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Review on Thermaltake Perforated Computer with Pre-Installed CA-1G6-00S1WN-A0 for Enhanced SEO by Don Taniguchi

Revainrating 4 out of 5

The perfect HTPC gaming case!

I bought this for a new gaming rig to put under my TV. I wanted something small enough to fit on my entertainment stand, but big enough for a full size ATX motherboard and capable of providing adequate cooling. Make sure you know what you're buying, a lot of people here complain about things they should have checked before hand - or things that just aren't true. You need an SFX power supply. Only 2 PCI slots are available, which is really only 1 for any standard double-height high-performance GPU. The case includes a vertical cable and brackets to securely mount the GPU. I bought a SuperMicro C9z390-cgw motherboard with built-in 10G network so I don't need any other PCI cards. Given the lack of height, I strongly recommend an AIO CPU water cooler instead of a traditional air cooler because you can't install a huge heatsink here. At the front there is space for two fans, here I installed a 280mm Corsair water cooler for the CPU. Less obvious, even for me when buying the case, is that you can install 2 additional 120mm fans on the front. So you can have a total of 4 fans. On the left there is enough space for a fan with a built-in GPU. If you want to install the fan on the right, you have to remove the hard disk tray. The system runs stable and cool with GTX 1080 and i9-9900k.

Pros
  • Like everything before
Cons
  • Sad hardware