SilverStone FT05 Computer Case
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2015-05-07
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1,816 words · ~9 min read
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four truss get it like four
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tips The Cooler Master nepton 240m features an exclusive pump design and
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their new silencio fans to provide impressive near silent performance click
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now to learn more The Fortress F5 is the
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more expensive smaller and more refined little brother to the raven
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rv5 a similar Case by Silverstone it
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first shows us this refined Style with its front panel a very sleek and clean
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looking metal finish accented only by a reflective strip along the bottom which
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has an illuminated Silverstone logo behind it and the slot loing optical
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drive bay on the right hand side the left side panel is a plain Metal finish
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with a relatively small window cutout and that same reflective strip along the
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bottom just without the Silverstone logo this time my only gripe with this
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particular panel is that I would have liked to see the window shifted up a
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little bit this would have pulled the expansion cards and a little bit more of
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the motherboard into view and done a better job of hiding the cable clutter
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at the bottom also the right side panel is more or less the same as this left
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side panel just without the window cutout at the front of the top of the
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case we have a set of solid and satisfying power and reset buttons which
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are on either side of a flip cover which hides the audio headers dual USB 3.0
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ports and two fan switches which have high medium and low settings despite
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only being labeled for high and low behind the top IO we have more top IO
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because of how the motherboard is oriented once you slide the protective
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Grill back and lift it off of the case you're able to access all of your
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motherboard and expansion card IO along with the power in for your power supply
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unit all the cables that you would need to run to the top of your case because
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of how the io is laid out are managed through a sizable port hole in the back
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of the Tower below this Cable Management hole is the grill and removable fan
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filter for your power supply and while I do really appreciate removable fan
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filters this one can be a little bit frustrating to remove as it doesn't have
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anything to grab onto and it is set into the case I would have appreciated if
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they had the fan filter do a slide in mechanism through the top of the case
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instead which is actually what I thought they intended when I first saw it but
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it's not and for the last stop on our tour of the outside of the F5 is the
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underside which is going to be fantastic for anyone who intends to keep their
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computer on a carpeted surface to explain this the bottom of the tower is
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completely flat and solid made of metal
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and just has four little miniature rubber feet allowing for extremely
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limited air flow and largely removes gross dust and particle pickup which
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would be expected from a c computer with a bottom intake which is placed on a
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carpeted surface but to allow for pretty much any air flow at all there's a
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fairly sizable Gap built into the bottom which allows the two large large 180 mm
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air penetrator fans to breathe quite deeply through their removable fan
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filter which is also tucked in neatly under the bottom of the case Silverstone
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notes in their very detailed manual that you can remove the filter by simply
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pulling it to the side but this doesn't seem entirely possible due to a plastic
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lip which actually helps keep the filter in place I would alternatively suggest
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that you just place your hands on both sides of the case and pry down on the
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fan filter with your fingers pulling it directly off instead of attempting to
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slide off the doors on this case are quite unconventional to open them you
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will need to venture back up to the top of the case reaching under the lip of
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the side panel and you will find a hidden switch in one fluid motion you
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can both press the switch and pull up the side panel freeing it from the case
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quite elegant overall I would like to note but please also note that you will
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need to press the switch down when installing the doors instead of just
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pressing on them to get them back into position please don't break that little
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switch another thing I noticed when removing the doors was the shape of the
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support structure for said doors it lends itself to the function of being a
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handle as well now I didn't find this feature noted anywhere in their manual
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but they seem very solid and easy to grab hold of so I decided to ogre test
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it they passed with flying colors luckily enough so you heard it here
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first the f25 also happens to feature handles once you enter the main
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compartment you'll be able to see exactly how those large 180 mm fans in
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the bottom will be able to cool your various components because of this this
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awesome cooling setup we decided to install an air cooler and not bother
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with its fans as set included fans will be able to take care of it already which
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results in a quiet and quite cool looking setup but if you want to install
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a liquid cooler you would be able to fit the radiator either in the 120 mm Grill
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slot above the CPU socket or you could remove the dual 180 mm fans in the
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bottom and install up to a 2X 140 mm
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radiator or a 3x0 MM Radiator in that
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bottom placement on the left hand side we have a squeeze Mount hard drive cage
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which is quite easy to use and holds the hard drives quite securely while
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allowing for a securing screw if you're worried about them at all above the cage
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is a vertically installed power supply it is recommended to install a power
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supply no longer than 160 mm here but if
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you did need more space for a longer power supply you could remove the hard
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drive cage below allowing essentially any consumer power supply to fit just
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fine this Tower allows for up to 34 14.2
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mm long graphics cards and 162 mm tall
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CPU coolers the CPU Cooler spec does seem a little bit conservative though
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but that kind of makes sense cuz Silverstone probably doesn't want your cooler pressed up against the window
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which is definitely understandable that brings us to the inside view of the
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Silverstone logo from the front of the case which I would have really liked to
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see in black plastic instead of white as it is visible from the outside through
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the window and sticks out like a sore thumb the wires also don't help with
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large unsleeved sections close to that white panel behind the motherboard tray
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there are two well-placed and easy to use SSD mounting spots and the
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installation housing for the Slimline optical drive that we noticed on the
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front of the case the cable management options back here are quite limited
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however with only a couple zap straps Hooks and no default runs it can get a
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little messy and while the motherboard tray is quite solid which feels quite
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nice it's also kind of annoying because there's a lot of support structure
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behind the motherboard which will definitely obstruct your cable runs last
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but not least there's the fact there is no rubber grommets to hide the cable
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mess which is visible through the left side of the case and that side window in
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conclusion this is an absolutely beautiful case if you're looking for a
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refined sleek and elegant look which uses solid metal construction throughout
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it will perform quite well it also performs quite well in air cooled
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environments thanks to that built-in airflow allowance to the Beast 180 mm
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air penetrators in the bottom of the case but it does suffer from the cable
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management department a poorly sleeved power supply and stock wires from the
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front IO paired with a complete lack of rubber grommets can hamper the overall
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look which is greatly disappointing when compared to the extreme attention to
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detail given to the rest of the tower speaking of attention to detail our
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friends over at chiro have a fantastic new product that they would like us to
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show off today well technically it's a series of new products that they have
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titled their flavors lineup these are an adaptation of their wildly popular Dan
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bort 10,400 Mah portable battery bank
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that we showcased in this video not sure
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where they're going to put that they have seven new flavors for any type of
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taste chocolate vanilla banana vent matcha which is Brandon's favorite
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strawberry which is lion's favorite I'm sure you can see why it's freaking pink
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and pumpkin hm that's pretty cool that they're releasing a pumpkin one so close
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to Halloween eh yes it is and chiro
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thinks so too so they're offering a special deal on their pumpkin flavor in
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the celebration of Halloween from October 31st to November 2nd the pumpkin
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flavor will be available through Amazon for $29.99 on the first 50 units that's
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ridiculous and $39.99 for every unit
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after that which is still fairly ridiculous you can check out their whole
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flavors lineup in the link in the video description and I want you guys to let
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us know in the comments do you have any kind of choice like which which one is
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your favorite color does it even really matter to you I'm sure they'd love to
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hear what you have to say so let us know in the comments down below also in the
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comments down below let me know what you thought of the F5 if you don't like commenting below
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dislike depending on which color you like that's doesn't make any sense but
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do it anyways and I'll see you guys next
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time yeah