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Thermaltake Core V1 mini-ITX Chassis Review

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I’ve opted to install our MSI Twin ForzrII GTX 560 Ti graphics card in this chassis. Unfortunately, our Sapphire 270X didn’t fit, but only because it has a massive chassis that extends beyond the end of the cards PCB, a real shame it didn’t fit. On the plus side, I have finally rolled out one of my new test PSU’s the Seasonic M12 II Bronze Evo Edition, which fits perfectly and there’s certainly ample room behind it for excess cables.

I’ve installed our Adata 128GB SSD in the left most drive bay, you can see it tucked away behind the bracket. You can of course install a 3.5″ drive in the front section of the same bay, but I left ours out so you can better see the SSD mounting space.

I’ve installed a fairly low-profile CPU cooler, but you can see that there is loads of room for something larger. Here you can also see how I’ve used the lower section of the chassis for cable management, although I’m sure you could do a lot better with shorter cables and a few extra cable ties.

Here you can see I’ve taken the top panel and installed it on the left side, this gives us a great view of the graphics card and PSU, but keep in mind that it could affect airflow to the graphics card.

You could always swap the panels round again, giving the GPU the airflow it loves so much and you’ll still get a nice view from the top of the chassis.

A nice top down view of the motherboard and CPU cooler.

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Peter Donnell

As a child still in my 30's (but not for long), I spend my day combining my love of music and movies with a life-long passion for gaming, from arcade classics and retro consoles to the latest high-end PC and console games. So it's no wonder I write about tech and test the latest hardware while I enjoy my hobbies!

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