Chassis tour
Although not quite as huge as the in-your-face Thermaltake
Level 10, the SilverStone
Raven RV02
would still look pretty imposing on your desk, dressed in black and
standing over 50cm high.
Looking at the top and noting that much lower-priced chassis offer more
in the front I/O
department, the Raven RV02 comes
across as bit stingy in this regard.
Those unfamiliar with the revolutionary thermal design concept of its
predecessor, the Raven RV01, might be a little confused by these two
pictures.
They clearly illustrate that
the motherboard I/O ports and expansion-card slots face upwards
rather than the usual rearwards orientation.
Want to know more? Our very own Tarinder
took a look at the Raven RV01
back at Computex
2008.
The
orientation makes for an elongated look.
Unlike the rear of a conventionally-designed PC chassis, the Raven
RV02's
rear is very sparse.
It only houses the removable filter for the PSU's intake fan, should
you so decide to mount
it that way round.
Although it looks pretty spacious inside, there are many spatial
restrictions related to which
graphics cards, motherboards, CPU coolers and optical drives can be
used. We'll go into those on the following pages.
As well as being supplied with the obvious items such as a pack of
screws in different sizes,
a manual, and some cable wraps, a few less obvious items are also
bundled to assist with the installation - the small plastic
bracket in the top-right, for example; it is used to secure the PSU in
place.
In addition, the two large plastic
shims at the bottom right of the picture are used to mount a large
radiator that can accommodate a triumvirate of 120mm fans.
The depth of the radiator is limited to either 30mm or
60mm, depending on
the length of any graphics cards installed.
With just a little effort to tidy the
cables out of the way, it's
fairly
easy to get a system looking reasonably tidy inside a 'baby' Raven.
