to avoid interference with your video card.
Pay attention if you are using a tall CPU cooler, the max height of the cooler is 140MM, also going with a extra wide one might make cable routing difficult for your disc drives.
The removable drive cage is a lifesaver when it comes to mounting your drives, it is simple to pull out and put back thanks to the handles (this is important since 5 drives plus blu-ray and an SSD could be difficult to situate without the handles.
Ok, now I've gushed about the case lets look at the short list of cons I had... First the 2 80MM fan mounts above the I/O panel are useful for fans, but I really wanted to do a liquid cooling solution, but none of the standard sealed models utilize 80MM mounts, so I compromised and just put some fans in, for most people this is a good thing to have 2 additional fan locations, but I really wanted to do liquid cooling...
The 2 drive doors have triggers that sit against the open/close buttons on your drives. These can be a little tricky to align, I had this issue on my Asus Blu-ray but it was much simpler with a Sony one.
So to wrap up, This could very well be the case you're looking for. If you want a case to fit in just about any home theater setting this works perfectly. It is worth the price and I would recommend it to almost anyone. The only thing it doesn't have that some might want is an LCD screen, but for me, it's a great fit.
These cases are very versatile, I have built one with an M-Atx board and only a small SSD (to serve network media) many in between and even one with an E-Atx board with 32.5TB of storage (8 4GB Drives), 2 blu-rays etc...
Components in my new Personal Build: 7/05/2013
Case: Silverstone Tek GD-08
SSD of OS/Programs: SAMSUNG 840 256GB 2.5 SATA III
Power Supply: Corsair AX760i (Fully Modular)
Motherboard: AsRock z87 Fatal1ty Professional
CPU: Intel 4th Generation Haswell Core i7 4770K
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Very Low Profile DDR3, 4x8GB (32GB total)
Optical Drive: LG Blu-Ray Reader/DVD Writer
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650-Ti SSC 1GB
CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer Pro Rev 2
Storage Drives: 4 Western Digital Red 3TB Drives
80mm Fans: 2 Fractal Silent Series
120MM Fan: 1 Zalmann Ultra Quiet (This only came with Rubber mounts, luckily I had some extra fan screws)(See customer images for why this was important)
Components in my Old personal Build:
Silverstone Tek GD-08 Case
ASUS P8Z77-V Pro Intel Z77 4DIMM ATX2400
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX850 V2 850W 80+ Bronze
SAMSUNG 840 250GB 2.5 SATA III
Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50 GHz LGA1155
Kingston XMP 16GB 1866MHz DDR3 CL9 (Kit of 4) XMP
Blu-ray Optical Drive
4 Western Digital Red 3 TB NAS Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III
ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2, CPU Cooler - Intel & AMD, Multi-Directional Mount, 92mm PWM Fan
EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB GDDR5 DVI mHDMI Graphics Card
Everything fit without an issue, and my CPU temp has never reached above 50 Degrees Celsius. I can't say enough about this case...
The one and only issue I have are the included fans.. man are they cheap. The wires coming off the fans are not braided like most good fans, they're just 4 long loose wires going into the motherboard plug. They sit right next to where your CPU goes and it's very difficult to keep the wires out of the CPU Cooler. In my case, my closest fan header was just opposite the CPU and despite my best efforts, the cooler sucked in the wires and I had to cut them to free the cooler destroying the fan. The other intake fan, only worked if I pushed it with my finger once I started the computer. I pulled both of them and replaced them with better quality fans and all is well. The single exhaust fan seemed to work fine and it's currently still in the box (for now.)
Fans aside, the build quality is beyond solid. Mounting of drives was easy enough, though space is limited, especially if you have an Optical Drive. You can mount 2 hard drives or 1 HD and one Optical Drive before you're going to have to get creative. Again, this is to be expected though as the emphasis is on having a small footprint.. there are obviously going to be trade offs with a full sized case. All in all though, the build is complete, it looks good and it's cool and quiet. I would recommend the product, but before you order it's probably best to make sure you have 2 or 3 extra 120MM fans handy. I wouldn't trust the bundled onces, they're junk. I really like everything else though, I am very happy with how the build came out.
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With this preface stated, I would be quick to label this case as one of the more painful builds I have ever personally done.
Although the case supports an ATX motherboard, it quickly became clear that this was a bad idea. As other commentors have mentioned, having a power supply that is modular is in-fact a requirement.
If you intend to have a larger, three-fan GPU in this case, you will also need to modify the placement of the drive bays in order for the GPU to fit, reducing your total drive capacity.
Cable management as part of the case design is simply non-existent. Any attempt to keep things clean and orderly will be met with frustration, as previously mentioned, this case does not work well with ATX boards.
The quality of the case seems lackluster for how much this case costs, and it doesn't even come with enough fans to adequately cool the case, requiring additional fans to be added.
Overall, this case has one primary benefit, and that is the style of the case. It's pretty much the only proper HTPC / rack-mountable case on the market, and it clearly shows.
I would not recommend this if you are new to PC building. I would also not recommend this case unless you absolutely need the form factor this case offers.