SilverStone's retro beige PC case is going from April Fools' joke to actual product

[Shawn Knight]

In a nutshell: SilverStone is turning an April Fools' joke into a legitimate product, and if you are a fan of late 80s and early 90s PC styling, the new chassis could be right up your alley. Pricing is reasonable as well, but global availability could be an issue.

The SilverStone FLP01 made quite the impression when it was shared on X for April Fools' Day 2023. Loosely modeled after popular desktops from yesteryear like the NEC PC-9800 series, the chassis features dual 5.25-inch faux floppy bays that could stand to look a bit more realistic. Notably, the covers flip open to reveal access to a more modern (yet still legacy) optical drive and front I/O ports.

Modern-looking fan grills can be found on either side of the desktop, serving as yet another hint that the chassis is not as old at it appears on first glance. The grills look to be removable, and probably hold washable dust filters. Like early desktops, the system doubles as a stand for your monitor. The use of a green power LED up front helps round out the retro look; a red LED is used as a storage activity indicator.

As Ascii.jp highlights, the chassis can accommodate an ATX motherboard and power supply, a CPU cooler up to 138 mm tall, and a video card up to 310 mm long. There are also mounting spots for dual 80 mm fans at the rear of the chassis. The publication said the final product will be slightly more ivory in color.

At SilverStone's recent expo, the company showed off the case running modern hardware including a liquid cooled Intel Core Ultra 7 265K CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GPU, several storage drives, gobs of RAM, and a 1000W power supply.

The SilverStone FLP01 has already entered mass production and is scheduled to launch early next year priced at 19,800 Yen, or around $130. No word yet on whether or not SilverStone plans to offer the throwback in other regions like the US.

Image credit: Ascii.jp

Permalink to story:

SilverStone's retro beige PC case is going from April Fools' joke to actual product

 

[Theinsanegamer]

I love it.

 

[brunocasarini]

I'd buy one. I'd choose this retro style over the LED/gamer sh1t any day.

 

[McRuff]

Has it got a Turbo button?

 

[Neatfeatguy]

I'd buy one. I'd choose this retro style over the LED/gamer sh1t any day.

Has at least 1 functional 5.25" bays - I'm sold!

Can house my bluray drive I make use of for ripping movies I get on disc over to my server.

 

[airbornex]

Now if only they’d add a dial-up modem screech sound every time you booted it up

 

[Antias]

Looks just like a beige version of my much loved Silverstone Grandia GD09 HTPC Case (my PLEX server). I have a BD drive in mine for ripping those disks to Plex, and the intake on one side and output on the opposite side keeps thermals (and noise) down beautifully... (1660 Super as the server graphics card works admirably plugged directly into my LG C3 83").

 

[imdarkbreeze]

I wish a lot more case manufacturers would offer flat desktop style cases. Not necessarily having to look retro, simply the form factor, as it works better in a variety of particular applications. Desktop form factor cases, but with more modern options like the ability to install more and larger fans would be great especially since there are a lot more low profile CPU cooler aftermarket options that actually work well, now, than what there used to be.

And, a lot more smaller form factor power supply models as well.

 

[psycros]

Desktop cases simplify cable management so much and make great monitor stands. External drive bays within easy reach were always a plus, too.

 

[ZedRM]

Ooo!! I want one!