Sunday, February 5th 2023
SilverStone Intros RM51 5U Rackmount Case that can be Tilted into a Tower
SilverStone introduced the RM51, a 5U rackmount case meant for servers and workstations, which can be tilted along its side to be used as a tower-type case. It supports motherboard form-factors that include SSI-EEB, SSI-CEB, E-ATX, and smaller. There are two PSU bays on offer, the main one being a conventional ATX/PS2; while a second SFX PSU can be deployed by replacing a 3.5-inch bracket. Internal drive bays include four 2.5-inch, and up to four 3.5-inch. You get room for a graphics card up to 455 mm in length, and depending on whether you use the expansion slot retainer, either 157 mm or 198 mm of height. The same goes to CPU coolers—181 mm with it, and 192 mm without.
The cooling setup of the SilverStone RM51 includes a mesh-type front intake that can hold either three 120 mm fans, or two 180 mm fans. Two 180 mm Air Penetrator 184i PRO are included with the case. The rear fan-cage holds two 80 mm, and there's another 140 mm vent at the rear I/O. You can mount up to a 360 mm radiator along the front intake, and a 120 mm radiator along the rear exhaust. Including the rear fan-cage, the case measures 440 mm (W) x 220 mm (H) x 485 mm (D). The case should be available in Asia and North America from the second half of February, priced at USD $489.99, with European availability expected in March.
The cooling setup of the SilverStone RM51 includes a mesh-type front intake that can hold either three 120 mm fans, or two 180 mm fans. Two 180 mm Air Penetrator 184i PRO are included with the case. The rear fan-cage holds two 80 mm, and there's another 140 mm vent at the rear I/O. You can mount up to a 360 mm radiator along the front intake, and a 120 mm radiator along the rear exhaust. Including the rear fan-cage, the case measures 440 mm (W) x 220 mm (H) x 485 mm (D). The case should be available in Asia and North America from the second half of February, priced at USD $489.99, with European availability expected in March.
53 Comments on SilverStone Intros RM51 5U Rackmount Case that can be Tilted into a Tower
Good luck finding stock though :(
I was looking this over! I would keep the water cooling all the way. I would take advantage of the front fans already in place. Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta 180mm Dual radiator 85mm thick. I'm not sure if the space exists, but I could get another set of those 180 fans in a push-pull setup! This is something worth considering!!!
There are no plans to make another version of RM51 at the moment. But it's probably impossible to make a case like this with 24 drives crammed into it unless we make it much deeper or sacrifice its cooling capability?
Price?
Thank You
125mm - SSI-EEB (12" x 13")
188mm - SSI-CEB (12" x 10.5", this form factor is often mis-labeled as E-ATX by many companies so definitely check the actual dimensions)
211mm - ATX & Micro-ATX (12" x 9.6" & 9.6" x 9.6")
284mm - Mini-ITX (6.7" x 6.7")
In this setup, your Air Penetrator Fans are 32mm wide.
32 (Fan) + 85 (Radiator) + 32 (Fan) = 149mm wide. This will not fit in that location, and I can't find a fan right now that will work in this situation.
Do you offer any radiators? If not, I will have to find some radiator and fan combinations that can support multiple GPU.
What is the US price for this unit?
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Something that can offer some real radiation is to remove the 180 fans and vertically stacked dual Corsair XR7 360 radiators. And now insert 120 fans in a push-pull, and this can really turn this into a small cooler. The equivalent EK radiator is 130 in height, and the Corsair is 120 in height.
Our MSRP for the RM51 is $489.99.
Also, when is this becoming available in the US?
I will keep a lookout.Last question - Is there a deeper version of this case coming forth? Is this unit deeper than 485mm?
We currently do not have plan to offer another version of this case for retail market. However, we do offer OEM customization with our cases to companies or corporate customers so they can change to whatever spec. they need exactly when buying in bulk quantities of hundreds or more. So if you are interested in doing that, you can also contact our OEM/ODM team directly:
SilverStone Technology OEM / ODM services