Thermaltake Tsunami Aluminum Chassis – VA3000SWA

The guts of this case are just as nice, if not nicer then the exterior. Starting at the top, you have a nice little place to rest your power supply before screwing it into place. You may be thinking, “And?” Have you ever tried to hold a PSU in place and try to screw it to the case at the same time? IT AIN’T FUN! There is also enough room for the “a little larger than normal” power supplies, such as the Vantec Stealth. Also, with their design, it also allows for nice airflow through your power supply by not using some structure that covers the power supplies with bottom mounted cooling fans.

Installing components in this case proved to be a stress free experience. Especially with their tool less expansion card installation retention mechanism. The method they implemented is the best I have seen so far in ANY case. Extremely simple and extremely effective is the theme here.

Mounting the motherboard was easy enough, even though they didn’t provide us with a removable motherboard tray. I am a big fan of the removable motherboard tray as I feel it makes installations much easier. The case is designed to fit Micro ATX (9.6”x 9.6”) & ATX (12” x 9.6”) sized motherboards, and it does so quiet comfortably.

About Joe D

I have always had a passion for everything computing. In early 2000, I decided to take my passion to the web. Thus, C.O.D. was born. Through the years we have made many great friends at C.O.D. and hope to continue our journey for years to come.

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