CHF101.–
Thermaltake The Tower 100 Snow
Mini-ITX
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3 reviews
Fun case
Unique case and easy to build in. No riser cables or adapters. Full sized atx power supplies keep total costs down.
Pro
- Unique looks and layout
- Price
Contra
- Rattling glass panels
- Supports ATX power supplies
Good case for the price, chic but with stumbling blocks
I recently ordered this enclosure and equipped it with the following hardware:
- be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM High-Speed (140 mm, 3 x)
- Samsung 970 EVO Plus (2000 GB, M.2 2280)
- Gigabyte B550I Aorus Pro AX (AM4, AMD B550, Mini ITX)
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (AM4, 3.80 GHz, 8 -Core)
- Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (8 GB)
- Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Gaming OC (8 GB)
- Kingston FURY Beast (2 x 16GB, DDR4-3200, DIMM 288 pin)
- Cooler Master V850 (850 W) (replaced old power supply)
The 3070Ti is a slight overkill. Initially, before undervolting and changing from 2 x 120mm fans (top and bottom) to 3 x 140mm fans, it was close to the 100 degree mark within a short time when gaming.
Since undervolting and switching to 3 x 140mm fans, it runs at a maximum of 85 degrees even in benchmarks.
The CPU ran at approx. 65 degrees before undervolting, and now at approx. 55 degrees after undervolting.
It is important to note the width of the graphics card. The length of the AORUS 3070Ti fitted, but it was ~1 cm too wide on the backplate side to be able to install it. The housing of the power supply (ATX format) was in the way.
For this reason, I partially removed the plate that holds the ATX power supply in position and used an SFX power supply. So everything fits.Pro
- Compact, fits well on the table
- chic
- Cable management good for enclosure size
Contra
- Quality of the housing (lasts two lifecycles maximum)
- Cooling
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