Thermaltake has been manufacturing PC components since its inception in 1999, producing high quality products for PC's. Thermaltake was there with high quality offerings when most computer users had little to no choice for components or enclosures -- parts that seem may consider extraneous, but in reality, are crucial to the performance of a PC. With CPU's becoming more and more advanced, and generating vast amounts of volatile heat, good cooling is vital.

Today almost anyone who is into gaming knows how important keeping temperatures down to a reasonable level can be, so as to not damage any of their components. When building a gaming or an enthusiast rig, almost everyone first looks at all the new CPU's motherboards and RAM, and sometimes they end up sidelining the enclosures in which these expensive pieces of equipment are housed.

This can be a fatal mistake; the chassis is one of the key areas needed to run an optimized gaming platform. Today we will be looking at Thermaltakes Element T chassis; this is the third in the series and the least expensive. Labeled as gamers' chassis but designed as a budget case there is plenty of potential here, so read on to see how this mid-tower holds up stock from the factory.

Motherboard Support; Micro ATX, Standard ATX Motherboard Tray

5.25" Drive Bay 3 Ext. 3.5" Drive Bay 1 Int. 3.5" Drive Bay

Expansion Slots 7

I/O Ports USB 2.0 x 2, HD Audio x 1

Cooling System

Front (intake) : Optional 120 x 120 x 25 mm fan x 2 or 140 x 140 x 25 mm fan x 2 or 200 x 200 x 20 mm fan x 1
Rear (exhaust) : 120 x 120 x 25 mm Turbo fan (1400rpm,17dBA)

Top (exhaust) : 200 x 200 x 20 mm silent fan (800rpm,14dBA) Side (intake) : Optional 230 x 230 x 20 mm fan or 120 x 120 x 25 mm fan

Liquid Cooling Capable 

Power Supply Standard ATX PSII(optional) No Power Supply Included

Dimension (H*W*D) 525 (H) x 210 (W)x 480(L) mm 20.7 (H) in x 210 (W) x 480(L) in Net Weight 15.32lbs 6.95 kg