Silverstone Fortress FT02

Silent and very stylish system enclosure
Model: SST-FT02B-W

Author:	Jouni 'Jipa' Vasama
Published:	25.01.2010
Manufacturer:	Silverstone
Product Group:	Enclosures
In English Suomeksi

Intro

A while back we had Silverstone's Fortress FT01 for a review, and while I liked the case very much, it failed to score our EC-award due to some frustrating little flaws. Anyway recently Silverstone came up with second version of the Fortress, which of course got us interested. By the look of things, it's very much the same chassis as the Raven 2 reviewed earlier, but aimed at a bit different target audience. But without any further spoilers, lets dive straight in.

Package & Specifications

Silverstone Fortress FT02 - Silent and very stylish system enclosure

The Fortress 2 came shipped in exactly the same size and shape box as the Raven 2, and also all the technical details are there, so everything is in order here.

SPECIFICATIONS

Model No.	SST-FT02B (black)
	SST-FT02S (silver)
	SST-FT02B-W (black + window)
	SST-FT02S-W (silver + window)
Material	4.5mm aluminum unibody frame, 0.8mm steel body
Motherboard	SSI CEB, ATX (maximum 12" x 11"), Micro ATX
Drive Bay	External	5.25" x 5
	Internal	3.5" x 5 , 2.5" x1
Cooling System
	Top	1 x 120mm exhaust, 1200rpm, 19dBA
	Bottom	3 x 180mm intake fan 700/1000rpm, 18/27dBA
Expansion Slot	7
Front I/O Port	USB2.0 x 2 Audio x 1 MIC x 1
Power Supply	ATX
Expansion Card	Support 12" or 12.2" (with fan grille removed)
Net Weight	15kg
Dimension	212 mm (W) x 497 mm (H) x 616 mm (D)

From the specifications one can see that the cooling is exactly the same as in Raven. Anyway there are some differences as well, first and foremost being the aluminum uniframe around the chassis. Don't be fooled by the exterior, though, as it's still the same basic steel chassis, the case still weights at impressive 15 kilograms. The other note-worthy updates are the five 3,5" HDD-bays, and maybe a bit surprisingly one PCI-slot less.

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