Silverstone Raven RV02 E White Case Review

We really need to go over the unique features and installation properties of this case. Let’s start with the drive bays and go from there. With this chassis you’re going to get a total of 5 internal 5.25”drive bays. These bays aren’t tool-less but are easily accessible for quick installation. You are also going to get 5 internal 3.5” drive bays and these will need screws to secure them as well. One of these bays has a SATA backplane for hot-swap. The nice feature of this backplane is that it can be moved to another 3.5” bay if you want.

At the front of the case you’ll find 2 USB 2.0 connectors and your front panel audio connectors. For a full tower case I kind of find this to be a bit sparse. It would have been nice to see at least one USB 3.0 connector and maybe a fan controller. This is where you will also find the power and reset buttons. One of the features that I really like about this case is the front LED light. Silverstone really don’t have a lot of branding on this case but the front LED light really stands out. It isn’t too bright for a white LED and it does give it a rather distinctive look. From a modding standpoint I could see a lot of potential with this case.   

At the top of the case you’ll find that there are 7 expansion slots and this is where you’ll also find your I/O shield connections. Your power supply power cable will also come out of the top of this case. One thing to keep in mind is that you may need longer than usual monitor cables due to your connections being located at the top of the case. This will mainly depend on where you have your case positioned. If it’s sitting on your desk this probably won’t be a problem at all. However, if you plan on setting this on the floor you may want to look at getting a longer monitor cable. It will also depend on where your graphics card is placed on your motherboard. If it’s positioned closer to the top of the board it will be more of a concern. This is just something to make a note of and keep in mind when you are hooking everything up.

Installation is something that is going to require some planning. The drive bays aren’t tool-less and there isn’t a huge amount of room behind the motherboard tray to hide cables. You don’t want too many cables to be bunched up there because then you’ll find that it could be difficult to get your side panel back on. This could also cause the side panel to bulge out a little bit. I would recommend a good, modular power supply for this case. It would also be a good idea to take the time to sleeve your cables as well. This case comes with the primary front panel connectors already sleeved in white. It would just make sense to continue the theme. If you do this right this system is going to look amazing. If you look at the water cooling system that we used in the build for this case, you can see that planning will be required for a custom water cooling system. It really comes down to how much time and money you want to put into it.