1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:06,319 Wow, that's beautiful. And whoa, that 2 00:00:04,319 --> 00:00:10,400 was weird. It's not often I step through a time portal on the Computex show 3 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:16,640 floor, but it sure is cool when I do. Meet the Silverstone 4 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:19,119 FLPO2, a followup to their April Fool's 5 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:24,080 joke that became a real product and evidently one that was so successful 6 00:00:21,359 --> 00:00:28,640 they felt it needed a sequel. And I got to say, if the goal of a sequel is like 7 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:31,920 the first one but better, man, have they ever nailed it here. It has a more 8 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:35,760 thoughtful design with respect to cooling and some really incredible 9 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:41,840 touches. Check this out, you guys. It has a turbo button that ramps your fan 10 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:44,559 speeds up to 100% when you press it and 11 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:48,960 a lock that disables the power button so that your pesky kids won't get on the 12 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:53,360 computer when they're not supposed to. Floppy disc style bay covers and 13 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:58,640 stealthy IO are nice touches. But what I really have to know is whose stroke of 14 00:00:55,680 --> 00:01:02,320 genius was the mismatched color on that front fan controller. I mean, we can 15 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:06,240 always make the adjustments for production to solve for sample. What? 16 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:09,840 No, no, no. It's great. I assumed it was on purpose. What do you mean? The 17 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:14,720 mismatched color. That's on purpose, right? Whose idea was that? 18 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:18,400 Oh, engineer. That's awesome. See, this adds a touch 19 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:24,159 of authenticity that most companies would miss because everything was Beij. 20 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:28,479 Nobody could settle on one beige. Hey, we're all different. It's even got a 21 00:01:25,759 --> 00:01:32,560 period accurate dome sticker. But don't let its aesthetic fool you. Silverstone 22 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:36,960 says this is every bit as capable of handling high-end hardware as other 23 00:01:34,479 --> 00:01:40,880 modern cases. And are so confident that they're going to allow me to build in it 24 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:46,960 right here on the show floor, even though it's uh still kind of prototypy 25 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:48,079 in some ways. What could go wrong? Well, 26 00:01:46,960 --> 00:01:54,280 I can tell you something that went wrong. They have insulted my honor for 27 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:56,399 the last time, Tony, by putting a nonLT 28 00:01:54,280 --> 00:02:02,920 screwdriver in front of this computer. Fi on your 29 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:04,880 screwdriver. Fi, I say. I brought my 30 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:08,080 own. Although, I might need this depending on how they did the IO layout. 31 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:11,200 So, I'll keep it in my back pocket just in case. Right out of the gate, I'm 32 00:02:09,599 --> 00:02:16,160 appreciating the modern creature comforts. Captive thumb screws on the 33 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:20,319 side panel. Support for up to a 140 mm radiator in the back. Look at this. They 34 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:26,239 even got support for a vertical GPU mount. Oo, with an anti-ag brace. You'll 35 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:29,200 love to see it. We won't need this boy for now. So, we'll just go ahead and 36 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:32,480 slide it a little bit out of the way. Let's go get our motherboard. Oddball 37 00:02:30,879 --> 00:02:39,519 configuration for this one. We've gone with a Core Ultra 38 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:43,680 9285K and a Radeon 9070 XT. I guess it's 39 00:02:39,519 --> 00:02:45,840 a throwback to when Intel gaming CPU and 40 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:51,840 uh ATI Radeon graphics would have been the go-to. Trying to do the math here. I 41 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:54,959 think this RAM at 48 gigs is eight times 42 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:57,519 the capacity of the hard drive that my 43 00:02:54,959 --> 00:03:00,400 family owned when our computer had a lock on the front of it like this. Now, 44 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:06,720 normally at this point, I'd love to put my cooler on and then throw the whole assembly into the case, but Silverstone 45 00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:09,920 has gone and provided my arch nemesis, the AIO water cooler. So, I'm going to 46 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:13,920 throw that in the case first. Silverstone's been debating me off 47 