Unpacked & touched: SilverStone Fara B1 Pro – inexpensive A-RGB housing
Source: Hardware Luxx added 19th Dec 2020
With the Sugo 15 we recently tested a particularly elegant SilverStone case with an aluminum shell. The new Fara B1 Pro shows that SilverStone can also do very different things: Because this midi tower is supposed to attract attention above all with four A-RGB fans.
Three of these illuminated 120 – mm fans sit behind a front made of transparent plastic. The fourth A-RGB fan can be seen when looking through the glass side panel on the rear wall. The lighting can either be controlled via a suitable mainboard, a button on the supplied controller or the converted reset button. SilverStone does not deliver a fan control. Thanks to the 3-pin connector, the fans can still be easily controlled, e.g. via the mainboard.
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With dimensions of 207 x 446 x 401 mm (W x H x D) and a volume of 37 liters, the Fara B1 Pro is one of the more space-saving ATX cases. The low weight of less than 6 kg is also noticeable. To do this, however, you have to live with economical use of materials. According to SilverStone, the two-chamber interior contains 16, 5 cm high processor cooler and 17 cm long graphics card space. If you want to retrofit fans, you can use two 120 – mm fan on the power supply cover as well as two 120 – or 140 – mm- Mount the fan under the cover. When using water cooling, a maximum of 280 – mm radiators are supported. A 360 – mm radiator is, however, despite the three 85 – mm front fan slots cannot be used.
The modular HDD cage on the bottom of the housing only accommodates a single 3.5-inch drive. A 2.5-inch drive can be mounted on it for this purpose. Two further 2.5-inch drive carriers sit on the mainboard tray. And finally, two 2.5-inch drives can also be screwed directly onto the tray.
The Fara B1 Pro version with four A-RGB fans and A-RGB controller costs around 85 Euro. With the basic variant Fara B1 there is also a much cheaper option with only one, non-illuminated fan. It is sold for under 50 Euro.
In the video we present the Fara B1 Pro in more detail. The detailed test with all measurements, the comparison with competing models and the final conclusion will be available here in the near future.
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| Designation: | SilverStone Fara B1 Pro (SST-FAB1B-PRO) |
| Material: | steel, tempered glass, plastic |
| Dimensions: | 140 x 446 x 401 mm (W x H x D), 37 liter volume |
| Form factor: | ATX, Micro-ATX, Mini -ITX |
| Drives: | 1x 3.5 inches (internal), 5x 2.5 inches (internal) |
| Fan: | 3x 120 / 2x 140 mm (front, 3x 120 mm pre-installed ), 1x 120 mm (back wall, pre-installed ), 2x 120 / 140 mm (cover, optional) |
| Radiators (maximum according to the manufacturer): | Front: 240 / 280 mm, cover: 240 mm, back wall: 120 mm |
| CPU cooler height (maximum according to manufacturer): | 16, 5 cm |
| Graphics card length (maximum according to the manufacturer): | 32, 2 cm with front fan, maximum 17 cm wide |
| Weight: | about 5, 75 kg |
| Price: | round 85 Euro |