Thermaltake Tower 100 Turquoise Edition Tempered Glass Mini Tower Computer Chassis Supports Mini-ITX CA-1R3-00SBWN-00

Superbly designed mini case
I’m impressed with this case. I’ve done several micro-ITX builds, and some have taken contortionist skills to put together. This case is very small but everything fits perfectly and easily, including a full-size graphics card. Excellent cable routing above, below and in back makes for a clean look inside and on the desktop. It’s modular design makes it easy to break down, but it is a process when you want to access the interior, as you need to remove many panels. There are 5 screws on top that need a screwdriver, but the panels are attached with thumbscrews. It is not expandable; if that’s important a bigger case would be better. However, for specific builds it is easy and stylish (mine is primarily a recording studio but the RTX 3060 makes it fine for games, too 🙂 Real glass, quality construction, great looks and brilliant engineering all add up to a great bargain.

A good case with room for improvement.
It’s a really cool presentation case. Generally well thought out. The flaws can be overlooked for the style… Mostly.Let’s start with perfect case, here is how this one doesn’t match up.1. Accessibility sucks. It is asinine to have to unscrew the top plastic cover to remove the glass. It’s worse that they are tiny short screws at the bottom of a 3cm hole. Dumb design, at least use longer screws. (I replaced mine with longer screws with standoff washers). Next the front glass cannot be removed without fingerprinting it.2. Wiring channels aren’t ideal. The routing for the control panel goes over the video card. It restricts air out flow. There a space, but no place for power supply wires. You then to have a lot of wire clutter that is impossible to manage. The bottom of the case can’t be removed, and so you do a lot of wire stuffing. Also, if you RGB lights the case, there is no place for the wires. You can hide them but not your them up. If you use a top fan and a radiator, the fan wires need to be between the two.3. It runs really hot. I mean REALLY HOT. Granted, I’ve got a lot of hot components, but this case needs water cooling and there’s just no way. Inlet air isn’t bad, and air flow is good in the case, but with nearly all the heat coming out the top. Which is good, except the dust screen on the top panel is extremely restrictive, and is part of the plastic frame so cannot be removed without cutting it out. 4. Looking at the design, there would have been room for dual 240 radiators in the back of it were just 2 inches (6cm) deeper. This could have been accomplished by replacing the back plate with a box. Might be a good accessory option, though getting an air in would be impossible without cutting the frame too the bottom of the mobo. (There is a hole behind the mobo that a radiator would push through an even a place for piping to run through, beneath it but the frame would need to be cut.5. Top 120 radiator design is just ok, room to put 140 fans, but not in push pull. Can use 120 fans in push pull. Could also use a thick 120custom loop radiator. Plenty of space, so that’s a positive, but a negative that I’m stuck with a 120.The good.1. Leg height is excellent. Good lift even on carpet.2. Looks great, unique and tiny3. Cools down fast if you remove to the top. Airflow is good.4. USB c on the front panel5. Really good quality materials. Mostly.6. Fit is superb. Panels fit tight, well secured, no rattle, feels solid.7. quiet, or could be with mid-range equipment where you could get by with 1-2 fans. For my build, not really quiet at all.

Este es mi primer gabinete mini ITX, no es tan pequeno como otros pero sin duda es muy agradable a la vista desde cualquier angulo, le queda bien el nombre pues es una torre pequena que cabe sin problema en un escritorio de 140 cm de ancho junto a un monitor ultrawide de 34″ y aun queda espacio.Lo Bueno:- Ya no me preocupo por donde acomodar mi gabinete y que se vea la ventana del lado izquierdo que es donde la mayoria de los gabinetes tienen el vidrio, pues este se ve bien desde cualquier angulo.- Cabe una fuente de poder normal sin problema.- Tiene suficiente espacio para dos discos de 2.5 y uno de 3.5.- Buena disipacion del calor por arriba aunque podria ser mejor.- Filtros de polvo en absolutamente todas las ventilaciones.- Se puede desarmar completamente para ajustar todo segun las necesidades.Lo malo:- Podria tener mejor soporte de ventiladores abajo para mejor disipación de calor.- Tiene una pequeña fuga de iluminacion junto al boton de encendido que no se ve tan bien.

El gabinete llama la atencion a cualquiera que lo vea y puedes hacerle tantas modificaciones como quieras, luces led, pantalla lcd, stickers, figuras, cool water etc. Muy llamativo y ocupa poco espacio