SilverStone Grandia GD04 Case Review

Conclusions

SilverStone Grandia GD04 is a case targeted to users that want to build a media center with a case with the same size of home theater receivers. Here is a summary of what we found about this product.

Strong Points

• Matches the size and style of home theater receivers.
• Aluminum front panel gives it a more professional looks.
• Aluminum bezel to hide the optical drive.
• 2.5” hard disk drive bays.
• Comes with three 120 mm fans.
• The fans come with dust filters.
• Dust filter for the power supply fan accessible from outside the case.
• Meshed slot covers.
• Anti-vibration mechanisms for the hard disk drives.
• The two USB ports are far away from each other, allowing you to install two “fat” USB devices at the same time.

Weak Points

• Could have its rear panel and interior painted.
• Could have come with thumbscrews.
• No screwless mechanisms for holding daughterboards or hard disk drives.
• No eSATA port.

Grandia GD04 is a terrific option for the user that wants to build a home theater PC (HTPC) with the same size of a home theater receiver.