Silverstone Makes Super Dense, Compact Al Case
A stylish, innovative way to cram your PC stuff.
Looking for a full featured, powerful computer but you don't want to have to deal with a big, clunky case? Silverstone was showing something off at Computex that is absolutely insane when it comes to component density.
Silverstone calls it the FT03, or the Fortress, and it's both stylish and ingeniously designed – or an absolute nightmare if you're a modder.
The Fortress can pack in a micro-ATX system complete with an ATI Radeon HD 5970, multiple hard drives (including two that are hot swappable) and a handful of fans to keep air moving rapidly in the cramped space.
The elongated square form is made up aluminum, giving it a fairly stylish exterior. We could spend time explaining every detail, but this case is better relayed through pictures.
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I might be mistaken, but does the power supply blow hot air into the case?
At least it's something to read. I don't know about anyone else, and I'm probably going to regret posting this, but I get kinda sad on the weekends when I open up Toms Hardware and there's nothing since Friday.
That is a pretty nifty case though!
At least it's something to read. I don't know about anyone else, and I'm probably going to regret posting this, but I get kinda sad on the weekends when I open up Toms Hardware and there's nothing since Friday.That is a pretty nifty case though!
yea same here, i'd even be ok with them posting something about apple... i think
This just looks like a bad idea to me. Granted yes there are a lot of fans but its not a good idea to cram that much stuff into that small of a space. High end video card, standard sata hard drive, ram, power supply, mobo chipset, and of course the cpu all crammed into a shoebox will still be very hot.
Alright. Smooth design silverstone; blow hot air from the power supply right up into the CPU heatsink.
Seriously, as much as you guys hate apple, they did this way better with their G4 cube computer. Really nifty little proprietary form factor there. that said, it was a total pain in the ass to work on though, so yeah apple being proprietary kinda killed the niceness of it.
that aside, silverstone FAIL
I'm giving Silverstone the benefit of the doubt here. They know how to make a good case, so I'll wait until the tests. This could be one nifty little Media PC case.
I'm giving Silverstone the benefit of the doubt here. They know how to make a good case, so I'll wait until the tests. This could be one nifty little Media PC case.
That's what I'm thinking too. Silverstone makes some pretty decent products after all.
At least it's something to read. I don't know about anyone else, and I'm probably going to regret posting this, but I get kinda sad on the weekends when I open up Toms Hardware and there's nothing since Friday.That is a pretty nifty case though!
Same here. I open Tom's like every few hours, and on the weekends it's a constant "Aw, nothing new?".
I might be mistaken, but does the power supply blow hot air into the case?
I haven't actually had a case that does different. Only way it wouldn't is if there was a vent specially for the power supply, am I correct?
Its looks like something at the kitchen to me.
looks too much like iCrap...the zoomed out view makes me think of that logo thing as an apple...DO NOT WANT!
It looks like a rice dispenser.
Same here. I open Tom's like every few hours, and on the weekends it's a constant "Aw, nothing new?".I haven't actually had a case that does different. Only way it wouldn't is if there was a vent specially for the power supply, am I correct?
Seconded!
Looks pretty nice. Would be a great choice of case for building a PC for your girlfriend or something.
I might be mistaken, but does the power supply blow hot air into the case?
Looking at the pictures it seems it takes air from below the case and blow hot air out from the side (more or less like a case with PS on the bottom, that take air from the bottom and blow hot air from behind, cutting out the PS from the case air circulation) (an animation at the bottom of this page can help ).
So I don't think it blows air on the CPU at all.
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looks too much like iCrap...the zoomed out view makes me think of that logo thing as an apple...DO NOT WANT!
Fanboi? You instantly discredit something just because it 'looks' like an Apple product? For one thing, it's an anodized aluminum finish, and it's a great finish for any tech product. And for another, it's not nearly as compact as an Apple chassis.
looks like a trash can
looks like the old white plain cases that eventually turn yellow in the olden days
Tom's, I love you and all but you gotta do something about viewing photo's on here. Having to click a picture and then waiting for your whole site format to load to view the picture on another page is seriously a pain in the ass.
yea same here, i'd even be ok with them posting something about apple... i think
im saving up the "boring" news for weekends..
"The elongated square form"
last time I hears, that's called a "rectangle"....
We're talking about solids... wouldn't it be a Parallelepiped?
Looks nice to me. And as to the above about cramming too much heat into it, I dont think thats going to be an issue. Small space yes, but this also means less room to HOLD heated air. The idea would be the air is turned over very quickly, and should if done right actually cool equally to a larger one with a HUGE fan setup. This one will have heat eminating from it, but that is because it seems it's going to make use of every bit of air it does get. If you think about it, video card makers do this on nearly all of the high end cards. Completely enclose the heat sink in plastic with a channel for air to move rapidly through, and it works well enough. I will be getting one of these myself, as I am a fan of this concept. I wonder how loud it is and all that jazz. The slim optical is a bummer tho. I also have doubts bout my 280 fitting in there
Those hard disks are gonna toast without direct airflow.
the psu is not blowing right into the case. theres a case fan underneath to blow the hot air out of the psu and metal casing around the psu to keep the heat from going up to the cpu... i doubt this case is meant to be a super overclocker case or something. just mid grade gaming case. it'll work just fine.
"The elongated square form"last time I hears, that's called a "rectangle"....
Glad to know I wasn't the only one.
Study the photos: the PSU intakes cooler air from the bottom
and exhausts it out the side, via that removable plastic grill.
One of the photos shows the bottom panel, with the chassis
tippped 90 degrees on its side. The PSU's intake fan is
clearly visible in that one photo.
Also, another factor to consider is the higher efficiency
of most recent PSUs: above 85% there will less heat
to exhaust, as compared to less efficient PSUs.
MRFS
p.s. On much closer examination of the photos, it does
appear possible for some of the PSU's exhaust air
to recycle back into the angled fan that blows onto the HSF.
Then, there is another pair of intake fans in the bottom
panel, which direct cooler air into this angled fan.
I think the solution to this difficulty would be
to add a baffle which prevents the PSU's exhaust
air from recycling back into the case through that
removable plastic fan grill. Then, that angled fan
would be getting its air from those 2 fans in the
bottom panel, and all of the PSU's warmer exhaust air
would then exit the chassis and rise up and away
(because hot air rises).
MRFS
I'm having a hard time interpreting what I'm seeing when I look at that haha. Pictures probably don't do it much justice though.
Compact may be nice, but managing heat is more important for part life. I don't see how it's possible in such a compact area. Then again, I'd have to wait for some temp tests.
It looks like a garbage can.