Thermaltake SopranoFX

INTRODUCTION

Thermaltake has been in enclosure department for almost six years. Their design, engineering and marketing teams work really hard to entice potential customers to buy their product. The only problem is this particular business grows too fast for most of us. It's not necessarily a bad thing, just makes it hard to make the right choice. Having said that, more PC users tend to use their machines in a livingroom as a popular HTPC solution. Obviously you'd want an enclosure that would fit that environment and not have something looking like a regular personal computer chassis.

Not to spoil the fun, but I won't be reviewing anything living room'ish (or will I?), just another boring (not!) desktop enlcosure. Today's product is one of the latest tower cases introduced by Thermaltake: SopranoFX. Enjoy the read and make sure to check out what Thermaltake has to offer.

MAIN FEATURES

Thermaltake SopranoFX comes with plenty of features which I will discuss in more detail as we go along. You can find a complete list right below.

• Piano black finish
• Brushed aluminum front door
• e-SATA connector built-in
• Support up to eleven 5.25” drive bays
• Ventilation openings on top (62% opening ratio)
• High efficiency ventilation : 120mm silent fans at front and rear, 90mm fans on top and back

Structure (Internal)

• Tool-free kits for 5.25” drives
• Tool-free installation on PCI cards
• FDD & HDD rack for 5.25” drives installation
• 3 x 3.5” removable HDD cage with a 120mm silent fan
• Removable HDD cage at rear
• Storage draw
• Pre-drilled pump mounting holes on the bottom for future liquid cooling upgrades

Structure (External)

• Ventilation holes on top (62% opening ratio)
• USB 2.0 x 2, e-SATA connector x 1, HD audio
• Front and side panel lock for security
• Blue LED illuminates front door for futuristic feels
• Thumb-screw for easy side panel opening
• Retractable foot stand
• Reliable EMI shielding

SPECIFICATIONS