A Closer Look - Outside

The Nanoxia Deep Silence 8 Pro looks quite similar to their previous cases with one notable difference: the front door is no longer divided into two parts, which is just fine if you ask me.


The front door has a brushed finish and ensures that all sides of the Deep Silence 8 Pro look clean, even nicely understated—perfect for a workstation or professional user. Thus, it also includes a 5.25" drive bay should you want to add an optical drive or hot-swap bay, for example. In the rear, it quickly becomes obvious that the brand has clearly kept moving with the times since we last reviewed a Nanoxia case, with the Deep Silence 8 Pro utilizing a modern internal layout.


You may flip open the front with hinges on the right side. Gone are the days with intricate tooling that allowed you to make the door flip open the other way, and I personally don't think that is a big loss. You may also yank off the whole panel to reveal the two 140 mm intake fans that come pre-installed with the Deep Silence 8 Pro.


As is custom with the Deep Silence series, both side panels are completely solid since all major panels, including the front door, are covered with sound dampening materials.


Taking a closer look at the rear, the bottom consists of a PSU bay with an external frame, which means you are meant to slide your power supply in through the back, underneath a shroud that cannot be removed. Above that are the 8+2 expansion slots, each protected with an individual metal cover. In the very top is a third 140 mm fan set to push hot air out the back of the Deep Silence 8 Pro.


A dust filter that may be pulled out for easy cleaning is found on the bottom of the case.


The top has no openings for optional cooling elements, which is rather unusual, but as the name of the chassis implies, Nanoxia is laser-focused on silence. The I/O of the Deep Silence 8 Pro consists of a USB-C, two USB 3.0, two USB 2.0, and the usual audio plugs, which essentially makes for a complete set. The usual power and reset buttons alongside two LEDs for HDD activity and power state are also part of the top panel.