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

khemist · 17 Jul 2011 at 09:35

Doesn't say in the description but i would think they do... contact them first if you are about to order.

khemist · 17 Jul 2011 at 09:37

dunno if i can have a garish case like the rv02-ew... dont have many other choices.

ChrisD. · 17 Jul 2011 at 09:37

Yeah I'm looking at ordering, it's on special price for the black windowed version so I'm wanting that one but I would want the better fans.

khemist · 17 Jul 2011 at 09:38

Pretty sure it will be the ap181 fan.. i think most suppliers ran out of the old version way back last year.

ChrisD. · 17 Jul 2011 at 09:39

And what's the 1.7 version? I know 1.4 has the penetrator fans but I've now seen a 1.7 version.

khemist · 17 Jul 2011 at 09:47

Not sure, but there have been no mods that i know of apart from the fans and usb3 that you can buy.

Inkblot · 17 Jul 2011 at 09:53

I believe that 1.4 is the non-windowed version, 1.7 has a window. All of them now have the air-penetrator fans

ChrisD. · 17 Jul 2011 at 10:08

Inkblot said:
All of them now have the air-penetrator fans

So if I order from OcUK and I get one without, you'll buy me some fans?

Might as well throw in the USB3 kit as well.

ChrisD. · 17 Jul 2011 at 10:45

Will my PSU mount in it fine? Enermax 720.

Robertnpmk · 17 Jul 2011 at 10:46

Yeah that will mount fine.

ChrisD. · 17 Jul 2011 at 10:54

I'm trying to work out if the main PSU fan pull inform the inside or outside? Either way it'll be better than the 1" gap it has now in the bottom of mine.

Robertnpmk · 17 Jul 2011 at 10:59

yeah theres a filtered opening to the rear of the case that sits right next to the PSU fan.

http://media.bestofmicro.com/D/T/242849/original/silverstone_ft02b_rear.jpg

Inkblot · 17 Jul 2011 at 11:07

MilanoChris said:
So if I order from OcUK and I get one without, you'll buy me some fans? Might as well throw in the USB3 kit as well.

Absolutely!*

By now all of them sold in the UK should come with the AP fans, if not it's very old stock.

*not

ChrisD. · 17 Jul 2011 at 11:14

Robertnpmk said:
yeah theres a filtered opening to the rear of the case that sits right next to the PSU fan.

http://media.bestofmicro.com/D/T/242849/original/silverstone_ft02b_rear.jpg

Yeah I know this, what I mean is that I don't have one of the long PSU's so won't the intake on mine be half blocked off?

Kyo · 17 Jul 2011 at 11:28

khemist said:
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 .

The RV02-E is virtually identical in the interior layout. Same HD layout as the FT02. Up to 5 HD. It also has the AP 180mm fans on them.

khemist said:
I just could never stomach the look of the RV03.

It not that bad, although i am still stuck between choosing the 2

ChrisD. · 17 Jul 2011 at 22:23

MilanoChris said:
Yeah I know this, what I mean is that I don't have one of the long PSU's so won't the intake on mine be half blocked off?

Any answer on this?

Robertnpmk · 17 Jul 2011 at 22:24

Not half blocked of no.

I have the Corsair HX 750 in it and its fine.

ChrisD. · 17 Jul 2011 at 22:31

Is that the same size as my Enermax?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18295739

He says in there he had to bodge the PSU to get it in right.

Robertnpmk · 17 Jul 2011 at 22:46

you dont have to, that was his choice.

ChrisD. · 17 Jul 2011 at 22:53

So the PSU inlet will fit perfectly over the rear hole and the PSU will be flush with the top of the case?