We have taken a look at a whole collection of unique case designs in the past with two standing out more than the others. The Silverstone Fortress FT01 and the Silverstone Raven. Both stood out because of their 90 degree rotated motherboard design that works so well for cooling. Although no one else been making cases with the motherboard oriented that way, Silverstone is still working on perfecting the design now with their Raven 3. We loved the previous versions so I have high hopes for the Raven 3. Lets take a look to see what is new and how it performs.
Product Name: Silverstone Raven 3
Review Sample Provided by: Silverstone
Written by: Wes, Adam
Pictures by: Wes
Specifications
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Model No. |
SST-RV03B (black, champagne trimming) SST-RV03B-W (black, champagne trimming + window) SST-RV03B-WA (black, grey trimming + window) |
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Material |
Reinforced plastic outer shell, 0.8mm Steel body |
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Color |
Matte black |
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Motherboard |
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External Drive Bays |
5.25" x 7 |
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Internal Drive Bays |
3.5" x 10 (6 from 5.25” adapters), 2.5” x 2 for SSD |
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Cooling System |
Front 4 x 120mm fan slot* Rear 1 x 120mm fan slot** Side 1 x 120mm fan slot Top 1 x 120mm exhaust fan, 900rpm, 18dBA Bottom 2 x 180mm AP181 fan 700/1200rpm, 18/34dBA (compatible with 3 x 120mm fan) |
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Expansion Slot |
8 |
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Front I/O Port |
USB 3.0 x 2 (backwards compatible with USB 2.0) audio x 1 MIC x 1 |
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Power Supply |
1 x optional standard PS2(ATX), depth limit 180mm |
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Expansion Card |
Compatible with expansion cards up to 13.58 inches, width restriction-6.61" |
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Limitation of CPU cooler |
163mm |
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Limitation of PSU |
180mm |
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Net Weight |
11.4kg |
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Dimension |
235mm (W) x 522mm (H) x 570mm (D), 69.9 liters |
