Final Thoughts

From where we're sitting, Cooler Master achieved its goal. The Silencio 650 is very quiet and information technology dampens the noise from internal components quite well. However, as yous saw on the terminal function of the review, by lining the case with audio-absorbing material, the enclosure sacrifices airflow and this causes mediocre to poor cooling results.

Although this may seem concerning, it'due south probably only an issue for heavy overclockers who don't prioritize racket reduction anyway. For everyone else, the Silencio 650 is an attractive, feature-packed chassis that muffles high-end hardware running at max while maintaining safe, albeit less-than-ideal temps.

Equally noted in the intro, the Silencio 650 should get for about $140 to $150 in the US, which puts it in direct competition with some of the finest mid-tower cases available. Exist that equally it may, when you consider its unique feature gear up, the Silencio 650 has enough to offering. There are many things that the Silencio 650 does well and while its silent operation stands out, we as well actually liked its cable management, front panel connectivity (SDHC card slot), spacious internal design, X-Dock, tool-less support and fan controller.

The listing of things that we dislike about the example is near non-existent. X-Dock is handy but abrasive when using 2.5" drives because it requires a caddy, which hasn't been the case with competing solutions we've tested. Additionally, as is often the situation with these premium cases, we were disappointed in the lack of hot-swappable bays and we'd like to see this start being included on all loftier-end chassis.

The 650 is an exciting new add-on to Cooler Master's Silencio range and is easily the company's best silent instance still in terms of features, functionality and in our opinion, aesthetics. Every bit we said earlier, information technology almost resembles a tamer looking HAF case, and considering our fondness of that serial, it should come as no surprise that we've given the Silencio 650 our Outstanding award.

Pros: Good looking, well thought out chassis. Perhaps the quietest case nosotros've ever tested. Relatively affordable, offers a expert value.

Cons: Idle temperatures prove there'due south a compromise on the audio dampening. No hot-swappable bays.