THE DEEP SILENCE 2 EXTERIOR

Much like the DS1 the DS2 looks a lot like the Fractal Design R4 PC case at first glance but that's were their similarities end.

It just takes one quick look from the side to notice the strong point of the Deep Silence 1 which is its length (also we received Rev.2 of the DS2 so the side fan space mentioned in the specs is no longer available).

Just like with the DS1 the DS2 also has several intake holes on each side of the front fascia.

The front fascia has two parts, upper and lower and features a polished cover.

For good or bad only the top end door opens.

Behind both the top and lower cover (although the lower can't be opened) Nanoxia has used noise-absorbing material to further reduce noise.

Once again at the top front Nanoxia has placed their logo (not bad but i would really like it better if it was silver).

Beneath the Nanoxia logo we see three easy removable 5.25" drive bays complete with noise-absorbing coating on the inside and the reset button.

A convenient 2-channel (3 fans on each) fan controller is placed right beneath the 5.25" drive bays.

The I/O is present at the top of the fascia and includes the on/off power button, one USB 2.0 port, 2 USB 3.0 ports and the typical 3.5mm headphones/mic plugs.

Two 120mm intake fans are placed on the lower part but to access them you need to remove the entire fascia (not that hard actually).

Moving at the rear top we see two more fan spots (for 120/140mm exhaust fans).

Naturally the rear comes with the same black matte color as the rest of the tower.

Starting at the top there are two robber grommets and an 140mm exhaust fan (you can use an 120mm one here if you choose to).

I was surprised to see just 7 PCI expansion slots but on the other hand the 2 extra rubber grommets are a nice addition.

Once again the PSU space is located the rear bottom.

Both side panels are secured in place via normal thumbscrews (unfortunately not rubber coated ones).

At the base of the Deep Silence 2 we see four round feet and a very long removable air-filter.