SilverStone Temjin Series TJ08B-E Black Aluminum front panel, steel body Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: There are so many things here that make you go "wow, that's a great idea". The though and design that went into this is astounding. I mean, making the hard drive cage the perfect height to act as a video card support? Seriously, somebody put their heart and soul into designing this thing. -Positive air pressure via one giant fan -throw a removable dust filter on that fan -you can remove said filter without turning off the computer or opening the case - Cable management is top notch - Fan controller that makes the intake fan go from really quiet to black hole. I swear it's absorbing noise from the other components. - Black hole quiet still moves decent enough air

Cons: - USB 3.0 cable is a bit stuff. - My fingers managed to find the one sharp edge in the case. Be careful lifting the case with the top cover removed - Upside down motherboard still confuses me when I go to open the case (well worth it though considering the advantages) - Limited space for 5.25" drive + PSU. Standard sized stuff will fit fine, but if anything is larger than normal you may have issues. - Fan controller switch is a bit awkward. Move the pad of your finger across the switch, don't try to use the tip unless you have super small fingers.

Overall Review: You can mount both a 2.5" and a 3.5" drive in that bottom spot at the same time. the 2.5" is mounted sideways however. All black interrior is nice, but there is no side window, so who really will notice? I'm loving this thing. I just wish this build wasn't for someone else. Also wish they made a full ATX version.

Pros: You know that episode of family guy when he finds the onesie pajamas and says to the sales man 'write any number on this check and I will pay it'? Owning this case is like that. Every day I was amazed at that silverstone engineers managed to do with a 14x15x8' case. I was able to fit a 180mm liquid cooling radiator in the front, a 5.25 bay reservoir/pump combo in one bay, and in the other bay (with a silverstone adapter) a slim bluray ODD and 4x1TB western digital hard drives. Of course I was restricted to a 160mm PSU (Corsair AX850) but in total I was able to liquid cool an EVGA 580 3GB hydro and a Xeon e5-2690.

Cons: One cannot use the H80 with this case IF you are using LGA 2011, it interferes with the ram heatsinks. I used Corsair Dominatior 4x8GB 1866 DIMMS

Overall Review: Buy it, you will not regret it if you intend to do a very compact build.

Pros: Overall it's a very good case.I have no problems with running 3 hard drives (1 SSD, 2 3.5" HDD), GPU, 92mm heatsink, CD/DVD drive, and 500w non-modular PSU. 1. Great cable management options. Just about everything on the case is well thought out. 2. I love the small form factor size. Big enough to store everything, small enough to really make a difference. 3. Well constructed and designed as with every Silverstone case. The interior design makes it a easy to have everything in such a small case. 4. You can take just about everything apart in this case. I would have loved to remove all the panels, but at least the top is fine. You can even individually remove the front LEDs, power/reset buttons, and USB 3.0 ports.

Cons: 1. I don't like how they mounted the hard drive cage. I only use the lower portion of the two HDD cages. It's mounted so you have to run SATA cables through the middle of the case. I decided to drill a few holes and mount the cage sideways so the SATA cables are nicely hidden away. The one trade off was I had to remove the HDD cover on the lower front of the case. 2. The interior paint scratches quite easily. If your screwdriver slips it's going to scratch. 3. You have to use a magnetic screwdriver otherwise you'll spend hours trying to screw in stuff. Have several different length/size screwdrivers as well. Like there is one mobo tray screw 4. There is all but one standoff built in for the mobo. I learned the hard way there was one missing after I've already got most of the mobo screws in. A little bit of a pain.

Overall Review: Expect to spend more time on this case than bigger ones. Often you have to remove parts to install another. Plan your case out as much as you can rather than jumping into it. You will still have to do some rearranging as it's a trade off of a small form factor case.

Pros: I bought case this for a wooden computer armoire that had about 2 inches of clearance on the sides and top and 6 inches of clearance on the back with a few modest sized holes for cabling in the back. I was not expecting it to stay cool enough to close the door on the cabinet but I just ran Prime95 on the core i7 2600K for 40 minutes with the peak temperature reaching 60 degrees C and it had stopped going up 10 minutes earlier with an ambient room temperature of about 70 degrees Fahrenheit. I’m using a Noctua NH-U12P SE2 Cooler and an ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z/GEN3 motherboard. No over-clocking and no dedicated video graphics card yet. This case is silent with the door closed and really quiet with it open.

Cons: This is not the easiest case to build so if you have never built your own computer make sure to do lots of research on what to do, take your time, and check everything twice - good advice for anyone. It took a total of about 3 hours to carefully install since I hadn't done a new computer build in a decade. I could only use one of the two fans on the Noctua due to clearance issues with a 3.5 inch hard drive but the cooling didn't suffer at all. It is quite difficult to install one of the bottom fan clips on the Noctua with the board in the case - use a needle nose pliers and have patience. The 2.5 inch installation location is at the very bottom of the case and doesn't get a lot of airflow.

Overall Review: If you use the ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z/GEN3 motherboard the USB 3.0 cable on this case will present a very very tight fit between the motherboard and the removable hard drive cage. The bracket to hold the heat sink up is very nice and works with the Noctua NH-U12P perfectly. I used a Corsair 760Watt Professional Modular power supply which is 180mm in length - it fits and works but even with a short 160mm blu-ray drive opposite it may cause problems if I have to use the upper power supply connections. Get a 160mm long power supply and a 160 mm long optical disk drive and you will not have any problems.

