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The products in Silverstone's Raven Series are
quite out of the norm in comparison to what we are used to seeing from the
company. It's a very bold move by the company, both in terms of
expanding their already impressive products and the level of creativity and
thought put into this new and already successful product line. In
fact, the inimitable design of these new products has left many unsure of
what to think. They are basically love or hate products due to their
extremely unimaginable designs. Their Raven Mouse we reviewed here a while back was a perfect example
and now their latest certainly fits right into this category.
I did mention
previously that an enclosure for the product line was in the works and they have
indeed managed to release it to the market. I've received one and I
must say that its design is simply unparalleled. Let's have a
very thorough look...
Packaging & Contents
Some of you know by now that I don't like to go
into packaging too much and like to only only provide a couple of pics (at
most).
However, this is one of those products where an exception must be
made...
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The most apparent thing was the sheer size of
the box. When it arrived, many were wondering what the hell was in
there that required such a large box. Despite the fact that that I
have taken a look at quite a few large enclosures over the years, this is by
far the largest in terms of packaging. I had a hell of a time sticking
it in my car and an even harder time taking it out. It is hard to
depict in pictures, but the pic above is the best example. You can see
a distant shot of the box next to the box the NZXT Whisper ships in.
The Whisper, previously reviewed here, is quite a large case and you can see
just how small the box is in comparison. Anyways, the point is that
you'll definitely be shocked when you receive it.
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Plenty of cardboard and Styrofoam is present and the
case itself is also wrapped completely for added protection. Side
acrylic window panel has film on both sides as well. Overall, and
excellent packaging job here.
Included with the case is a white box that
contains all the install hardware. This includes a manual, radiator mounting
brackets, bag of install screws and some tie-wraps.
Design - A Quick Glance
This case is so radically designed that there's
so much to cover in terms of its design. While the next section will
include more pictures than usual to cover this, let's first start with the
normal quality "quick glance" shots...
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Above are some custom shots without flash in
order to show as much detail as possible. This is important because
this case is quite different than what most will expect. The front
sports a very unique stealth drive bay cover I'll will show in detail on the
next section. There are two versions of this case, but the one sent
over is their window version, which sports an acrylic panel on the right
side. The back of the chassis is unlike almost all on the market as
well, sporting its exterior design throughout.
Specifications
I found some specs online slightly inaccurate.
Below is a scan of the specs taken directly from the included manual...
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