We recently received the Thermaltake V3 Black ATX Mid Tower PC Case to test. While it is not a gaming case or even an overclockers case, it is a case that you can use for an everyday computer that is also very cheap. Now, I have used many Thermaltake products so I expect a lot in sense of quality from them.

This case has all black exterior and also all black interior--nothing fancy. The front face is meshed with the power and reset buttons uniquely positioned. It only comes with one cooling fan that is preinstalled in the rear and also has nice blue LED's.  So let's see how this budget (use the price comparison button above for latest prices) case held up in our tests.


EXTERIOR
This case is all black inside and out (except for the blue LED on one of the interior fans). This case only came with one 120mm exhaust cooling fan with a blue LED. It gets the job done but I would recommend adding more of your own if you want better air circulation inside the case. There are many pre-drilled holes and space available to add fans--so that's not an issue. There are pre-drilled holes on the top of the case that will help get rid of heat from the power supply. Like most other similar cases, this V3 Black has four rubber feet to elevate the case so air can flow in or out easily.

There are two USB, an audio and a mic port on the front panel for easy access. The power and the reset buttons are also located on the right side of the front panel. The power button itself has blue LED while the hard drive LED is on the opposite side on something that looks like the power button--but it's not. It's fake, but helps make the case look better. The front panel also easily comes off easily when you need to pop-out the covers for each optical drive bay. There are a total of five drive bays that you can use on the front. The very last one can be used for a floppy drive or card reader type of drives (2.5").

The rear-end has the usual expansion slot, power supply and other motherboard port openings. It also has a 120mm exhaust fan vent and there are two holes that can be used for water cooling pipes. Other than that, the rear-end looks as good as it should.

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