Thermaltake Core G21 Tempered Glass SPCC ATX Mid Tower Tt LCS Certified Gaming Computer Chassis Cases

I ordered this case to replace my 6 year old computer case. This case provided elegance, efficiency in air cooling, awesome cable management with plenty of room to tuck away those cable clutter in the power supply shroud. I installed five 120mm case fans and removed the magnetic dust filters since they do restrict airflow with them installed just like what the others have already mentioned. I used the top magnetic dust filter to cover the open space where a much larger radiator or water cooling may be placed but that is just a personal choice to keep a clean look. I am very happy with this case. I may have to upgrade the fan case lights to RGB since it looks too boring with just plain blue. Highly recommended if you are in the market in building a new customized pc.Edit: Finally got my Riing Plus RGB bundle. Wow what a great addition.

You have to approach this case as a foundation that you are going to add things to. If you want a case that comes out of the box ready and fitted this isn't for you. If you are planning to buy your own fans, want something specific, plan to do liquid, etc. then this is a great place to start. I'm going to summarize my experience below including some things any buy should no but that I don't consider negatives or harmful to the case itself.First - Beautiful. I love the tempered glass on both sides, yes you have an exposed "ugly" side but honestly, I still prefer the consistent glass on both sides approach even if you get to see the cables in the back. Personally I think it's a cool look to have standard mechanical drives vertically mounted and with the glass I think it gives a unique look, this is obviously subjective and some people may wish to hide their storage drives if so this isn't for you.Second - two glass sides that are the same but different. The main side is clear and the back side is actually tinted. I ended up switching them because I love the way the light amount of RGB components I have (1080ti with tasteful RGB) and DDR4 RGB ram gets diffused and slightly "muted" by the tinting. I would love it if both sides had tint and may ask my local car guy to tint the other side for me. Either way if you like RGB but find it can be "too much" at times, the soft glow behind the tinted glass really looks great and prevents the computer from turning into a flash light. The only negative I can say is the tinted part doesn't have the "masking" around the perimeter of the glass that the clear panel does (it hides some of the uglier metal of the case) but you likely wouldn't notice that unless you looked for it and again only if you switch the panel sides.Third - Basement + Room for liquid. I like the look of full basement runs but having the cut out towards the front definitely gives you more expansion flexibility.Four - Breathing. Yes, tempered glass on the front looks cool, but if you run high temps (between mining and gaming I make a lot of heat) moving cool air in and in a rapid fashion is critical. Put a pair of 140mm on the front of this case, pull off the "second" magnetic dust filter (its worthless) and you have a case that has some serious air flow. The included 120mm exhaust fan is a potato and I would recommend a second 120mm exhaust fan at the top spot if you are using an open air cooler on your CPU and have a non-blower style GPU as it will help move the warm air out.Five - Be prepared to need SATA Power extensions. Depending on your power supply this case is VERY unforgiving of daisy chained SATA power connects. the drive mounts are so flush that your power supply cables will likely create a "bulge". The simple fix in my case was to leave the daisy chain down in the basement and run single connector extensions to each drive. It's a cleaner look anyways but was something I was not prepared for initially and simply had to leave the glass on "loose" with a slight bulge in the middle because the clearance between the daisy chained power supply cable and the case exterior was too tight. Your power supply might be different but if it has a typical "3 connectors per cable" style daisy chain for SATA drives don't be surprised if you run into this as well.Six - SATA cable clearance similar to five, because of how the drive sleds are and because of how far the motherboard back plate extends make sure you have flat/straight style SATA connections. If you intend to use any with the 90 degree angle style you are going to have a bad time.So to sum that up a bit in short, the case has some "challenges" that are inherent in it's design with the drive sleds and mounting. You need to make sure in my opinion that you have flat/straight sata cables and will likely need power extension cables *if* you intend to use the hidden mount points on the backside as a typical daisy chain cable from your power supply will likely create a bulge between the glass panel and the case interior. Had I known of this ahead of time I still would have bought the case I just would have had Sata power extensions handy ahead of time.

Great case but ran into a problem while mounting my gpu (Asus strix 1080) almost didnt fit bc of the shielding that motherboad manufacturers use to cover the io. I had to bend the case a little to get my gpu to fit.

Plenty of room for any set-up. Although I'm not building a gaming unit at this present time this unit allows me the opportunity to to so down the line. I'm using 120mm fans (4) and plan to purchase a 140mm for the top as exhaust.Everything is whisper quiet while on. Easy wiring and enough room for tucking away neatly.I definitely recommend this tower for the price you can't go wrong. This is my second build and I'm ecstatic for the neatness and layout of the components.