Thermaltake Ceres 330 TG ARGB Mid Tower Case Review

How Much Does it Cost?

The Thermaltake Ceres 330 is available now from Scan.co.uk for a very reasonable £89.99. What’s great is that the new Thermaltake Blue, white, and black versions are launching at the same prices, when we often see white or more unique colours costing a little more compared to the black versions. All three models come with the same tempered glass design, two ARGB 140mm fans in the front and a 140mm fan in the back, further adding to the overall value for money.

Overview

There’s a lot to love about this case, and Thermaltake has put a lot of thought into the overall design. Admittedly, the key feature here is the support for hidden connector motherboards. However, that’s a new market, and it’s not quite a standardised thing yet, so for now, we only know that this will work with certain ASUS and MSI boards, and there’s no guarantee it’ll work with other brands, as they may have different placements for their connectors.

Furthermore, the motherboard we used supported pass-through of 3 x 8-pin PCIe connectors or the 600w 12VHPWR connector to the GPU using a special power connector on the motherboard. However, keep in mind that this was a special hidden-connector edition of the RTX 4070 Ti from ASUS, so you’ll want to be sure to have both a compatible motherboard and graphics card to pull off this trick. However, the results speak for themselves, as this is by far the cleanest-looking PC build I’ve ever done, and while that may not matter to everyone, there’s a market for those who take their aesthetics as seriously as their performance.

The overall build quality is fantastic throughout, and the case heavily relies on metal for the exterior of the case, and particularly the front panel mesh, rather than using plastic, so it looks and feels more robust and is just a more premium product overall as a result. There’s also good reason for the metal, as with over 50% of the panels being ventilation, it helps retain the rigidity of the case.

There’s a focus on airflow through the case, with ventilation on the top, front, bottom, rear, and both sides of the PSU shroud, with built-in dust filters on all intakes, ensuring your system stays nice and clean. I also appreciate little details, like the large tempered glass window, and some strips of foam ensuring it never makes hard contact with the metal surfaces of the case, reducing any air gaps and unwanted vibrations.

Should I Buy One?

There’s support for large graphics cards, big radiators and powerful air-cooled configurations, and while there is a focus on hidden-connector style builds, there are also durable rubber grommets for traditional cable routing too. It has a rotatable rear bracket for vertical GPU mounting, and even supports the add-on LCD side panel display, making this an attractive PC case for a wide range of system builds. However, it’s easily the £89.99 price tag that makes this so appealing, it’s a very high-quality and feature-packed case, with a great-looking design, and I really can’t fault it.