A Closer Look - Inside

You may remove the front panel with a firm tug, while the remaining three panels are each held in place by a single thumb screw on the top of the case frame. The vented side panel comes with a large magnetic fine-mesh cover, so you may also easily clean it. Once taken apart, you have access to the interior of the SilverStone Alta G1M from all four sides.


There is not much to talk about in the front—the area is exclusively meant for the motherboard expansion slots. Thanks to the vented front cover, your GPU should get some good access to fresh air once everything is assembled. In the rear is another vent along with the PSU bay on the bottom.


The main side comes with a mounting frame for either three 120 mm fans, up to a 360 mm radiator setup or two 2.5/3.5" hard drives. On the opposite side is just the motherboard tray with a large cutout around the CPU area for easy cooler bracket access. SilverStone has placed plenty of hooks for cable management all around the Alta G1M, and the bottom holds a metal cover with four pre-installed Velcro strips where you will secure most of your cables once the system is assembled.


Taking a closer look at the rear, the PSU bay is right up against the edge of the frame, so you may simply place the SFX or SFX-L unit in its bracket directly without anything ever obstructing it. Above that is the aforementioned air vent, which may be populated with either two 120 mm fans or two 2.5/3.5" drives. SilverStone has taken the unique approach of changing the shape of the mounting holes to correlate with which part you want to install and stamped that information into the top-left corner of the panel.


In the bottom of the Alta G1M is SilverStone's brand-new 180 mm Air Penetrator 184i PRO fan with an improved blade design. It comes with a built-in air guide that doubles as a grill, which will make assembly a little easier as you won't have to worry about any cables getting caught in the fan blades. Taking a quick look at the ceiling, it looks pretty classic in regards to the layout required to hold an mATX board.


All the cables within the SilverStone Alta G1M are not only black and of the default variety, but also flat for easier cable management. Silverstone has also placed some holes in the right locations around the motherboard tray for easier, clean cable-routing.