Thermaltake Element T Case Review

Inside Element T

Both panels are attached to the chassis using thumbscrews, which is great. In Figure 10 you have an overall look at the inside Element T. As already mentioned, its interior isn’t painted black and it uses a completely different design from Element S and Element G.

Figure 10: Inside Element T.

The motherboard tray is cut below where the CPU is located, facilitating the replacement of the CPU cooler if you decide to install a CPU cooler that requires the change of the hardware located behind the motherboard.

Figure 11: Inside Element T.

In Figure 12 we show the power supply compartment.

Figure 12: Power supply compartment.

Element T doesn’t come with any screwless mechanism to hold daughter cards. On the other hand it comes with
thumbscrews, which we think is a better solution.

Figure 13: Slots.

The only two fans that come with this case can be seen in Figure 14. The rear 120 mm fan rotates at 1,400 rpm (17 dBA), while the top 200-mm fan rotates at 800 rpm (14 dBA), and the top fan glows red when turned on. Both use standard peripheral power plugs, so you can’t monitor their speed.

Figure 14: Fans.

Now let’s take an in-depth look at the disk drive options from the reviewed case.