SilverStone Fortress FT05 Review
Introduction and Technical Specification
Published: 5th November 2014 | Source: SilverStone | Price: 124.99 |
Introduction
Those of you who know your Silverstone lineage will know that as a rule, for every Raven, or RV case there's a corresponding Fortress or FT case. Most usually based on the same chassis, but perhaps with the odd refinement here and there. It was no surprise to us then on opening up the FT05 that it bore more than a passing resemblance to the RV05 we looked at back in what was only July of this year. The RV05 priced at just £82 impressed us immensely, especially when considering the price, with our closing remarks in the review being that we couldn't wait to see the FT05. We didn't have to wait long though as it's only been a few short months for us to wait until the Fortress version arrived, with the review sample we have being the black windowless version we can only best describe it as a black monolith of a case. Silver versions are available as are windowed side panel versions so in all there's four variants to choose from. At £136 though it's not cheap, so let's hope it measures up.
Technical Specification
| Dimensions | 221x483x427mm WxHxD |
| Material | Steel Body, Aluminium Panels |
| Motherboard Support | SSI-CEB ATX, M-ATX |
| 5.25" | 1x Slim line |
| 3.5" | 2 |
| 2.5" | 2 |
| Cooling | Base: 2x180mm fitted. 2x140mm or 3x120mm optional Top: 1x120mm optional |
| Expansion bays | 7 |
| Max CPU cooler height | 162mm |
| Max GPU length | 12.3" (max 6.57" wide |
| Weight | 9.5kg |
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The open-ness of the the top should allow for decent heat dissipation