Thermaltake XaserV Damier V6000A

External Design

At the heart of the V6000A is its completely tool-less design. Everything from drive mounts to the motherboard tray uses plastic mounting rails, snap on motherboard stand-offs, and screw-less fingers to hold add-on cards in place. These features make for easy hardware installations and replacements.

The front of the case is made of a heavy aluminum, 2-color door (silver and red). There are 2 large knobs for fan speed control, which sit above and below the trademark "X" molding for which Thermaltake's Xaser line is known. The knobs are easy to operate and can also be removed. There are 2 adapters for each knob: one 4-pin, which connects to the power supply, and one 2-pin, which can be connected to two of the 90mm fans included with the V6000A.

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The door also has a 7-color flashing LED light, which can be controlled by a switch mounted inside the chassis, like the one used to control the skull LEDs on the VM3000A. At the right are the power and HDD LED as well as the front door key lock. The V6000A has many great security features to keep unwanted access to hardware.

When opening the first front door, we notice how heavy it is. Though made of aluminum, it is much thicker, and more dense than the rest of the chassis. The front bezel consists of five 5-1/4" drive bays, the first one being taken by the rheobus, and two 3-1/2" drive bays. Thermaltake has carried on its tool-less design to the V6000A, making use of plastic drive rails for both 5-1/4" and 3-1/2" drive applications.

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To the right of the 3-1/2" drive bays are the circular power and reset buttons. Both are easy to press and seem durable enough for a long lifetime.

At the bottom of the case is a square-shaped ventilation for the front intake fan to allow increased air flow in from the front.

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The left side panel has an X-shaped window with the Thermaltake name and motto etched in the plastic. There is also a molding that aids in sliding back the panel and has holes which allow air to be exhausted by the 80mm fan behind it. The bottom of the panel also has holes that allow even more air circulation to help cool components at the bottom of the case (add-on cards). Both left and right panels are attached to the case by thumbscrews.

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