Nanoxia Deep Silence 4 Review
Category : Cases
Published by Luca Rocchi on 29.04.14
Some of you will remember Nanoxia and today we are going to analyze one of their most interesting cases, which is part of their Deep Silence series. The first model was introduced in 2012 and, in the following year, the company inserted three additional models on the market. Deep Silence 4 is a case for mATX motherboards with very interesting features.
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Today, we are taking a look at Nanoxia's latest PC case, the Deep Silence 4. As the name suggests, this case is designed specifically for those who love the silence.
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Preview
Specifications
| Model | Deep Silence 4 |
| Case Type | Mid tower |
| Dimensions | 200 x 380 x 480 mm(W x H x D) |
| Material | Steel, Plastic |
| Color | White |
| 5.25'' drive bay | 2 |
| 3.5'' drive bayBaie 3,5" | 6 |
| 2.5'' drive bayBaie 2,5" | 1 |
| Expansion slots | 4 |
| Form factors | mATX, mini-ITX |
| Cooling | 1 x 120 mm Front (included) 1 x 120 mm Rear (included) 1 x 120/140 mm Top |
| I/O ports | 2 x USB 3.0 1 x USB 2.0 Audio in / out |
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Front
Overview |
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| The front of the Deep Silence 4 is simple and elegant. The front door, covered with an acoustic insulation mat, contributes to the reduction of unwanted noise. This case has been solely designed to be silent, in fact, the manufacturer included sound-absorbing material on both side panels and on top of the case. The front side offers space for a single 120 millimeters fan for the HDDs and the interior of the case. If you are going to change the front fan, you have to remove the entire front panel. Last but not the least, there are two two-speed fan regulators capable of driving up to a maximum of six fans. |
Back
Overview |
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| Next to the usual slot bezels, of which you are going to find four in this case, there is space for the pre-installed 120 millimeter fan, which has been placed right behind the CPU cooler. Like you can see in the second picture, the DS4 is also ready for the liquid cooling systems. |
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Right Side
Overview |
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| The right side is quite interesting. First of all let us start with the big window behind the CPU socket area, which will allow the installation of the backplate for any large air coolers. The space inside the case is more than enough. The space behind the motherboard tray is enough to get a good cable management, even with thicker cables. The area designed for hard drives is easily accessible and well made, there are two differents cages, both completely removable. The motherboard tray also includes a numerous cutouts and grommets that will help you maintain a clean and orderly configuration. |
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Left Side
Overview |
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| As with the right side of the case, the left side of the case is pretty much on a same, very good level. As you can see from the pictures, Nanoxia installed some excellent sound-absorbing material
on the entire side panel. The DS4 can hold up to seven 3.5"/2.5" HDDs (or SSDs). The top of the case also features a room for a 120/140mm fan or an option to cover the mesh with the
provided sound-absorbing material. On the inside of the DS4, you can
also install a 120mm fan in the front and another in the rear part. Despite the rather small size of the Deep Silence 4, we were able to mount a tower heatsink without running into any compatibility issues. The company ensures that the DS4 is able to accommodate heatsinks with a maximum height of 160 mm and graphics card which are 395 mm long (without HDD cage). |
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Top
Overview |
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| The top is pretty clean and simple, you will find the slot for the installation of the 120/140 mm fan. The front features a small area for the I/O connections. In addition to the classic audio panel, the Deep Silence 4 also features two USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0 port. |
Bottom
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| The lower part is quite simple and does not include mesh or slots for the installation of a fan. | |
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Conclusion
| General | + | - | |
| The Nanoxia Deep Silence 4 is an mATX-tower case which is very well done and definitely convincing regarding the soundproofing. The quality of materials is on very good level, including the plastic parts. Despite its small size you can install large heatsinks, several hard disks and high-end graphics cards. The design is very elegant, the number of I/O connections are easily accessible on the front of the case. Last but not the least, the bundle of the DS4 is very rich and there are interesting accessories such as an extension power cable for the CPU, an adapter from 5.25" to 3.5" and zip-ties. | - Included fans - Available in black, anthracite or white - Bundle | ||
| Manufacturing quality / Ergonomics | + | - | |
| Overall the build quality is on a good level. Nanoxia did not make the mistake to go for super thin side panels in order to save weight. They used solid metal sheets and paired it up with noise isolation material which gives it good stability and reasonable stiffness. Furthermore, it has been easy to install hardware in the case. We also liked that there were several holes in the motherboard tray to route cables to the backside of the board. However, the DS4 is not flawless. The things get a bit confusing when we talk about the front fan, since we would like to see an easier way to change the fan, without removing the entire front panel. | - Build quality - Dust filters - Fan controller | - Front panel | |
| Design | + | - | |
| Nanoxia created a very decent and good looking design for the Deep Silence 4. They chose to move the buttons and connectors away from the front panel and to the top of the case. The case is well ventilated, however we would rather see a double slot fans on top of the case. The Deep Silence 4 uses tool-less elements for the 5.25" and 3.5" devices, two choices decidedly well-aimed. | - Tool-less
- Noise insulation
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- Top fan | |
| Recommendation | + | - | |
| If you are looking for a quiet mini tower case that can accommodate high-end components, then Deep Silence 4 is definitely for you. The build quality is very good and the amount of features is high. At the moment on Geizhals, the price of Nanoxia Deep Silence 4 is about 70 euro excluding shipping costs. | - Price
- Gaming-PC - Silent-PC - Deskop-PC |
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| Rating | |||
| The Nanoxia Deep Silence 4 gets 4.5 out of five stars. | |||
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