I had high hopes for this case and I gotta say I was not disappointed. Actually, I was blown out of the water with just how cool this case is (In both temperatures and in awesomeness). I was expecting two windows like one of the pictures shows, but it comes with just one. Not a big deal though as thermaltake sells spare panels for like 20 usd on their site. Not bad if you're so picky as to want two windows, when one will work just fine.
This thing is 100% fully modular. Any rotation, any place, the front and side panels are moveable. I wont go into too much detail as there's plenty of reviews out there that go through every feature, but I'll name some important considerations.
Edit September 9th 2016: I replaced this case with a Phanteks Enthoo Evolv; because I got tired of the cube form factor look. Looking back compared to my new case, this case has very difficult cable management, but it's still exceptionally cool. Not as quiet as I thought compared to the Evolv. Not enough negatives to remove any stars though. I'd give it 4.5 stars If I could, but man do I ever like the new case more than this one
-First off, if you get this case you're going to absolutely want to get a modular power supply. Cable hiding can be done but isnt quite as easy as a case that has a hidden basement. Less cables means less to manage. Also, get plenty of extra small zip ties, it'll make your life easier.
-Second, plan how you want your case to be oriented before you start placing the drives in their cages and fans in there.
-Its important to note that for optimum airflow you don't want to necessarily create a positive pressure situation in this case. I have the panels oriented in the same way as the picture with two 120mm fans on the racks on the top toward the window, so they blow down along the window to blow air onto the GPU fan intake. The 200mm fan pulls air from the front and moves it to the back and one 120mm fan pulls it out the back. That's your best bet, and with a very properly done thermal paste job my idles are about 30c for my i5-4460, 40c for my r9 380, 30c for my HDD and 27c for my SSD. You may think that with so many vents it wouldnt be good for airflow, but the vents are actually air restrictive to a point and this case 100% works the same way as a mid tower for airflow. Same rules overall. Please note, if placing fans against the vented side panels, I'd recommend using the Silent setting in the bios, as the small perforations cause some noise with normal speeds of fans. Silent reduces the speed low enough to negate this while still providing good airflow.
Please note that the pics dont reflect the current fan position, but was done prior to moving them.
-Thirdly, this comes with a single fan. You're gonna want to get at least one more 120mm fan for it. Shouldnt really need more than that unless you plan on overclocking your stuff. This thing works amazingly too for AIO and custom loop waterclooling.
-Fourthly, the bottom panel has a purpose-designed removable screen for the psu inflow, but since all other panels are also vented you can remove the bottom panel to orient your motherboard vertically, upside down, backwards, diagonally (Okay, maybe not diagonally, but you get the point :P)
Despite the common hype for other cases out there, I absolutely love this case and would 100% recommend this wholeheartedly and unreservedly for anyone wanting a small formfactor case. It's about 1.5 cubic feet, and should fit on/under/beside/inside most desks.
| Max screen resolution | pixels |
|---|---|
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
| Brand | Thermaltake |
| Series | CA-1D5-00S1WN-00 |
| Item model number | CA-1D5-00S1WN-00 |
| Product Dimensions | 42.42 x 32 x 33.66 cm; 2 kg |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 42.4 x 32 x 33.7 Centimetres |
| Colour | Black |
| Number of Processors | 1 |
| Memory Type | PC1066 |
| Audio-Out Ports (No.) | 4 |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
