Thermaltake is a very popular chassis manufacturer. And they are trying to keep this tradition alive through their latest inclusion to the Urban line-up of enthusiast grade cases. The Thermaltake Urban T81 is a high end enthusiast-grade full tower chassis which costs a premium amount of $179.
The aesthetics of the case is pretty damn good. The case exterior looks gorgeous. The exterior of the case has brushed aluminium accents, curved bottom and glossy frame edges. On top, there are six USB ports. Two of which are USB 3 and the remaining are USB 2. Two audio jacks and power , restart buttons are located at the top along with a two fan speed controller buttons.
There is a fan HUB behind the motherboard tray which supports up to 10 fans. The top cover is removable and it comes with a built-in dust filter. Below the top frame, there is a 200mm. fan included with support for triple 120 or dual 140 or dual 200mm fans. Thick radiators can also be installed easily on top. The front panel swivels to open. Behind the front panel, there are two optical drive slots at the top along with two removable dust filter at the bottom which covers the two included 200mm. fans. Front intake is limiting since the side ventilation is the only main source for air intake. Triple 120 or dual 140mm. fans can be installed at the front as well. At the rear, there are two water cooling grommets at the top, two keys are included for opening the side panel , an included 140mm. exhaust fan, 8 PCI slots.
The whole case stands on large and sturdy case feet. The case feet comes with rubber pads which are quite useful. A huge dust filter is located at the bottom which covers the whole case including the power supply and the fan mount area. The side panel window is very gorgeous and it's very revealing. The side panel can be locked with the included keys at the rear. After unlocking through the keys, there is a button at the bottom which unlocks the side panel. The side panel swivels to open and it is removable. The hard drive cover opens at about 90 degrees. The interior of the case is very pleasing. It comes with many cable routing cut-out which have quality rubber grommets. The case does have e-ATX motherboard support as well. Cable routing is pretty easy inside this case. As expected ,the case has more than enough clearance for long GPUs. The hard drive cages are modular and the HDD caddies are also pretty good. There is enough space for cable management at the back. The case comes with outstanding water cooling capabilities. So, the case is great with only a few cons, and for enthusiasts it is a solid choice if you want to pay that premium price for this case.
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