SilverStone Precision PS10

Examination:

At the front of the Precision PS10 with its plastic front panel are the four drive bays and below that exposed are the power/reset buttons and LED indicators along with the audio jacks and dual USB 3.0 ports. It's a very simple layout considering the cost. Along the side of the front panel are also side intake vents intended to lower the noise level of the system.

The PS10 only comes in an all-black model and there's no window option for the side panels. The nice feature though for this low-cost case is the padding on both panels in an attempt to lower the noise level of the system.

At the back of the chassis, the ATX power supply mount is located below the motherboard expansion slot area. There's one rear 120mm exhaust fan slot while above that is also two pre-drilled hole covers that can be popped off for running any water cooling lines. At the top of the case is space for two 120mm fans or two 140mm fans, and gratefully there is a fan filter covering these top fans. At the bottom of the case are four rubber feet and a ventilation area for the power supply.

Inside the case, the layout is basic but straightforward. The 5.25-inch drive bays are easy to work with, the five disk drive bays can handle either 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drives (to some inconvenience, the opposite side panel needs to be removed for accessing the drive bays).

There's a large cut-out in the motherboard tray in the area of the CPU socket area for easily installing any after-market heatsinks that require a back mounting plate. All seven expansion slots are easy to access with the plastic flip-out mechanism for unscrewing the panels.