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Thermaltake Tsunami Aluminum Chassis - VA3000SWA
Date: Saturday, December 11, 2004
Author: Bruceleeon
Provided By: Thermaltake
Page: 2 of 4
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The side and back of the case is standard fare, with a few exceptions. The side panel has your standard Tt adorned X window. The method for opening it has changed slightly though, thanks. No longer are you bothered with an obtrusive handle, now you are given two subtle handles. Tt also decided to add some pizzazz (yeah, I said pizzazz) to the 90mm side panel fan by giving it a nice mesh fan guard. Why on earth they use 90mm fans is beyond me, but Tt seems to be making a habit of it. In the rear of the case you are greeted with standard gear but instead of going with a smaller, louder fan, Tt included a Blue LED 120x120x25 mm fan spinning at 2000rpm. It seems that these larger fans are becoming more popular as they push more air nearly completely silent and making this one an LED fan is a nice little touch. As with the intake fan, it requires no screws to remove it, but you are limited again with your fan replacements.
 
 
The guts of this case are just as nice, if not nicer then the exterior. Starting at the top, you have a nice little place to rest your power supply before screwing it into place. You may be thinking, "And?" Have you ever tried to hold a PSU in place and try to screw it to the case at the same time? IT AIN'T FUN! There is also enough room for the "a little larger than normal" power supplies, such as the Vantec Stealth. Also, with their design, it also allows for nice airflow through your power supply by not using some structure that covers the power supplies with bottom mounted cooling fans.
Installing components in this case proved to be a stress free experience. Especially with their tool less expansion card installation retention mechanism. The method they implemented is the best I have seen so far in ANY case. Extremely simple and extremely effective is the theme here.
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