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- Tech Level: somewhat high
- Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
- This user purchased this item from Newegg
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4/18/2008 5:24:46 PM
   
Pros: Comes with lots of fans. Tool-less installation. Manual includes all the information you need. Lots of room on the inside (case is very deep).
Cons: The amount of wires running around the inside (from the fans) can be a mess. Wire to control the CPU fan is not long enough, so I can't use the CPU fan dial on the front. The dials on the front have no labels, so you need to look in the book to find out what dials adjust what fans. Because the case controls the fans, they don't shut off when the system is in standby.
Other Thoughts: Got a huge MIR (paid 50) so for the price, it was a steal. Using it for a gaming computer running Windows XP. Mobo is a Foxconn N570SM2AA-8EKRS2H.
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- juggz
- Tech Level: high
- Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
- This user purchased this item from Newegg
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3/6/2008 10:30:13 AM
   
Pros: im a system builder and this case thou a wiring hell if you ahvent dealt with this kind of thing before. its awesome tons of room for pretty much anything you want. great airfloow thou lacking alittle on bottom still nothing to scorn.
Cons: had a fan drop of in alittle over a month was one of the low end non controlled fans(hardcano) but simple molex connecter and good to go again . thanks newegg
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- Dartagnon
- Tech Level: high
- Ownership: more than 1 year
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2/4/2008 4:29:40 PM
   
Buy this while it lasts!!!!
Pros: In a nutshell, the absolute quality of this beast is incredible! All inbound air is filtered. The filters (mine) are going on their 5th year and are still like new (very tough). When you here people say "Make sure your case has enough room", there's no need to worry with this baby. Mine is the blue version and I love it. I like it better than the Xaser VI... but that's me. Get it while it lasts!
Cons: No longer made and getting hard to get (for building PC's for my friends/family)
Other Thoughts: I vaguely remember the nightmares of gently brushing, blasting and vacuuming out the inside of what used to look like a great PC inside. With this case, my inner PC always looks like the day I built it. I LOVE the tool-less system(s). I never have to wonder if I have enough room for the latest and greatest video cards or CPU coolers, more HDD's or whatever else I decide to through in there. 100% satisfied. NOTE: Get this from Newegg. Thermaltake hasn't learned how to ship things without them getting smashed along the way. Newegg are absolute pro's at it!!! Thanks Newegg!!!
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- Tech Level: somewhat high
- Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
- This user purchased this item from Newegg
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2/1/2008 11:15:58 AM
   
Nice Case
Pros: Moves all the air you need to keep things nice and cool
Cons: Akinds of room
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- Ashenfenix
- Tech Level: somewhat high
- Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
- This user purchased this item from Newegg
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1/30/2008 4:05:56 PM
   
Cables...Cables everywhere
Pros: Its big, and the included fans keeps everything cool even with the 8800 roomheater. Looks decent and is very, very solid.Has enough room for most anything within reason. I have a very ungainly setup, and even though i had to take the top side fan to fit in my zalmann The disc drive cover seems like it could stop small arms fire
Cons: It took me about two hours to wire the fans up to the power supply, and another hour to connect everything correctly. if you want your case to look clean n the inside, then I wouldn't reccomend this
Other Thoughts: quad core q66, 2gb Ocz flexxlc 9200, asus p5k-v, 1 500gb hiatchi hdd
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- undefinedgeek113
- Tech Level: high
- Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
- This user purchased this item from Newegg
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1/30/2008 12:30:28 PM
   
Cables cables everywhere...
Pros: Very sturdy case, surprisingly quiet even with all the fans turned up to max. Pretty good fan controller, though make sure to hook the cpu fan up to #3, since that ones setup different by default.
Cons: HLY CARP THAT'S A LOT OF CABLES!! I kinda knew what I was getting into from the reviews, but wow. If you have cable-o-phobia, don't buy this case.
Also, after briefly trying out the lock, it stuck in the locked position, so I couldn't get anything open :(. Finally able to pry it off from between the panels. If you're not going to use the lock, I'd just remove it before using it.
Other Thoughts: Before actually hooking it up, you really should just mess around with the fan controller for a bit. The molex connectors took me a while to figure out exactly what they each do. Trust me, it's not exactly straightforward.
The case itself though, except for the lock, is very well built.
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- BigHůb
- Tech Level: high
- Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
- This user purchased this item from Newegg
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12/25/2007 11:32:27 PM
   
Saaaweeeeet
Pros: Very sturdy case, nice air flow (5 fans total i believe), Thermaltake light-up in the front is cool, fan rpm and temperature gauges, too much to list!
Cons: Monster case. I don't know if that would be a con or not.
Wiring for all the fan rpms, temperatures and what not kind of sucked. Just need to read the manual and it will make sense.
Other Thoughts: GET IT! I don't know about everybody else, but i got this case for $20. Best $20 I have EVER spent. Newegg sold it for $100, but it also had a $80 mail-in-rebate. Score.
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- Clams
- Tech Level: high
- Ownership: more than 1 year
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11/29/2007 9:44:47 PM
   
Experience
Pros: I've owned this case for 5 years. When I bought it, it was in the $200+ range. Everything still functions. I've replaced 2 of the fans but in five years thats nothing. Heavy duty aluminum.
Cons: More wiring than my Volkswagen! No kidding. So many wires laminar airflow is a joke.
Other Thoughts: Having the fan control up front is nice. Temperature sensors were cool at first but since it's stored at my right knee I never see it. I eventually removed the front door because it became a nuisance. Nero kept ejecting my cd's on a partially open door. CRUNCH!
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- Vdog777
- Tech Level: average
- Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
- This user purchased this item from Newegg
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11/28/2007 9:21:14 PM
   
Exceeding Expectations!!!!
Pros: A quality case that won't go out of style (best description a high tech 50,s dinner). If you want a quality case that doesn't look like an alien with a window - Buy now! Quality and style, best of all it is almost free (just tip the guy $20 when you go out the door). This case exceded my expectations!
Cons: Wire management with hardcano might require creativity to make neat. Cooling flow might need tweaking for best efficiency - these aren't really negative but part of the fun of DIY.
Other Thoughts: Costumer service - exceeding my expectations - I've ordered many things from Newegg and have been pleased, so I never needed to call them but one of 4 fans went out in a week - so I called they are sending me a new upgraded fan no returning no hassles. AMAZING. The best measure of a company is not that problems don't occur but what they do to resolve problems - Newegg says they put the costomers first and I felt that they put me first. Thank You, Newegg.
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- Dawg
- Tech Level: high
- Ownership: more than 1 year
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8/15/2007 2:03:34 AM
   
Great Case for price
Pros: Great air flow, great design for looks and function, comes with temperature gauge and fan controls, lots of space
Cons: Comes with 2 high end fan, and the rest are the lower end fans (I upgraded), heavy case, thermal take cheaped out with lcd controller wiring (the wiring looks really messy, you will need tie tights)
Other Thoughts: Overall a great case. All of the cons can be mod'd or upgraded for less than 30 bucks. I found this case on that E site for autions (not allowed to post name) for about 90 bucks just over a year ago.
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