Thermaltake Tower 900 Snow Edition Tempered Glass Fully Modular E-ATX Vertical Super Tower Computer Chassis CA-1H1-00F6WN-00

The Tower 900 is a very unique case that is really not designed for everyone. If you are not planning a water-cooling setup (best with a dual loop configuration), do not bother. Its air cooling is not bad, but there are other cases that will do that much better. If you are considering a single loop and do not require many physical drives, I would suggest the Thermaltake Core P5; another stunning case designed for a showcase system. The Core P5 and Tower 900 are display cases. Keep that in mind.Cons: I’ll start here as most people want to know the headaches. There are very few.• They ship directly from Thermaltake with no outer box, save the display packing. Mine had obvious damage to the box, including a big hole where something definitely went through it. Carefully, inspect the box before you accept it. That being said, to spite the box damage, the case was not damaged, packed between 2 large styrofoam protectors and weighed about 61 lbs.• The case screws should be better machined. I found that their thumb-screws required a screwdriver and I was under a constant concern of cross-threading them. Also, not all of the thumb-screws are the same; but similar enough to confuse them at a glance.• I really do not like the top cover. It is plastic, where the rest of the system is metal. It uses force-fit pegs to hold in place; I wish it had a catch mechanism instead. It is difficult to remove and replace.• You will, most likely, need longer cables for your peripherals, inside and out. Think ahead of where you will display your case and realize that all of the inputs are on the top. I needed about $70 of new cabling for the outside (my 3rd monitor is a very long run). I need to redo my inner works because the standard cables are stretched to their limits. Thermaktake included 2 short USB extension cables, I think about 1 foot long, which they describe are for your mouse and keyboard.• It’s HUGE(and I love that!)! It took me a while to find a pedestal to display it on. Its dimensions are 17x19; however, the feet are set in a bit and it could sit on a smaller platform if you don’t mind the overhang• I had a minor/insignificant defect in that one of the glass retaining screws, which as a result, goes in at an angle. Because this would require a new case to fix and is hardly noticeable, I can forgive this; however, for a $250 case, they should have inspected this more closely.• The back panel screws are short and very stiff. They are retained in the panel when you remove them (I like that). You must unplug the power to remove it. Again, I wish this had a spring loaded catch, like the side panels do. I think the screws will wear out rather quickly.That is it. I have a few wishes; but these are not complaints. I wish the doors were also articulated, another external drive bay would have been nice. Perhaps some fan mounts on the bottom to increase intake. It comes with only 2x140mm fans (installed in the top). I wish it included another hard drive bay and the other 2 SSD trays (Yeah, I’m a data hoarder)Pros:• This is huge and everything comes apart. This is the first case where I had no issues squeezing my huge hands (XXXL) into the case. Wiring was a dream. If I felt cramped, I simply, disassembled the area of the case I was working on (easy because of the thumb-screws) and did what I needed. It is very modular. I am hoping to score an extra drive cage and 2 more SSD mounts. I’ll try to update this review with a report on how easily this was achieved.• This is a big case (am I saying that enough?). You can cram a lot into it and still look spacious; which is different from the P5 and why I chose this. I am not custom water-cooled yet, so I have 2 huge holes in my setup. But at a glance, it is clear that there is significantly more space in the cooling reservoir areas than is needed. This means loads of space for weird cool moding ideas. Currently, I’ve had to slim down my storage to 6x3.5 hard drives (internal: 4 in the back and 2 in the front), 1x3.5 Blu-Ray (yeah, I still use one a lot... there were 2 in my last build), and 2x 2.5 SSD. Stock, I can see mountings for 2 more 2.5 drives. Eventually, I’ll put the 2 Blu-Ray and hot-swappable drive bay in an external ESATA tower near my chair.• It is important to mention that factory sealed water-coolers may have fit issues. I fit my Corsair H80i without an issue; however, larger ones will (like the H100) not fit.It comes assembled, with various extra parts and all screws needed for a complete install. All extra parts are bagged separately (4 bags: the manuals, general hardware, extra case items and standoffs, and Zip-ties and USB Extension Cables) and stuffed into the drive bays. The 3.5 drive bays are fitted with tool-less drive caddies that work rather well (the side tabs pull off and snap back in to retain the drive). It also has an additional radiator cage, if you want to remove the drive bay and use 2x480 radiators. It comes with 2x2.5 drive trays that mount in the front of the case, either on the back wall, or the sides of the center consol. There are tons of pre-drilled holes for reconfiguring the case to your needs. All of the metal is painted with a durable paint (mine is black, the faster color), and has finished edges; so no cut fingers on raw sheet metal.This case is beautiful! Pictures and videos cannot show you how nice this looks. The tinting is very dark. With no lights on, I can barely see my components. When I start illuminating, the tinting helps keep the bland areas of the case shaded, while the lighted components seem to pop out. This is literally a showcase for your gear. I consider this as a wonderful canvas for a functional piece of art, rather than a box to contain My Precious.I think this is an amazing case that I would only recommend to people that love their computer enough to spend un-Godly amounts money on it and want a case that can show off their cherished baby (yes you can fit a few babies into this... probably about 8). Its aesthetics will really show off your gear without dominating the system’s look. I’ve seen some mods where the case is so outrageous that the system was superfluous; not true here. Its beauty is only dwarfed by its functionality. This is not just a pretty box; its design had function in mind.

