The enclosure is made of high quality aluminum with no sharp edges or other ergonomic downfalls to speak of inside the case, unlike many a case that passes through the lab here that leaves us bleeding after we inspect the case and begin assembly. It features a total of 11 multi-usage drive bays and 7 expansion slots. Designed to be as tool-less as possible and you can see from all the pictures. Everything inside the case is user-friendly. Your hands alone without any additional tools can use the knobs and brackets during system and drive installation.
All the drive bays have locking mechanisms for securing whatever you plan to install in them, the plastic locks are colored a cool clear or a neon greenish color. An additional hard drive bay that is removable from the case is available as well and it just pops out for easy installation of your drives. There are slots available for adding even more fans to the inside of the case in addition to the ones that come standard if you really want to go all out. There is plenty of room for major expansion inside the Armor. Even die hard enthusiasts who want to add a liquid cooling kit will find that the Armor is ready to accept various products for this venture.
Thermaltake also sells a liquid cooling kit that mounts perfectly within the confines of the enclosure if you want to go with an airless design. You can purchase the Armor case with a kit that allows installation of the new BTX form factor motherboards in the case as well, which may or may not be a requirement you need in the now but perhaps will come in handy later as BTX becomes a more mainstream form factor. Being a case made out of aluminum means better heat dissipation and hence a cooler internal temperature threshold becomes possible. Heat is always the system killer and with better heat dissipation, you can achieve better system stability with fewer lockups due to overheating.
The Armor can use any type of motherboard as it supports the entire form factor series currently available. These include the Micro ATX, ATX, Extended ATX and of course the new BTX standard. The units total overall size is 530 x 220 x 560 mm (H*W*D) and empty it has a weight of 7.5Kg, which is very light indeed. The motherboard tray is not removable like many people seem to like, but the openness of the chassis interior leaves plenty of room for installing and removing your motherboard anyways so it should not ever become a problem. The case also comes in black for those who want something different from the plain-brushed aluminum look although at the cost of the lightweight aluminum is sacrificed as the black case is made of steel.
