Silverstone FLP02
Our favourite case occurs to be Silverstone’s retro-inspired, beige FLP02. Its outdated theme might seem like an April Idiot’s joke, but it surely’s undoubtedly going into mass manufacturing. The case evokes the look of computer systems alongside the 286 by 486 period together with a few of the early Pentium PCs.
The case has a purple energy swap on the entrance together with a reset button, which truly follows the entrance lock. The turbo button, alternatively, adjusts the fan velocity. The quantity show signifies how briskly the followers are going.
The FLP02 case relies on present tooling.
Internally, the case is about up fairly regular in some methods. The ability provide shroud is current and on the underside, and it’s punctured on the highest for airflow. Again within the olden days, the PSU can be within the high. The FLP02 additionally has 5.25 arduous drive cage help.
The switches on the entrance of the case, which signify floppy drives, are literally useful. Releasing the lock permits the slot cowl to come back out.
Silverstone tells us the mechanism right here that we noticed at Computex is definitely very tough to fabricate so the corporate will most likely create a stronger and extra resilient mechanism with the corporate displaying us a 3D printed mock-up of 1.
Internally, the again of the case has a 120mm fan, however it may possibly match a 140mm one. The highest of the FLP02 can match a 360mm radiator. The case additionally has a vertical GPU mount possibility, although it’s just for a 2-slot huge mount, which restricts what sort of card you’ll be able to put in it. The FLP02 additionally has a vertical GPU help, which is clearly a extra trendy characteristic.
For inspiration, Silverstone instructed us it Googled outdated computer systems and selected bits and items that it favored for the case’s design.
Older laptop instances wouldn’t have had lots of air flow on the entrance, however the FLP02 has some air flow on the entrance backside. Its high panel can also be ventilated and has a mud filter. The highest of the case additionally has choices for a number of radiator sizes.
The again aspect of the case has all the trendy cable administration choices so it finally ends up being a mixture of design from each outdated and new.
By way of pricing, Silverstone says it is going to most likely be $220, however that’s primarily based on the present tariff state of affairs. Within the European market, the corporate is round or lower than 200 Euros.
The case can also be hiding some extra trendy options, just like the front-panel USB ports, beneath covers to maintain the immersion that the case is outdated.
We plan on reviewing the case when it comes out.
Silverstone LD05
Switching gears, Silverstone’s LD05 is a extra trendy fish-tank type ATX case that’s making an attempt to hit a $100 value level, which is, once more, depending on the tariff state of affairs. The corporate plans on offering 3x120mm ARGB followers. By way of fan-mount areas, there are 2 on the aspect and a fan on the again. And there’s additionally house on the highest for both 120mm or 140mm followers. The construct we noticed had 3x120mm ones.
The case has a closely ventilated energy provide shroud, which additionally has a hard-drive cage inside it, which can also be perforated.
Talking of perforations, the again aspect panel can also be perforated.
The bottom has some cable administration house. It’s fairly normal. The LD05 additionally has white cables that attempt to match the case itself. The colour isn’t an actual match, nevertheless.
Silverstone Alta T1
The Alta T1 is a case we noticed ultimately 12 months’s Computex and Silverstone tells us will probably be over a grand.
Silverstone Alta T2
We noticed a model of the T2 case final 12 months. By way of pricing, the T2 will likely be about $1,000. It has an aluminum shell. After we pulled off its backside aspect panel at Computex, it revealed 1 of two put in energy provides within the system we checked out. The opposite PSU is correct behind it. The shroud space additionally has drive mounts within the center and the entrance. The case itself has a ton of drive cage choices. The T2 primarily acts like a home-server rendering farm of kinds. It’s acquired 11 slots for PCIe gadgets, making it one of many bigger instances in the marketplace for PCIe help.
The case’s rail system permits you to principally mount no matter you need wherever you need.
The highest entrance of the case has a canted angle, which has a plate that pulls off. There’s additionally one other plate on the entrance backside that pulls off and divulges the inside of the case.
The T2 we noticed additionally had 180mm followers put in in it.
Silverstone House Server Interview
We additionally interviewed Tony from Silverstone, the place he walked us by a few of the firm’s home-server type instances. Be sure to try that interview in our video.
