Silverstone Raven RV01-BW Case review :: Interior

07-17-2009 · Category: Hardware - Cases

By Benjamin Sun

Silverstone Raven RV01-BW Case review Side panel left

Side panel left

Silverstone Raven RV01-BW Case review Bottom grill

Bottom grill

Silverstone Raven RV01-BW Case review Side panel off left

Side panel off left

Silverstone Raven RV01-BW Case review Side panel off right

Side panel off right


Opening the side panels reveals the spacious interior of the case. There is a bar with guide rails attached via two thumb screws that are designed to hold the rear of the graphics cards in place. Removing this bar shows the roomy motherboard tray. The case can take up to an extended ATX sized motherboard. Note a couple of things: one, the upward facing graphics cards have plenty of room to fit inside the case. Second, the orientation of the holes is sideways compared to other cases.


Silverstone Raven RV01-BW Case review 120mm top fan

120mm top fan

Silverstone Raven RV01-BW Case review Bottom 180mm fan

Bottom 180mm fan

Silverstone Raven RV01-BW Case review PCI Expansion area

PCI Expansion area

Silverstone Raven RV01-BW Case review Door, Top cover

Door, Top cover


There are five 5.25" drive bays each with a cover in the case. To install an optical drive you need to push the front door down, press the two small clips on both sides of the 5.25" drive bay covers to remove them and use a screwdriver to remove the metal tabs. Slide the drive into place, press the button to the locked position, attach the cable and you're done.


Silverstone Raven RV01-BW Case review 5.25

5.25" drive bays

Silverstone Raven RV01-BW Case review 3.5

3.5" Drive bays

Silverstone Raven RV01-BW Case review cable management

cable management

Silverstone Raven RV01-BW Case review PSU area

PSU area


There are six 3.5" HDD bays on the HDD rack. To install a HDD, simply pull out the bay from the rack, insert the HDD into the tray and screw four screws to secure it into place. Slide the assembled tray into the rack and close the door. SilverStone has included a SST-CP05 installed on the first tray that supports SATA HDDs with hot-swappable functionality. The Power Supply Unit area of this case is on the bottom of the case in its own area.


Silverstone Raven RV01-BW Case review Dust filter

Dust filter