So I've been collecting and working with PC for so long as far as I can can remember. I recently picked up the Suppressor F31 after a few weeks of revisiting currently available cases as it hasn't been long since I bought a brand new case. I chose this case after my brother vehemently (and with good reason) supported the Fractal series of cases. A few things about this case convinced me and made me happy as I summarized it all: 1 - Value - excellent value for money. 2 - Noise Canceling Features - I usually ignore the fan noise and focus on the performance and the air it moves in, so some extra case dampening was welcome. - Simplicity of design - In my opinion, I don't want my computer to look like a sci-fi spaceship, so the cleanliness, simplicity and elegance of the case caught my attention.4. - HD Mounting Options - The sheer amount of hard drive mounting options that come with this case is simply amazing. Especially when you consider the PSU cover ($20 from Thermaltake website, mine is on the way) which gives you 2 additional 2.5" SSD slots on top of the 8 possible slots that are already permanently available on top of the PSU case provides drives. and there was no way I would run out of mounting locations. 5. - 1.5" of cable routing space behind the motherboard tray is the most space I've seen in this case size and means that if I plan to switch to water cooling in the future, I'll actually run tubing there. Anyway, I have room for every cable and almost nothing is occupied. I even mounted a USB wireless power supply in the rear case, powered by a 2-port USB-A hub that plugs directly into one of the USB headers on my motherboard. I removed the hub from the front of an old computer I had, so needless to say the hub is relatively large but fits in with no problems.6. - Cooling options! - This case has by far the most customizable cooling system I've ever seen. Check out the specs (I won't list them here), but air or water, anything will work in this case. Up to 9 140 mm fans could be installed in the housing alone (window version). I use 2 x 200mm Bitfenix Specter Pro on the top, 1 x 200mm Thermaltake Pure on the front, 1 x 140mm Thermaltake Riing RGB on the rear and finally 2 x Coolermaster 120mm SickleFlow Blues on the bottom. That's good cooling for a basic home work computer. I was a bit disappointed that there were only 2 x 120mm TT-1225 in stock which are completely interchangeable anyway as they are low end fans only delivering 41cc. feet per minute. I also feel like the case should come with a fan hub out of the box given the many cooling options, but adding a few fan cable splitters won't break the bank or even adding an NZXT digital fan controller like I have on is really not a terrible price. I'm also glad that the case still has a couple of detachable 5.25-inch bays. I know the current trend is for 0 5.25" bays like NZXT's latest offering, and while I know we'll end up there eventually, I still appreciate the idea of having them when I do need. And if not, I can delete them myself. dig it. I hope this helps at least someone who might be on the fence about which case to pick. I went back and forth between the NZXT S340, NZXT Phantom 240, Phanteks Enthoo Pro, Thermaltake Versa N21 and Thermaltake Suppressor F31 for several weeks before finally deciding on a Suppressor and am very glad I did.
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