SilverStone Fortress FT02

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 18 expert reviews

Excellent:

17
Good:

1
Average:

0
Bad:

0

8.8

User Score

Based on 159 reviews
as rated by users

Pros:

Innovative, unique design.
Sleek appearance refreshing among the glut of "extreme" and "military" styled cases.
Room for five 5.25" devices andfive 3.5" devices.

Cons:

Not much room for cables behind the motherboard.
Case design limits utility of the 7th slot.

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Last revision on December 8, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Innovative, unique design
Sleek appearance refreshing among the glut of "extreme" and "military" styled cases
Room for five 5.25" devices andfive 3.5" devices
Excellent build quality
Quiet operation
Classic good looks and unusual stance
Excellent cooling performance
Topnotch fit and finish
Roomy, convenient interior
Fan speed control
Hotswap drive feature
90 Degree motherboard rotation

Reviewers Didn't Like

Not much room for cables behind the motherboard
Case design limits utility of the 7th slot
Longer cables required both internally an externally
Smooth exterior makes the case difficult to move
Mismatched colors and text
Expensive
Spartan front panel I/O
Potential monitor cable issue
I would have loved to see thumbscrews for the expansion slots
Top hanging power supply makes us uneasy
Nearly the size of a fulltower

Expert reviews and ratings

The performance of this case— specifically, its cooling ability— was excellent, as is its quietness. In 2007 I had a system with twin NVIDIA 280GTX cards; it was quite noisy under load (i.e. playing Crysis), but at the time I just accepted...

By Benchmark Reviews on August 04, 2010

When we first saw the Raven two years ago, it wasn’t the appearance that intriguing to us, but that of of the internal chassis innovations. It was proof that we sometimes either love or hate something merely because of the way it looks. Since many...

By FutureLooks on June 21, 2010

100

SilverStone FT02S BuiltPerformance:The SilverStone FT02S case build process was breath-takingly easy. Cable management was so simple due to the motherboard tray cutouts, and the tool-less install for the disc drive and hard drive worked very...

By Tech Arkade on May 11, 2010

The Silverstone FT02 was very enjoyable to work with, and its construction was phenomenal. It's been quite some time since I've seen a very well constructed chassis. The FT02 is one of them. Not only was its design special by having the...

By Bjorn3D on May 02, 2010

100

With a style that is simple enough to be used as a workstation as well as a high end gaming rig it’s hard not to love the Fortress 2. After spending weeks with the Fortress 2 I found it hard to find any fault in the case at all. My only complaint...

By LanOC Reviews on April 02, 2010

Built Fortress tough, with a Silverstone price tag Going on name alone, one would expect the Silverstone Fortress FT02 to be an updated version of our Best of the Best mid-tower case, last year’s Fortress FT01. And while it shares a few of the...

By Maximum PC on March 30, 2010

100

Silverstone will not throw a case together as they do lots and lots of research and development and that is how they came up with the 90 degree positive air pressure case. OK enough smoke blowing....When I saw this case at CES 2010 the first thing I...

By Modders-Inc on March 11, 2010

A few minor flaws aside, the aluminum FT02 is a sturdy, stunning luxury PC chassis. Just be sure your back and bank account can handle the heavy lifting....

By Computer Shopper on March 01, 2010

SilverStone has a real winner on its hands with the Fortress FT02. The SilverStone Fortress FT02 is designed very well by incorporating the best traits from their previous high-end cases -- particularly the Temjin TJ07 and Raven RV01 -- while making...

By Phoronix on February 26, 2010

A great choice for an innovative building...

By Atomic MPC on February 23, 2010

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