Reviews of the latest PSUs, Coolers and Casings • 4.5mm aluminum unibody frame, SilverStone Fortress FT02 0.8mm steel body • SSI CEB, ATX (maximum 12” x 11”), Micro ATX motherboards • 2x USB2.0, 1x Audio, 1x Mic input Titan Of The Case World • 212mm x 497mm x 616mm By Kevin Boey • 15kg • RM899 • 1-year warranty • Inter-Asia Technology Sdn Bhd • (03) 6276 6292 • www.silverstonetek.com Fan speed controls are really accessible Three huge 180mm fans keep the interior cool and comfy he last time anyone made a made from aluminum and a wee bit of space. Cooling is handled by three which are washable and removable, serious effort into improving a steel, the uni-body construction adds to massive 180mm fans which draw in and even the PSU is well-protected. Tmere computer case in terms of most of the weight, and this is why we cool air from the bottom of the case If air-cooling is not one’s passion, the thermal management was Intel with love SilverStone; for their over-the-top and a standard 120mm fan on the FT02 even comes with grommets for the short-lived BTX movement. Until engineering. We do not see this case top near the processor. PSU cooling watercooling, making it extremely easy recently, case manufacturers have flexing for at least the next 20 years, is handled by a separate duct and to adapt a kit to this case. implemented thermal ducting with though the plastic studs on the top lid thankfully, there are tons of ways in various successes. One of the very few would have probably broken off by then. which you can hide your power cables. What We Say innovators in this realm of thermal Besides being a splendid case to house ducting, SilverStone, has always Once the side panels are removed, Apart from the massive amounts of your workstation or ultimate gaming initiated the more interesting thermal it is easy to see why this case is cooling, the case comes with defensive rig, the Fortress TF02 is both tough solutions – a trait that can be seen in innovative. The vertical orientation features to keep the noise down too. and full-featured for any component its latest Fortress-series case, the FT02. of the motherboard makes the Hard drives are muffled in their hot- mixture you can throw at it. Boasting evacuation of hot air all the more swappable cages and the case comes massive airflow, drive space and even All access to your ports and I/O devices easier. Although motherboards have with a layer of noise-repelling foam out interior space for all your hard drives is made at the quick-remove top, and not evolved to accommodate such of the box. Users who want quieter and gadgets, this case excels in both for those who lament about the loss a unique placement, SilverStone has computing can even control the 180mm versatility as well as aesthetics with its of portability and quick USB swapping, made the FT02 highly accommodating, fan speed settings, located on the top uni-body construction. For both beauty this is no LAN party enclosure; it weighs allowing even the latest ATI Radeon HD of the case. Keeping the case and your and functionality, it is hard not to go 15 kilos when empty! Although it is 5970 ample headroom in its cavernous components clean are all-round filters without the SilverStone Fortress TF02. 68 • GAMEAXIS UNWIRED • MARCH 2010.