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Review on Case Thermaltake Core V21 (CA-1D5-00S-1WN) by Micha Kumicki ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I didnt expect the quality to be so high.

I rarely write reviews, but I really liked the case. I bought to replace the Fractal Define Mini, because. completely abandoned the computer desk in favor of an OLED TV and a sofa. I wanted a system unit that fits better into the interior of the living room. I received a very presentable-looking system unit with significantly lower temperatures. In terms of noise, perhaps, it also became better. The case is generally without soundproofing (unlike the fractal one), but to ensure the desired temperature, the fans operate at much lower speeds. By the way, I tried a lot of possible configurations for the location of the walls and fans. I thought that it would be optimal to place one of the perforated walls on top. But empirically I found out that the best cooling is provided if: - perforated sides - acrylic cover on top, - stock 200 valve for blowing in front - 140 rear exhaust valve from the processor, -two fans on skids blow from the side wall of the perforated wall directly onto the video (the temperature of the GPU is immediately 6-8 degrees than if you install a video card without additional fans). - two more valves on the opposite side on the slide work for blowing. So it turned out even more beautiful - a top view of the system. Intel 9700k@4.9GHz (auto-overclocking via motherboard), Be Quiet cooler! Dark PRO 4, Nvidia 1080 Ti OC. In gaming stress tests: CPU 61-63 degrees, GPU - 73-76 gr. at 60% cooler speed. In Prime95, all CPUs still reach 100 :)

Pros
  • Excellent blowing ability, tk. not closed on all sides with glass, as is now fashionable. Hence, low temperatures at air cooling of accessories. The temperature of the GPU is especially cool due to the fact that the card can take air directly from the outside, because. it can be placed against a perforated wall. -Interesting design, convenient to use in the living room. - Convenience in assembling and upgrading the system, because All walls are removed and there is plenty of space.
Cons
  • The body is definitely not perfect. The model is no longer new, so some features that are present in modern cases are missing. For example, I would like to have normal cable management, tempered glass instead of acrylic, winglets instead of screws on expansion boards, etc. However, the cables can still be laid quite neatly, spending a little more time. And acrylic, due to the wide frames, even allows you to hide some mess if you are reluctant to deal with cable management. It also gives the impression that the chassis was originally developed for some other purpose / design, because. on the front wall behind the fan there is a lot of superfluous stuff. It would be better if they just made cutouts or perforations for fans over the entire area.