A Closer Look - Outside

Silverstone sent us the variant with the red trim, which does look pretty spiffy. Those who do not like the splash of color can grab their all-black variant instead. In terms of design, the RL05 is quite clean, with edgy lines and the use of metal mesh in front.


You will also find the Silverstone logo on front, alongside a drive bay. In the rear, everything is where it would usually be, with the PSU bay at the very bottom of the chassis.


The Redline RL05 can be purchased with a solid or windowed side panel, giving you a total of four different variants. The window is quite large and will allow you to show off all the relevant parts within the PC. Unfortunately, the way it is mounted inside the side panel is not completely hidden, which distracts slightly from the experience. The other side panel is completely solid, lacking air vents or cut-outs.


Taking a closer look at the front, the Silverstone logo has been placed on a black plastic piece to further add to the chassis' overall design. Above that is the metal-mesh cover behind which you will find two pre-installed 120 mm fans. The mesh also has a dust filter included to keep dirt and grime out. Unfortunately, it is not meant to be removable. However, you can take the front apart to get to it.


You will find the increasingly uncommon 5.25" drive bay in the top. It is protected by a metal-mesh cover as well, which adds to the chassis' overall design. A unique feature of the Redline RL05 is the USB type C plug Silverstone embedded into the front of the chassis. We will start to see more and more of it in future enclosures, and it is great that Silverstone is jumping on this bandwagon early.


In the rear, at the very bottom, is a pretty standard PSU bay with a single set of mounting holes to make sure you always install the power supply the right way. Above that are the seven expansion slots, each protected by its individual, reusable cover. They are held in place by a bent piece of metal which is in turn secured with two normal screws. In the very top is a slot for a 120 mm fan to aid with cooling for the CPU area of the system.


Silverstone punched holes into the top of the chassis so that you may install two 120 mm or 140 mm fans or a similarly sized radiator there. A simple metal-mesh dust filter has also been applied to at least keep the biggest dirt particles out of the chassis. On the underside of the chassis is another opening covered by a similar metal-mesh filter for the PSU fan. There is also a set of holes to allow for a 3.5" hard drive to be mounted to the floor of the Redline RL05.