Buy Thermaltake V6 BlacX Edition VM100M1W2Z No PS Mid Tower Case with Docking Station (Black)Thermaltake V6 BlacX Edition VM100M1W2Z No PS Mid Tower Case with Docking Station (Black) Product Description:
- Thermaltake V6 BlacX Edition VM100M1W2Z No PS Mid Tower Case w/Docking Station(Black)
- Case Type: Mid Tower
- Material: SECC
- M/B Type: ATX, Micro-ATX
- External Bay: 8x 5.25", 1x 3.5"(with converter) or 2.5" SSD / HDD (hidden)
- Internal Bay: 3x 3.5"
- Power Supply: None, Support Standard PS2 Power supply
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Thermaltake; VM100M1W2Z; Case
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Great Features, Adequate Construction, Poor Design
By tbf2010
I purchased this case as a gift to house a new i7 system. The case was shipped via UPS and arrived with no damage, attributed to the good job on packaging the case for shipment. The case comes with no Power Supply and two fans, a 120MM Thermaltake branded exhaust fan in the rear, and a 200MM situated at the top rear of the unit. The 120MM fan is a major disappointment, not worth the plastic used in its construction. I replaced it with an old Antec fan I had, then a Scythe S-FLEX-E. The 200MM fan at the top moves a good volume of air at a low RPM and low static pressure. I threw another S-FLEX at the top, then side mounted a third. Temps rarely exceeded 50c under load (Compared to ~60 with stock cooling), even in these hot Florida Summers. After these cooling upgrades, the performance of the case is much better.Installation of components was as expected, no more difficult than any other PC I've assembled (Though not as easy as working with a full tower case with a removable tray). The absolute worst "feature" of this case is the tool-less Card Retention System. These are supposed to make installing expansion cards easier/quicker (I guess, but how often is one installing / removing expansion cards? And how much time is really saved by fiddling with an ineffective frustrating plastic retention system versus ye olde phillips head screwdriver? Yet I digress...). At any rate, this "system" consists of tabbed plastic clips that slide on a toothed platform. The idea is you can squeeze a clip down and the plastic teeth will keep it mounted. Unfortunately, this system was very poorly engineered and the teeth are not spaced appropriately for anything - they snap nicely with no card, however the thickness of an expansion card's angle bracket disallows these clips to be used, at best barely snapping down. Further complicating matters is the plastic peg used to fit where a screw would go is not long enough. (To make matters worse, in an attempt to use what I paid for I tried to snap in the audio breakout card on my motherboard - the plastic snapped under the slightest pressure). In short, stay away from these clips at all costs. Speaking of poorly designed retention mechanisms, the 5.25/3.5 retention clips are just as bad as the clips for the expansion cards. I had no confidence on them to retain anything. To Thermaltake: Did you even attempt to use these with any consumer hardware before deciding to implement them? Please hire engineers with some chops. Thanks!Other than these extremely poor clips, the case is decently constructed. The right panel comes off and there's a hole in the (no removable) motherboard tray to allow for easy installation of an aftermarket cooler. However, there isn't a lot of room in between the tray and the panel, disallowing this as a means of cable management. Another issue regarding the case is the tight confines between the 200MM fan and a motherboard. My Motherboard is pressed up against the fan housing - thankfully there were no components sticking out to clip the fan, but this could be a potential issue for other users (Motherboard used was a MSI Big Bang X-Power). Furthermore, the case utilizes a bottom mount for the PSU, so make sure your PSU cables are long enough to reach to the top of the case. Another annoyance of this case is the PSU fan filter. To clean it, you'll have to remove the PSU - simply unacceptable. If you don't have a modular power supply (And have a fair to large amount of connectors) this case will be very cramped, very quickly.Last complaint, and on to the good things about this case: The side window is basically useless. It's tiny and ineffective (Heard that before).OK, the good stuff:The case looks pretty slick - the mesh adds a nice feel to the tower. I happen to like the bottom mount PSU, so that worked out. The top mounted SATA dock is the pièce de résistance - hook up the internal SATA cable to an internal SATA header, hook the power up, and drop any SATA drive (2.5 or 3.5 in) into the hot swap dock. I use this on a regular basis for large file transfers instead of saturating my network. I have two external HDDs that I routinely shuffle (via BlacX Duet Caddies) between a HTPC, Gaming PC, and this PC and it makes for a very welcome addition. Considering the price of a stand alone dock (And the necessity for AC Power) this case provides an attractive alternative, especially if in the market for a new low/mid range mid tower. This case also has plenty of room to mount drives (Though I wouldn't overdo it as the cooling is difficult to compensate for in the front). I also swapped the HDD / Power LEDs so the Blue LED is the power light, and the larger red LED strip (It's a 1" diagonal translucent strip with a single red LED behind it) is used for HDD access. The 200MM fan at the top glows with Blue LEDs - this may or may not be your cup of tea, but other 200MM solutions with better airflow are available. Just having the space for the fan in the design is a nice feature.The front panel consists of two USB 2.0 Ports and two 3.5MM Stereo Jacks (Marked as Headphone and Microphone).In short, for a computer case for a non power user this works well, looks good, and has a nice "bonus" feature in the SATA Dock. If you're a serious computer guy, I'd look elsewhere and just purchase the BlacX Caddy. This product deserves 2.5 stars - rounded up because of the utilitarian nature of the SATA Dock (Provided you have a use in it)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Love This Case
By MICHAEL E. ZEHR
I love this case, it has a huge fan on the top, my old case had a fan on the front and it sucked in dirt and dog hair, hopefully I will be able to keep this case cleaner. I love the Top Mounted HDD Docking Station, you can plug in a hard drive on the top for extra storage or to put your backup files or maybe your music or pictures, I find this case has so many helpful things. Being a Disabled American Veteran I find that having the USB ports at the top and not at the bottom easier to access. I am running four fans, the big fan on top is a little noisy but not any louder than any other fan. My system runs faster and cooler, I upgraded to Windows 7, and I upgraded to an AMD Phenom processor with 4GB DDR3 memory, I am very happy with this case and my new system. If you are looking for a good, reliable, and unique case give this one a try.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.An amazing case!
By Jacob
I was a bit worried about this case at first but it has exceeded my expectations. Amazing quality and build that couldn't be beat. Who cares about a manual? No one needs it. Who cares if its in 300 languages and is hardback. I only had two minor complaints. The hard drive cage is a bit of a hassle. But once i got it out i came into the problem most others have with this case. I thought i needed a screwdriver with a magnet because the holes behind a layer of metal. But i just put the screw on the screw driver and flipper the cage upside and and went up with the screw. I use brains... For me it works great. I have an i7 with a massive Coolermaster hyper 212. As for the clearance issue with the fan and the mother board wasn't an issue either. I have a motherboard where one of the heatsinks stick out very far. But there was still room to keep the big fan. It only comes with two fans. Which is kind of a bummer but if your building your own computer you know to get your own fans. I have 3 thermaltake 120's on hand so they work. The airflow is good, everything stays below 50c under load. If you put a fan on the door then your cards will stay nice and cool because its in the best place possible, right there on top of the card. I have 2 460GTX's and they stay under 45c. Plus the HDD reader is a good thing to have handy but make sure you enable AHCI mode in your bios and make sure your computer has the right credentials to boot into AHCI mode or else it will just boot into bluescreen. But that is easily fixed by going into regedit. There is a guide online. As for the tooless use i can't say I had a problem with that. Screws are best but the clips work just as well.--PROS--Blacked OutHDD DockToolessFan PlacementPlenty of room for fansRoomy--CONS--HDD Cage CAN be a hassleIt's hard to hide wires
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