Technical Specifications
Before we take a closer look at the case through a ton of pictures, here’s an overview of the SilverStone Temjin TJ08-E’s technical specifications:
| SilverStone Temjin TJ08-E Technical Specifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| Model | SST-TJ08-E | |
| Material | Front | Aluminum |
| Body and Sides | 0.6 mm Steel | |
| Form Factor | MicroATX, Mini-ITX, DTX | |
| Drive Bays | External | 5.25" x 2 3.5" x 1 |
| Internal | 3.5" x 4 2.5" x 1 | |
| Fans | Front | 1 x 180 mm (AP181) 700/1200 RPM with Switch 18/34 dB(A) (Downward Compatible, Holes for 140 mm Fans) |
| Rear | 1 x 120 mm (Optional) | |
| Expansion Slots | 4 | |
| Front I/O Ports | USB 3.0 x 2 (USB 2.0 with included adapter) Audio x 1 Mic x 1 | |
| Power Supply Unit (PSU) | Standard ATX up to 160 mm Length (180 mm Maximum) | |
| Maximum Graphics Card Length | 335 mm (with Drive Cage Taken Out) | |
| Maximum Fan Height | 165 mm | |
| Weight (without packaging) | 11.7 lbs | |
| Dimensions | Width | 210 mm |
| Height | 374 mm | |
| Depth | 385 mm | |
| Volume | 30.2 L | |
Front Panel
The case's front panel hosts the usual power and reset buttons, along with peripheral and audio I/O. SilverStone also exposes a switch for the 180 mm front fan's speed that's hidden somewhat on the right side. The fan moves a lot of air. However, it's anything but quiet, making it unusable for this build.
Dust Filter
SilverStone's Temjin TJ08-E has two dust filters: one in the front and one up top. The uppermost dust filter is held in place by magnets. This works well. It stays in place even if the case is turned upside down, but it’s easy enough to take off and put back on for cleaning.
Nestled inside the face panel, the front dust filter is not as easy to access (unless you have really long fingernails, that is). If you don’t, you’ll need some kind of thin tool to get it out far enough to grab on with your hands. Some kind of small handle would have been good here.
- Case: SilverStone Temjin TJ08-E
- Case: Technical Specifications And Features
- Case: Picture Gallery
- PSU: SilverStone Nightjar 400W Zero dBA
- Drives: Blu-ray Drive Installation
- Drives: Corsair Neutron GTX 480 GB
- Hard Choices: Motherboard And CPU
- CPU Cooler: SilverStone Heligon HE02
- CPU Cooler: Assembly And Installation
- Motherboard: A Challenging Installation
- Operation, Benchmark, And Bottom Line
- Adding Some Graphics Power
- Building A Passive Nvidia GeForce GTX 650
- CrossFire: A10-5700 And Radeon HD 6670
- Temperatures Under Full Load
- Installing An Ultra-Quiet Fan
- Automatically Switching On The Fan
- Small, Inexpensive, Silent Gaming Is Here







Much appreciated.
1. undervolting the CPU and GPU
2. underclocking and farther undervolting the GPU for 2D mode
3. hybrid cooling setup for GPUs where the fan only turns on at a high temperature (may require GPU BIOS editing depending on GPU model)
OPTIONAL (due to risk): removal of CPU IHS
But otherwise it's a neat article, personally I would sacrifice dead silence to use a cheaper HDD and perhaps more of those silent fans if I were to build one myself.
Much appreciated.
1. undervolting the CPU and GPU
2. underclocking and farther undervolting the GPU for 2D mode
3. hybrid cooling setup for GPUs where the fan only turns on at a high temperature (may require GPU BIOS editing depending on GPU model)
OPTIONAL (due to risk): removal of CPU IHS
The main issue is the GPU, and that would require a hybrid passive-active cooling solution much like was done for the CPU, but for some reason they didn't even try such a thing...
By the way, I own two of those Samsung Blu-Ray drives and the blue LED in the button is overly bright. I would NOT want to set that case on my desk.
great article toms