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SilverStone FARA 514X

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System Name Corsair 2000D Silent Gaming Rig
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Motherboard ASUS ROG Strix Z790-i Gaming Wifi
Cooling Corsair iCUE H150i Black
Memory Corsair 64 GB 6000 MHz DDR5
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The SilverStone FARA 514X features a clean and functional front panel design combined with a sturdy frame and a full fan loadout right out of the box. Available in all black or white, the chassis takes clear aim at the mainstream segment, with updates to improve cooling and functionality over previous FARA enclosures while continuing to focus on airflow.

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Thanks for the review. It seems that the recently reviewed Lian Li Lancool 207 is better in almost every way.
 
Thanks for the review, can we get case volume added to specs in reviews? It gives an at-a-glance size comparison.
 
Yet another just-so-close. 220mm wide? Cool! Knockout covers at USD100? Come on. Maybe when the RGB trend loses more steam we'll get more attention paid to the little details like that, but I'm not holding my breath.
 
Silverstone in their early years had some grate cases in the ITX and mid-size ATX, but it seems that they have lost their way, and their cases seem to be designed without any focus.
 
This should be more in the 60 euro range with those break-out covers, and 3-pin fans.
 
These basic FARA cases were okay when they first launched at $50.

They just don't cut it at $100, completely outclassed by just about everything else at that price, because it's a $50-60 case. I feel like Silverstone had a fixed budget and they cut far too many corners to shoehorn an RGBLED fan hub in - one that's so bad you'll probably throw it out before long anyway.
 
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