Thermaltake Element G – a great case for gamers!

Final verdict

What can we say? After nearly two months of living with the Thermaltake Element G, we like it for its good looks, we appreciate it for its incredible ability to keep our components cool and we love the light show when we are in the mood.

Let’s sum up the many positives verses our single nit-picky negative:

Positive:

• Good looks. Very pleasing and conservative
• Awesome light show that is variable and can be switched on/off to suit your mood
• Superior cooling performance
• Well-managed interior space
• Excellent cable management system with intelligent cutouts for easy CPU removal and installation
• Easy customization for adding additional cooling fans or watercooling
• Tool-free design and user friendly
• Dust filters are included for the intake fans and the case is designed to keep dust out
• Three year warranty!

Negatives:

• The off-on switch is too easy to press (that’s it – we’re dead serious – this is a wonderful case!)

This is a great enthusiast case that allows you the flexibility to cool as you choose.   One would expect that a pair of GTX 480s in SLI would be fine with the four fans included in this case.  Thermaltake Element G is the case for users who want great looks, style and excellent air-cooling (and even water cooling) without breaking their bank.  Gamers will particularly like this case.  You need not buy any extra fans or do any customization. Best of all, Thermaltake has designed the Element G to accommodate the longer video cards like the 10.5″ reference HD 5870 with plenty of room to spare.  This was a fun build and a pleasure to move hardware into and out of the Element G.

The Thermaltake Element G deserves our “Innovation” and “Editor’s Choice” awards.

— Very nice!

Our very special thanks also go out to Thermaltake for working with us and supplying us with their Thermaltake Element G case.  We have plans to also review Thermaltake’s ToughPowerXT 775 power supply unit.

Stay tuned, we have  more video card reviews and lots more head to head competition between PowerColor’s over clocked HD 5870 versus GTX 480. In addition, we will also bring you a CrossFire review that attempts to explore the limits of the HD 5870 architecture as well as a series devoted to CPU scaling.

Mark Poppin

ABT Senior Editor

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