WOW ...The Silverstone Alta S1 case looks gorgeous

chaparral · 26 Sep 2020 at 16:50

I love the look of this new silverstone case

But don't think i would buy another case that mounts the GPU upright like this

(i suffered GPU Heat problems with my FT02 case due to it mounting my GPU upright)

3x 200mm fans at the bottom :eek:

baldmonk · 1 Oct 2020 at 19:44

im looking for a new white case and im loving this

orbitalwalsh · 4 Oct 2020 at 20:55

Meant to be a new raven prototype . Looks good

FrozenShivers · 4 Oct 2020 at 21:31

Maybe I'm getting old but I think the Alta & Raven both look hideous from that video...

Quartz · 4 Oct 2020 at 23:54

chaparral said:
But don't think i would buy another case that mounts the GPU upright like this

It's the perfect case for blower-style GPUs or if you lay it down. From my own experience non-blower cards don't work well in the longer term with vertical mounts.

SilverStone Rep · 7 Oct 2020 at 07:25

chaparral said:
I love the look of this new silverstone case

But don't think i would buy another case that mounts the GPU upright like this
(i suffered GPU Heat problems with my FT02 case due to it mounting my GPU upright)

3x 200mm fans at the bottom

Almost all new GPUs now use powder heatpipes so having them vertical or upright won't affect performance too much.

Quartz · 7 Oct 2020 at 11:44

SilverStone Rep said:
Almost all new GPUs now use powder heatpipes so having them vertical or upright won't affect performance too much.

So, when are the Alta cases arriving over here? The big problem with the FT cases is the lack of space behind the motherboard tray for cable management, so I'm hoping the Alta cases fix that. The FT05 has other minor issues too, like the PSU being on the wrong side of the motherboard and there being insufficient room for the EPS cable; I'm pleased to see you've fixed those with the Alta in the video. Please consider making the back side a grille for mounting a 2x 140mm AIO radiator.

chaparral · 7 Oct 2020 at 13:22

SilverStone Rep said:
Almost all new GPUs now use powder heatpipes so having them vertical or upright won't affect performance too much.

My Asus rog strix 2080ti is not that old and the temps with it being mounted upright in my FT02 case were terrible
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/foru...fference-which-way-a-gpu-is-mounted.18884777/

I bought a buy a new case due to this

Quartz · 7 Oct 2020 at 14:42

chaparral said:
My Asus rog strix 2080ti is not that old and the temps with it being mounted upright in my FT02 case were terrible
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/foru...fference-which-way-a-gpu-is-mounted.18884777/

I bought a buy a new case due to this

As you found, you just lay the FT02 on its side. Vertical cases are best for blower cooler cards.

chaparral · 7 Oct 2020 at 17:46

Quartz said:
Vertical cases are best for blower cooler cards.

Which there are very few of these days and i wouldn't like a 350watt 3080/3090 with a blower cooler...

Quartz · 7 Oct 2020 at 18:29

chaparral said:
i wouldn't like a 350watt 3080/3090 with a blower cooler...

I dunno. A 3 or 4 slot blower cooler should be just fine. The bigger fan should cut the noise nicely. Maybe you can have air pulled in from both front and rear? But I doubt anyone will even try.

pp111 · 10 Oct 2020 at 14:49

I think it's a good idea to have the fans at the bottom. It gives excellent ventilation and still allows a decorative front to the case.

chaparral · 10 Oct 2020 at 22:49

pp111 said:
I think it's a good idea to have the fans at the bottom. It gives excellent ventilation and still allows a decorative front to the case.

That the case i would like

Three 180mm or 200mm fans covering the bottom like a FT02 case but with a normal motherboard mounting position and a glass front

smogsy · 27 Oct 2020 at 19:58

See here
https://youtu.be/RQ2IoeNYLOI