Thermaltake Element G VL10001W2Z Black Computer Case

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A lot of ventilation, and the LED fans are fairly cool. The rear fan can be simply removed and there are mounting holes for a 120mm fan, which was excellent for mounting a corsair hydro series radiator. The finger screws are effortless to use, and the case came with a plethora of screws for various utilizes. Fan LEDs often default to blue when the computer is turned on. The principal image newegg has is misleading as I was expecting to at least have the default red. In order to select the desired color, the fan handle know has to be pushed every single time. The left door came bent and was a nightmare to take off, and has remained like that.

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Would be a good case, but see beneath Rear fan either doesn't perform or tends to make a ton of noise soon after 2 months of owning the case. I don't even know if its feasible to replace the rear fan alone. Poor fan wiring setup Manufacturer Response:Dear Buyer, We at Thermaltake apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused you. Please contact ttsupport@thermaltakeusa.com for warranty data. Finest regards,

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Been living with the case for awhile, had some thoughts on it.Very first and foremost, I'd like to clarify items that men and women are complaining about. There's a 4-pin molex in the back that demands to be plugged in for the three LED fans. There's also a three pin fan header for the black 140mm rear fan. I think some of the "fans don't function" reviewers didn't plug them both in. Secondly, the difficult drive rack can be re-oriented in numerous directions (either parallel to the five.25" bays, or perpendicular). I like perpendicular with the connectors facing the proper side panel due to the fact it makes the wiring incredibly clean.The case is a decent size, and is good for a quiet air-cooled rig. The fans are quiet, but don't move substantially air. The big 200mm fans only move as much as a normal medium speed 120mm fan, about 50cfm. Even so, they do it extremely quietly. Don't count on it to be a wind tunnel. It has about typical cooling for a case, but is really quiet. There are some difficulties with this case that have turn out to be extremely annoying more than time. For 1, the LED fan color generally resets to blue when the Pc is turned off. If you set it to sleep mode to save energy, it's a PITA if you want it a colour other than blue. The red trim on the side panels is garish and out-of-spot. Fan manage only adjusts from 800rpm to 1000rpm. Not considerably of a distinction. Fan handle doesn't have further ports for added fans, so if you want to use a fan controller on your CPU heatsink or the rear 140mm, you can't.Blue power LED is far too vibrant. Projects a major blue spot onto my ceiling. IMO, they should have ditched the fan speed handle entirely, and just had a knob to select color that always stayed on the correct colour. Possibly even a RGB LED for power and hdd activity, so it matches. Case ends up seeking cheesy with multicolor fans, blue energy LED, and red trim. I like obtaining colored lighting, but I'd like if it was all the exact same co The 140mm fan doesn't appear really fantastic. The bearings have a lot of resistance (it's the most hard fan to spin by hand). Somewhat unimpressed with it. Punch-out PCI slot covers are just unacceptable on circumstances more than โ, IMO. I've moved around diverse expansion cards, so I don't have any left, and now my backpanel is jumble of mismatched PCI slot covers taken from other cases.

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I wanted to get a case that was pretty substantial for expansion purposes and had good airflow, the large fans are wonderful and move air incredibly effectively, runs incredibly quiet for having four fans of decent size, and the space is pretty big significantly room for expansion. Pay consideration to the size due to the fact it is a rather big case incase you have a restricted location that it is going in.

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This Case is was a breeze to function with. It has excellent area you can work with, a person place a lot of thought into this 1. Greatest aspect of it Airflow! All my cables have been easily concealed, even though some where much more difficult to wire via. Still get good comments on the cable management and sleek design and style. Good case to obtain! this item had two troubles 1) The price of the case can hurt and there are many choices two) It's not the corsair obsidian corsair =)

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Lots of area. Good cable management. Outstanding air flow.LEDs can be turned off.Supports full ATX motherboards. Energy connector for the side fan. Good not having to keep in mind to unplug the fan ahead of opening the case. Lots of usb ports.Area for two two.5 in SSDs. 7 HDD bay. Handles 2 Sapphire HD 5870s with ease! Bottom mounted PSU makes it a tiny far more hard to run power cables. Would like more rapidly fan speeds.Installing a water cooling radiator in, or on, this thing is next to impossible. Current I7s require a 3 x 120mm rad on the cpu alone, mounting it is a discomfort with this case. Ultimately just built an external case.When you remove the front mesh to clean the filter, the tabs break off nearly quickly. That mesh is worthless.Side panels are flimsy and can be challenging to get back on, in particular when you start off hiding cables behind the motherboard tray. If you plan to watercool, get ready to build an external case for your radiator. I ended up placing all my water cooling parts out side the case to keep from disturbing the air flow.