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:19,120 camera about my installation method for the AIO. They tell me, "Linus, it would 48 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:22,319 be easier if you installed the fans on the radiator and then just screwed the 49 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:25,760 radiator into the top." I go, "Look, I know, but I don't like demoing that 50 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:30,400 installation method because it's so much harder to clean." This way, pulling air 51 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:34,280 through the radiator, all the dust just sticks on the fins and you just go and 52 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:38,879 then it comes off. To which they countered, well, if your case had proper 53 00:03:36,799 --> 00:03:45,200 dust filtration, then that wouldn't really be a concern. And we do. And then 54 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:50,239 I was like, "Okay, fine. I am installing it the way that I don't prefer 55 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:54,400 illustratively, but if you don't have perfect dust filtration, I do strongly 56 00:03:52,319 --> 00:03:57,760 recommend that you have the fans pull the air through the radiator just to 57 00:03:56,239 --> 00:04:01,439 make it a little bit easier to clean. You happy? I'll do it your way. I'll do 58 00:03:59,599 --> 00:04:05,439 it your way. Oh, that's a nice touch. Maneuvering the 59 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:11,360 radiator in here is a little bit tricky with all those 5 and 1/4 in bays in the 60 00:04:08,239 --> 00:04:13,599 way, but once it's in there, boom, no 61 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:18,000 problem. It supports either a triple 120 or a dual 140 mm rad in the top. Man, 62 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:22,079 you wouldn't believe what I would have given for cable management like this 63 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:26,720 back in those days. Room behind the motherboard tray, little grommets to 64 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:32,000 hide everything. Awesome. All right, let's get this board in here. Oh, nice. 65 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:35,040 Silverstone's got that helpful little uh standoff with the lip that you can just 66 00:04:33,759 --> 00:04:38,880 rest the motherboard in there if you're a crazy person like me and you build 67 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:42,639 your systems upright. Most people would probably just use it to have it in the 68 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:46,240 right position when it's lying flat, but I'm usually building for camera. So, now 69 00:04:44,639 --> 00:04:51,520 we've got another modern creature comfort that I don't know how I lived 70 00:04:48,840 --> 00:04:56,720 without CPU cooler cut out in the motherboard tray. Seriously, if I had a 71 00:04:54,960 --> 00:05:00,080 dollar for every time I had built a computer back in the day and realized, 72 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:03,680 "Oh crap, I have to take the motherboard out so I can put the back plate on my 73 00:05:01,759 --> 00:05:08,400 CPU cooler," I wouldn't have to do this job. I could just live on that. Andy, we 74 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:13,680 might have to take it out anyway. There's a peel. I missed a peel. Left it 75 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:18,720 in there. I missed a peel. No, it has to come out. It's not coming out. Gave up. 76 00:05:17,280 --> 00:05:24,720 Since we're back here, it's a perfect time to talk about how we're going to route all of our cooling cables. See, I 77 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:30,160 could run this to the CPU header on the motherboard like normal, but then I 78 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:34,240 couldn't use my turbo button. So, let's have a look at the built-in fan 79 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:39,520 controller in that front 5 and 1/4 in module. Got SATA power coming in here, 80 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:45,360 support for up to eight connected fans, and oh, this is cool, PWM control off 81 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:50,080 the motherboard. So, I can just throw this header over to the CPU header, and 82 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:56,479 that way my CPU temps will control all my system fans regardless, unless I hit 83 00:05:53,039 --> 00:05:58,080 the turbo button. This is looking like a 84 00:05:56,479 --> 00:06:01,600 nice little build. It's coming together, hey, they just told me they're leaving 85 00:05:59,919 --> 00:06:05,280 this assembled for the rest of the show. So, uh, to avoid any embarrassment, I'm 86 00:06:03,919 --> 00:06:11,160 putting in the rest of the motherboard screws. Oh, I guess I probably could 87 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:14,319 have put the SSD in a while ago. Oh my 88 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:17,400 goodness, look at this thing. 