Sunbeam Silent Storm

The rear of the case is pretty standard. As you can see, our sample did not include the optional power supply. When I was searching for the retail price for this case, every online store that carried this case had the PSU included for the price of around $68 smackers. That's a pretty decent price for a case/power supply combo.

Our review sample did come with the optional side panel widow as you can see below. The side panel has a single 120mm fan mounted behind a hexagon of perforations in the plexi-glass. There are also additional perforations just below the fan area for increased airflow. On the side of the front bezel are the additional USB and audio ports.

     

Once the side panel is removed, a horizontal bar is visible in the middle of the case, running from top to bottom. This is the mounting of the core fan and we'll get to that shortly. 

At the rear of the case is the exhaust fan and the tool free expansion slots. This style of tool free design is very practical. They are easy to use, and are quite sturdy. 

     

And speaking of tool free, how about the drive bays. While all the drive bays in the Silent Storm are tool free, they use different methods to accomplish this. For the external drives, simply slide them into place and move the clamp forward. This design is so simple and effective that I'm surprised more manufacturers haven't incorporated it.

 

For your internal 3.5" drives, Sunbeam has gone with clip on drives rails that we've seen in other case designs. 

  

Attach the clips to either side of the drive, and slide it into the bay until it locks in place. Also very simple and effective.

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