Thermaltake Armor+ ESA Case Review

Inside Armor+ ESA

To open Armor+ ESA you need to remove the top and bottom thumbscrews, for a total of four screws. The rear panel has six thumbscrews and the middle screws should not be removed, as they are in fact levers that must be pulled up (right panel) or pushed down (left panel) for you to remove the side panels.

Figure 9: Removing the left panel.

Figure 10: Removing the right panel.

As we mentioned previously, the left panel has a 190 mm fan attached to it, glowing blue when the PC is turned on. There are two things you need to know about this fan. First, it uses only two wires, meaning that you can’t monitor or control its speed. Second, Thermaltake says that this case uses a 230 mm fan, which is incorrect. The fan used is smaller than advertised by the manufacturer.

Figure 11: Side 190 mm fan. You can’t monitor or control this fan speed.

In Figure 12 you have an overall look at the inside Armor+ ESA. This case uses a steel body, not aluminum like Cooler Master Cosmos S.

Figure 12: Inside Thermaltake Armor+ ESA.