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I bought this case after doing a LOT of research, and one of the main reasons I chose this one is simple. The fan support. This thing comes with three 200mm already installed, plus a 140mm too. But that's just the start. You can add another 200mm AND a variety of 120mm or 140mm in the top, front and bottom. All in all, with the included fans, I have 17 fans in mine (18 if you count the one I have mounted on magnetic "legs"). Oh, and I used the hard drive tray support as another fan mount for 2 of my 120's. It's not strictly listed as a place to mount fans, but, it worked, so I did it. This case is big, but that's not a bad thing, because if you're looking for a case with a lot of options, you're not expecting it to be small. The left side panel is almost all window, so if you're looking to show off your rig, you'll be able to see everything in all its glory. While I don't parlay into the liquid cooling option, those who do will be able to mount lots of radiators, even the larger 360 or 420mm variety. This thing has it all. The LED lights look great, and the 200mm fans do have a high or low speed option. That's a good thing too, because they are noticeably loud in high speed, which is saying something coming from me. I am not one to care much about fan noise, as I'm much more concerned with a fan's ability to cool and move air. I don't have a sound meter of any sort, but even with all the fans I have, with the 200mm's on low speed, the noise they make doesn't distract one from whatever task is at hand. On high, they make a good bit louder hum, which IS distracting. I keep mine mostly on low, and have no issues. They still move a ton of air, so high isn't really needed imo. There's only a few other things about this case that I think would improve it. One is to increase the amount of places to tie down cables behind the motherboard tray. The other is to improve the amount and/or placement of the pass through holes for the cables themselves. There are none at all at the bottom below where the motherboard sits if you're using a full ATX board, because the motherboard covers up the one that IS there, rendering it useless. I guess it's fine if you have a micro ATX board, but since this is a case that's marketed to the enthusiast, it seems unlikely that a board that size will be used very often. Seems like a pretty big oversight by Thermaltake to build such a large case, and not have pass through holes any lower than what they are. Having said that, I did route a cable through that pass through anyway, I just removed the rubber grommet, and passed the cable through it before mounting and tightening the motherboard, so, I can't really say it was completely "useless". All in all though, those are two very minor "flaws" in the case, and if you absolutely MUST have those things present, then I'd recommend going for the Core V71's "big brother", the Urban T81, because it has pretty much all the same fan and radiator support, but has those pass thru's, and also a fan hub (which I had to buy separately). I personally bought the Core V71 over the Urban T81 for two main reasons, the full side panel window, and the fact that hard drives can be mounted out of sight in the back of the case. If you're like me, and you want to build an insane air cooled rig, then that's supremely important. Once all the hard drive cages (and the lower 5.25" drive bracket, if you don't need it) are removed, then the inside of the case is a truly completely empty space with which you can do anything you like. To me, that was the biggest selling point, because then there's nothing in the way of your air flow. So, if you're like me, and you're looking to build your PC in arguably the best air flow case around, or, on the other hand, if you want to build an insane liquid cooling rig, then this case is for you. There's nothing better in this price range.Read full review
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