Thermaltake Element Q VL52021N2U Black Computer Case

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Nicely created case, fits every thing well, decent quantity of space. Included cables and even a tiny speaker. PCI slot bracket mount is super rugged. Front panel comes off with no tools. Nice power supply. Excellent fit for Zotac ION-ITX-G-E which is how I got it in a combo unique. difficult drive runs suitable over the top rated of DRAM, so use only low profile DRAMS. No tall heat spreaders allowed. Don't see how to effortlessly add a fan, and the 1TB 7200 HDD I installed runs warm. Hopefully the steel case will be heatsink adequate. You'll want 2 additional screws if you are installed a DVD drive; for some cause there are only two screws of the bigger DVD size supplied and you really want four. About as tiny as I would want to attempt to make a HTPC.

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Excellent aesthetics & construction excellent. the guy who posted on 11ቧ񳏉 cant read directions. The hard drive stands up on its edge along one side of the cast, it does not share the external three.5" drive bay unless you are using 2 difficult drives. Utilizing a ZOTAC IONITX-F-E with a 1.5TB samsung Eco Drive + card reader, DVD & MSI GT220 video card. Absolutely nothing appears to be acquiring too warm, but if I Was keeping it & diddnt construct for an individual else I feel I would probably cut a 120mm fan hole in the bottom below the external three.5" drive bay & mount a slim 120mm fan there pulling air into the case. It wouldnt have to pull a lot to make a large difference as there is next to airflow with the tough drive along one side & a video card along the other blocking the vents. Also mounted the CPU fan blowing up to pull air through the heatsink & then into the power supply. Once again if I had been keeping it I would cut all the additional cables off the power provide & cap the ends. If there is a modular power supply for this size case it would be a large assist since its tight & the additional cables genuinely seriously dont assist. Also order brief sata cables. 12" would perform for any M-ITX mainboard to each the CD rom & challenging drive places.

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Extremely Nice seeking. Small and compact. Not adequate space for most CPU Coolers. The manual states it calls for ឝ mm in height. Acquiring a truly silent CPU cooler to fit inside it for a AM3 cpu is impossible at this time.The power provide also runs hot, and not adequate ventilation. Thermaltake (the maker of this case) advised the meorb cooler. I tried it and it was just barely too tall. It is a shame that the maker of the case doesn't also make great a cooler to fit in it.I consider I will sell this case cheap and get some thing with additional space, greater ventilation, and space for a silent(ង Db) cooler.

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Little case. Came with power supply. Practically silent.Foxconn D15S with 4gb G.Skill Ram, 2 3.5 in Tough drives Can be a bit of a tight fit to jam almost everything in there. Even so, much more than enough room for a straightforward computer. Didn't have to get rid of the power supply to screw down the motherboard. Quiet, cool, and inconspicuous.

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Decided to purchase this guy for an HTPC build with an AMD E-350 (MSI E350IA-E45) and 4GB of DDR3. Putting everything together was a snap. There was plenty of room to tuck cables away even with a 5.25" DVDR and 3.5" HDD installed. The only potential issue I could see would be for people with tall RAM sticks. See pics below to get a better idea. PICS: http://imgur.com/a/RDDYG

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Great quality, decent power supply 鴜w), looks very good Cables for front switch and LED should be 1 inch longer . With my motherboard Gigabyte H55n-USB3 i had to route the wires by means of the floppy bay to reach the connector.

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All about a really great HTPC case. The included power supply, on the other hand, is another matter. Energy supply failed at the 3 month mark. Plugged in my iPod to the front USB port, and the power supply instantly died. No way my meager components really should have overloaded a 200 watt energy provide. Just appears to be poor quality. Initiated RMA nowadays... will see how speedily Thermaltake gets it back to me.

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Compact. Very good for deep shelves, as it's longer than it is wide. Quite quiet. Fits a 2.five" AND a 3.5" (part of my design spec, in fact fits a 3.5" and a five.25"). Full-height slot There's no case fan. The power supply makes some noise. I replaced an in-win case with this 1, and the thermaltake isn't appreciably quieter. Also, there is no way to mount a 2.5" and a 3.five" drive without some 3rd-party adapter brackets.The silver buttons are quite garish, as is the red trim. Flat black would have been nicer. I hunted for a bit, and this is one of really couple of compact mini-itx situations that can sit on a shelf and fits each a 2.five and a 3.5 drive (together).

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Doesn't take up much room. Could've applied an exhaust fan. Zotac Mini /Core 2 Quad / Rosewill RCX-Z775-LP cpu fan ǚGigs ram / 2Tb HD. Make for a small monster of a media center with nMEDIAPC keyboard