Thermaltake Tsunami Case Review

bpatters69

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The case seems to work ok. There is plenty of cooling with 3 different fans not including the fan on the PSU.

The one negative and its a huge negative in my opinion is the fact the Thermaltake does not support their products well. In my experience with their customer "care" I have been very disappointed. At the top of my list is the fact that they do not let you register your purchase on-line. They ask that you keep their receipt. I understand that we as consumers have a responsibility to maintain records for warranty purposes but I think the least Thermaltake can do is to offer some way of registering their products on-line as a fall back if we were to lose their receipt. I know. No one ever loses their receipts...... yeah, right.

The next disappointing aspect of their customer don't care attitude is with regard to parts. My accessory kit was one motherboard screw short. The screws I am referring to are the brass screws which attach the motherboard to the case. I would think that these are important for most users. I contacted Thermaltake and I was informed by their customer don't care department that since I did not let them know within 10 days of purchase, I would have to purchase the parts. I know no one ever buys anything and does not open the purchase right away so I must be in the minority along with people who receive their products as gifts and others who buy their compoents at different times. :D ;)

I would rate this case as a 7 out of 10 but their experience with the customer don't care department at Thermaltake forces me to rate them a 3. I am basing my rating on my overall satisfaction so buy at your own peril. Open their product immediately and make a zillion copies of their receipts so you can make warranty claims should you need to. Gawd I hope I don't have to deal with them.:slapass:

PS I also bought their 750 PSU. Luckily all the parts were in the kit as I did not open the product right away.... I know. What was I thinking.:rolleyes:
 

de8212

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I have the same case and mine was also one standoff short. But I have a small bag filled with screws of various sizes, etc. so I grabbed one from there.

About the warranty issue, not that I am bashing you but what would be a reason you would need it for the case in the future? I mean, after you open it and inspect it and see no porblems, that is? It's not like in 6 months the whole thing is going to fall apart.
But don't get me wrong, if it comes with a warranty then you paid for it and should get it. You just have to keep up with the reciept.

This post seems to be more of a review of the company rather than the case.

As far as the case goes, i didn't like some things about it.

You have to remove the front door to get an optical drive in the very top 5.25 bay.

There isn't enough room, at least in my case (no pun intended) to put the Power supply in after you put the motherboard in. Not a huge deal but if you ever had to replace your PS, having to take everything out of the case would suck.
 

bpatters69

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About the warranty issue, not that I am bashing you but what would be a reason you would need it for the case in the future? I mean, after you open it and inspect it and see no porblems, that is? It's not like in 6 months the whole thing is going to fall apart.

Which are valid points; however, I also purchased their 750w power supply. I don't relish the idea of having to track down a receipt should something go wrong with the PSU. You are right about the space issue as well. I think having to remove the mobo would suck if the PSU went bad. Then again this is my first build. Maybe you have to remove the mobo for any case should the PSU fail?

One last thought on the PSU. As stated, both my PSU and Case are made by Thermaltake. I was suprised that the PSU was as difficult to get into positin as it was. Its not a huge deal but having to scratch the inside of the case to get the PSU installed seems a bit odd. I tried it every other way and I could not figure out how to install the PSU without scratching the inside of the case. No one would ever see the scratch so who cares just FYI.

Lastly, you are right. I am not Thermaltake fan. Should I purchase either a case or a PSU, Thermaltake will not be my choice.
 

TTPete

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The Tsunami isnt exactly a good case for first impressions. I know of a few issues with them. I personally dont like it and I usually like TT stuff. You think you got bad service now, they used to be much worse. There a Newegg review somewhere that was funny as hell about their tech support being "gangsta" I couldnt stop laughing. Currently TT doesnt have a dedicated Technical support staff since I always get the same person all the time when I call in. But recently there was someone else so maybe they are increasing staff? Ive been to Thermaltake, since a friend of mine used to work there and well... They dont exactly have much of a staff. But The company is based in Taiwan so I guess everyone that knows anything works over there.

What they really need is someone that actually knows how to design a damn chassis. I was taking a look at their new case the soprano dx and if your ever thinking about getting a new video card that as long as the GTS or the 1950XTX, be prepared to sacrifice your hard drive space. You have to remove the entire cage to fit a video card. I think the only mid towers I like are the Aguila and the Armor Jr. Forget all others. They have good full towers though.
 

de8212

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Originally posted by: bpatters69
Maybe you have to remove the mobo for any case should the PSU fail?

Not any of my antecs.

I was suprised that the PSU was as difficult to get into positin as it was. Its not a huge deal but having to scratch the inside of the case to get the PSU installed seems a bit odd. I tried it every other way and I could not figure out how to install the PSU without scratching the inside of the case. No one would ever see the scratch so who cares just FYI.

I had the same issue w/my corsair 620watt PS.

Lastly, you are right. I am not Thermaltake fan. Should I purchase either a case or a PSU, Thermaltake will not be my choice.
I agree at least with regards to the case. Never tried a TT Power supply.
 

Old Hippie

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I think having to remove the mobo would suck if the PSU went bad.
I'm on my fourth PS in this case. I didn't have to remove the motherboard, but the external port header has to be removed from the top.