Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 Rev B. Review
Category : Cases
Published by Luca Rocchi on 28.04.15
With the Deep Silence 1 Rev B. Nanoxia has another case in their portfolio, which is optimized towards low noise levels. The Deep Silence 1 is one of the latest models from Nanoxia and the case is compatible with ATX motherboards and offers plenty of space inside for cable management and installation of components. Since we have tested similar cases from other manufacturers we are curious to find out more about the DS1.
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Cooling |
Features |
Layout |
Build Quality |
Value for Money |
| Pros |
+ Good
compatibility for liquid cooling, even custom loops
+ Numerous spots for
fans |
+ Air chimney
+ Noiseless
+ Good bundle |
+ Interior
space |
+ Solid steel structure |
+ Very good price |
| Cons |
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Preview
Specifications
| Model: |
Deep Silence 1 |
| Case Type: |
Mid tower |
| Dimensions: |
220mm (W) x 517 mm (H) x 532 mm (D), 11.7Kg |
| Material: |
Steel |
| Color: |
Black |
| Drive Bay: |
5.25": |
3 |
| 3.5": |
8 |
| 2.5": |
6 |
| Expansion
slots: |
8 |
| Form factors: |
XL-ATX, ATX, mATX, Mini-ITX |
| Cooling: |
Front: |
2x 120 (included) |
| Rear: |
1x 140 (included) |
| Top: |
2x 120/140mm |
| Bottom: |
1x 120/140mm |
| Side: |
1x 120/140mm |
| Link to the product: |
Deep Silence 1 |
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Features
Fan controller
On top of the case, Nanoxia placed a useful dual-fan controller
which supports a maximum of six fans. It requires a single Molex
connector for power and can set fans to spin at three the different settings 5V, 7V and 12V. |
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Dust filters
All the big openings of the DS1 feature
a washable dust filter, which is easy to remove thanks to a convenient
sledge-based retention system. |
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Noise insulation
Both side panels
of the DS1 feature a decent amount of noise dampening material to help further reduce the noise level. The side panels are heavy and well made
and come with an an optional fan slot. |
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Air Chimney
On top of the case there is a button that allows you to
open the upper slots, which are a part of Nanoxia's "Air Chimney" feature. Using the DS1 with the open slots you will create
what Nanoxia calls the "Air Chimney" which should provide better airflow. |
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Product overview
Overview |
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| The Deep Silence 1 features a simple and neat design. Nanoxia manufacture this case from
a high quality metal and plastic. The front door comes with a black panel which covers three 5.25" slots placed at the top of the case as well as the two front fans. In the upper area, right behind the front door, you can find a dual switch with three differents steps, which allows you to control the speed of up to a maximum of six fans. The bundle also includes two Nanoxia 120mm and one 140mm
fans. The doors itself, as well as the side panels, are equipped with thick sound-absorbing material, which has become a trademark for most Nanoxia cases. The I/O panel features two USB 3.0
and two USB 2.0 ports, the power and reset buttons as well as the standard audio jacks. On both sides of the front panel there are a
couple of narrow openings, which allow front fans to pull fresh air into the case. The side panels, even if they look quite simple, are actually the most important piece of the soundproofing system as they
are equipped with a decent amount of sound proof material, which is actually pretty heavy and does a good job at absorbing
the noise.
The back panel is simple and you get eight PCI expansion slots, the opening for the motherboard I/O panel, a 140mm fan slot and the opening for
a standard ATX power supply. Underneath the case, there are four plastic feet with an alumium finish, which ensure that the PSU can
pull enough fresh air from the bottom. |
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Installation
Overview |
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of the Deep Silence 1 is clean and simple, and it is based on both a classic
layout and design. There is space for up to three 5.25" devices and eight 3.5" or 2.5" drives. All of
drives can be put on sledges, which are a part of the tool-less installation system. Unlike many other manufacturers, Nanoxia
did not make any mistakes with the HDD cages, as infact, these are completely removable and you will be able to reconfigure the internal layout to suite your needs. The motherboard tray is made out of solid steel, and it features a big opening behind the socket, which allows the user to install aftermarket CPU coolers without having to remove the motherboard. The tray features nine openings with rubber groomets
which are crucial in creating a neat cable management. Between the motherboard tray and the right panel there is enough space to hide plenty of cables. The whole interior, except for the back and bottom panels, has been equipped with sound-proofing material
in order to reduce the system noise to a minimum.