Pros: Compact Light Great cooling Quiet Classy Good front panel options Motherboard tray Thumb screws for both side panels

Cons: Not a con if you like DIY: Assembly and wiring takes some thought and several reroutes to reach optimum configuration

Overall Review: My case contains the following components: Seasonic G Series SSR-550RM 550W Modular PSU ASUS Maximus V Gene MOBO Intel Core i5-3570K CPU MSI N660 TF 2GD5 GPU CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4 GB) Low Profile RAM Intel 335 Series Jay Crest 240GB SSD Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB HD LG Black 12X Blu-ray Combo Drive Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler The rig is quieter than the laptops in my house. The front fan "high" setting is noticeable, so I usually leave it on "low" as temps are fine. Motherboard tray is awesome for assembly. I used the low profile vengeance ram kit. This allowed me to leave the tall hard drive cage in. Even if you are not using it (my hard drive and SSD fit in the small, bottom HD cage), the cage acts as a shroud to direct air to the CPU cooler --> lower temps per the manual's advice. Modular PSUs are highly recommended. Cabling in the back panel was a tight fit (see cons). Thoroughly enjoyed assembly. Results are highly satisfactory!

Pros: High end case, well designed, lots of well-thought out and convenient features, very compact but with room for multiple hard drives, excellent airflow and a very quiet 140mm fan. Perfect for a low power, almost-silent desktop.

Cons: Some disappointments on fit and finish - some dented or bumped parts inside, some screws not inserted perfectly. Hence 4 instead of 5 eggs for an otherwise excellent design. Fortunately the outside of the case was perfectly intact.

Overall Review: My build, intended to be as quiet as possible and moderately priced: i3-3225 with HD 4000 video – 55W ASUS P8Z77-M PRO Z77 micro-ATX board SeaSonic X series SS-400FL Fanless 400W PSU Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler Corsair Vengance 2x4GB low profile RAM OCZ 128GB Vertex 4 SSD 2) 1 TB WD Green HDD ASUS 24X DVD Burner Rosewill RDCR-11003 74-in-1 USB3.0 3.5" card reader Note that the fanless PSU must be positioned "right side up" and its top grill mates with the grill on top of this case. I used the i3 instead of i5 because I didn't need the extra power and wanted lower wattage. I had to reverse the orientation of the fan on the cooler to the "pull" orientation (fortunately easy with this model) because there's no room for it in the "push" orientation. The CPU still runs very very cool. Although you can mount a 120mm fan on the rear panel I chose not to because the CPU fan was very close to the grill and the large holes allow plenty of circulation. NOTE: Small as it is, this case has very very tight clearances and it's difficult to snake the wiring around all the obstructions. Silverstone tries to make it easier by offering lots of tie-downs and tracks for the cables to follow. Nonetheless this build took me more than twice as long as usual. I would recommend this case only for those committed to having a very compact, elegant looking, high-end case and willing to backtrack a few times to find the best solution; otherwise a somewhat bigger case might avoid frustration! p.s. In my case, I'm really happy with how things turned out. Worth the extra work.

Pros: -Manages space very well with removable motherboard tray and zip-tie anchors for cable management. Cables can be hidden on one side (behind motherboard) so that the components look uncluttered. -Two settings for front fan, the low is very quiet. Use high at your discretion. Pushes a lot of air through the case. -Great build quality. I've read some reviews that said it scratches easy but I've had no such issue. -Great features -Plenty of room for CPU heatsink setup -USB 3.0 for front of case -Removable/cleanable fan filters. Over 6 months in with little dust in case. -Cool little mounting stand for heatsink support, though mine was too small to need it, and HDD cage has bumpers for video card to rest on, though mine was short enough not to need it.

Cons: -A LOT of screws involved when assembling/disassembling -Orientation of motherboard provides a few difficulties -My mobo had a USB 3.0 header, which is a very tight fit with the HDD cage installed. - HD audio cable runs ~1cm above my GPU fans, requires some care in installing. -Dust is very visible on front of case where fan sucks in air. Takes one second to wipe a paper towel over it to remove. I'd rather have it there than all over my components.

Overall Review: Pros easily outweigh the cons. These problems are easily solved with patience. Be very wary about the USB 3.0 connector and the HDD cage being in the way, that's probably the largest issue of the case. If Silverstone used a more flexible cable it would not be a problem (that's why I knocked one egg off). Take into consideration why you would want such a compact case. I very much enjoyed building my first PC with this case, aside from breaking a pin on my USB 3.0 header on my mobo because the cable was squeezed by the HDD cage. It requires patience and pre-planning, but my comp stays cool running an i5 w/ Noctua heatsink & fan, GTX 560Ti, 12 GB RAM, SSD and HDD.

Pros: All metal, sturdy construction The removable fan filters are great for maintenance Cabling routing options well thought out Top mounted PS with heat exhaust and filter ideal for fanless PS MoBotray easy to take out / back in Adjustable front fan speed (mechanical switch - two speeds) without additional fan control unit Efficient cooling - looks like the airflow is good inside, especially if you remove the HDD tray or leave the center slots free.

Cons: None so far

Overall Review: ** update after 14 months : so far so good. The filtration system is very efficient and does not gather dust compared to all the previous models I had. Still very satisfied. ** original post : I've chosen this case for a Micro ATX quiet build. So far everything is quiet and cool inside. Assembling was easy including cable routing thanks to holes and hooks provided I haven't mounted a DVD/BR drive but long ones won't fit - you will have to choose wisely. Using a fanless PSU, SSDs, a fanless video card and a Noctua NH-D9L to cool the I5 CPU, everything within fairly acceptable temp readings and the combination very quiet. The airflow is effective with the stock front fan which happens to be within my definition of 'quiet' - you have to put your ear to the air intake to hear it.