Exterior
This is one fantastic looking PC case, and as far as first impressions go, this one goes a long way. The white surfaces have a great finish to them, it looks powered coated and offers up just a little bit of texture that gives it depth. Slapped on the side, a massive sheet of tempered glass, with a little bit of black trim on the edges to hide the basic fittings and fixtures.
Upon the top, you’ll find more contrasting black thanks to the massive dust filter. I actually like that they didn’t go all-white with this, the two-tone look breaks things up nicely.
Towards the front, there’s a comprehensive control panel, offering up plenty of USB ports and audio jacks. There’s even a bunch of rubber bungs in the ports to keep them free of dirt and debris. If you’re like me, you’ll lose those bungs in about a week.
The front panel of this thing is epic, with a thick piece of curved steel giving it an almost monolithic appearance. Airflow is dealt with through huge ventilation panels on the side though, which should also help reduce
There’s a magnetic dust filter on each side of the front panel too, ensuring your system gets clean air.
Plus there’s just a subtle Thermaltake logo at the bottom centre of the front panel too.
Down the right side, a huge steel panel keeps all your cable gore hidden out of sight. However, this case does have the option to side mount more fans and radiators, so there’s another external dust filter on this side also.
Behind it, you’ll find three 120mm mounts.
There’s great ground clearance here too, so the bottom filters will get good airflow too.
Around the back, you’ll find that there’s a top fan/radiator mount with massively elongated screw holes. These are awesome, as you can adjust the height of your cooling hardware for better compatibility.
Plus there is a pre-installed 120mm fan here, which we’ll see more of in a moment.
There are seven expansion slots here, all with reusable metal covers. What’s cool though is that this entire bracket can be removed and turned 90-degree, forming its own vertical GPU mount. However, you’ll still need your own riser cable.
At the bottom, an ATX PSU mount, pretty self explanatory.
On the base of the S300, you’ll find two clip-in dust filters; one for the PSU, the other for the storage area.
