Cooler Master Sileo 500 Case Review :: System Build

• EVGA nForce 7050i motherboard
• Cooler Master V8 CPU Cooler
• LG 16x DVD-RW drive
• Corsair DDR2 1066MHz memory
• ATI HD 3650 video card
• WD 36GB Raptor SATA HDD

System build components

DVD drive installation

Motherboard tray

PSU

Assembling a system with this case was easy. The installation of the PSU was already done by Cooler Master due to it being included in the case. Before mounting the motherboard we installed the CPU and CPU cooler. Mounting the motherboard was easy with screwing the standoffs, installing the IO on the rear panel, and attaching the power cables followed by the SATA data cables.

V8 CPU Cooler installed

HD 3650 video card installed

Back of HDD installed

HDD installed

Installing the video card was without incident as the flip up lock works well. After removing the front of the case, removing the drive cover, inserting the DVD drive was easy just slide it into the hole and lock it into place by sliding the lock. Installing the HDD was easy as well as you simply remove the HDD rack, put the anti-vibration drive rails on both sides of the drive and slide it into place.

Components installed

back

3/4 view

Completed system

At this point, it was time to connect everything including the power cables and data cables re-attach the front cover, do wire management and close the case back up. Installation of the Sileo 500 case was easy and trouble-free. There is plenty of room to work with in the case and longer video cards like the GTX 295 or ATI HD 4890 fit into the case without problems as to length of the card.