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The air flow is superb. The case itself is aesthetically appealing to the eye. The prime i/o panel is incredibly practical with 4 usb slots and a jack for headphones and mic. The mounting rack for the harddrives can be changed to either mount your harddrives from the side or from the front of the case. There is a metal divider between the PSU and the rest of the case which assists to retain some of the wiring contained to just behind the PSU. The LEDs on the case fans are not overwhelming and annoying like some instances I've seen. Couldn't figure out how to slide my HDD's into the mount and stay that way devoid of obtaining to use screws. I attempted it initially, but I found the HDD's to be looser than what I wanted, and so I ended up working with screws to hold them in place.Also, the LED's are functioning, but I doubt they'll keep this way. Oh well... who buys instances for their LED's anyway?? The harddrive mount is a bit of a discomfort to figure out at 1st, but it is good being in a position to transform it based upon your demands. Regrettably the manual contained small details on how to adjust it, so it took me about 15 minutes of messing around to get it. First - you must take away the two thumbscrews holding it in location. Second - take away the front panel. This really isn't that tough, but workout a bit of caution in performing so, as the pins holding it in place are plastic. Third - take away the front fan by pushing on the tiny clips a single at a time. Have an individual hold the fan to the side and out of the way for you when you slide the harddrive mount into location from the front of the case. You'll hear the mount click into spot once you get it back far sufficient. I believe that obtaining the mount facing the front of the case will lead to cooler temps on the harddrives; nonetheless, it will be more difficult to swap them out of the case due to the truth the I'll have to take away the front again. Meh...

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great sufficient airflow looks actually cool the rear exhaust fan for some cause was malfunctioning truly burned via a wire next to sauder in fan stopped working not worth rmaing the fan considering that it requirements an upgrade =/ It also was fairly scary smelling burning plastic from my pc throughout some hardcore sc3 lol Manufacturer Response:Hi Sargon, We at Thermaltake apologize for the inconvenience this may possibly have brought on you. We can replace the defective fan beneath the warranty service. Please speak to ttsupport@thermaltakeusa.com for warranty instruction. Very best regards,

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The case have three enormous fan reasonably silent. The case appear good and is actually spacious. It's uncomplicated to perform in it. The color changing leds are also very good. Almost everything about this case is cheap. The power led on my case didn't perform. Also, one particular large issue is that when i connect a powered usb device on the front usb jack like an external hdd, the personal computer shut down each and every time since of overvoltage meaning that the front usb jack is not grounded properly. Lastly, the user manual is not extremely extensive. There's no instruction at all on how to connect the leds and the fan. This case is a waste of income. Don't buy it. The only fantastic thing about it is that it's searching excellent

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Pretty lightstransform fan speedable to turn lights offpretty major case The Rear expansion covers pop off, and are quite tough to place back onside panel a small hard to place back on energy provide goes on the bottom, makes it a little hard to run wires to almost everything, but not that big of a deal.

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Plenty of space for lots of drives and 2 graphic cards*. Bottom mounted energy provide keeps case bottom heavy. Fans retain case nice and cool.*My card is a MSi GTX260 and has about 1" clearance amongst the finish of the card and the HDD cage. Built in fan controller does practically nothing noticeable. Manual was completely horrible and does not mention some of the situations fascinating features (see below).Extremely noticeable dust accumulation on intake fans. As my 1st case for my first construct it was truly nice to work in. Cable management was simple and maintaining the air pathways cost-free of cables was effortless.Stuff not in the manual:- HDD cage can be rotated 90 deg. by removing the thumbscrews at prime and bottom (otherwise use 90 deg. SATA cables to get the opposite side to fit nicely). - There are two 4 pin molex connectors for the fan technique. Both need to have power to operate. - The front panel removes by means of deal with at the bottom of the front. HDD cage is removed/inserted this way.

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-Cool hunting naturally-lots of lights and appears wonderful on case-Fans are seriously quiet! plus fan/light controller helps alot-fantastic cable management, helped alot in the initial process the form of material they utilized can sort of scratch easily, internally at least, which isn't a massive deal but by my HDD area there are a couple of scratches, like i mentioned not a large deal at all but figured i'd add that in there.and the PCI slot covers can\'t be place back on/in devoid of super gluing it to the case, which isn't a major deal as soon as again but still would be good to have the selection to slide them back in there when i dont have a card there. fantastic case, appears wonderful, surely excellent area for a mid tower case, extremely quiet! i can barely hear the dang thing operating!if you like cool LED lights and a good case, this is for you!

