Lian-Li
PC-B12
Nanoxia
Deep Silence 1
SilverStone
FT02S-USB3.0
Dimensions
Height18.7"20.3"19.6"
Width8.3"8.7"8.3"
Depth19.7"20.8"24.3"
Space Above
Motherboard
0.5"1.4"0.7"^^
Card Length10.0-14.7"^12.1-17.1"**12.2"
Weight13.5 Pounds25.5 Pounds34.2 Pounds
Cooling
Front Fans
(alternatives)
2 x 140 mm
(None)
2 x 120 mm
(None)
3 x 180 mm
On Bottom
Rear Fans
(alternatives)
1 x 120 mm
(None)
1 x 140 mm
(1 x 140/120 mm)
1 x 120 mm
On Top
Top Fans
(alternatives)
None
(None)
None
(2 x 140/120 mm)
None
(None)
Left Side
(alternatives)
None
(None)
None
(1 x 140/120 mm)
None
(None)
Right Side
(alternatives)
None
(None)
None
(None)
None
(None)
Drive Bays
5.25" ExternalTwoThreeFour
3.5" ExternalNone1x AdapterNone
3.5" InternalThreeEightFive
2.5" InternalOneEight* Five*
Card SlotsEightEightSeven
Noise Dampening
SidesFoamCloth/MatFoam
TopFoamNoneNone
FrontFoamFoamNone
Price$170$120$260
*Shared on 3.5" tray
**w/o Center Cage
***By Adapter on 3.5" External Backplane
^Slots 1-6
^^Behind top edge







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Inside Lian Li’s PC-B12


















More PC-B12 Features













Building With The PC-B12















Nanoxia Deep Silence 1













Inside Nanoxia’s Deep Silence 1















More Deep Silence 1 Features















Building With The Deep Silence 1














SilverStone Fortress 2 USB 3.0














Inside The Fortress 2 USB 3.0
















More Fortress 2 USB 3.0 Features













Building With The Fortress 2 USB 3.0

















Test Settings



Test System Configuration
CPUIntel Core i7-3960X (Sandy Bridge-E), 6C/12T @ 4.25 GHz (34 x 125 MHz, 1.40 V Core)
CPU CoolerCoolink Corator DS 120 mm Tower
MotherboardAsus P9X79 WS: LGA 2011, Intel X79 Express, Firmware 0603 (11-11-2011)
O/C @ 125 MHz BCLK
RAMG.Skill F3-17600CL9Q-16GBXLD 16 GB (4 x 4 GB) DDR3-2200
Benchmarked at DDR3-1600 CAS 9 defaults
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 580: 772 MHz GPU,  GDDR5-4008
Maximum Fan for Thermal Tests, SLI
Hard DrivesSamsung 470 Series MZ5PA256HMDR, 256 GB SSD 
SoundIntegrated HD Audio
NetworkIntegrated Gigabit Networking
PowerSeasonic X760 SS-760KM
ATX12V v2.3, EPS12V, 80 PLUS Gold
Software
OSMicrosoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)
GraphicsNvidia GeForce 296.10 WHQL
ChipsetIntel INF 9.2.3.1020












Benchmark Configuration
Prime95 v25.864-bit executable, Small FFTs, 11 threads
3DMark 11Version: 1.0.1.0, Extreme Preset: Graphics Test 1, Looped
Real Temp 3.40Average of maximum core readings at full CPU load
Galaxy CM-140 SPL MeterTested at 1/2 m, corrected to 1 m (-6 dB), dBA weighting




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