2 terb. 89 00:06:14,319 --> 00:06:21,120 Got to be Gen 5. Oh yeah, 14 GB a 90 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:23,120 second. Not that it matters, but hey, 91 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:27,360 you can. I guess the idea behind this was bringing back the sound of old 92 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:31,680 computers with their whiny little 40mm fans. I'm going to go ahead and make a 93 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:37,080 choice here, boys. And uh I'm taking off this fan. Man, what a power supply they 94 00:06:34,319 --> 00:06:46,000 picked for this Tybernetics Platinum 2500 watt. That is one hell of a power 95 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:48,560 supply. The question is why? Oh yeah. 96 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:51,520 The answer is AI. Not going to lie, I'm feeling a lot more pressure about this 97 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:56,560 now that I know that this is one of their showcase PCs for the show. Oh my 98 00:06:53,919 --> 00:07:02,080 goodness, that is a fat unit of a power supply. Good thing this bottom 3 and 1/2 99 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:03,919 in bay can be removed to get at it slash 100 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:07,039 just removed outright if you don't need a ton of hard drives. This thing 101 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:11,440 supports a lot of hard drives though. Hey, four. And I guess you could get 5 102 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:15,840 and 1/4 in carriers for them too if you really wanted to. So that would be 103 00:07:13,599 --> 00:07:20,080 eight. Hey, do you guys still make that triple 5 and 1/4 in bay to four three? 104 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:26,479 Yeah, we do. You guys never discontinue anything. Yeah, there's it's needed. 5 105 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:28,800 and 1/4 in base exist. I mean kind of. 106 00:07:26,479 --> 00:07:33,680 Yeah. Okay. All right. I used to use that thing in my like system builder 107 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:37,680 builds back at NCIX when people wanted like multiple hard drives in RAID for 108 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:41,759 more performance. That was why it existed then. I have no idea why it 109 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:45,919 exists now. Giving Silverstone some real-time feedback for their product 110 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:50,560 development. Uh the EPS connectors on this power supply are a little bit short 111 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:56,160 considering its length and how deep the connectors are on the power supply. And 112 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:58,560 then I was struck by the uh the contrast 113 00:07:56,160 --> 00:08:02,160 between that and the world's longest HD audio cable. You guys will get the 114 00:08:00,319 --> 00:08:05,440 length sorted out. You'll get the length sorted out. I did find one thing that 115 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:09,759 reminds me of old school cable management in a way that I don't love. 116 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:14,639 Whenever you run anything to the fan hub, it's right here. So, you're going 117 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:17,759 to you're going to see it. This is cute, though. a little accessory product that 118 00:08:16,479 --> 00:08:22,080 helps you plug your front panel connectors in as one block, but doesn't 119 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:26,840 interfere with having anything installed over top of them. Say for example, uh 120 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:30,400 GPU or other expansion card. All right. Uh 121 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:39,039 yes, quick update. By the way, I had originally planned to have my PWM hub 122 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:42,159 operate off of the CPU fan header, but Silverstone says they've seen some 123 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:48,760 compatibility issues. So, we're going to go ahead and plug that into chassis 1. 124 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:51,279 Looking good. Well, almost good. Looking 125 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:57,120 incomplete. Let me grab my GPU. The Radeon RX970 Steel Legend from ASRock 126 00:08:54,480 --> 00:09:01,360 uses a blowth through cooler design that uh should work pretty well in this 127 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:05,519 chassis. We've got our intake fan down here. And it looks like there's actually 128 00:09:03,519 --> 00:09:09,200 a spot where we could put an assist fan here that would help cool hard drives 129 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:14,160 slash bring more fresh air up into our GPU. Oh. Before we put that in though, 130 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:19,560 we're going to need to take out these PCI slot covers. I think the boys are 131 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:23,680 missing a rivet right 132 00:09:19,560 --> 00:09:27,360 here. It's okay. I'll allow it. And uh 133 00:09:23,680 --> 00:09:29,600 Oh, look. The reason that we removed 3 134 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:33,600 and 1/2 in bays from the front of cases. Let's go ahead and pull these out. Got a 135 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:37,279 bit of a clearance issue with our GPU. I don't love the mechanism that has you 136 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:42,000 unscrew these from the front and the back, but I do think it's cool that they 137 00:09:39,680 --> 00:09:45,080 can actually be height adjusted depending on where you have clearance 138 00:09:43,839 --> 00:09:51,519 issues. And looking at it, it seems like this is 139 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:55,519 actually modular as well, which is super cool. So, I could put hard drives up 140 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:59,040 there. Obviously, these 5 and 1/4 in bays wouldn't correspond with the actual 141 00:09:57,519 --> 00:10:03,360 openings at the front anymore if I move them, but it appears to be an option. 