Both side panels are fixed onto the chassis with standard screws from the top section. After removing the panels we finally have a glimpse of the internal design of RVX01. As previously mentioned the internal design adopts a rotated motherboard tray which is also situated on the reverse side. All of the inside is powder coated black and we can house up to ATX form factor. SilverStone has ensured key areas have relevant cut-outs for cabling – on the next page we’ll report back on how accurate/useful these are.
It’s nice to see that space has been utilised well on the prominent side – the lower panel can house two SSDs if desired.
With the top panel now detached we can get a better understand of how the rotated motherboard tray works. The section in the above picture would be typically situated at the back of the traditional tower design, instead all of the I/O is found at the top – in the past, this design has proven to significantly aid the cooling methodology because after all, heat rises!
Towards the left-side we have a series of seven PCI expansion slot covers – these covers have ventilation cut-outs and a standard screw fixes devices into place. Sadly, these covers are disposable – once they have been removed from the chassis, they cannot be reused. For a case costing what RVX01 does, we’d have at least expected some reusable covers, though SilverStone does include a single reusable cover.
RVX01 has a 120mm mounting placement for attaching a cooling fan (or closed loop) and the power supply sits on the far-right with the power socket facing the top of the case.
Looking at the power supply area from another angle, the back of the chassis offers some ventilation for the cooling fan on the PSU to draw cool air in.
Located at the front of RVX01 there is another fan placement for slotting in a 120mm solution.
Regarded as SilverStone’s signature design – the RVX01 utilises a trio of 120mm Air Penetrator cooling fans at the very bottom of the chassis. These fans are responsible for flushing cool air across the system and core components. Air Penetrators are well-known for offering excellent performance so we’re confident they’ll do a great job in the performance test later in the review. The only slight niggle is that the cables have been left with black, yellow and red insulation; this can look unsightly inside a case which is completely black – we’d have liked to see SilverStone use black cabling, even if this chassis is regarded as “entry-level”.
At the back of RVX01 SilverStone has given this case a small storage cage which can house 2.5” and 3.5” drives. 2.5” drives require a bracket which is supplied and there is additional support for such a sized drive on the prominent side of the chassis too – with two sections of cut-outs to slide the drives into.
Over the page we’ll be installing our ATX test system inside the case and reporting back on the process.
