A Closer Look - Inside

On the interior of the metal side panel, SilverStone has placed a fine mesh cover that is held in place by magnetic strips. SilverStone has designed it in a way that allows for the folds of the panel to secure it, with an additional magnetic strip compartmentalizing the vent on top of that.


On the inside of the chassis, the interior does remind one of the similar general setup found within the Alta F1. The three 180 mm Air Penetrator fans are clearly the focal point in the F2 as well, but the angled HDD cages also do draw some attention - which is a nice touch. On the backside, you can clearly see that all the major cutouts for cable routing are grommet equipped. There are also several hooks for zip ties, which are placed in some useful locations, but SilverStone could have added a few more here and there.


These cages each can hold two 3.5" drives that are completely hidden from this angle, thanks to the solid covers. Clearly SilverStone wanted to keep things as clean as possible, otherwise, they could have simply added a set of mounting plates for SSDs here so that users could show those types of drives off within the chassis. On the bottom are the three massive, high-performance Air Penetrator 184i PRO fans. Each one of these retails for around $35, meaning that these alone make up around $100 of the cost of the chassis.


In the rear, there is a solid PSU compartment with a rubber grommet equipped opening to route power cables through. There is a unique mounting bracket for the long PCIe cable, so that you may install your massive GPU vertically at an angle to show off.Below that, there is a 2.5" tray tucked away in the corner.


Looking at the PSU compartment from the other side, you can see there is an additional opening for wire routing at the bottom. This compartment is long enough to hold any unit you could potentially buy, so even if you opt for a massive 2000 watt unit, it will fit. There are two additional 2.5" mounting trays on the backside of the motherboard tray, bringing the total of these individual ones to three within the Alta F2.


On top of that, the floor of the chassis can hold an additional four drives of either 2.5" or 3.5" size. Two large trays may be taken out of the case for assembly - with each being able to hold a mix of two drives. This brings the total possible drive count to a massive eleven units, with eight of them being capable of 3.5" sizes.


Towards the front of the case, there is a slightly angled compartment to allow for additional cable routes. All the IO wiring can be tucked away there as well, for a cleaner final look at the end of your build.


Looking at the ceiling of the SilverStone Alta F2, with the top panel removed, you can clearly see the provided mounting holes for fans and long AIOs that span the entire ceiling across the expansion slots. The mounting set are designed in a way that every single 120 mm square has at least three out of four points to secure to, which is more than enough for AIOs but also allows for four 120 mm fans for example. If you stick to 140 mm, then you are limited to a single spot towards the front of the chassis.


The Alta F2 ships with all flat cables for the IO panel. As there are four USB 3.0 Type-A ports, your board will need two 19-pin headers. The case connectivity is traditional, with individual pins for each button and LED. SilverStone could have made that one unified connector, just for ease of installation.