SilverStone TJ11, the King of Kings

Let me make an introduction to this article: the review you will read today, for me, is a personal achievement! Since the SilverStone TJ11 came on the market I said "I have to test it!" I tried to do my best to get it in the lab for testing, and here we are! I sincerely thank SilverStone for this great opportunity and all people that have contributed to this cause

Looking at the future, and some comments

TweakTown shows us what the future holds for the series of SilverStone Temjin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDqM0AavM34

Any product, even if it targets the enthusiast market and is above all really spectacular, can still have some shadows because unfortunately perfection is not possible in this world. What can we suggest to SilverStone for future revisions?

Dissipation

  • Basically asking for more is very difficult, but it certainly would help a greater compatibility with (minimum) 240mm radiators, for example in the rear panel by removing an aluminum cover.
  • It would also be interesting the possibility to install a 360mm radiator in the front. In both cases the lack of these openings avoid common mistakes for novice users, preserving the stack effect structure in any situation

Body

  • In the lower part the possibility to mount wheels to displace the TJ11 could be very useful for a cabinet of this size
  • In the back we didn't love that the connectors of the power supply could not pass behind, but only through the central hole. This should be fixed.

Compatibility

  • Compatibility with XL-ATX is fantastic, but it would be interesting if there was more space between the AP181 and the motherboard to facilitate the installation procedures
  • It would be also desirable to increase the thickness of both the front and rear, respectively for the installation of higher heat sinks and for a less complex cable management

Fans

  • Air Penetrators are great, but why not put AP181s with transparent blades and RGB LED?

Filters

  • SilverStone magnetic filters should be adopted and standardized
  • SilverStone standard filters are great but they tend to miss after some time some small wire, leading to some occasional noise in the fan, because of the collision with its blades.
  • Filters should be positioned at the bottom left and right side, for example with a magnetic and removable stripe, rather than assembled and non-removable

Installation hole for the CPU cooler

  • Slightly increase the width to enable the installation of heatsinks on Intel LGA 2011 sockets
  • Allow a better cable routing for the 8-pin CPU connector