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Here's the interior of this case!! Isn't it just immaculate? Unlike the other Temjin cases, the TJ-03 uses an all-aluminum body, including the interior. As we can see, this case is incredibly deep! It's enough to fit Extended ATX mobos, and still have some room to work with.
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Another nice feature is that the 120mm fan, which serves not only as a system intake, but for hard drive cooling, cools 4 out of the 6 possible HDDs installed. This is better than some cases we've seen, which only cover 1 or 2 of the hard drives...kind of useless. Great job SilverStone!
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The case comes equipped with two 80mm fans with 3-pin connectors and laser-cut fan grills. The fans are Everflow fans, and I couldn't find the spec on them, but they push about probably 25-30CFM. I'd recommend picking up a 2-way, 3 pin to 4 pin Molex splitter, and hooking this up to the main PSU as opposed to those mobo headers (which are better used for CPU fan monitoring). Even better, get some nice long wiring and creatively piggyback these to the top blowhole for extra-clean wiring efficiency.
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This was a disappointment-- no thumb screws whatsoever throughout the entire interior. Lian Li, Coolermaster, and Beantech are all using them-- why not SilverStone? It's not like it's that much of a major pain to use your screwdriver, but still, thumbscrews are so much nicer to have, and on a $300 case, quite frankly we miss them. The 5.25" installation requires use of tools, much like most other cases (exceptions: Beantech, Thermaltake). In addition, a screwdriver is needed to remove the front bezel covers, but this is done rarely, so should not be a big deal.
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A great part of this case, however-- no stamped fan grills! Instead, removable wire fan grills are attached on the outside to each fan. This should provide for maximum airflow. Great job!
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Also, I love the removable motherboard tray! It slides out, unlike the Aspire cases we've tested (but they cost about 1/4 of the money and include a PSU, so we can't make any direct comparisons), and is extremely sturdy. Thankfully, the mobo tray DOES use thumbscrews, and is very easy to slide right out. This is one feature that Lian Li was missing on the PC-70.
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