Test System

Assembly

Installing the motherboard is done by traditional means, and as you can see, the GPU we use for all our ATX case reviews is just a tad too long to fit with the center 3.5" cage in place, which instantly takes two drives out of the picture. This is rather unfortunate since performance users will likely use a long GPU. The Palit GPU clocks in at just under 30 cm, with plenty of modern high-end GPUs cracking that barrier and going beyond. Thus, it would have been nice if Nanoxia would have made the chassis just a tad deeper.


Adding an SSD is easily done by screwing the drive to one of the trays and putting it back in place. That said, you may alternatively install such a storage device in any of the 3.5" bays.


As you can see, the plastic 3.5" trays also offer mounting holes for the 2.5" drives, but adding larger units requires no screws or tools because of the plastic pins.


Once filled, simply slide it into the cage of your choice until the whole thing snaps into place. The SATA port can easily be accessed from the opposite site as each drive has its own opening.


Installing an optical drive first requires you to take off the removable cover, before breaking out the metal piece of the frame for the 5.25 bay. Once clear, simply slide the unit in and screw it down. Even though our drive is fairly old and thus longer than some, there is plenty of room to spare.


Talking about room: the same goes for the PSU. It, once installed through the rear, sits nicely on the foam pads with plenty of space to spare.


With everything installed, I would not consider the interior of the Nanoxia Deep Silence 8 Pro beautiful, but it is clean and functional. Because of well-placed hooks for zip ties, all the leads are held in place firmly and orderly after creatively routing excessively long cables along the way.

Finished Looks

Once turned on, only the two top-mounted HDD activity and power LEDs—blue and red respectively—show you that the system is up and running.


Once you flip open the door, you can see the optical drive in the very top, as well as the slight glow from the RGB LED-equipped hardware within. In the rear, everything is where you would expect it in a modern mid-tower ATX chassis.