In order to check compatibility, we have used an ATX motherboard and a medium sized tower cooler. As you can see from the pictures
below there is more than enough space to install all the components. In fact, an ATX motherboard looks small in the Nanoxia DS1. A closer look at the specifications regarding the height of
the CPU cooler reveals that the DS1 can support up to a 185 millimeter
tall CPU cooler. When it comes to graphics cards, the DS1 support up to 315
millimeter long graphics cards. |
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Ventilation options
Overview |
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The Deep Silence 1 offers plenty of
mounting places for fans and inside the bundle you will find two 120mm and one 140mm fan with green blades and black frame. Overall,
the DS1 offers space for two 120mm fans at the front, one 140mm at the rear and up to two fans at the top.
If you are a fan of liquid cooling systems you will be happy to know that the Deep Silence 1 is also perfect for that type of cooling.
As there is plenty of space and it features modular cages, you will be able to mount
liquid cooling radiators both at front as well as at the top of the DS1. |
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Temperatures
Overview |
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For testing purposes we
are using an ASUS P8Z77-I ITX motherboard, an Intel Core i5-2500K CPU, which
is cooled by a be quiet! Dark Rock 3 cooler as well as a Club3D R9 290X royalAce graphics card. To put the CPU under full load, we
are running prime95 for 10 min and in the case of the GPU, we are using
Furmark also for 10 minutes. |
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All noise dampening panels installed |
Idle (°C) |
Full (°C) |
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Intel Core i5-2500K |
33 / 34 / 31 / 33 |
51 / 50 / 51 / 49 |
| Club3D R9 290X royalAce |
35 |
74 |
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Less is better |
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Conclusion
Overall, we can say that
the Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 Rev.B is a mid-tower
PC case designed for those looking to have a silent rig which is also compatible with high-end air cooling as well as
custom liquid cooling systems. Nanoxia decided to use a classic design with a front door
combined with a neat and elegant chassis design. The materials as well as
manufacturing are on very good level, something that we certainly expected from Nanoxia-made
PC case.
The available interior space is adequate for a PC case compatible with ATX motherboards
and thanks to the modular HDD cages, you can build a push-pull liquid cooling setup
by removing everything but without loosing space for your storage devices. Since the silence is the key point of this case, Nanoxia also added a
good amount of sound-absorbing material on each side panel as well as two small three-way
fan controller that can handle up to a maximum of six fans. Using the basic
bundled hardware coming with the case,
which includes a single 140mm fan at the rear of the chassis and two 120mm fans
at the front, we found that temperatures are at a reasonable level while the noise is very low. Overall, the bundle is very good since, in addition to the three fans, you
can also find an 8-pin CPU extension cable and zip-ties.
The amount of features available with the Deep Silence 1 are interesting and we appreciate the "air chimney" system that allow to close or open the mesh placed
at the top part of the case. In addition, there are three different colors in order to meet the taste of each user
or modder.
The Deep Silence 1 from Nanoxia is a PC case that we can definitely recommend. If you
are looking for a mid-tower PC case with pre-installed acoustic insulation material as well as silent fans and a fan controller, this is a great choice. With this case it is really easy to build a silent rig. The Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 is available on PC-Cooling for 99.99 Euro excluding shipping costs and it
is also available in White and Antracite color options. We give the Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 Rev.B
5 out of 5 stars.
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