SilverStone Raven RV01

**HuffPCair** · 02-01-2009, 12:09 AM

I just saw this on BoobTube and it is a really cool case I think I dont know if anyone has seen this yet. Only thing I think they messed up on is its plastic not Alum. Would of looked really nice with a nice black or silver Alum surface.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-hDoKZz1QQ

**tool_462** · 02-01-2009, 12:23 AM

Yeah it was unveiled quite awhile ago. Played with one a bit at CES and it is actually very sturdy feeling, the plastic isn't as bad as you might think.

**HuffPCair** · 02-01-2009, 12:29 AM

Really that is interesting I havent heard of it till today but it is a cool design I think. I like how the motherboard got turned 90 degrees and I wonder if that will do anything to help temps at all or not?
It is 250 on newegg also which I think is maybe a little high for plastic but again you said it was not bad so I would def lke to get my hands on one and see it.

Also I like the cable management the whole case has very nice and well thought out case I think.

**~~elite.ire~~** · 02-01-2009, 05:04 AM

its 240 on performance-pc, seen it there a good while ago too

, doesnt seem that overly expensive to me :P, i like the design of it alot, and has alot of modding potential

**Gunlance** · 02-01-2009, 09:07 AM

Looks too much like an alien spaceship from the planet sucks-o-plenty. I wonder how large a radiator can fit at the back.....

**annihilus** · 02-03-2009, 05:23 AM

I'm looking at the (very big) box of the raven right now. Plan to build a i7 system with it. I can post pics if there is interest.

Btw, nice to join the forum

**belmontrich** · 02-03-2009, 05:48 AM

wow that's a very unique designed Case... like the sliding door

and its cheap...

**HuffPCair** · 02-03-2009, 06:51 AM

Originally Posted by annihilus

I'm looking at the (very big) box of the raven right now. Plan to build a i7 system with it. I can post pics if there is interest.

Btw, nice to join the forum

Yeah show us a build log I would like to see how the case works for ya.

**annihilus** · 02-03-2009, 07:35 AM

here's what I have planned for the raven:

cpu: core i7 920
cpu cooler: Noctua NH-C12P
gpu: gtx285
gpu cooler: HR-03 GTX
ram: mushkin 6x2gb 1333 MHz cas7
mobo: gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5
psu: seasonic M12D-850
raid: areca arc-1231ml 2gb
hhd: 12x transcend 64gb mlc ssd (raid6)
samsung Spinpoint F1 ECO 1 TB
fancontrol: hfx T-Balancer bigNG
optical: plextor Blu-Ray PX-B920SA
os: windows7 64bit

**HuffPCair** · 02-03-2009, 07:44 AM

Nice and I am on win7 64 now and I love it.

**DarthBeavis** · 02-03-2009, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by Gunlance

Looks too much like an alien spaceship from the planet sucks-o-plenty. I wonder how large a radiator can fit at the back.....

I think it looks cool. I might use it for a build for one of the large GPU companies

**cadaveca** · 02-03-2009, 07:50 AM

HWC published a review on this case yesterday, check it out:

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...se-review.html

**HuffPCair** · 02-03-2009, 07:56 AM

I like the case just wish again it was made of Alum. I think it would look alot cooler but that is just me.

**SeanB** · 02-04-2009, 09:16 PM

awesome case, thank you for posting this

looks like a really good way to "cool" it down, definately paint/window.

**clayton** · 02-04-2009, 10:54 PM

Okay I can't view the video for some reason. 1 question; Is the interior black?

**revenant** · 02-04-2009, 11:07 PM

it looks a little like a transformer but it has some nice features... the more of the video I watched the more I liked the case.

**r4gm4n** · 02-05-2009, 02:18 AM

Originally Posted by clayton

Okay I can't view the video for some reason. 1 question; Is the interior black?

It is on the version with the window

**annihilus** · 02-05-2009, 03:23 AM

mobo came in so I can start building now

will post pics as I go along

**ACE76** · 02-05-2009, 08:10 AM

I have this case sitting in my basement ready to go....I just haven't figured out, how i want everything to be layed out and installed yet...I'll be following this thread closely. Good luck with the Raven Build!

**HuffPCair** · 02-05-2009, 10:31 AM

Awesome cant wait for both you guys to get them going.

**annihilus** · 02-05-2009, 05:51 PM

My impressions so far, this case still needs some work, nothing much a little fine tuning. You have to see the raven in real to get it's beauty. Plastic has never looked this good and I am in love with the 90 degree turn of the mobo.

First problems you are going to encounter is that most of your cables are too short, like the one for my areca display, solved that by cutting and soldering an extension.

I hate these jobs

You get only one hotswap connection, I had ordered 6 of them and put them in. Guess what, cables are short too but I copied what I saw in a review. The hotswap bays are rather nice and work good. This can't be said for the rockers, removed those and used old school screws. This side is still a big mess.

pic of the front, the lower 3 bays are for the ssd's, still waiting for the them to arrive.

the 180mm fans are huge!!

Here you can see the main problem, it's a

to get the wires left of the mobo from the back. They should move the mounting of the mobo 5-10mm to the right. I took real care to have all the wires there before putting the mobo in but you always forget something or want to change some wires. I ended up taking it out three times and I'm afraid I have to do it again tomorrow cause I want a sensor in the space where the areca is jammed.

This is how far I got today

Think I solved the audio connector nice, didn't want to run it over the mobo. It was a

getting it like that, oh wait I said that already

topshot

Normally I would have been pissed after a day like this but this case has something special, I like

**MulletBoy** · 02-05-2009, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by annihilus

You get only one hotswap connection, I had ordered 6 of them and put them in. Guess what, cables are short too but I copied what I saw in a review. The hotswap bays are rather nice and work good. This can't be said for the ro

can you please link/expain what you did exactly to fix this?

**clayton** · 02-06-2009, 11:08 AM

Is it me or does this case looks like Lamborghini Reventon?

**annihilus** · 02-07-2009, 04:11 PM

not much progress today, been held up by lapping

cpu was not difficult, but you can see here it why you should lap

end result

the noctua had bad grooves, and with bad I mean the worst I have ever seen

took me all evening to get it how it should have been in the first place

it's gpu and gpucooler next

**cstkl1** · 02-07-2009, 04:41 PM

dude seriously
this case is begging for a hx1000
also noticed
ure hdd rack
theres a space below at the fan holder to run all the sata cables.

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