A Closer Look - Inside

You may access the interior by simply removing the thumb screws holding each panel in place. Taking a first look at the interior of the PM02, it is quite simple as it lacks any of the traditional drive bays within. Turn it around and where you may place 2.5'' or 3.5'' storage drives becomes apparent. Overall, there is around 24 mm of space for you to place your cables and route them properly. This is quite the decent number to work with.


Three 2.5" drive trays are attached to the backside of the motherboard tray. While they look and feel a bit fragile, they do allow for a completely tool-less addition of storage drives. Silverstone has also added two Velcro strips to keep any cables in place behind the motherboard tray, which is certainly a nice touch.


Underneath the shroud are three 3.5" drive trays you may move to the right by about 2.5'' should you want to install a 360 mm large radiator into the front of the chassis. To allow for this format, there is an opening in the shroud as there are three 140 mm fans in the front already.


The PSU bay underneath the shroud offers up to 200 mm of space for power supplies, which turns into a mere 140 mm should you choose to move the hard-drive cage over. Doing so means that you will have to get creative when it comes to picking your power supply. Above that are the seven expansion slots with that all-for-one locking mechanism outside of the chassis. You will find the third 140 mm fan in the very top; it is set to push air out the back.


Within the PM02, you will find a sturdy metal shroud covering the PSU bay and hiding the 3.5" drive cage. This is quite a nice feature, especially as the case comes with a full-size window. Taking a quick peek at the ceiling, you will notice the space between the motherboard and these mounting holes; this confirms that you should have no issues installing a 280 mm radiator here.


All the cables within the PM02 are of the standard variety and feature black sleeving. There are two USB 3.0 connectors, so make sure your motherboard offers two headers to make full use of the I/O on top of the chassis. In addition to these, there is a SATA power cable for secondary lighting at the bottom of the chassis, as we will see later on.