A Detailed Look – At the Inside
Removing the top panel exposes the cavernous insides of the CW02 HTPC chassis. The internal layout is similar to a standard mid-tower ATX enclosure and is not nearly as small and cramped like so many HTPC cases are.
Looking in towards the back we see the backside of the rear panel, with the power supply located against the left side, seven expansion card slots in the middle and a 120mm exhaust fan on the right. The expansion card slot covers are held in place with cap screws, which means all the installed expansion cards will also be securely locked down. Threaded stand-offs are used to mount the motherboard with patterns to accommodate both ATX and Micro-ATX form factors.
Now let’s take a look towards the front, inside the CW02 chassis. Two 3.5" internal HDD bays are located on either side with the LCD display controller board in the middle. Towards the bottom you will see the backside of the 52-in-1 card reader enclosure and towards the top are two aluminum angle brackets for mounting an internal 5.25" optical drive.
Each HDD bay can hold up to three 3.5" devices and is suspended with vibration isolation rubber bushings from an outside aluminum frame.
The card reader has been removed in the photo above and you can clearly see the backside of the LCD display controller and all the cabling coming from the various installed electronic components and I/O ports.
In this photo you can see one of the two bottom vent openings (one under each HDD cage), which can be used to mount optional 92mm intake fans for additional airflow and case cooling if desired.
IEEE1394 and a pair of USB2.0
IEEE1394 and a pair of USB2.0 ports on the front panel in this day and age is ridiculous. Aprat from that Silverstone makes great case and the replacement of this case will surely fix that front I/O ports.
It wasn’t ridiculous 3 years
It wasn’t ridiculous 3 years ago when I purchased this case. I just swapped it out a week ago for a smaller one. I can’t believe it hasn’t been updated since!
It’s fantastic for the person that wants a game PC under their TV.
find a board that will fit
find a board that will fit this form factor and also supply USB3.0 headers………..
Uhm this is an ATX case so
Uhm this is an ATX case so it’s not hard to find a board with headers, beside this case is several years old, which is why the I/O ports are outdated.
you have to pay $$$$ to get
you have to pay $$$$ to get the USB3.0 headers on board, also its an HTPC, is your primary method of moving files plugging stuff in to the front panel? Sorry if it is.
also how often will the front panel be used on a HTPC? game controller? 2.0 is plenty fine.
a proper setup really doesn’t have MUCH use for 3.0 on the headers…… so I don’t think anyone at silverstone is losing sleep over this, i wouldn’t.
stop sneeker netting.
The iMon is the deal-killer
The iMon is the deal-killer for me. Their stuff never does work quite right.
How about the cooling if i
How about the cooling if i use the cw02 not as a htpc but as
a normal pc for video editing ?
Only one 120mm fan and two little 80mm in the bottom are not
very much.
I use is as a HTPC for 1 year
I use is as a HTPC for 1 year now.
It is a fantastic case.
I use a 16mm cpu cooler on my I3-540 without fan, and the temperatures are great
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Any chance an ‘Asus RAMPAGE
Any chance an ‘Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME’ motherboard (E-ATX) will fit into this case?
Cant imagine you can fit in a watercooling sytem??
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I manage to put custom build water cooling system in to GD01MX(outside radiator), and install gtx480. For that purpose had to sacrifice hdd holder section(not a big deal). Btw full size atx board fits easily
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Hey is there any chance that
Hey is there any chance that an Antec25 KulerhH2o 920 liquid cooling system would fit into this case or would there be headaches concerning case room ?
I have a Thermalright Silver
I have a Thermalright Silver Arrow Cooler in this case, and this one is the tallest Heatsink cooler.
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I’ve lost the atx power
I’ve lost the atx power Adapter for the CW02 case. Silverstone sell it no more since 2015. can someone help me? Would pay a very good price….