Internal Shots
A trick this little chassis has up its sleeve, other than the rear panel; all panels can be removed, even the front panel. We do enjoy this feature, it made a build immensely easy, visualising what can be done with cable management and with the removal of the floor, no more stuffing cables round the back and losing small screws.
We think this is truly a game changer, maybe not on a grand scale, but it’s one of the best new features we have seen in a while. Sure, other chassis may have a similar idea, but it is a marriage made in heaven on a mITX chassis.
Next the front section and the 200mm fan. This is a monster, and we are very pleased to see this installed as standard. It is designed to move a lot of air, important in a small chassis. It has a nicely sleeved cable and a 3 pin header.
You can fit other sizes, 120mm and 140mm, but we like this one just fine.
One the left hand side we have two drive caddies. Both hold two SDD, or one HDD and one SSD. They are removable and need to be to fit the SSD on the back side. They are held in by one screw and are quite secure when fixed in place.
There is a small gap behind then and in front of the internal chassis motherboard tray, useful for cable management.
The top is open and has no obstructions, the windowed side panel would work well here, though just above eye level when sitting down.
With the underside panel removed it makes for an unobstructed view and access to the PSU and underside, excellent for cable management as well, and a little maintenance if needed.
Thermaltake Core V1 mITX Chassis Review
Package - 8.5
Features - 9.3
Build - 9.2
Consumer Experience - 9.2
9.1
LAN rig, SteamBox or just pushed for space in your game room, there are a lot of chassis that do it well enough, this little chassis beats some of the more expensive competition in a lot of areas, and compared to its price range, not much can touch it.
