SilverStone Technology ATX Computer Case with Full Tempered-Glass Side Panel in Black with Red LEDs

I was looking for a semi-compact case to fit a micro-atx mobo for a second computer build. As my main computer had dibs on my right hand side I needed something for the left hand side and this fit the bill perfectly.Though compact, it is roomy enough house a full size graphics car and twin tower CPU cooler. I have a Noctua DH-15 heatsink cooler and Powercolor Red Devil Vega 64 in it and it fits perfectly in the case.I swapped out the original fans and installed 4 Phanteks 140mm fans and a 120mm rear fan in it. The installed fans would probably be fine, but I wanted both good air flow and a good noise control so I went with fans I know well.Even though I wasn't necessarily looking for case with a window, this case stood out from the rest with it's inverted motherboard layout and a tinted tempered glass panel that is nice and dark so any RGB setup will have the nice darken look to it. Not to mention have that window on the right side of the case makes this one of very few cases in this range to allow for a left hand setup that doesn't block the window.But real the bonus to this case is the airflow, which is really good. Having two fans at the top with bottom of the graphics card a few millimeters away from the top really helps vacating the hot air coming off the card.The straight shot front-to-back fan setup helps keep the airflow going and keeps the system really cool. My guess is that you would have a hard time finding a case this size that could say it could do any better.The only caveat is that if you want to use the 5.25 drive bay you will need a compact graphics card. Think nano size cards. Even normal single slot graphic cards would have trouble allowing you to use that bay. But at least this case gives the option to do that which is a good thing.The fit and finish is top notch. I really like the looks of this case. Add removable filters for easy cleaning it's an easy 5 star rating from me.

I've always been bummed that I could never see the inside of my computer since it sits to the left of my monitor. I was excited when I found this case since it mounts the mother board on the opposite side of the case and puts the window on the right hand side instead of the left and has a nice big window.The quality is very high and the case is sturdy and looks great. The only issue that I had was with the mounting of the power supply and the drive cage. The drive cage is located in the power supply tunnel so if you have a longer power supply then it will be difficult to route the cables. Speaking of cables, the case has plenty of passthrus available to hide your cables. I ended up removing the drive cage since I was only using SSD drives and didn't need the cage.I would rate it 4.5 stars. Very happy.

I chose the Silverstone RL08 because it was just about the only case that met all my criteria:* Micro-ATX tower to fit in my Ikea "Micke" desk (see photo).* High-airflow, capable of supporting 240mm+ front radiator.* 5.25" external drive bay.* Front panel I/O (that's actually on the front of the case).* Inverted configuration (PSU on the bottom).* Room under the mainboard tray for cable management.I currently have it configured with a Be Quiet! 280mm AIO water cooler (2x 140mm "puller" fans) in front, a Noctua 120mm rear exhaust fan, and a Be Quiet! 140mm top intake fan to feed air to the GPU. The latter is an Nvidia RTX 3070Ti board from EVGA, and at 285mm it just manages to fit due to the Be Quiet! AIO's inline pump. If the graphics card were any longer I'd have to go with a different AIO pump configuration or smaller radiator.It's also worth noting that with a long graphics card, I have some doubts that the card will get much airflow from the front intake fans, as it somewhat walls off the top portion of the space inside the case. So adding a top intake fan to pull in cool air for the GPU is a good idea.Quality-wise I have no complaints, everything seems reasonably sturdy and well put-together. Design is fine too; I have no use for the tempered glass panel myself but if it's your thing then this is as fine an example as any, I suppose. Contrary to another review that I saw here, the front panel air filter is easy to service, as the front panel pulls off separately from the "chimney" section which has the front panel ports, so there are no wires to deal with. The air filter for the PSU air inlet on the bottom slides easily out the back, and the top air filter is held on magnetically and easy to pull off.Overall I'm satisfied with this case, and the only reason I'm docking a star is the price point. This case would be a good value around the $100 mark. Above that, I wouldn't recommend it unless if like me this is the only one that meets your requirements.

Case pays lip service to 5.25 inch drives but if the motherboard was 5mm lower, full-length graphics cards would reliably fit in the 2nd and 3rd slots instead of just the 1st and 2nd slots. Absolutely baffling choice there for 5.25 inch drive users.Front panel came off relatively easily, unlike another reviewer's experience. However, the punch-out felt like it would snap (but didn't). Construction is otherwise good. Tons of room for my 160mm power supply with the 3.5inch drives shifted over one spot.