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Aerocool Dead Silence reviewed

by on22 July 2014

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UPDATE (25th July 14:00 CET): Aerocool has informed us that it has decided to replace the fans on the Dead Silence chassis. The new fans are quieter and the company says they are practically inaudible. 


 

The Aerocool Dead Silence is a cube chassis and this particular form factor has been gaining popularity in recent years. We liked the design and we have no complains about the build quality, either. Some keen observers could note the resemblance to the BitFenix Prodigy mini ITX box, but Aerocool’s chassis is quite a bit bigger and it can accommodate mATX boards, too. Another similar chassis is the Xigmatek Aquila, which shares the same spec and has similar layout inside, but its looks a bit different.

The Dead Silence chassis can even cope with SLI/Crossfire setups, provided you have an adequate motherboard. The sheer width of the chassis offers a lot of room for high-end components in a relatively compact package. We proved this by packing it with some of the biggest and meanest kit we could scrape up in our lab – an oversized EVGA graphics card and a big CPU cooler. Water cooling is another option and a 240mm radiator should be big enough for most users.

However, we believe there is still room for improvement, literally. The form factor offers even more possibilities and there is a lot of unused space inside. Aerocool designers could play around with it in the future. An even smaller mini ITX version would also make sense.

As far as the Dead Silence branding goes, we must admit that it doesn’t exactly live up to its name. The 120mm fan on the rear panel is audible and it should be quieter. On the whole cooling performance is average. It can be improved simply by swapping out the top panel for the black mesh screen, replacing the rear fan, adding a couple more fans at the top or using water cooling.

Now for some good news. Aerocool’s Dead Silence chassis retails for just €60 to €70, which makes it relatively affordable. There is a range of colours to choose from and you can also get an acrylic side panel if you’re into that sort of thing. As far as premium chassis go, €60 doesn’t usually buy you much, but in this case it does. You get a quality product in an innovative form factor and in a wide range of colours, so we can only conclude Aerocool did a good job and offered a lot of value in the process.

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