- Thermaltake Element T case
- Thermaltake Toughpower Cable Management 1000W PSU
- ATI Radeon HD 3870 x2 video card
- Thermaltake ISGC Fan 12
- Intel Core 2 Duo E5200
- EVGA nForce 7050i motherboard
- LG 16X DVD-RW
- WD Raptor 36GB HDD
- 2GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 1066MHz DDR2 memory

System build components

Pure Silence ISGC Fan 12

Fan installed

Motherboard installed
The system build is of utmost importance on a case review. The first step is to remove the thumb screws holding the side panels of the case and slide the case sides off the case. From here you can install the motherboard by screwing in the standoffs and mounting the motherboard into place. Note that the case can take ATX and micro ATX motherboards and you need to put the correct stand offs in place.

DVD-RW installation

Side view of DVD

DVD installed

Cable management
To install a 5.25" drive, simply pull the bottom of the front panel to remove it from the case. Remove the 5.25" drive bay plastic cover and the metal cover, push inward and upward to unlock the tool-free clip, insert the 5.25" drive into the drive bay and push inward and downward on the clip to lock the drive into place. The other drive bays installation is done with a tool-free thumbscrew, simply slide the drive into place and use the thumb screw to install it.

HDD side view

HDD rear view

Rear complete system

Left side completed system
Installation of the 3.5" drives is similar. The top bay has a tool-free clip that you need to push inward and upward to unlock the clip. Insert the HDD into the HDD cage then push inward and downward on the clip to lock it back into place. This procedure is second nature once you take a look at the mechanism on the case. The other six 3.5" drive bays use thumbscrews to lock the drives into place, as well as the 2.5" drive bay for the SSDs.