Thermaltake Element V VL20001W2Z Case Review :: Exterior

Front

Left ¾ view

Right ¾ view

Right side

The Element V case is a full tower case that comes in a solid black color. The front of the case has the Thermaltake logo on top, with five 5.25” external drive bays. Each of the drive bays has a mesh cover and is easily removed by pulling the front panel off and popping the cover off. The case actually has room for 11 total 5.25” drives but these must be installed inside the case.

Front Top

FP I/O

Top

Left side

The top of the case has a rather extensive FP I/O area. This case has an external SATA port, four USB 2.0 ports, Microphone and Headset jacks, Power and HDD activity lights, a fan control knob, and the Power and Reset buttons in the FP I/O area. The inclusion of the external SATA port is welcome as SATA has replaced the IDE for most drives including optical and HDD. One nice touch is the Reset and Power buttons are large, easy to identify so you won’t be looking far to Reset the computer.

Latch with lock

Transparent window

230mm fan and window

Rear

The side panel on the left side of the case has a 230mm fan. This is an Intake fan designed to draw in air to cool the graphics cards. The left side panel has two latches that are used for taking the side panels off the case. The top latch has the case lock. There is also a small transparent window above the 230mm fan to see into the case where the CPU is normally located on the motherboard.

120mm rear fan-security loop

PSU hole

Case feet and bottom grill

The back of the case has the usual components of the rear with one or two exceptions. There is a security loop that you thread your keyboard and mouse wires through. The way it works is there is a screw that is screwed in securing the loop on the inside of the case once the wires are in place. This prevents theft of the keyboard and mouse at a LAN party. There is also two holes for the Liquid Cooling System.