142 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:08,560 Right now, it's not actually close enough to the GPU to support it. But ah, 143 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:12,560 yes. Nice. We can move it a little bit closer. All right. The only thing I'd 144 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:16,240 like to see improved is if I could take this one and lower it down onto the top 145 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:20,640 of the card so that it doesn't have room to move during transport. Thanks to SY 146 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:25,760 for sponsoring our 2025 Computex coverage. It might not seem like it, but 147 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:29,360 this venue is huge. With two halls and four floors each, being able to keep in 148 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:33,720 touch with everyone is a must. And with SY's affordable eim plans, you can stay 149 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:37,600 connected in over 200 different destinations. Just set up the app before 150 00:10:35,839 --> 00:10:41,920 you take off, and when you land, you'll be free from overpriced roaming charges 151 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:45,839 and dodgy Wi-Fi connections. So don't wait. Go to 152 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:51,519 s.com/shortcircuit or download the app and use code shortcircuit for 15% off a 153 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:55,560 SY eSIM plan. All right, there we go. And check this out. These hard drive 154 00:10:53,920 --> 00:11:00,560 cages totally fit. That's awesome. 155 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:05,200 Nice. Now all I need to do is close the backside panel, never to be opened 156 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:10,320 again. And we're done. Now we just got to get it ready for their demo. Period 157 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:15,120 accurate mousing surface size. You'll love to see it. Wait, dude. Where did 158 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:20,720 Silverstone find the one modern motherboard with PS2 for the keyboard 159 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:27,320 and mouse? You can run both PS2 peripherals and also Thunderbolt. Ah, 160 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:29,600 I'm grounded. My parents have locked the 161 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:35,120 computer. Also, I left the power supply switch off. Oh, this is so cool. This 162 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:39,839 readout tells you the current PWM percentage for the fans. Like, so cool. 163 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:44,560 This is so much easier than building a sleeper PC in an old case, by the way, 164 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:48,560 cuz I mean, the ATX standard hasn't changed much in decades. So, you can 165 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:53,279 absolutely put the hardware in, but the issue is getting enough cooling. We've 166 00:11:50,560 --> 00:11:57,440 had to do some pretty creative stuff. This completely solves it for you. You 167 00:11:55,600 --> 00:12:02,079 maintain that retro aesthetic, but you've got dual 120 mm front intakes. 168 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:06,959 You've got plenty of exhaust. You've got filters all over the place. Modular 169 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:12,120 cages, so you can fit long GPUs. I flipping love it. Here, let's see how 170 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:15,440 our GPU held up. This is great. We're at 171 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:17,040 61° on the GPU. It's already almost 172 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:23,240 completely flat. I'd be shocked to see it go over 65. And the best part, I 173 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:30,240 haven't even pressed the turbo button yet. You ready? Getting the closeup. 174 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:33,360 Nice. Boom. Let's go. 175 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:35,040 There we go. Turbo. 176 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:39,600 Wow. Even on the show floor, I can actually hear the system now. It was It 177 00:12:37,279 --> 00:12:44,480 seemed silent. Oh yeah, there she goes. She's moving air now, boys. 59. Yep, we 178 00:12:42,639 --> 00:12:48,800 already dropped one degree. Great work, Turbo. And great work, Silverstone. For 179 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:54,079 those of you wondering, by the way, will there be a side window option? The 180 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:59,680 answer is no. As it would be period appropriate, you will need to mod your 181 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:59,680 own. Subscribe to ShortCircuit.