Sunday, August 19, 2012

Thermaltake Overseer RX-I - Quick Review


Pros
  • Built-in dock for 2.5- and 3.5-inch hard drives, Moderately priced, Reasonably compact footprint for a tower case
  • Bottom Mount PSU, Tool Free Design, Two 200mm Fans included, Quiet Operation, Front Dual USB 3.0 and Dual USB 2.0 Ports, BlacX HDD Dock Integrated, Excellent Cable Management, Supports Up To 12.5in GPU Size, Liquid Cooling Support.
  • Great Looking Design with Minimal flash, Eight Expansion Slots, External Drive Dock is Handy, Outstanding Cooling Potential, Great Build Quality
  • Lots of room inside, Plenty of room for wires on back of mobo tray, Plenty of wire routing options, Quiet and cool, Looks great, Builtin SATA dock
  • Cool futuristic design, 3 fans included, Supports 2.5inch hard drives, USB 3.0, Lots of room inside.
  • Great detailed looks, Functional HDD Dock, Two 200 mm fans with blue LEDs, Silent operation, Capable and interesting looking hard drive bays, EPS extension cable included, Detailed window design, Easy toolless ODD installation, Internal USB 3.0, Builtin 3
  • Good construction, USB 3.0 support, External 2.5/3.5" HDD/SSD dock, 1 x 120mm fan 2 x 200mm fans provide excellent airflow, 240mm watercooling radiator support in roof, Lots of room for big hardware more, Quiet operation, Bottom mounted PSU, Ven
Cons
  • Polarizing design, Standoffs (like on another Thermaltake case) were tightened by the Terminator
  • Doesn't Support XLATX, gold, Discuss this review in our forums
  • This case is heavy, Only comes in black with blue, Needs additional fan to meet its potential
  • Depending on the angle, hard drives can be audible, Side fan filter collects a lot of dust, Side window collects dust
  • Pulsating light effect cannot be turned off, No fan controller
  • Elaborate design not for everyone, Quality of plastic not as good as with the Chaser, No XLATX compatibility, Cannot hold a radiator, Limited space behind the motherboard tray, Too small of a price difference to the Chaser in the US just 15 US Dollars
  • Tool free 5.25" clips are a little weak, Side panel fitting is very poor, Paintwork is easily damaged, Looks are not to everyone's taste    
  • HDD Air Cooling System
    1. Front (intake) : 200 x 200 x 30 mm Blue LED fan (600rpm, 13dBA)
    CPU Air Cooling System
    2. Top (exhaust) : 200 x 200 x 30 mm Blue LED fan (600~800rpm, 13~15dBA)
    200 x 200 x 30 mm (Optional)
    3. Rear (exhaust) : 120 x 120 x 25 mm Turbo Fan (1000rpm,16dBA) VGA Air Cooling System
    4. Side (intake) : 200 x 200 x 30 mm fan(Optional)
    5. Bottom (intake) : 120 x 120 x 25 mm fan (Optional)

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