Silverstone Fortress FT02B-W Owners, Your thought's please!!!

ChrisD. · 16 Jul 2011 at 18:04

They all have USB3?

Robertnpmk · 16 Jul 2011 at 18:05

NO, as far as I know non have USB3 unless there is a new version out. 1 down part of it. Think Silverstone are thinking of implementing it.

ChrisD. · 16 Jul 2011 at 18:09

I'm not that fussed as I can just use the motherboard or PCI expansion card ports and with them being on the top of the case there's no faffing about behind the case.

Saying that, the case is advertised with USB 3 on a competitor website, only some of them though.

Robertnpmk · 16 Jul 2011 at 18:10

can you trust me the link? want to check that out.

ChrisD. · 16 Jul 2011 at 18:14

Just noticed it's pre order. Will trust now.

khemist · 16 Jul 2011 at 18:14

The next version has USB3 but isn't due out until september according to a pre order on another site.

You can buy the USB3 part and replace the old USB2.

In the US it costs £12 + $6 shipping.

Contact info from another forum -

Contact to order USB 3.0 kit :

Joel
SilverStone Tech Inc.
13626 Monte Vista Ave. Unit A
Chino, CA 91710
909 465 9596 tel
909 465 9569 fax
[email protected]

Robertnpmk · 16 Jul 2011 at 18:16

Bloody Hell thats another £20 just cos it has USB 3, aparently you can order an upgrade kit direct from silverstone, not sure of how much that will cost though.

Going to send them a mail.

( aww thanks Kemist)

Robertnpmk · 16 Jul 2011 at 18:31

@khemist- Didnt you get rid of your FTO2 for a FTO3?

khemist · 16 Jul 2011 at 18:51

Sold the FT02 to a friend and i'm still using the FT03 at the minute.

I've got no good reason to change apart from the urge and i've already started buying fans etc for the new case whatever it ends up.

Robertnpmk · 16 Jul 2011 at 18:54

Yeah I know that urge, but I spent so much cash on this case couldnt even consider changing it.

Want the option to buy a second 570 at some time and have no chance fitting that in the FT03. cables management is easier aswell. Not the easiest case mind.

What voltage do you have on your CPU?

Dont dare push mine any further and have my 2500k at 4.5ghz.

khemist · 16 Jul 2011 at 18:59

1.36v, can't set a base voltage with this matx board you have to use the offset.

Robertnpmk · 16 Jul 2011 at 19:00

yeah mines at 1.345 stable, dont really want to push it much further.

nicktay2605 · 16 Jul 2011 at 19:59

If I wanted to get a fan controller for this case can I just plug the AP181 fan cables straight into the fan controller? Does it matter that the bottom 3 fans are already hooked up to the high/low controller on the top of the case or will the fan controller just override this?

khemist · 16 Jul 2011 at 20:19

Just unplug and plug into the fan controller.

Apem · 16 Jul 2011 at 20:25

Looked all over for you Khemist can not find a single windowed silver FT02 anywhere even tried the german case place nada about.

khemist · 16 Jul 2011 at 20:34

Yeah thought as much, i'll have to look at an alternative case as i'm not shelling out for the Black version again.

Might end up getting the RV02-EW even though it's not the style of case i would ever normally go for but it's not Black and it's got the same layout that i'm after.

ChrisD. · 16 Jul 2011 at 20:35

What does the Raven 3 lack over this case? Apart from being a lot cheaper!

khemist · 16 Jul 2011 at 20:41

It's made from plastic and steel and the FT02 is aluminium frame and steel.

Some other things like the way the hard drives and psu are mounted are diffferent also although i'm sure they cool pretty much the same.

I just could never stomach the look of the RV03.

ChrisD. · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:11

Cheers, FT02 it is then.

ChrisD. · 17 Jul 2011 at 09:34

Do the ones on OcUK come with the penetrator fans?