In cooperation with SilverStone, we are looking for two testers for a new micro-ATX case from the manufacturer as part of a reader test, which is particularly noticeable with its three hot-swapping slots and thus particularly appeals to those who handle a lot with storage media and hard drives. After an extensive test report for our forum, the case can of course be kept in the end. We are now starting the application phase.

At SilverStone CS 330 it is a compact micro-ATX housing, which provides a special feature, especially on the storage side: In the front, the tower has three hot-swapping slots, which can be used to connect three 3.5 inch SAS – 12 – / SATA 6 Gbit / s drives in 3.5-inch format can be inserted during operation without tools and without opening the housing. A smaller 2.5-inch device can even be inserted in one of these slots. This makes the SilverStone Tower particularly suitable for home servers, video editing PCs or a self-made NAS system.

Internally there is space for four additional 3.5 or one 2.5 -Inch drives. On the mainboard side, the CS 330 takes a micro-ATX system with up to 12, 5 cm high CPU cooler and up to 33, 6 cm long graphics card. The mainboard tray is upside down and can be easily removed, in the front is a large 180 – mm fan pre-assembled for proper airflow. A 33 – mm rotor takes the case on the back. SilverStone relies on particularly user-friendly dust filters, a support for heavy CPU coolers is also one of the highlights of the tower, which has overall dimensions of 210 x 374 x 385 mm (W x H x D) brings a volume of 30, holds 2 l. The I / O panel offers two USB 3.0 ports and the usual audio jacks.

Key data:
Designation:	SilverStone CS 330
Material:	steel, aluminum
Dimensions:	210 x 374 x 385 mm (W x H x D)
Form factor:	Micro-ATX
Drives:	7x 3.5 inches, 2x 2, 5 inches, three on drive carriers in the front
Fan:	1x 180 mm (front), 1x 120 mm (back, optional)
CPU cooler height (maximum according to manufacturer):	16, 5 cm
Graphics card length (maximum according to manufacturer):	33, 6 cm
Weight:	about 6, 05 kg
Price:	approximately 175 Euro

In the price comparison the SilverStone CS 330 currently offered for around 175 Euro. Two of our readers can now put the case to the test at home free of charge and of course keep it for the community after an extensive test report.

The application phase begins

As with every reader test, we start the application phase in advance. In the next two weeks you can be diligently knocking on the keys and writing an application – by 27. December is time. This should include all test criteria and the test system. Of course, a short description of the applicant should not be missing: What do you do for a living, what are your hobbies and how old are you? The question why you want to take part in the reader test with SilverStone should also be answered briefly and crisply.

The Hardwareluxx editorial team then selects the lucky participants from all submissions. After receiving the samples, the testers have four weeks to post their reviews in the forum. The applications are simply posted in the comment thread of this news.

Apply now for our reader test with SilverStone!

Provisional process:

• Application phase until 27. December 2020
• Selection of applicants + shipping: from 28. December 2020
• Test period until 31. January 2021

Fine print:

• Employees of Hardwareluxx Media GmbH, SilverStone and their relatives are excluded from participation
• The selection of participants is made by the editors of Hardwareluxx

An account in the Hardwareluxx forum is for the Participation absolutely necessary

• The participants will be notified by PM
• All test samples remain with the testers after the test reports are published
• If the test reports are not posted online in time, the manufacturers reserve the right to invoice the full amount
• The reviews remain exclusively with us in the forum