Thermaltake Element T Case Review :: Exterior

08-12-2009 · Category: Hardware - Cases

By Benjamin Sun

Thermaltake Element T Case Review Front

Front

Thermaltake Element T Case Review Left 3/4

Left 3/4

Thermaltake Element T Case Review Right 3/4

Right 3/4

Thermaltake Element T Case Review Top

Top


Starting at the front of the case, the Element T has three 5.25" and a 3.5" external drive bays on the front. While this may seem like a small number of bays, the truth is most people don't have a use for more than two 5.25" optical drives and a FDD. Most people, in fact, will have no use for a FDD today, but its here if you want it. The reason for the scarcity of the external drive bays is due to the fact that Thermaltake wanted to include plenty of room for 3.5" drives.


Thermaltake Element T Case Review FP IO

FP IO

Thermaltake Element T Case Review 200mm top fan

200mm top fan

Thermaltake Element T Case Review Right side

Right side

Thermaltake Element T Case Review Left side

Left side


The top of the case has the Front Panel IO atop the 5.25" drive bay. The FP I/O includes a Power Button, a Reset button, two USB 2.0 ports and the jacks for the FP Audio and Microphone. The Power button is a nice orange color with the Power button being slightly larger than the Reset button. The Reset button is not the normal tiny button but a full sized button making for easy use. The color scheme is the same as Thermaltake's black and orange for the ports. Also on top of the case is a 200mm fan grill.


Thermaltake Element T Case Review Rear

Rear


The right side of the case is a black sheet of metal. The right side of the case has a mounting grill for a 200mm fan. The grill is shaped hexagonally, and has mounting holes for 140mm, 120mm or 200mm fans to cool the CPU or graphics card. The bottom of the case has a grill for proper airflow on the bottom of the case. There are four feet on the bottom of the case which are circular and rise about one inch above the floor. The PSU is located on the bottom of the case as is the case with most cases today. There are seven PCI slot openings on the rear of the case each with a serrated cover. Next to the PSU area are two holes for a liquid cooling system. The rear also has a 120mm fan and the rear I/O area for the motherboard.