Thermaltake's $99 Case Packs SATA HDD Dock
You don't have to spend hundreds to get a case with cool features.
Cases might not garner big headlines but they're extremely important for the enthusiast building their own PC. When it comes to cases, convenience and accessibility are high on the list of priorities for most people.
Budget cases can be picked up for half nothing but you won't get any of the fancy features commonly associated with higher end cases. However, Thermaltake has announced a $99 case with one feature that's definitely worth the money they're asking: an integrated SATA HDD dock.
The V9 BlacX Edition is the world's first mid-tower chassis to have an integrated dual-bay docking station up front and easily accessible. Fully integrated with no need for a power source or USB connection, this nifty little feature allows for easy swapping of 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA HDDs.
Oh, and that little blue USB port at the front is for USB 3.0.
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looks like a really nice case. looks well worth the $99
my father has a similar case with all the tricky fans on the side and it keeps his quad core Q9550 at 17 degrees idle and only up to 24 degrees on full blast! very impressive what those fans can do
Didnt you guys already post this? I've seen this somewhere...
*stunned*
That's one of the most popular case mods people ask me to do for them...
that actually seems pretty decent. could be useful for techs that are scanning harddrives or just for data moving to another drive.
That's one heck of a case for the price!
USB 3.0, SATA HDD Dock, Thermaltake? I'm in for one ^^
Its a nice case for a nice price. Would work great for my job where I take apart laptops and sometimes have to pull the HDDs out and use a external SATA or IDE port to pull data that tend to work maybe 50% of the time.
But for home, I still want me a Xaser VI.
That's pretty pimp. I'd most likely use it for that price.
I'm always a fan of cheap, feature packed cases, so I'd definitely consider it. I wouldn't really have any use for the HDD dock, and it looks kind of silly. I guess it would make people think I'm really serious about hardware...
Now THAT'S a feature. I'm surprised it's taken this long for manufacturers to catch on to something as simple, but useful as this. Good on 'em.
99$ is not cheap where I am living, but Oh my god its 100% worth. USB3 , HDD dock!!! So cool.
looks like a really nice case. looks well worth the $99my father has a similar case with all the tricky fans on the side and it keeps his quad core Q9550 at 17 degrees idle and only up to 24 degrees on full blast! very impressive what those fans can do
So your room temp is like 15C? I doubt it.
I'd prefer it more if the all the internal HDD slots were SATA docks. Although I tend to stay away from mid towers since I've been burned a couple times with large video cards not fitting in some cases. Hard to know for sure until you buy it and try.
i think it is now available at newegg for 75$ with $25rebate...i m not sure
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811133074
Well, its hard to tell from the pics but I can tell you that the BlacX peripheral I bought for $40 was well worth it and then some. I use it constantly with all the pc's of my friends and family and the maintenance I perform. Hate the USB 2.0 speed though.
For formatting and such, I will typically just install the disc into my tower. USB is too slow.
Can't tell from the article, I would hope they are using a SATA connection for the drives.
I guess that USB 3.0 port will only be good for AMD users, or Intel users shelling out the bucks for a PCIE adapter.
I guess that USB 3.0 will only be good for AMD users, or Intel users shelling out the bucks for a PCIE adapter.
Too bad thats false, neither platform has official support of USB 3.0 yet
Too bad thats false, neither platform has official support of USB 3.0 yet
I thought AMD already had motherboards with full built-in USB 3.0.
890 Chipset anybody?
EDIT: Proof: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/p [...] id=3420#ov
I was considering the Half X 942 case, but with this being half the price, I may reconsider.
Yeah this is good, USB 3.0, SATA HDD Dock - easy mounting - Most of my builds were Cooler Master but I see this one a competition.
lol at the shoe-horned way of getting back plate only usb3.0 to the front panel. that's cool!
CM690 II has had this for months... Glad to see it in more places...
I thought AMD already had motherboards with full built-in USB 3.0.890 Chipset anybody?EDIT: Proof: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/p [...] id=3420#ov
I think he means that there are no supported headers on the motherboard. So what are you gonna connect the USB 3.0 on the front panel to?
Love the idea, although I wouldnt use it much. But for the price I cant see a reason to not get it (need a new case anyways lol)
I think he means that there are no supported headers on the motherboard. So what are you gonna connect the USB 3.0 on the front panel to?
Oh i see, that makes more sense.
It's sorta obvious now that i think about it
..but i think the motherboard i mentioned has a USB 3.0 header, it's white.
Can't confirm though, Time of writing this the motherboard section was down.
thermaltake cases these days are junk
Not bad, but I like the CM 690II better.
joytech22, i have that motherboard in my latest build. I can confirm it has usb 3 headers and of coarse is backwards compatible. My Phenom II BE can also vouch for its OC potential at 4ghz with no voltage increase. I'm in love
However i am yet to use a usb 3 compatible device...
@ apache-lives - i agree bro, nothing like the good old days of the armor casings
looks like a really nice case. looks well worth the $99my father has a similar case with all the tricky fans on the side and it keeps his quad core Q9550 at 17 degrees idle and only up to 24 degrees on full blast! very impressive what those fans can do
eh i ahve a cool master 590 centurion case , this has room for 7 fans (i curently have 6 in it ) i have it laoded with 4 120's 1 front 1 back , and 2 on the side then i avhe 2 140x140 fans on teh top cools awsomely, thinkign of upgraidnt eh side fanes to 140 x120 (the fan mounts on the side and top can take from size 80x80 up to 140 x140) it was a 70 dolar case when i got , it , and i love it so much on my next build i'll gut this case and just re use it, (since cool master no logner makes the 590 centurion)
ps my CPU is a athy 64 x2 5000+ black ed whcih i have overclocked to 3 ghz , runs at low 20 in idle and mid 30's on load
joytech22, i have that motherboard in my latest build. I can confirm it has usb 3 headers and of coarse is backwards compatible. My Phenom II BE can also vouch for its OC potential at 4ghz with no voltage increase. I'm in love However i am yet to use a usb 3 compatible device...
Thats awesome
The only parts that not satisfied is the foot stand.