SilverStone Technology FARA R1 Tempered Glass Black Mid-Tower ATX Case with Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX Support

I purchased this for my wife as I was upgrading mostly her whole computer and she was interested in a case that had the power button on the front of the case while still being small and sleek looking. This case fit the bill, although I had not purchased a case from silver stone before and generally looked at the company as a cheaper quality brand I am impressed. There are a few things you’re going to sacrifice at this price range from any brand but silver stone has managed to give us the important bells and whistles while still being affordable. The only trouble I had was with the power supply, I have gotten spoiled and am used to a power supply bracket that allows me to slide the power supply in from the back of the case. This does not have that and it’s a fairly tight fit. That being my only small gripe, I have fallen in love with the looks of this case. The pictures on here do no do it justice. I have since ordered myself this case as my NZXT case looks dated and childish.

Really love this case allows for a lot of airflow allows for 6 fans, supports radiator for water cooling, and supports up to atx motherboard it has slots for eatx but that's up to you because it does not actually state that you can use eatx. Psu shroud is to my liking but it is tight fit for cable management and the psu might block access to the ssd's above psu shroud. Has 3 plates for ssd installation or hdd if it's 2.5, there is room for one 3.5 hdd. It does only include one fan for exhaust. The look is very pleasing to me doesn't draw much attention to it for a nice clean look.

It is an excellent budget case with a few minor flaws that are to be expected and can be easily overcome if you plan your build and cable management. I highly recommend this case as a good budget option for someone looking one of the smallest cases that can fit an ATX motherboard. I used it to refresh an old pc build from almost 10 years ago (i7 3770k, 16gb DDR3, 256gb SSD) and now used as an extra PC in the house/work from home.The Good:1) Silverstone build quality, attention to detail (i.e. creative use of cable tie down points).2) Excellent airflow, particularly with added fans. I am running 2x140mm intake in the front, and 2x120mm in the rear/top-rear.3) Size. This is the smallest ATX case I could find (barring a much more expensive option i.e. Sliger Cerberus X). Hence why I chose it over the NZXT H510, as it is smaller and has better airflow due to the front mesh panel.4) Easy to build in, but make sure to have some extra cable ties. Always plug in the 8pin/EPS into the motherboard before installing the motherboard into the case (and any cables to needed headers in that top area of the mobo, i.e. 4pin fan header, CPU cooler, etc.)The Bad:1) The PSU shroud is a tight fit. A regular sized ATX PSU will fit, but there is very little room between the top of the PSU and the top of the PSU shroud. The cable routing holes toward the back off the PC/top of PSU shroud are unusable (i.e. can't run HD audio cable and hide it as well). 10 to 15mm more of space between the PSU and the top of the PSU shroud would be a nice little improvement to this case.2) Cable Management is average. There are no channels or tie down strap points. At $65/this price point that is to be expected, but NZXT h510 can regularly be had for $70 and has it. However, there are nice cable tie down points and with cable ties and some side cutters effective cable management is not much of a challenge. If you are going to use the 3.5" HD tray I would recommend a modular PSU, as hiding extra cables from a non-modular PSU could get a little tight, but workable.3) The tempered glass (TG) is just kind of screwed in by 4 screws (no captive screws) so it kind of just goes into place and once unscrewed can just fall out of place. Minor issue and again a budget case, but the NZXT H510 has a much newer/better TG attachment.

It's a clean case and fairly well built aside from a few spots. Few tips before starting to build in this is tighten down ALL motherboard standoffs you're using. Don't expect fans to sit right up against front panel, you'll have a hell of a time getting the bottom fan the without removing the hard drive cage first. And lastly be mindful of the motherboard power cable (the top left of the mobo) as if you're not running a modular power supply this might be a PRETTY hard to plug in spot with fans installed. Top fans installed last.Definitely worth the money though for a cheap airflow case.