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Review on ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Thermaltake Divider 300 ARGB Triangular Case with Type-C (USB 3.1 Gen 2) and Water Cooling Support - ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 3 Pre-Installed 120mm ARGB Rear Fans (CA-1S2-00M1WN-01) by Sam Anez

Revainrating 5 out of 5

It works well enough and looks good, but can drive you insane

Base for comparison: Many cases, mainly Lian Li from 2002, with a few random cases from Antec and Noname. no problems with the liquid cooler, the case runs fine under full CPU/GPU load at an ambient temperature of 32ยฐC. Dust filters are more or less sufficient. The removable mesh top makes frequent cleaning easier (this PC lives in a dusty workshop, so that's a big deal). The case is fairly quiet, even with the top padding removed to accommodate the liquid cooler. POOR workmanship leaves a lot to be desired. The screws are made of metal, which sheds chips when working. Lid screws are difficult to insert properly. The detachable net has rough edges at the bottom of the holes, the anthers get caught and leave threads. The front cover could be easier to remove and clean. If your case is under a table, the power button will be hard to find - it's not distinct enough from the tactile identification ports. Also, good luck trying to properly plug in the USB connector or distinguish the microphone jack from the headphone jack without using additional lighting. To insert or remove a drive, you must remove BOTH covers - the front to access the drive compartment and the back to disconnect the cables. Jumpers in between block access to the connectors. It looks like the enclosure was designed for HDDs with only straight connectors, but SSDs just can't be connected that way. See photo - the bottom SSD sits on a 3.5 to 2.5 adapter that serves as an additional heat sink. There is no way to connect a straight data connector, I had to use an angled one. The top SSD is mounted on the case's drive bay - you still can't use the straight connector and you can't use the angled one as it interferes with the bottom one. In short, fitting two SSDs into this drive cage was a painful exercise. juggling them in half-seated bays and trying to insert connectors without damaging the drives. All of this could have been avoided if the fuselage window geometry had been different. Bottom line: if you just want to build it once and show your friends, it's good enough (and cheap enough). If you have to work with components, avoid doing this, but be prepared to pay twice as much. The reason I bought this case in the first place is because I thought the current crop of Lian Li cases was weird, but I think this will be the last case *not* made by Lian Li and that I will buy.

Pros
  • Rapid change
Cons
  • Can hurt