Thermaltake Case Has PSU On Bottom, Fans on Top

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[citation][nom]corroded[/nom]umm.. this is NOT a new feature....[/citation]
"This isn't unusual or anything new, as cases with bottom-based PSU mounts have been available for years," < they know that, maybe you should read the article. Did anyone actually read the article that opened their big mouth to tell us all that this is not a new design? it was clearly detailed in the article.
 
[citation][nom]reggieray[/nom]Last time I checked the laws of physics, heat rises.[/citation]

Last time I checked, there is no law of physics that say that "heat rises".

 
[citation][nom]iam2thecrowe[/nom]"This isn't unusual or anything new, as cases with bottom-based PSU mounts have been available for years," < they know that, maybe you should read the article. Did anyone actually read the article that opened their big mouth to tell us all that this is not a new design? it was clearly detailed in the article.[/citation]

KP just needs to edit the article's title and its fine, I think.

"Thermaltake Case Has Top Dock and Performance Features For Cheap"

and...

With the release of this latest addition to the Thermaltake V series family, the V3 BlacX Edition mid-tower chassis, the company is daring to be different by placing the power supply mount at the bottom.
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and to the end of this sentence add... "for really cheap".

The "new" of this case is not the features. It's the fact that you can get a case with these features for a low price (I think).
 
I opened this article just to read up on a new case with bottom PSU. Having had one for years I think this is a very sensible arrangement. But after this dose of ad-speak and marketing nonsense, I wonder again why I still visit Toms. It isn't for this, nor for the announcements of silly gadgets (Robot Goldfish Can Park Your Car!). Gotta think about it...
 
My CM Stackers 2005 Vintage can mount the PSU top or bottom or indeed both if one wants to risk the dubious process to run dual power supplies. What I don't like about bottom mounted PSU's is the fact it is all to possible to drop a screw into the fan vent. Of course one can remove the PSU or put a cover over it but it does add that extra element of suspense when doing something as simple as swapping out a GPU.
 
[citation][nom]iam2thecrowe[/nom]"This isn't unusual or anything new, as cases with bottom-based PSU mounts have been available for years," < they know that, maybe you should read the article. Did anyone actually read the article that opened their big mouth to tell us all that this is not a new design? it was clearly detailed in the article.[/citation]
I think some people did read it, and are just confused. Like me. I read that part, then the rest of the article... and I am just wondering what the point of it is? This reeks of being an advertisement...
 
[citation][nom]Wamphryi[/nom]My CM Stackers 2005 Vintage can mount the PSU top or bottom or indeed both if one wants to risk the dubious process to run dual power supplies. What I don't like about bottom mounted PSU's is the fact it is all to possible to drop a screw into the fan vent. Of course one can remove the PSU or put a cover over it but it does add that extra element of suspense when doing something as simple as swapping out a GPU.[/citation]

A good case leaves it up to you whether you want the PSU fan facing up or down. I have it facing down in one case, and it has a dust filter on the bottom for that arrangement. I have the fan facing up in a different case because I don't have a filter for it on the bottom.
 
This is article is silly, that design is extremely common.

If you want to see innovative case design look at a Silverstone Raven 2 and a handful of other Silverstone cases. The Motherboard is rotated 90 degrees, air in from bottom out from top. Having the vid cards vertical and blowing air out the top is as efficient as it can get. Fantastic design and its already several years old. I've yet to see any other manufacturer with a better design since.
 
[citation][nom]efasfesaf[/nom]WTF, it still has a slot for a floppy disk drive.[/citation]

It's a 3.5" bay accessible from the front. That covers a wide range of products not limited to floppy disks. 😛
 
Hmm, maybe as a tribute to Steve Jobs, Kevin is going to come back and say "One more thing..." and tell us about the built-in anti-gravity module, right? Right?? Hello???
 
when i read this article i pooped. thats as bout as much of an affect it had on me...
 
Some cases in Thermaltake V series come in Black Edition as well as in BlacX Edition, for example the V9 Series. The difference is BlacX Edition adds a top mounted docking station.
 
I must run out tomorrow my Antec 1200 with it's CP-850 bottom mounted PS away and replace it with this revolutionary combo replacement. Dam good to see the wheel re-invented.
 
[citation][nom]sephirothmk[/nom]Thermaltake has a case that mounts the PSU on the bottom??? OMG I MUST BUY THERMALTAKE!!

.....but seriously, who are you fooling with this article?[/citation]

The number of fans or card support are available from other cases like my CM Storm Sniper. I must say that I've personally held the side panel of the V9 Black Edition and the side panel warps very very easily. As for the top mounted HDD/SSD dock it's becoming more and more common nowadays that it's no longer a new feature.
 
Looks like a nice case. Perhaps some of you moaners have to look again. It shows that it supports USB 3.0 so it is definitely not an old case.
 
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