Sentey Burton (GS-6500) Chassis
May 11th, 2011 | By ChrisThe side panels are secured in place by two plastic-capped thumbscrews, and removed by compressing the integrated lever. The left panel has a honeycomb grill for the air intake for the VGA cooling system.
Sentey has continued the colour scheme into the interior, as it matches the glossy design outside for colour. As you can see, Sentey has pre-cut several holes to assist in keeping the cabling clean and orderly, which in turn helps the air flow smoothly through the system and keeps the interior looking attractive.
This here is the unique gem of Sentey’s chassis’: the VGA cooler. Pushing on it unlatches it grip, swings it out, and reveals the hardware. Equipped with dual 80mm LED fans, the entire unit pivots on a point at the rear of the chassis, making it easy to access the motherboard and expansion cards. Both fans are powered by a copper contact plate, which creates a closed circuit when pushed completely into place; I love this simple idea, as it cleans up all and any potential cable clutter. It’s something I want to see on more chassis’ with side panel cooling.
The Burton has the power supply bay situated on the bottom of chassis. While I am a fan of this feature due to airflow, it restricts some budget power supplies because of the required extended cable lengths. Sentey does not provide any extensions to resolve this issue.
The hard drive bay on the front portion is removable, and sports five individual compartments for 3.5″ drives. Directly in front of this bay is the 140mm LED intake fan mentioned earlier.
Right above that is the 5.25″ compartment. Four of the bays have an easy install lever so no screws are necessary; however, the very bottom one does require a few screws to secure it into place.
The top of the chassis houses two 120mm LED fans; perfect for exhausting all the hot air produced by all the high powered components. There are also pre-drilled holes here to upgrade the fans to 140mm, if the user wished to do so.
In the rear of the chassis, we have ourselves another 120mm LED fan, and seven expansion slots. Each slot has a cover that is currently welded into place; the weld must be broken first to remove the cover. The red clips hold the card in place. While the clips work effectively and are very hassle-free, I still think a single screw would be more secure and practical.
The front panel headers are a messy bundle of cables, but I got them sorted out. We have two SATA data connectors, HD/Azalia audio headers, two USB headers for the USB ports and another USB header for the front card reader, a 4-pin Molex connector to power the fan controller, and the standard assortment of front panel connections, like the power and reset buttons.
The included accessories were tucked neatly away inside. This includes a mini-CD with an advertising video about the Burton, two SATA data and power cables, a short installation manual, and a small box of goodies. Inside the box we have all the necessary installation screws, a mini screwdriver, and several nylon ties.
Now that we know how the interior feels like, let’s install the system and see how easy it is.