I just love the uniqueness of this case. It's so unique looking. That's what I loved about my prior build in a fractal design ridge but that case was just too small for my specs. Primarily a 3090 and a 7800x3d. Just not enough airflow no matter what I did. Here though? I'm bleeding fans and temps are terrifyingly low. 59°C on RE4 Remake maxed out with raytracing and 90fps. No disrespect to the little scout but for a case called Bumblebee, it may as well be called Optimus Prime.Metaphors aside its a terrific case with amazing airflow and customization. Can hold behemoth sized gpus and fans. Personally I opted for the horizontal stand as it's quite a looker on a tv stand. Wasn't easy to find a case that could fit my stand and be presented correctly. Sure other cases exist but my dimensions were limited and I didn't want to display a pc sideways if the cables were just gonna come out the left or right.All in all if you want a pc case with some presence but is also easy and fun to build in, this is for you. Only limitation is motherboard size. Everything else is fair game.

I bought this case to use with the Asus ROG Maximus Extreme motherboard, an I9-13900K processor, and a 3090TI GPU. I got an ASUS ROG Strix LC II 360 ARGB AIO for the CPU cooler, and have an additional 7 RGB fans in the case. So far, I have only put two HDD’s, although the case will fit many more, possibly while using less fans.The case is quite large, and is way bigger than most will need for a system that does not have a custom cooling loop. I wanted to have the option to add on in the future; hence my purchase.The airflow is good, with a vent on the bottom under the PS, and two smaller vents in the front, one smaller one on each side. This is in addition to the large ones in the back part of each side, and a large vent in the back. I replaced the top two included fans with fans that match the RGB TT fans that I used on the back of the side panels. I believe that there are sufficient fan locations to move a lot of air in this case. I have not had any heat issues; however, I do not tax this machine much as of yet.The case comes with a lot of hardware to put multiple drives in the back of the side panels, as well as the two slots above the PS.There is a quite large compartment in the back of the case for all of the wires for routing. I wish that there were more tie off points, as those seemed somewhat lacking.The case is somewhat unusual as, due to the design, the external connections to the motherboard are all on the top of the case. These are then routed to the back of the top of the case, and are covered by a plastic cover. It makes things neat, and necessitates a vertical GPU mount. There is plenty of clearance for the cables, and I like the overall design. This design may cause some cable routing issues in the case, and could cause some of the graphics on the motherboard to not be in the proper orientation.The case is well built, and solid with thick tempered glass front and side pieces. It is quite heavy. The panels can mostly be removed without tools, and are well thought out. The front interface panel is nice and well situated.Overall, this is a great case, heavy, well built, roomy, and looks great. It would mainly be used by someone who wants a lot of room inside for whatever reason. If you have the room, need space for a lot of drives, and do not need portability, then this case will work for you also.