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Thermaltake offers a huge number of cases and they seem to be adding new models almost every week and today we have yet another new model. Announced late last year, we have the Element V, which is the fifth addition to the Element family and is the first full tower chassis. The Element V is just one of a dozen full tower chassis on offer from Thermaltake, though it has to be said that it features one of their more subtle designs... That said, do not expect a boring case, as Thermaltake do not really do subtle, which is evident when looking at their Level 10, Spedo, Xpressar, Armor and Xaser VI cases for example. Still, when compared to that line-up the Element V does look rather bland, and we suspect Thermaltake is going after those less interested in a case that looks like a product you would find in the batmobile.  There are a number of elegant full tower chassis on the market and many of them can be had for $200 US or less. The Lian-Lian PC-A70F for example sells for $200 US, while the Cooler Master ATCS 840 can be had for $180 US. The Silverstone Kublai and Zalman GS1000 Plus can be had for $170 US. There are few quality full tower chassis that are cheaper than $170 US, though the Gigabyte Sumo is quite good value at $150 US. The Thermaltake Element V steps in at $155 US, making it one of the cheaper full tower chassis out there. At this price you can assume that the case is constructed entirely from steel without a hint of aluminium, and you would be right. Furthermore, you can assume that the front bezel is made of plastic in traditional Thermaltake fashion. Still it’s not all cheap, as the specifications list a total of five case fans, one of them is even a 230mm fan. There is also an easy to access externally mounted fan speed controller and inside room to stick your not so affordable SSD (Solid-State Disk). Although the feature list is far from extensive, it does seem to have the essentials covered, so let’s move on to check out the Element V in more detail... |
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Rosco Unregistered |
#334 Posted on: 05/25/2010 01:05 AM
This is a pretty cool case and its not really that expensive. Thank you for the highly detailed review! |