Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Case Review @ HH

***craig5320*** · May 17, 2010, 04:45 PM

Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Review
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Thermaltake is renowned for producing some of the best PC cases and power supplies on the market. They have a very wide range of cases designed to suit the whole spectrum of users from the most budget-minded to style-conscious performance users. Today we are going to look at the Thermaltake V3 Black Edition case which is designed for performance users on a budget.

anonemus · May 18, 2010, 04:23 AM

Very fair review! One thing I like about Thermaltake is they're able to market this worldwide and make it available to PC builders on a budget.

I sure would like to see a V3 v.2 with about an inch more in height to accomodate 2x120mm top fans better.

artutouille · May 18, 2010, 11:47 AM

"I sure would like to see a V3 v.2 with about an inch more in height to accomodate 2x120mm top fans better."

I agree. a bit higher would give more space for the motherboard (especially on the memory stick area)

slugbug · May 29, 2010, 06:18 PM

Which CPU cooler was used with this review. I'm sure you'd have trouble mounting most large air coolers in this case. I know with my Element G case I had to remove the top 200mm fan in order to get my CM V8 cooler to fit. They really need to lower the I\O shield plate position in their cases in order for us to fit large coolers.

Even some of their full tower cases have this problem. I had an Armor + 6000 case and the I\O shield plate area was so high that I couldn't fit a CM V10 cooler in the case. And that's a big case.

anonemus · May 31, 2010, 02:28 AM

It's also dependent on the mobo; microATX places CPU higher than ATX, I presume. By the way, I cleaned up my V3 over the weekend and noticed that two PCI slots are removable, the rest are fixed.

Also, some local V3 users here are able to mount the Corsair H50 successfully.

May 17, 2010, 04:45 PM	#1
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May 18, 2010, 04:23 AM	#2
anonemus 80 Plus Certified Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Philippines Posts: 989 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Re: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Case Review @ HH Very fair review! One thing I like about Thermaltake is they're able to market this worldwide and make it available to PC builders on a budget. I sure would like to see a V3 v.2 with about an inch more in height to accomodate 2x120mm top fans better.

May 18, 2010, 11:47 AM	#3
artutouille HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Re: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Case Review @ HH "I sure would like to see a V3 v.2 with about an inch more in height to accomodate 2x120mm top fans better." I agree. a bit higher would give more space for the motherboard (especially on the memory stick area)

May 29, 2010, 06:18 PM	#4
slugbug Going Broke Saving Money Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 571 Rep Power: 70 System Specs	Re: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Case Review @ HH Which CPU cooler was used with this review. I'm sure you'd have trouble mounting most large air coolers in this case. I know with my Element G case I had to remove the top 200mm fan in order to get my CM V8 cooler to fit. They really need to lower the I\O shield plate position in their cases in order for us to fit large coolers. Even some of their full tower cases have this problem. I had an Armor + 6000 case and the I\O shield plate area was so high that I couldn't fit a CM V10 cooler in the case. And that's a big case.

May 31, 2010, 02:28 AM	#5
anonemus 80 Plus Certified Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Philippines Posts: 989 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Re: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Case Review @ HH It's also dependent on the mobo; microATX places CPU higher than ATX, I presume. By the way, I cleaned up my V3 over the weekend and noticed that two PCI slots are removable, the rest are fixed. Also, some local V3 users here are able to mount the Corsair H50 successfully.