Installation:
Installation was fairly quick and easy for the most part. I will however talk about one major problem I had during installation. Since all the buttons and ports are on the upper part of the front bezel, all those wires that plug into the motherboard obviously come from up there. Not a problem you're saying, right? Well, the lead on the power button wire was not long enough to even remotely reach the connection on my standard ATX motherboard! Now, luckily for me I happened to have a homemade extension for front case wires, don't ask why I had it, but I did. So it was easy enough to just plug it in and extend that wire so it would reach properly. However, for the average person this isn't possible. After all, who has the ends for these plugs laying around? Since we have a rather large collection of old computers and old computer parts it was easy enough for me to get the ends I required when I first made this cable. I think that maybe these wires from the power button and the top port area should be made a little longer so they will reach any standard motherboard.

My only other minor complaint is removing the front bezel covers, especially the large one that has the fan attached behind it. Silverstone recommends using a screw driver to pop these out, but when I first used that to remove the fan I slipped and nearly scratched the case. I would recommend not using anything that could possibly scratch the beautiful finish on this case. I used a plastic pen barrel just because I had one handy on my desk, so try and use something non metallic, or at least be careful.

I was happy to see the back slots still using the screw method to retain optional cards in place. So many cases are using many different types of "tool-less" designs back there, but I've come across very few that actually work perfectly on every system, especially for some larger and heavier video cards. Even with "tool-less" designs, I still put a screw in to hold my optional cards, so why bother with the "tool-less" design back here is my feeling. This case from Silverstone has followed my way of thinking exactly.

(Ed.: Beautful, isn't it?)
 
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The fan operation in this case is a lot quieter than most, but again I personally wouldn't use the stock fans when they are compared to something like the Noctua's or Scythe S-Flex's. I was quick to replace the stock fans with a Noctua and Nexus fan and the case suddenly became nearly inaudible. Nothing wrong with the stock fans for most users of course, they are very quiet, but I am someone who likes to make my case as quiet as possible.