Wednesday, July 9th 2025
SilverStone's Old-School Workstation Case Packs 15 Drive Bays for Unlimited Storage Expansion
SilverStone has just launched the Seta H2, a full-tower workstation case that prioritizes raw storage over flashy lighting or tempered glass, delivering a nostalgic nod to late-1990s designs. In its 70-liter interior, you can fit up to 15 HDD thanks to seven removable brackets behind the front panel that accept both 2.5 and 3.5-inch drives, two extra mounts on the interior panel, a conventional two-bay cage in front of the power supply, two 2.5-inch slots behind the motherboard tray, and a final bracket that holds either one 3.5-inch or two 2.5-inch drives. Despite this staggering drive capacity, the Seta H2 still accommodates E-ATX and SSI-EEB motherboards, virtually unlimited CPU cooler heights, and graphics cards up to 428 mm long, with only a 330 mm clearance requirement if a side-panel radiator or a drive bracket is installed at the GPU level.
An eight-slot expansion area and support for power supplies up to 289 mm round out its component flexibility. Cooling is handled traditionally with space for three 120 or 140 mm fans up front, one in the rear, two 160 mm or 140 mm fans on top, and two 120 mm fans on the side, plus removable brackets that let you mount a 360 or 420 mm radiator at the front or top (up to 65 mm thick). The all-steel and plastic chassis, weighing 15.2 kg, also features front I/O with USB-C, two USB 3.0 ports, and HD audio. Pricing starts at around €200 in Europe, and around $216 in the US.
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An eight-slot expansion area and support for power supplies up to 289 mm round out its component flexibility. Cooling is handled traditionally with space for three 120 or 140 mm fans up front, one in the rear, two 160 mm or 140 mm fans on top, and two 120 mm fans on the side, plus removable brackets that let you mount a 360 or 420 mm radiator at the front or top (up to 65 mm thick). The all-steel and plastic chassis, weighing 15.2 kg, also features front I/O with USB-C, two USB 3.0 ports, and HD audio. Pricing starts at around €200 in Europe, and around $216 in the US.
45 Comments on SilverStone's Old-School Workstation Case Packs 15 Drive Bays for Unlimited Storage Expansion
This silverstone case is a toy for rich kids. No hot swappable bays, so bad as a NAS (its best use IMO), and not a single 5.25 bay, so bad as a TRUE workstation
I could use an upgrade if it exists though
Thanks for showing me that manufacturer
www.silverstonetek.com/en/product/info/computer-chassis/cs383/
I know this may be nitpicking & such, but which is it ?
Is it ALL STEEL, or ALL PLASTIC, OR a combination of both, which is what I believe they meant, or should have said....
their convertible rack/tower case has top
tier aesthetics when the door is open, should have gone in this direction minus door
I can only imagine how heavy that case would be fully loaded.
Is not about everyone using that bays. It is about having them available if needed. And we are going backwards in capabilities. That is always bad.
Heck, the only reason I can't retire my custom CaseLabs Magnum Case and a Thermaltake W200 is because they have massive expandability. But my CaseLabs needs new parts, and the new CaseLabs owner hasn't updated their site in awhile with new parts for old cases.