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Silverstone Fortress FT01 ATX Case Review

Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

2009-02-13 16:00:00.0


Bjorn3D and Modders-Inc have reviewed the Silverstone Fortress FT01, a high-end aluminium case.

Let's see what they had to say:

  • Bjorn3D:

    "When I first saw the picture on the box of this chassis, I thought to myself, "Great, another Antec 900 look-a-like." This assumption couldn't have been further from the truth. In fact, the Silverstone FT01B-W is much more than that, and has many features that I haven't ever seen on a mid tower case such as this. Silverstone really did an amazing job with this one.

    The Fortress has such a vast amount of features that really make it stand out and above the mid tower crowd and put it more into the enthusiast class as far as cases are concerned. Airflow is one of the main focuses in this case. With two large 180mm fans pulling filtered air in and a 120mm exhaust fan that pushes the warm air out, and cable management helping the case's air flow better because more of the cables are concealed, and lots of options built in on this case, cooling is better and it also makes the inside of your rig look better."


    Click here to read the full review.


  • Modders-Inc:

    "As I stated at the foreword of the review that a PC case is a personal item, but there is one thing that we all have in common and that is we want quite cooling. I was ready for a more noise friendly PC on my desktop and I was rather pleased on how well the SilverStone Fortress FT01 was able to do this. With its Positive Air Flow design, large quite fans and sound proofed panels you do get a much cooler and quieter PC.

    The classic SilverStone design that we have come to want is still present in the Fortress FT01 with its smooth lines and aluminum construction. But was unexpected was the new way of thinking about cooling your system. A lot of time, trial and error went intothe testing of the Fortress FT01 which tells me something about SilverStone, they are about their customers, finding new ways to give you a better product and that they give us the best that they can offer."


    Click here to read the full review.

This is a great looking case with SilverStone's usual top-notch build quality, but the question ultimately remains up to you regarding whether it is worth the roughly $70-80 price premium over the similarly excellent Storm Sniper.

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