SilverStone RVZ01-E Mini-ITX Gaming Chassis Review

Introduction

When it comes to compact chassis designs, SilverStone has always been at the top of my shopping list. They’re the masters of creating products that can house high-performance hardware in a SFF design, and their mini-ITX Raven series chassis have long been some of the best on the market. We kick things off today with a look at their newly upgraded SST-RVZ01B-E, the latest and hopefully greatest in the series.

“SilverStone RVZ01-E is an evolution of the ground-breaking RAVEN Z RVZ01, a slim form factor case with tremendous capability. While maintaining the same volume size and appearance as the original model, the RVZ01-E’s interior was reworked to convert SFX power supply space into one for standard ATX (PS2) power supply. This amazing change came with little sacrifice as the case still has support for the biggest consumer graphics cards on the market with superb air cooling performance. Designed for use in either vertical or horizontal orientation, it can be placed comfortably in any space-constrained environment that requires a powerful PC. For those looking to build a slim form factor PC, the RVZ01-E’s ability to accommodate standard ATX power supply will help to open up more flexible and varied assembly option.” – SilverStone

While SFX PSUs are less of a limitation these days, they’re often quite expensive. With SilverStone changing the internal design to support bigger, more powerful and often a little more affordable ATX PSUs, without making this chassis any bigger! Is quite an achievement, so let’s jump in and take a closer look at the new layout.

• Mini-ITX motherboard & ATX PSU compatible
• Signature RAVEN styling touches
• Support graphics card up to 13 inches
• Maximum performance in slim form factor with support for liquid cooling*
• Positive air pressure design for excellent cooling/quietness and dust-prevention
• Fits in nearly any environment with horizontal or vertical orientation

The specifications are certainly impressive, a tiny form factor, one that will easily fit into your home AV setup, yet it still has room for a massive graphics card, decent size CPU cooler and a good amount of storage.