Review on Thermaltake Perforated Computer with Pre-Installed CA-1G6-00S1WN-A0 for Enhanced SEO by Adam Mielczarek ᠌
Totally disappointed, product is terrible.
For the first time in my life I encountered such a concept as a riser. Having assembled the system, I did not do any cable management, I had the power supply on the table, since I expected the delivery of the SFX PSU in a couple of days. There were problems with the video card not wanting to output a DVI signal, and I spent some time plugging the riser into the motherboard and the card itself into it to figure out what the problem was. In general, these are problems that anyone can have. I very carefully approached the bending of the riser, handled it with the utmost care. A couple of days later, I installed a Corsair 450W SFX power supply, ran the cables, brought everything to a godlike appearance, connected the card, closed the lid. However, no. The riser that comes with the kit is disposable. After the second bend, it stops working. I fought for two days in total and when I finally started the computer a day later, terrible sound glitches, mouse cursor freezes, 10 fps in GTA V at 800x600 and low graphics settings were waiting for me. This despite the fact that on the first day everything worked perfectly. I made a huge mistake when I began to suspect that it was the video card. I decided to check with my old card, which I pulled out of the computer two days before (GTX 460SE). When connected, there was an explosion and a short circuit, I lost the power supply for 7k. With another Thermaltake 600W PSU, the computer completely refused to start, constant reboots in random places. Either in the BIOS, then on system boot, then somewhere else. Turning off the riser is no problem. — And everything would be fine, but there are no such cables in 2022. Only cheap china like Espada for miners. I wrote a letter to Thermaltake technical support, asking for help in finding a replacement for the riser, they did not answer me. A good EZDIY riser (according to reviews) on Amazon costs $29, you need to spend about another $25 for shipping to 2022. It turns out that only for the riser you need to pay ~ 3300 and wait for it for about a month, and this is almost the price of the case itself.
- I do not recommend buying it, I will describe why in the comments. The body itself is excellent. Nice dense metal, rich equipment in terms of screws and cogs, very compact size. Good plastic glass on the side panel. This is my first case since Fractal Design R4. I liked the two coolers on the front panel from the kit. I did not connect them, because I bought my own, but it's nice as a bonus. Stylish, but not vulgar design. I really like the front panel. Very nice screws for the side walls, soft, not metal and do not tear the skin if you twist it hard. The side walls themselves, unlike the Fractal Design R4, fall into place almost on their own, they slide in very conveniently. Well, in general, in terms of build quality, it seems to me that this case is worth more than its money.
- Drives: The first thing that caught my eye was the plastic sled for the HDD. A trifle, but unpleasant. The second minus, as for me, is the lack of any space for an SSD in principle. Either put it in a case / adapter and put it in 3.5, or, if there are two HDDs like mine, put it on a shelf. This is obviously nonsense, because in the upper right corner of the case, for example, there would be enough space for a small niche for an SSD. But, apparently, it is understood that the disk will be in the M.2 form factor and it does not need a separate place. In any case, even in the promo photos of this case, the disk is on the shelf with the HDD, and this is extremely ridiculous. Cable management: In principle, it is practically non-existent. It consists in tightening the wires as much as possible and putting everything in the dungeons. Only flat wires of the SATA type can crawl into the dungeons, and, in general, it didn’t work out for me to run power cables there. Excess Molex type cables from the PSU I crumpled by force and hid under the hard drives. Dust protection: The kit comes with three strips on magnets, one of which is only suitable for perforation on the side wall (narrow and long). The other two can be moved between the front, top and bottom panels. The front one is hidden directly under the outer casing, and for the top and, apparently, the bottom (did not check), recesses are provided outside the case exactly the size of the grid. It looks nice, but it seems to me that it will quickly lose its appearance. But at least you can wash it. The disadvantage here is that the holes on the rear panel, and it is all made up of holes, and the bottom remains completely unprotected from dust. It seems to me that it would be optimal to put at least three such grids. The main disadvantage, which crosses out everything that is possible, and why I desperately DO NOT RECOMMEND buying this case if you live in 2022: PCI-E Riser Cable. It's just hell.
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