PC circumstances, cooling, and energy specialist SilverStone has launched its new Alta D1 workstation chassis, and it’s a large one. The advertising blurb heralds the brand new SilverStone Alta D1 because the “pinnacle of modular and versatile workstation chassis design.” Certainly, the size of this chassis is impressively versatile, boasting of compatibility with specialist motherboards as much as 15.12 x 13.2-inches, 11 PCI slots, GPUs as much as 407mm in size, dual-PSUs, triple 360mm radiators, twin 5.25-inch optical drives, and way more. The brand new SilverStone Alta D1 has an MSRP of $799.
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SilverStone has gone large with flexibility and capability to attempt to make the Alta D1 a compelling providing. The product pages present examples of an Alta D1 construct / structure purposed for hyper-converged, high-computational, and AI growth techniques. They’re all filled with GPUs however fluctuate with their cooling, storage, energy, and motherboard selections, as acceptable. An enormous issue within the Alta D1’s flexibility is its modular bay development, which accommodates a spread of modular cages and fan/radiator brackets.
| Motherboard | Specialised type issue (15.12 x 13.2-inch), SSI-EEB (12 x 13-inch), SSI-CEB (12 x 10.5-inch), Prolonged ATX (12 x 13-inch), XL-ATX(13.5 x 10.3-inch), ATX (12 x 9.6-inch), Micro-ATX (9.6 x 9.6-inch), Mini-ITX (6.7 x 6.7-inch) |
| Bodily | 265mm (W), x 651mm (H), x 457mm (D), 78.84 liters, 21.3kg, hewn from metal and aluminum |
| Entrance I/O | USB Sort-C x 1, USB 3.0 x 2 |
| Drive bays | 5.25-inch x 2 / 3.5-inch x 2 / 2.5-inch x 4 (Two drive cages are included, with a most of six cages that may be mounted contained in the chassis. Further cages may be bought individually.) |
| Growth slots | 11 (with out modular package occupied), 7 (with modular package occupied) |
| Cooling | Followers: As much as 180mm x2 within the entrance (included), 140mm rear (included), 120mm x 3 within the backside, 120mm x 6 to the left, 120mm x 3 to the fitting. |
| Radiators: As much as a 120mm within the rear, 360mm on the underside, 360mm x 2 on the left, and 360mm on the fitting. | |
| Max compatability | CPU coolers as much as 191mm tall, GPUs as much as 407mm lengthy and 194mm thick |
| PSU | Twin normal ATX PSU mounting areas |
Once you verify by way of the specs desk you’ll maybe begin to admire the Alta D1’s sheer capability and suppleness – plus choices for personalization. Nonetheless, it is a giant case, measuring 265 x 651 x 457mm (10.43 x 25.63 x 18-inches), and 78.84 liters, and weighing 21.3kg (~47 kilos) unpopulated.
Different options we really feel compelled to carry to your consideration are the 11 enlargement slots with 1.5x top clearance, and the preinstalled 2x 180mm consumption followers and 140mm exhaust fan. Furthermore, there are the dual 5.25-inch bays – a rarity these days – for optical drives, disk caddies, and so on.
SilverStone beforehand confirmed off the Alta D1 at Computex 2023 and 2024. So, it’s good that it has now, ultimately, hit retail – even on the $799 MSRP. If you need wheels to your D1, they’re listed at an additional $20, which can’t really be complained about.