If you look closely at the pictures of the case you'll see there are only two "expansion slots" for the GPU, nullifying compatibility for three slot GPUs without modification to the rear IO of the case or unscrewing the 3 slot bracket from the GPU.
The founders edition bracket looks completely flat in pictures, and the GPU spot appears to be 3 wide even though the 3rd slot worth of width is closed. Unless there's something internal to obstruct it, you probably could install the FE card at the price of reduced exhaust ventilation.
Another thing that is difficult with these top-facing cases is the cables from your video card can be hard to manage, especially if you need to hook up multiple monitors. You can't really use right-angle adapters for them all as you probably block yourself after using one. So then you have to attach them all with some 90-degree bends in the video cable to get them out the back as the case was "designed" to exit. I'd like to see this case with 2-3 monitors hooked up to the GPU to see how it would work for me.
He didn't mean the word doesn't exist. He meant it doesn't make a any sense in that sentence. If the words "the need for" were dropped from that sentence and a present tense was used, it would actually make sense. These CES news pieces seem to be full of typos and bad grammar like no-one proof-read them before publishing.
probably as big if not bigger than most compact ATX cases which defeats the whole purpose of building an sff pc. TT doesnt get it. I wish they would have refreshed their Core V1 instead
Yep and the airflow setup of the case is stupid anyways. The bottom fan sits right against the power supply and can't do anything. You're left with one fan at the back of the case and one at the top. Then you have the graphics card sitting right against a glass wall and no airflow at all for the graphics card's fans. It's a horrible case. Gamersnexus talked about this case in their Thermaltake take-down video last June. Seems like TT added the rear panel fan mount since the video.
Why does Thermaltake keep putting non-removable branding on the front of their cases? At least someone can stick tape over this one. On my Core V1 they actually deformed the front panel for the logo plate.
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romrunning - Friday, January 8, 2021 - link
"...which is fine for cards such as the NVIDIA RTX 3080, but a little short for the top-spec RTX 3090."The fully-installed pic in the gallery shows a RTX 3090 in it, according to the lettering. Unless, of course, that was faked by their mktg dept.
Jettic - Friday, January 8, 2021 - link
If you look closely at the pictures of the case you'll see there are only two "expansion slots" for the GPU, nullifying compatibility for three slot GPUs without modification to the rear IO of the case or unscrewing the 3 slot bracket from the GPU.romrunning - Saturday, January 9, 2021 - link
Must be why they didn't put the side bracket on over the supposed "3090" in the case. Or maybe they just faked the name onto a generic card in it.Either way, it's misleading to the consumer! Hopefully the stock photos will be updated once it actually ships & is listed on the ecommerce sites.
DanNeely - Monday, January 11, 2021 - link
The founders edition bracket looks completely flat in pictures, and the GPU spot appears to be 3 wide even though the 3rd slot worth of width is closed. Unless there's something internal to obstruct it, you probably could install the FE card at the price of reduced exhaust ventilation.milkywayer - Saturday, January 9, 2021 - link
Yea.. NO. I'm going to stick with my classy Loque Ghost. Fits slimmer 3080s and looks great, at probably half the size of this monstrosity.zodiacfml - Friday, January 8, 2021 - link
large for a mini-itx but has the most windows without going to ATXromrunning - Friday, January 8, 2021 - link
Another thing that is difficult with these top-facing cases is the cables from your video card can be hard to manage, especially if you need to hook up multiple monitors. You can't really use right-angle adapters for them all as you probably block yourself after using one. So then you have to attach them all with some 90-degree bends in the video cable to get them out the back as the case was "designed" to exit. I'd like to see this case with 2-3 monitors hooked up to the GPU to see how it would work for me.Endymio - Friday, January 8, 2021 - link
--> " ...4 mm thick temperated glass side panels which amalgamated the need for style and performance."Temperated = tempered.
Amalgamated = wrong word entirely
JfromImaginstuff - Saturday, January 9, 2021 - link
Actually amalgamated is a word, maybe a bit archaic at this point but still a wordYou'd probably know if you've seen the steampunk episode of Phineas and Ferb
Kepe - Sunday, January 10, 2021 - link
He didn't mean the word doesn't exist. He meant it doesn't make a any sense in that sentence. If the words "the need for" were dropped from that sentence and a present tense was used, it would actually make sense. These CES news pieces seem to be full of typos and bad grammar like no-one proof-read them before publishing.esoterikos13 - Saturday, January 9, 2021 - link
Looks like a popcorn machine...Hxx - Saturday, January 9, 2021 - link
probably as big if not bigger than most compact ATX cases which defeats the whole purpose of building an sff pc. TT doesnt get it. I wish they would have refreshed their Core V1 insteadKepe - Sunday, January 10, 2021 - link
Yep and the airflow setup of the case is stupid anyways. The bottom fan sits right against the power supply and can't do anything. You're left with one fan at the back of the case and one at the top. Then you have the graphics card sitting right against a glass wall and no airflow at all for the graphics card's fans. It's a horrible case. Gamersnexus talked about this case in their Thermaltake take-down video last June. Seems like TT added the rear panel fan mount since the video.artifex - Monday, January 11, 2021 - link
Why does Thermaltake keep putting non-removable branding on the front of their cases? At least someone can stick tape over this one. On my Core V1 they actually deformed the front panel for the logo plate.