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Thermaltake Tsunami Dream Case w/Window (VA3000BWA)

Manufacturer // Thermaltake
Sponsor // Artistic Concrete Engraving
Article Author // Gary "GlitterKill" Mullins

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Intro

When buying a case, I look to these areas to help me decide on purchases: Aesthetics, Performance, Silence, Budget, Functionality, and Quality. In some cases you can find a case to fit a few of these categories... in even fewer cases will you find one that fits in all but one. For that example I would offer most Lian-Li cases since they nicely fit into all of these areas except the budget one. A nice Lian-Li will easily run you about $200. Every once in a while, however, you run across a new case that fits all of these categories very well. I am here to tell you that the Tsunami Dream case does just that. To be blunt, I always had found Thermaltake cases to be a little over the top for my tastes. Too much gaudy plastic chrome and oddly shaped bezels for my stomach. This case caught my eye while working on a new system build for a client. I first noticed the case and then looked to see who made it and to my surprise it was Thermaltake. I am sure that Thermaltake needs no intro since they have been slingin' PC gear for years and have a good overall reputation.

So why does this case kick so much posterior? Aluminum, great cooling, TOOL-LESS, attractive, and more... keep reading.

Specs

As always... shamelessly ripped from the manufacturers website... here are the specs:

P/N VA3000BWA VA3400BWA Drive Bays 11
External 4 x 5.25", 2 x 3.5"
Internal 5 x3.5"
Case Type Modern Dream Tower Chassis Color Black- Mirror Coating
Side Panel Transparent X type side panel Expansion Slots 7
Net Weight 6kg (13.2lb) 7.5kg (16.5lb) Motherboards Micro ATX (9.6''x 9.6'" target="_blank & ATX (12'' x 9.6'" target="_blank
Dimension
(H*W*D)
495 x 210x 478 mm Features
High efficiency ventilation: Dual 12cm silent fan in front & rear, 9cm fan on side panel
Mirror coating
Ultra light: 5.6kg (12.3lbs)
Retractable foot stand
Highly flexible "Silent Purepower supply" unit supports PS/II for PC case (optional)
Power
Supply
N/A 400W
Cooling
System
Front
(intake)
120x120x25 mm, 2000rpm, 21dBA
Rear
(exhaust)
Blue LED fan , 120x120x25 mm, 2000rpm, 21dBA
Side
(intake)
90x90x25 mm,1800rpm, 21dBA.
Material
Chassis 0.8 mm All aluminum made
Front Door Aluminum
Container Load
346 pcs / 20' container
714 pcs / 40' container
802 pcs / 40'HQ container
Cable Arrange Guide
1394 Firewire Connection
M/B layout (Ex: ASUS) Case layout
1 +12V VP White
2 Ground VG Black
3 TPB- TPB- TPB* Red
4 TPB+ TPB+ TPB Green
5 TPA- TPA- TPA* Orange
6 TPA+ TPA+ TPA Blue
7 Ground Ground Black
Ear & Mic Connection
M/B layout (Ex: ASUS) Case layout
1 LINE_OUT R EAR R Red
2 LINE_IN R Return R White
3 LINE_OUT L EAR L Green
4 LINE_IN L Return L Yellow
5 MIC MIC IN Red
6 MIC PWR MIC VCC White
7 Ground Ground Black
USB Connection
M/B layout
(Ex: ASUS)
Case layout M/B layout
(Ex: ASUS)
Case layout
1 USB+5V VCC 1 Red USB 1 6 USB+5V VCC 2 Red USB 2
2 LDM1 DATA-1 White 7 LDM2 DATA-2 White
3 LDP1 DATA+1 Green 8 LDP2 DATA+2 Green
4 GND GND 1 Black 9 GND GND 2 Black
5 NC SHIELD 1 Black 10 -- SHIELD 2 Black


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