Review System

Assembly

Installing the motherboard is done by traditional means, using spacers and screws. There is not a lot of room on the bottom edge of the board, but some at the top. However, those openings will partly be blocked by fans or liquid cooling. As previously mentioned, the row of cable-routing holes to the right of the board is covered by the motherboard, leaving just the column in the very front.

Adding the GPU already meant breaking out one of the non-reusable covers. That said, most long GPUs will fit inside the case just fine.


Installing an SSD on any of the trays is easy, and these trays may be filled outside of the chassis and then placed back onto the backside of the motherboard tray, on top of the 3.5" HDD cage or shown off on top of your shroud.


To include a 3.5" drive in your build, simply pull the plastic tray out of the cage. It can hold the drive securely without the need for any tools or additional parts. You may then slide the tray back into the chassis. If you want to install a second drive here, you do have to use the includes screws and mount it onto the top of the HDD cage, so that is probably most useful for permanent storage options.


Getting the PSU into the bay was a bit of a squeeze in terms of the height of the shroud. One has to watch the USB 2.0 and audio cables of the case a little in the process. But once in place, just secure it with classic screws with about 2" of room to the hard drive cage for any cables you may have.


Lastly, installing the 240 mm AIO was a bit tricky since the side without any tubing is slightly shorter, which resulted in the fans colliding with the motherboard heatsink and had me rotate it around and push it as far towards the front as possible to barely fit it all. The result works just fine with the Pure Loop 240 mm unit, but it would depend on the AIO you use.


Overall, the case makes a good impression in terms of cleanliness. Even though the frame employs weird domes as "zip-tie hooks," our slightly thicker, red variants fit through these with a bit of tough love. We also spent a bit of time cleaning up the cables for the four fans as each comes with two leads, and we had to find a place for the separate ARGB controller.

Finished Looks

With the SilverStone FARA R1 Pro turned on, you can see the ARGB glow from the three fan hubs as well as the shine from the rear. A somewhat dull white power LED turns on as soon as the system is up and running.


The glow of the ARGB LEDs in the hubs of the three fans is nicely visible through the metal mesh and lines up pretty well with the plastic support structure as well. When viewed from the side, you can clearly see all your hardware through the clear glass side panel.

With the ARGB controller connected to the unlabeled button in the top of the FARA R1 Pro, you may cycle through a good set of single and multi-color animations, or select from among the solid color options below.