Test: Silverstone Raven RV03

Konklusion

Det har været en lidt blandet fornøjelse at arbejde med dette kabinet. Det samlede indtryk er helt bestemt godt, og kabinettet her er helt klart lavet med køling i tankerne. Desværre har nogle ting nemt ved at knække, men passer man godt på er det ikke noget problem. Jeg kan rigtig godt lide at manualen er så udførlig som den er. Alle ting er beskrevet rigtig godt, og i slutningen er der endda en spørgsmål og svar afsnit. Desværre står alle tingene på engelsk, der er også mange andre sprog, men ingen dansk.

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
Det er rigtig genialt at Silverstone har valgt at dreje bundkortet 90 grader for at give bedre køling. Så er der mulighed for at kabinettet kan komme helt ind til væggen. Det skaber dog også andre få problemer. Det at alle de ydre kabler skal sættes i toppen og føres bagud er en smule svært at få plads til, og flytter man sin computer meget kan det godt være irriterende faktisk at skulle skille kabinettet ad for at sætte de ydre kabler til. Man kunne godt have lavet plastikken en smule stærkere i fronten, og harddisk monteringen virker heller ikke helt gennemtænkt. Men et 4 tal for at tingene der virker også virker rigtig godt, og for den innovative 90 graders flytning af bundkortet.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 4
Her ville jeg gerne have givet et 5 tal for den rigtig gode manual og den molex til 3-pin adapter, men det at der mangler en højtaler trækker lige 5 tallet ned til et 4 tal igen. Strips er der også sendt en god sjat med, så dem skal man heller ikke ud og have flere af.

Design/Layout - 4
Det at vinduet er sat udenfor giver nogle praktisk fordele ved at det ikke fylder indvendigt, og med de kanter der er lavet ser det faktisk ikke skidt ud. Generalt synes kabinettet også at se godt ud, det ødelægger det dog en smule for mig at jeg ved at fronten er lavet af så dårlig plastik.

Pris - 4
Prisen på 900kr. virker meget rimelig. For 1000kr. kan Colossus kabinettet fra BitFenix erhverves, og her synes man faktisk at få lidt mere, ved en kabelføring der er helt iorden, og masser af plads til harddiske og 5.25" drev, og den innovative 90 graders vending af bundkortet.

UK summary

It has been a somewhat mixed pleasure to work with this case. The overall impression seems very good and the case has definitely been created with cooling in mind. Sadly some things is very easy to break, but if you are careful it is possible not to. I really like the manual because it is so detailed. Every thing is described very well and in the end there even is a qestions and answer part. Unfortunately all the things is written in English and other languages, no Danish.

Innovation/Technology - 4
It is really clever of Silverston to turn the motherboard 90 degrees to provide better cooling. There is also the possibility that the case can get all the way into the wall, but it also creates a few problems. The cables is a bit hard to have on the top because there is just enough room for them. If you move your computer a lot it can be quite annoying having to disassemble your case to put the external cables in. The plastic in the front could have been made in a tiny better quality and the harddisk installation seems to not be entirely though through. But 4 for the things that work really well, and for the innovative 90 degree flip of the motherboard.

Bundle/Accessories - 4
Here I would have given 5 for the very good manual and the molex adapter, but the lack of a speaker draws my 5 down to 4 again. There is also a decent amount of cable ties provided so you should not have to buy more.

Design/Layout - 4
The fact that the window is outside the case provides some practical advantages, since it does not take up space inside the case, and with the edges made it doesn't look bad. Generally the case seems to look pretty good, however it destroys it for me a bit that the front is made out of cheap plastic.

Price - 4
The price of 900DKK. seems quite reasonable. For 1000DKK. the Colossus case from BitFenix can be acquired, and it seems that you are actually getting a bit more with cable management which is very good and a lot of space for hard drives and disk drives, and the innovative 90 degrees turn of the motherboard.

Test: Silverstone Raven RV03

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	4
Design - Layout	4
Pris	4
Samlet	80%