Thermaltake Armor Plus

[Amd PhenoM]

sorry cant post link but im sure most of you know what it is. for 204$ you get a full size tower that weighs alot clear side wall with a 240mm fan. top front and back vents. then you can remove the 2 bottome hdd trys to add in 120 or 140mm fans. all in all i think this is a very good case good airflow. BLUE LEDS!! so anyone that knows about this case give me a reviews on your experience with it ) thanks.

 

[faxon]

looks like they improved on the few issues the original Thermaltake armor case had pretty well (no side fan for one). i have the original armor and it's a good case. armor plus is a bit overpriced though IMO, if you need something with similar features/size i would get an Antec twelve hundred or a Coolermaster HAF 932 instead. both come with better cooling integrated into the case and they are easier to work inside of, plus they are cheaper!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...ake+armor+plus&x=0&y=0 link to armor plus

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...Tpk=coolermaster%20HAF link to coolermaster HAF

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...tec%20twelve%20hundred link to antec twelve hundred (on sail for $150 right now until 10/15)


imo the original armor was actually better because of the way they did the HDD mounting system, and the fact that they sell extras of it online, or you can remove the one in the front and use the bays as 5.25 bays for other things instead, if you only need 3 or less HDDs inside. that, and with the HDD cages located at the bottom of the case there, you cant put a WC radiator in the bottom as easily as before. only downside to the antec 1200 is that it doesnt come with tool less mounting on the front bays.

 

[Zepper]

The main reason for the Armor + is the 10 card slots - it's about the only one that can take that new mobo that supports up to 4 video cards. If you're not going to get one of those, might as well stick to the normal version and save some money.

.bh.

 

[zmaster]

yea, here is another owner of the original armor. Awesome case, still as great as the day i bought it. still indestructible.
highly recommend it.

 

[Amd PhenoM]

sweet looks like im gettin the thermaltake armor plus case !!

 

[evident]

I had the original armor, and it was a love / hate relationship. It truly is indestructable,but i thought it was too heavy and the toolless pci / pcie card holders were a pain in the ass to work with. i snapped one thing off trying to remove my gfx card. The build quality is mediocre, the two "blades" in the front rattle alot and i ended up removing them. The hard drive removal thing wasn't too bad, but screwing the hard drives in was a pain in the ass. the case was decent, but it just needed alot more engineering. it did keep my system very cool and it was quiet enough when the mobo controlled the fan speeds. I sold it and got a rocketfish and never looked back.