SilverStone Raven RV02 Full-Tower

Rob Williams · 10-06-2009, 11:55 PM

SilverStone's Raven RV01 chassis might not have been the most well-received, but the company has attempted to make up for all the mistakes of the initial chassis with a follow-up, the RV02. Fortunately, the company has done just that, and except from a rather minor issue, and possibly its price, this is almost a perfect chassis.

You can read Bill's full review here and discuss it here!

Doomsday · 10-07-2009, 09:50 AM

This is one weird but kinda awesome case! Is the Bottom to Top Air ventilation more effective than the front to back one?!
Even though the downside is kinda like the infront of the case!

b1lk1 · 10-07-2009, 10:00 PM

Heat naturally rises so the concept is solid and the results don't lie. I really like the design although it is strange to see it so deep instead of tall.

Yangster · 10-09-2009, 02:58 AM

I think the case looks amazing. I have CoolerMaster HAF 932 and it looks pretty ugly compared to that haha.

One thing I wanted to point out, you guys didn't take any pics of it being powered. You mentioned how the front glowed blue but didn't have an image of it. I found a pic of it when I googled it and it looks pretty damn bright. I sometimes leave my comp on overnight and I had to tape over the LED lights on my case cause they were so bright.

Anyways overall a great review, I really want one now T.T.

09-11-2010, 04:29 AM

Isn't a 360mm watercooling radiator taking too much space at the bottom of the case ? I'm worry about my 5870 doesn't fitting into it

. Would you give the max lenght between the expansion cards slots and the top of the bottom vent please?
Thank you

10-06-2009, 11:55 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	SilverStone Raven RV02 Full-Tower SilverStone's Raven RV01 chassis might not have been the most well-received, but the company has attempted to make up for all the mistakes of the initial chassis with a follow-up, the RV02. Fortunately, the company has done just that, and except from a rather minor issue, and possibly its price, this is almost a perfect chassis. You can read Bill's full review here and discuss it here! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

10-07-2009, 09:50 AM	#2
Doomsday Tech Junkie Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: KHI, PAK Posts: 1,539	This is one weird but kinda awesome case! Is the Bottom to Top Air ventilation more effective than the front to back one?! Even though the downside is kinda like the infront of the case! __________________ PSU: Corsair AX850 - Case: Cooler Master HAF X - CPU:Core i7-2600k - Cooler: Cooler Master V6 GT - Motherboard: Asus Z68 Maximus IV Extreme Z - Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB-1600Mhz - GPU: AMD MSI R6970 Lightning - HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB, Seagate 2TB Barracuda Green - SSD: Intel 520 Series 120GB - K/B: Razer Lycosa Mirror - Mouse: Logitech G700 - MouseMat: Steel Series 4HD - LCD: Samsung 2333SW 23" - Speakers: Creative Inspire M4500 4.1 - Headset: Logitech G35 7.1 "Do not look at a man's prayers nor his fasts, rather, measure him by how well he deals with others, the compassion he shows his fellow man, his wisdom and his integrity" - Umar Ibn Al-Khattab

10-07-2009, 10:00 PM	#3
b1lk1 Tech Monkey Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ontario Posts: 821	Heat naturally rises so the concept is solid and the results don't lie. I really like the design although it is strange to see it so deep instead of tall. __________________ Oldschool PC: Intel E6300/Nouctua NH-9U w/dual 92mm Panaflos XFX 680i LT Patriot PC2-6400 2X2GB LL 2 X BFG 8800GTX in SLI Enermax Revolution 620W PSU ASUS 24X DVD/Seagate 250GB SATA 2/THermaltake A90/Windows 7 Ultimate 64

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10-09-2009, 02:58 AM	#4
Yangster Obliviot Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: California. Posts: 45	I think the case looks amazing. I have CoolerMaster HAF 932 and it looks pretty ugly compared to that haha. One thing I wanted to point out, you guys didn't take any pics of it being powered. You mentioned how the front glowed blue but didn't have an image of it. I found a pic of it when I googled it and it looks pretty damn bright. I sometimes leave my comp on overnight and I had to tape over the LED lights on my case cause they were so bright. Anyways overall a great review, I really want one now T.T.

09-11-2010, 04:29 AM	#5
Seeyou Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Isn't a 360mm watercooling radiator taking too much space at the bottom of the case ? I'm worry about my 5870 doesn't fitting into it . Would you give the max lenght between the expansion cards slots and the top of the bottom vent please? Thank you