Hardware SilverStone Fortress FT03 Review

SilverStone reinvents the wheel with its upside down and back-to-front case.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cases/2011/02/15/silverstone-fortress-ft03-review/1

 

ooh! nice look!

 

I think the price is quiet ridiculous for a µATX-case and I don't really like the layout there.

 

I think a H70 cooler would work nicely in there. Bit pricey but I may consider it on a future build.

 

Nice review. Now we just need some nice P67 mATX boards to fit in there
The Asus P8P67-M Pro actually doesn't have internal USB 3 Headers, so in that specific case, I'm glad they're not internal.
The FT03 manual actually recommends that you use intake fans that spread out, so guess they thought about the air going in straight lines as well.

 

This case will be the home for my next build. Now all I need to is find the money. Hmmm....

 

Oo it looks really nice in black! It's actually so nice I feel sorry I no longer have a mATX build... Might have to change that

Thanks for the review, although I'd wanted to see a roof shot with the grill/bezel in place. Haven't really seen a shot with that in place, so can't get a good picture of how it actually looks in use.

 

Yep, I remember reading on their site that they consciously chose not to use their new air penetrator fans for this very reason. For dual-GPU, they recommend replacing the 120mm fan with two 80mm ones for more effective directional cooling.


My FT03 arrives this week, nice to know that I've not bought a lemon

 

I built mine at the weekend and its a great case. I used a Silverstone Strider modular PSU with the optional short cable kit which make cable routing a breeze. The finish to the panels and the raised Silverstone logo give it a really classy finish. One other annoyance is the use of the molex plug on the hot swap bay. Why not have a SATA connection?

 

Check out the pictures in this thread Jipa.

 

I WILL create a PC based on this case, LGA 1356 CPU + mobo and AMD HD 7xxxx series...

 

magnetic dust filters! now that's innovative.

would radiator as thick as H70 fit in the intake fan near RAM, above PSU? what about H50?

 

Looks great! Love the slot loading minamilist front....
Any chance they might make a full style ATX case based on this design???

 

I'm all for micro atx but it could of easily fit an ATX board into here without making it much larger what so ever. I hate wasted space. I love getting as much as possible into the smallest space!

 

you can say that about most mATX cases though

 

I'm not sure either would wuyanxu. The top exhaust fan would be the best place for either.

 

I think so...

 

I've got one of these and can confirm that a H70/50 will fit. A place in the states is currently building them into systems using this case: http://www.digitalstormonline.com/compblackops.asp

 

This is the only shot we have with the top grille in place

 

I love this case. Top marks to Silverstone for some genuinely original and inspired thinking.