Assembly

Installing the motherboard is done by traditional means using spacers and screws. There is plenty of room above as well as to the right of the board. SilverStone has placed the cutouts at the top and bottom well, so that you should be able to minimize visual exposure to wiring. We moved the cable cover over to allow for easier cable management, but will attempt to move it back into the cleaner, but tighter position once all the wiring is in place.


Adding a 2.5" drive to the mounting plate requires the use of screws and the removal of that plate from its position. Once filled, you may simply set it back and use the single screw to hold it down.


Similarly, the HDD cage has to be removed to screw in a classic drive which you may then slide back into one of the two possible positions. Thanks to the updated design, there is now an easily accessible thumb screw to hold the cage in place, so you no longer need to topple over your system as was the case with the FARA 512Z.


Adding a PSU bears no surprises. Simply slide it in and screw it down from the rear of the case. There is good amount of room, so you should have no issues with wiring, even if your power supply is not modular.


At this stage we moved the cable cover back into its original position. That worked, with the USB wiring barely able to provide the bend radius to allow for this cleaner result. Adding a GPU to the mix is straightforward and there is plenty of room for long and potent units, while still providing ample room for any potential liquid cooling you may want to install in the front. And, while you can't see it, the plastic GPU support bracket also helps a little to keep the GPU straight and reduce strain on the expansion slot. Thanks to the well-placed hole in the shroud, we are able to route the PCIe wire nicely to where it is needed.


Adding an AIO in the ceiling was possible without any surprises. The 360 mm unit easily fit, while also allowing for the rear fan. Thanks to the clearance and offset, you still have access to the top motherboard edge and can easily employ even the tallest memory modules of your choice.


With everything installed and after considerable time spent to sort though the cable management, the interior of the SilverStone FARA 514X looks pretty clean for the most part. With the cable cover squeezed against the right edge of the board, it really helps to keep the visible wiring to a minimum there as well. That said, the openings towards the front of the case do show a bit of wiring as do the grommet-less openings in the shroud. On the backside, you can see the effort required to cable manage. We had to go in stages, first starting with the ARGB fans, before adding IO and case wiring and lastly power and AIO leads. As such, we ended up using a few extra Zip Ties as well as an ARGB extension cable for the AIO block lighting - both aspects you could improve upon with a bit more planning.

Finished Looks

Turning the system on, you can see the four hub mounted ARGB elements. These look very clean, thanks to the single piece mesh front cover and the fact that the fans in the front are installed on the exterior of the case frame. A clean blue ring around the power button also lets you know the system is powered on. This small touch is a big step up from the generic blue LED we have seen in the past.


The LEDs in the fans look great from the front as well, but are not the brightest compared to what we have seen in other cases recently. This is no surprise considering the units within the FARA 514X are the same units we have seen in the brand's cases as early as 2021. Thanks to the clean and clear window, you can easily see all your hardware and due to the ARGB equipped rear fan, that corner of your build also gets a bit of indirect illumination.

Thanks to the embedded ARGB controller, you are able to cycle through numerous single- and multicolor animations or pick from one of the standard seven hues shown below. Naturally, to match the GPU or memory for example, you can utilize motherboard control instead.