SilverStone Raven RV03 Review
Exterior
The exterior of RV03 features high quality materials though the front is predominantly plastic. The front has the Raven motif at the bottom and 7x 5.25” drive bay covers – each are removable from the outside of the case. Two strips run along the sides of RV03, being SST-RV03B-WA – these strips are grey. At the top are the front panel controls.
Spinning the case around to the rear identifies the unique orientation of RV03. There are no PCI expansion slot covers or cooling fans as would be expected with the common computer chassis, though there is a mesh panel for mounting an optional 120mm fan – this panel will sit near to the graphics cards with a full system installed.
The front and back of RV03
Behind each of the optical drive bay covers is a dust filter, these can be removed and cleaned. These drive bays can be used for mounting HDD or optical drives.
Filters behind optical drive covers
At the top of RV03 are the front panel controls. Almost on the edge of the front panel is the power and reset buttons with a large power LED whilst the USB and other ports are concealed within a section that has a swinging lid. Inside here there are 2x USB 3.0 ports (via USB cables) and headphone/microphone jacks.
Front panel connectivity on RV03
On the next page we will continue our tour of the outside of RV03.
The exterior of RV03 features high quality materials though the front is predominantly plastic. The front has the Raven motif at the bottom and 7x 5.25” drive bay covers – each are removable from the outside of the case. Two strips run along the sides of RV03, being SST-RV03B-WA – these strips are grey. At the top are the front panel controls.
Spinning the case around to the rear identifies the unique orientation of RV03. There are no PCI expansion slot covers or cooling fans as would be expected with the common computer chassis, though there is a mesh panel for mounting an optional 120mm fan – this panel will sit near to the graphics cards with a full system installed.
The front and back of RV03
Behind each of the optical drive bay covers is a dust filter, these can be removed and cleaned. These drive bays can be used for mounting HDD or optical drives.
Filters behind optical drive covers
At the top of RV03 are the front panel controls. Almost on the edge of the front panel is the power and reset buttons with a large power LED whilst the USB and other ports are concealed within a section that has a swinging lid. Inside here there are 2x USB 3.0 ports (via USB cables) and headphone/microphone jacks.
Front panel connectivity on RV03
On the next page we will continue our tour of the outside of RV03.
