Thermaltake XaserV Damier V6000A
by Purav Sanghani on July 22, 2004 3:21 PM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Internal Design
When we opened up the case, we were presented with what looked like a jungle of wiring. There was wiring for fans, wiring for rheobus, wiring for the fans to connect to the motherboard, and not to mention the standard auxiliary audio, USB, and firewire wiring on top of it all. In total, there were about 15 different bundles of wires in the case before anything was even installed.
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Even though the wiring was labeled clearly, there was just too much of it to connect all of it to the fans and motherboard quickly and easily.
Adding the power supply only worsened the problem...
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Besides the clutter, the V6000A had a good internal design. The hard drive bay was positioned sideways to allow all wiring to be connected from the side, slightly reducing the mess of cabling.
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Similar to the VM3000A that we looked at, the V6000A has a swinging door made of plastic, which houses two of the case's five total fans, as well as the supports for add-on cards, which we saw in the VM3000A.
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Operandi - Thursday, July 22, 2004 - link
I agree with the above comments, it's becoming pretty clear that this isn't the type of case your target audience is looking for.skiboysteve - Thursday, July 22, 2004 - link
"Our results show that the CPU was kept at a stable operating temperature, at 56.2 degrees, which is about 40 degrees Celsius below the Athlon 64 3200's maximum recommended operating temperature.""System On-Time CPU
30 43.6"
What??
skiboysteve - Thursday, July 22, 2004 - link
i have the 3000a and I love it to death, although i have to agree, there are way too many wires. I did a great job hiding them though so the window looks good.Pollock - Thursday, July 22, 2004 - link
No, #1, check some of the previous case reviews here; there ARE uglier things. Several of them.TrogdorJW - Thursday, July 22, 2004 - link
I have to agree. Sure, it's big and roomy. It also scream, "I LOVE THERMALTAKE!" Personally, I would rather make a different kind of statement with my case.You know what someone needs to do? Create a case with pre-installed fans and wires, with a separate power unit (a very small one should suffice) to provide all of the fans and other devices with power. They could build the system with all the fans installed and still keep the majority of wires hidden away. And they should use 120mm fans spinning at lower RPMs. *That* would be something to spend $160 on!
Spend $160 on this monstrosity? Ugh. If you need big, there are better options. If you want silent, there are MUCH better options. If you want bright lights and gawdy flash, however, this case fits the bill. I'm sure there are a bunch of teenagers out there that think this case looks totally l33t. They're welcome to it, I suppose.
JKing76 - Thursday, July 22, 2004 - link
That is truely the ugliest thing I have ever seen.