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Sleek seeking case, lots of space. Intriguing side panel fan connection, if not aligned absolutely correct the fan will not perform. Went to place a second video card in, spent 20-30 minutes trying to get the side panel to realign properly so that the fan would operate. Now only one particular fan light works and it is stuck on the colour green.

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Love all of the characteristics. Thinking about this is my first develop; I could be spoiled with this case. Several men and women pointed out the panel as hard to get off, but with a screw driver on the back edge and a twist; it pops off easily. My EVGA 470 GTX graphic card was a little snug, but doable. PSU and Tower combo deal from Newegg was nicely priced. Instruction manual sucks. I can't figure out how to get the fans to run. There is a four pin aux plug hanging down in the back panel with no label on it. I attempted plugging that in and the LED light operate but the fans make a pathetic attempt at spinning then die. The tiny PW Switch and Reset plugs are not labeled +/- so its a guessing game how to plug in. Perhaps this is my problem with the fans? I emailed Thermaltake assistance for some assist, but anyone out there know how to get fans to perform? Front panel seems to be cheaply produced. Anytime I plug in my earphones is sounds like I'm breaking a thin piece of plastic. Quite a few reviewers complained that fans and LED didn't work following a month. I'll write back if I get the fans going and if they fail like other people talked about.

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looks wonderful Fans not functioning, see other thoughts. hey, i'm new in creating computers, i got this case, set up anything, only the case fan LED is operate (switch colors when pushing the button, fans not moving). i think the fan cable is a four-pin male-to-female Molex connector, i connect one aspect to the four-pin power cable. did i miss anything? please aid. Thanks.

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can be really cheap with some combo. roomy and appears nice. lot of fans.For very first week or month, it performs really quietly. Nevertheless, the case is a small as well plastic really feel, not that strong like Antec.my rear fan stops functioning often I dont know eaxtly when,and the best fan becomes a lot noisier than the initial week.the complete case suitable now is as noise as my old Antec 300. so i dont consider it worth the upgrading. i hope the thermaltake can send me some fans to repair the rear fan.as well negative to deal with this dilemma, it is not tool-cost-free now.

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Great airflow. Side panel fan doesn't connect by means of wire, but via what appears to be a connector. Extremely nice when removing the panel. The outer material is plastic, but it's a good really hard plastic and appears fairly tough. This tends to make for a good, lightweight case that doesn't break my back on the way to LAN parties. The angled USB and audio inputs on the front are a plus for my setup. It feels huge for a mid-size ATX, but that may possibly or may not just be me. Edges inside are all nice and rounded, and it was easy to work in (I have massive hands that hate modest situations). The rounded edges helped to prevent any cuts to my hands that I inevitably get when functioning inside buyers' not-so-hot assembly-line PCs. Side panel can be tough to put back on. I had to push it in spot as I tightened the thumb screws. The 3 pin fan connector isn't lengthy enough to be routed along with the other connections that are fed by means of from the the left side amongst the outer panel and inside metal frame. It had to be run underneath the motherboard. The documentation is very easily the absolute worst I've ever seen. If this is your first build, this could not be the case for you merely for that explanation. 1 egg off simply for the worst, hardest to read documentation ever printed. These guys will need a decent translator. Overall I'm quite satisfied with the case and with its overall performance. If not for some minor annoyances and the horrible, horrible, awful documentation, this would've been a 5 egg evaluation

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These humongous fans do an awesome job of controlling my temp. The case comes with all sorts of amazing tiny features that making building a breeze, future access a cakewalk, cable management simple, drive installation a cinch, etc. Holds my Thermaltake 800W PSU quite nicely. Dust filters are a nice touch. General a good case and exceptional obtain for the value. Wonderful cooling and area to add 2 a lot more fans in the rear for your video cards. I didn't have anywhere to install my cathode tube, but among three big fans with LED's and my CPU fan with an LED... I'm not complaining.

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Effectively laid out. A lot of further bits. Quite solid building. Looks sharp. USB, firewire etc. ports front and top straightforward to get to. It's Large! One particular fan connection was hidden. HD enclosure difficulty with screws/setup - not critical. Bought this (part of a combo deal) and constructed technique with my 16 yr old. He LOVES it. Case fans that light up are really cool. Now have a greater appreciation for spending a little extra money on a decent case.

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Fans, fans, and more fans. Additional places to put additional fans. Quiet. No documentation at all incorporated in the package. Had to find out about this case by trial and error. Case fans require to be conected to the mobo and the power supply, but this is not obvious specifically to a newb.