Hardware Streamcom ST-FC5S EVO WS Review

We take a look at Streamcom's super-sexy HTPC, which has used most of Earth's Aluminium reserves.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cases/2013/05/29/streacom-st-fc5s-evo-ws-review/1

 

I want one of these so much but really would prefer a slightly taller one that fitted more HDDs. Either way can't buy them out here NOOOOOOOOOOOOooooo

 

Nice review. Im working with a Streacom F1C Evo right now, they make good qualite cases.

 

This would look great under my silver TV. But the price would need to come down by 50% before I'd even consider it.

 

You want more hdds?! It doesnt have to be youe only computer you know.

 

These cases are ace. I've got a predecessor, I guess you'd call it, of these cases. It's one of the HFx Classic cases. It's truly brilliant. I'd agree with Shirty, mind - they're expensive!

 

Gorgeous, I'd have to have the slot-loading version though, don't see the point in an HTPC that can't do BR/DVD.

 

Quite! No streaming service can (yet) match the bit-rate (and therefore quality) of Blu-Ray!

 

Streacom have a number of interesting cases (I just bought the F7C for an ITX build). They have got a few passive cases. See the F8C for a larger passive one http://www.streacom.com/products/fc8-fanless-chassis/

 

There's a typo in this thread title - the company name is 'STREACOM', not 'STREAMCOM'

 

I find the swing of opinions really hard to follow some times. A week ago people couldn't wait to state their absolute disgust at Microsoft's design for the XBox One but now they seem eager to state their love for this £200 case that looks like it fell of a washing machine or the back of a fridge.
OK, the design features innovative cooling but even that is seriously limiting and certainly now worth the price tag in my opinion.

 

These look like high-end monoblock hi-fi amps, though...

 

Very true, a friend had an Alpine amp in the back of his car that looked a lot like this... but that was in '98 and the car was an Escort XR3i.

 

nice rewiew but...where is the case ? With that white background I've seen only hardware floating in a blinding white-out. Maybe it comes in black too if you're not able doing white balance on cameras...

 

The price of aluminium would make that prohibitive unfortunately.

I want it to be my server/HTPC. I want 1xSSD and two separate RAID arrays so I can remove all HDD from my bedroom PC. The loudest thing in it is my storage drive but equally I don't want to have to clean it out from dust every few weeks (I live inner city).

Because it's one of the very few cases that will support a decent wattage CPU absolutely passively. This isn't the same 2-tone plastic tat the Xbox One looks like either. Brushed alu is nice and it's 5 kilos of quality build says the review.

 

"A quick check in the BIOS once we booted the PC saw the CPU sitting at a fairly normal 28°C, with an ambient temperature of 20°C, making a delta T of 7°C"

Interesting maths.

 

Am I the only one that thinks '' this looks like an expensive looking radiator" ?

 

The FC8 Evo is fanless too and is 100€ cheaper : http://www.streacom.com/products/fc8-evo-fanless-chassis/

 

I was going to trawl up a load of links to Audiolab gear that you wouldn't find in the boot of an XR3i, but I can't be bothered to feed your pointless trolling. You don't like the case. We get it.

 

... and comparing high-end audio gears to ... a car amp ... that makes my heart bleed