Cooler Master Silencio 650 PURE Review

👤by David Mitchelson Comments 📅09-07-13
Exterior

At the front of PURE there is a large diamond cut door which looks and feels very smooth. This door can pivot from either side but by default pivots from the left.

Around the back, there is a space at the bottom for mounting the PSU and then seven PCI expansion slot covers which are solid – no cut-outs, since this is primarily a silent computer case. There is also a vertically aligned cover for mounting a device which perhaps doesn’t require PCI connectivity. Above this there is a 120mm rear exhaust fan and dual circular rubber grommets for cabling/tubing.


The front and back of PURE


With the front door open we can see that our case has foam padding on the inside to prevent any noise from escaping. There are a total of three 5.25” drive bay covers and in the lower region sit two 120mm cooling fans which operated at 1200RPM. These can be swapped out for a single 140mm fan. Covering these fans is a removable cover which has an integrated dust filter.

Herein lies one of the differences between the original 650 and 650 PURE – the HDD docking station has been removed from above the cooling fans. This allows Cooler Master to deliver PURE at a lower price-point compared to the original.


A look behind the door


Up at the top of PURE are the front panel controls which have a handy sliding cover. Pulling this cover back reveals the following:

• 2x USB 3.0 ports (via internal motherboard header)
• 2x USB 2.0 ports
• Headphone and microphone jacks
• Fan on/off switch
• Fan speed switch
• Power/reset buttons
• SD card slot reader


The front panel connectivity is again an area which sees a change compared to the original Silencio 650 – the OS switch button has been replaced by a fan on/off switch instead. This again helps to bring the costs down.


The front panel controls with handy features


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