Thermaltake M9 V1100 Case Review :: Exterior

Front

Thermaltake logo

M9 logo

Bottom of case

This case has 9 5.25" drive bays. The front of the case has covers for all 9 bays. This allows the HDD cage to be moved up and down the case by changing the cage position while still maintaining the 6 5.25" drive bays for optical drives if need be. Each 5.25" drive bay has a mesh cover, allowing for excellent airflow. You can install a 3.5" FDD adapter to provide support for floppy disks.

Front panel IO

Power/Reset

USB and Audio

Left side

The Front Panel of the case is easily pulled off revealing the 5.25" drive bay covers. On top of the case is the FP IO of the case consisting of two USB 2.0 ports the HD Audio port and a Microphone port. This is decent for the price class this case is targeted at (80 online). The Power and Reset buttons are also at this location, making for easy access to them if needed.

Side panel

Right side

Rear

wrapped

The Left side panel has a window to give the user a view of the inside of the case. There is room for a 120mm fan on the bottom grill. The top grill has an air duct providing extra cooling for the CPU area. The window has a handle which can be used to remove the side panel. The rear of the case has four thumb screws holding the case side panels in place.

The PSU is on the top of the case rear. It is held into place by four screws. There is a 120mm fan above the IO area, with holes for 80mm and 92mm fans if wanted. There are 7 PCI slots on the case, the normal number for a Mid-Tower ATX case. One thing that is missing from the rear is two grommet holes for water cooling. It would have been nice to have seen them but not likely in a case of this price range.