SilverStone Precision PS06 Case Review

The Top Panel

The top panel of the PS06 can be seen in Figure 7. It comes with a 180 mm sleeve bearing fan (a SilverStone AP181 model), which is installed in ventilation mode, pulling air from outside the case. This causes this case to have a positive air pressure, i.e., there is more forced air entering the case than exiting it. As you may know, in most cases the top fan is installed in exhaustion mode, pulling air from inside the case. The rear panel of the case comes with a two-speed controller for this fan, and you can select between 700 rpm/80 cfm/18 dBA and 1,200 rpm/130 cfm/34 dBA. The case comes with an air filter for this fan, which is really important, since it is blowing air inside the case.

Figure 7: Top panel

The PS06 has only two USB 3.0 ports and the traditional audio jacks, which are located on the top panel. The top panel has two grooves for you to route the cables of devices that are eventually connected to the USB ports.

Figure 8: Buttons and connectors

The USB 3.0 ports of the PS06 are attached to a motherboard front panel connector instead of using standard USB plugs. This way, you won’t need to route the USB cables to the outside of the case and install them to the USB 3.0 ports located on the motherboard rear panel. So, make sure your motherboard has a USB 3.0 header. Alternatively, you can install the USB 3.0 ports to a USB 2.0 motherboard header using the included adapter. See Figure 9.

Figure 9: USB 3.0-to-USB 2.0 adapter