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(More customer reviews)I ordered the spelling mistake (Thermltake) case (they forgot the "a"), that's why it doesn't show me as a verified buyer from Amazon for this one.PROS:
Hinged door absolutely owns. I love that the fan attached to it does not have a wire running across my case that has to be unplugged. Also, the door comes off the hinges if you want to remove it.
The hot swap bays are sweet. They have a sata power strip ran to each one with 1 connector at the end in which you plug your single sata power cable into. Running 1 power connector instead of 5 is awesome. You need to buy 5 sata cables though. They are not included. I purchased 5 angled ones.
The 3 200mm color changing fans are relatively quiet on the high setting and the various color changing options you can do with them is a nice added bonus. You can have your very own disco show going on if you want.
The cable management is by far the best I have ever encountered. So many ways to hide & route the cables. Even included some reusable ties.
The dust fan guards are removable within 2 seconds. No more taking things apart to clean them. Very nice.
All the case wiring is very long. This includes the front audio, power switch, hdd, usb headers etc. So long in fact, I am now able to use my front audio for the first time in 5 years. All the wiring is black in color if it matters.
The transparent window is actually bigger than it looks which is a plus.
The 2 locks on the case are a nice touch. Just an FYI, they both come locked so don't try to force open the hdd bays without unlocking first =)
The case ascetically speaking is beautiful. In my opinion, better than the expensive Level 10. CONS:
Does not fit with the Corsair H50 water cooler when combined with Push/Pull config when mounted on the back. This is only for the people that add an additional fan to the H50, not a stock H50. If you have an H50 right out of the box, you are 100% fine. The problem is that the second fan hits the waterblock and doesn't allow you to push the motherboard back into the slot. Misses by like 1 inch. I have a Gigabyte ga-x58a-ud3r but I expect all will be in the same boat. The H70 would not have a problem since the waterblock is more flat. My solution was to just use the 1 fan instead. Also, Thermaltake includes a 120mm fan on the back of the case that has to be removed obviously to fit the H50's 80mm fan. Not really a con as they provided the screw holes for an 80mm fan.
The bottom fan slot only allows you to install an 80mm fan, nothing else.
The single power connector that powers all the fans is total garbage. It feels like it's going to break apart when you plug in the power for it. It has to be the single cheapest thing about the case.
If you shut your computer off, the fans default to low speed & blue when you turn it on again. That means when you have use the button to set it to high and whatever color you wanted every time if you didn't like the default. Also, if you happen to open the door while the case is on, the side fan only defaults back to blue. Anyways, that's another 3 second "fix" but no biggie.
The USB 3.0 that it advertises forces you to use their usb cables and plug them into your motherboards back USB ports (these are actual USB cables just like you get for a printer) not the onboard rectangle ones that usually plug into the motherboard at the bottom. The cables they give you are long enough and route through one of the 3 watercooling tubing holes in the back of the case. Now, you just lost 2 3.0 connectors on the back. So if you only had 2 for your motherboard like me, now you only have USB 3.0 via the cases top 2 ports if you so choose. Notice you don't see the cables I'm talking about in the 18 pictures. Also, the 3.0 ports on the top of the case feel like you are going to rip them out when you plug/unplug a flash drive (or anything else) in. You have to use some force to plug in/remove the drive whereas the front 4x 2.0 USB's are easy.
Good luck installing a cd-rom or anything in the 5.25 bays. You remove the clip from the front to install a drive. Takes like 3 seconds to install and click into place. So what's the problem with a 3 second install? Only one side clicks, that being the back panel (not the hinged door side). What that means is that the cd rom moves a little bit when you press the eject button. I spent about 10 minutes trying to get to the right hand side, removed a bunch of screws and gave up. I didn't want to snap anything. I ended up using 2 screws on the side that clicked (they have screw holes also) and all is well. So for anyone else, remove the front tab, slide your drive in. When it clicks, just put 2 screws into the mounting holes. You will have the drive fully installed in under 20 seconds.
WISHES:
Wish it came with wheels instead of the legs.
Wish the top bar handle/front strip wasn't red. Maybe something that color changed (neon lights?) like the fans. Obviously the cost would go up though. I'm sure someone will mod it in the future.
OVERALL:
This is the best case I have ever owned and worked with. If you are deciding between this or the Corsair 800D, get this case. The hinged door alone makes it worth it. I gave this case 5 stars even with the quirks from my cons section. That's how happy I am with it.
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