Sunday, February 5th 2023

SilverStone Intros RM51 5U Rackmount Case that can be Tilted into a Tower

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SilverStone introduced the RM51, a 5U rackmount case meant for servers and workstations, which can be tilted along its side to be used as a tower-type case. It supports motherboard form-factors that include SSI-EEB, SSI-CEB, E-ATX, and smaller. There are two PSU bays on offer, the main one being a conventional ATX/PS2; while a second SFX PSU can be deployed by replacing a 3.5-inch bracket. Internal drive bays include four 2.5-inch, and up to four 3.5-inch. You get room for a graphics card up to 455 mm in length, and depending on whether you use the expansion slot retainer, either 157 mm or 198 mm of height. The same goes to CPU coolers—181 mm with it, and 192 mm without.

The cooling setup of the SilverStone RM51 includes a mesh-type front intake that can hold either three 120 mm fans, or two 180 mm fans. Two 180 mm Air Penetrator 184i PRO are included with the case. The rear fan-cage holds two 80 mm, and there's another 140 mm vent at the rear I/O. You can mount up to a 360 mm radiator along the front intake, and a 120 mm radiator along the rear exhaust. Including the rear fan-cage, the case measures 440 mm (W) x 220 mm (H) x 485 mm (D). The case should be available in Asia and North America from the second half of February, priced at USD $489.99, with European availability expected in March.

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53 Comments on SilverStone Intros RM51 5U Rackmount Case that can be Tilted into a Tower

#26
HBSound
SilverStone TechnologyThis was also answered in one of the posts above! :)

We currently do not have plan to offer another version of this case for retail market. However, we do offer OEM customization with our cases to companies or corporate customers so they can change to whatever spec. they need exactly when buying in bulk quantities of hundreds or more. So if you are interested in doing that, you can also contact our OEM/ODM team directly:

SilverStone Technology OEM / ODM services
Dang - My bad!!!!

Have a Great Week!

I will keep looking out for this one.
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#30
SilverStone Technology
Our European office is scheduled to receive their first shipment of RM51 around the end of the month, so hopefully it should be available in Spain by sometimes in early March. I would suggest that you get in touch with SilverStone distributor or resellers directly and ask to order this. A list of distributor / resellers in your area is on our Where to Buy page. We often find that users are more convincing to the distributors / resellers in importing low volume products than we are!
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#31
enb141
SilverStone TechnologyIt is expensive mainly due to its much lower production volume compared to normal PC cases. You can't tell from the photos, but it also uses thicker, higher quality metal than cheap rackmount cases.
How thick are the side "door" panels of this case?
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#33
enb141
SilverStone TechnologyThe front door uses 1mm thick steel. The structure of the case uses 1.2mm.
So the side doors use 1mm thick steel?
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#34
SilverStone Technology
Not sure what you mean by "side doors" on the RM51. There is only one door, which is at the front.
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#35
enb141
I mean this door (to me that's a door)
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#37
enb141
HBSound@SilverStone Technology - Is there a way to replace this front inner pannel with just a 3-120 or 3-140 fan mount?

Internally, the RM51 looks like this



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#38
HBSound
enb141Internally, the RM51 looks like this



Thank you. I have seen the internal guts of the picture.
I am just trying to see if there are other options available.
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#40
SilverStone Technology
enb141I mean this door (to me that's a door)
OK, sorry for the misunderstanding, you mentioned side doors (in plural) earlier so I didn't realize you were referring to the sole top panel of the case. That panel there is 1mm thick.
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#41
enb141
SilverStone TechnologyOK, sorry for the misunderstanding, you mentioned side doors (in plural) earlier so I didn't realize you were referring to the sole top panel of the case. That panel there is 1mm thick.
I thought the case has 2 of those (up / down) (left / right) in vertical mode, so in other words is the same thickness of about GD04, GD08, GD09, etc.
claesTypically referred to as a side panel (top panel in this situation)
I forgot that name, thanks for refreshing my head.
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#42
SilverStone Technology
enb141I thought the case has 2 of those (up / down) (left / right) in vertical mode, so in other words is the same thickness of about GD04, GD08, GD09, etc.
Actually the Grandia series HTPC cases have 0.8mm thick structure and panels, which are still good considering many mid-size ATX tower cases have gone to 0.6mm steel and budget cases are in the 0.4mm ~ 0.5mm range.
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#43
enb141
SilverStone TechnologyActually the Grandia series HTPC cases have 0.8mm thick structure and panels, which are still good considering many mid-size ATX tower cases have gone to 0.6mm steel and budget cases are in the 0.4mm ~ 0.5mm range.
Thanks for the information.
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#45
SilverStone Technology
ccamacho@SilverStone Technology any idea when/where we could get it in EU?
The first shipment of RM51 destined for our European office should have arrived or arriving this week. It may take another week or so for this case to start showing up on reseller sites. The best way to get your favorite SilverStone resellers to carry this product is to contact them directly and let them know you want to buy. Customers demands are often time more effective than us manufacturers in asking local distributors and resellers to import / carry new products!
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#46
piotrecius
@SilverStone Technology do you plan design 5U rack/tower case similar in function to RM42-502 (with at least two or maybe even four 5,25" bays) in the near future?
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#48
Giancarlo786
I bought one few days ago, very solid and beautiful case (looks better than in pictures), everything was perfect setting a workstation for video editing, 3d, but also pro audio works (in vertical/tower position).
I have used an asus EATX(EEB) motherboard with a threadripper processor, and NVIDIA RTX A5000 GPU (and I can add GPU and upgrade to multiple GPU system in the future). I have 7 M2 HD in my system + 2 standard SSD and 2 SATA Drive for a total of 11 drive. The space is confortable and can host large cpuheatsink. the disapproving comments I see here and elsewhere don't make much sense. Also the 2 big 180 mmm fan are nice and well made (but I add also one smaller fan in the back). With the right components you can build a super machine and you will likeand love this case very much.
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#49
enb141
Giancarlo786I bought one few days ago, very solid and beautiful case (looks better than in pictures), everything was perfect setting a workstation for video editing, 3d, but also pro audio works (in vertical/tower position).
I have used an asus EATX(EEB) motherboard with a threadripper processor, and NVIDIA RTX A5000 GPU (and I can add GPU and upgrade to multiple GPU system in the future). I have 7 M2 HD in my system + 2 standard SSD and 2 SATA Drive for a total of 11 drive. The space is confortable and can host large cpuheatsink. the disapproving comments I see here and elsewhere don't make much sense. Also the 2 big 180 mmm fan are nice and well made (but I add also one smaller fan in the back). With the right components you can build a super machine and you will likeand love this case very much.
The problem that I see with that case is that doesn't has space for a radiator at top (right on horizontal), also the door is at your right (on vertical) ,and doesn't includes a left door (on vertical).
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