Thermaltake Versa H22 Black ATX Mid Tower Perforated Metal Front and Top Panel Gaming Computer Case 2.0 Edition with One 120mm Rear Fan Pre-Installed CA-1B3-00M1NN-A0

Just built a new PC in this case. No bling or excessive lights, just dark and quite. Very light weight and easy to work with. Buttons and LEDs discrete and inconspicuous. Both side panels remove with 2x thumb screws each, and fit well. Mounting the top rear cooling fan might be tricky depending on the motherboard, and I don't currently have anything mounted there. Might be some dust concern with the large vents in the top panel, but for me not an issue where I have the PC.Unusually, the power supply mounts at the bottom, with a separate dedicated intake and outflow for power supply air. This certainly helps with the heat flow, however the intake vent is on the bottom. They included a removable/easy to clean dust screen for it. I would put the tower on a hard surface or a stand instead of carpet to allow air flow to this bottom inlet. A flat piece of thin wood underneath would be sufficient. Also, there didn't seem to be a way to mount a front input fan, but this is likely not necessary. They took ventilation and dust filtering seriously.It has 3 mounts each for IDE style drives (DVD-RW for example), 3x smaller 2.5" drives, and 3x 3.5" drives. They have nice clippy trays, with plenty of airflow. One kind of weird thing is the SATA connections for the 2.5" drives are on the main side, but the 3.5" drives put the connections on the back. You could easily mount additional drives in the space between the "official" drive trays. They made a great wire run to keep a lot of cables tucked away out of the airflow. The CPU power, as well as the case front panel wiring can be run through here, and the channel has great access for all of the drive bays. Cleanest wiring imaginable. Took a few iterations to get as much of the wiring run through the channel as possible, but certainly worth it in the end.Best PC I ever built, and this was certainly the right case for it. (this was July 2020, pandemic/work from home project)-----Minor update 2023. The PC described above is still going strong. Processing data, developing software, designing spaceflight instruments, occasional games. The interior stays quite dust free, and the fans are nearly sub-audible. Easy access to the disks allows frequent cloning. Nearly 3 years in, and the case might as well be brand new.I just bought a second Thermaltake tower to build another PC for work. Kept the Silencer power supply, upgraded to a newer ASUS TUF Gaming motherboard and newer CPU. Added a GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which takes up a lot of room but fits. Again, this tower was just a joy to build up. The interior is just so airy and open and accessible.One minor caveat, was this time the 9x motherboard mounting holes were not threaded. I cannot recall if they were threaded on my 1st Thermaltake tower, or if the bolts self-threaded more easily. This time, I couldn't get the motherboard bolts to thread into their holes. So I used a 6-32 tap to thread the mount holes, then the motherboard bolted in easily. Maybe the paint was a little thicker this time, or I should have pushed harder? Not a big deal for me, since I had a 6-32 tap on hand, and it took like 5 minutes, barely produced any filings.Other than that things went smoothly. It is also worth noting that the back of the CPU area on the motherboard is accessible thanks to a clever cut-out. This allows adding brackets for heavier CPU heat sinks, without having to remove the motherboard. Again, bravo.

Do not underestimate the importance of case selection in a build. This one has plenty of room, good cable management, more than ample expansion possibilities, and is attractive. My only reservation is I could not mount any front fans because the internal drive bays crowd the area, but the air flow is good without them so no big deal. I recommend this case, especially for inexperienced builders. I just ordered another one they are the perfect size for me, with outstanding flexibility. Update: I had airflow disruptions and have cut out the lower drive bay bracket; the modification was of moderate difficulty requiring tin snips and a power drill. The change made a big difference in component cooling. I still have three external optical drives and three internal 3.5 inch drive bays. There is still plenty of room for expansion. I'm happy with this case and I recommend it highly. Follow up: the expansion slot covers are indeed tack welded into place but case inserts are cheap and readily available. I installed a Asus NVidia RTX 3030 graphics card (300 mm in length), it was a little tight but went in just fine. The only difficulity I have had in over a years use is the mounting holes for the main board are prone to stripping out. Not a big deal but worth mentioning

I have been searching for a replacement case for my primary system. oOne of the biggest thigns I need are external bays as I use them for many things besides my Blu ray Writer. I also prefer to have my Hard drives in Hot swap bays in the front instead of inside as well as many other things. I also needed to upgrade to a case that could handle my 120 mm radiator. And I also have a couple of new case fans that are *sighs* RGB and I may as well see them. This case is pretty close to perfect as well as a great price. The RGB fans in the front look really good and the tooless desin is awesome. You simply click your fans in to the removable air filter and pop the flter in aith e acouple of clips. The fans barely fit with the expansive drive cages inside, but they do fit and work great. Was very impressed with this layout. It would be nice if you could remove the internal bays, but you cant. The external bays are pretty awesome as well where all my devices very easily slid into place. Very thoughtfull design. There is barely enouh room for a 120 radiator on the rear fan slot. and the top two are really more for air vents although you can fit another fan on the front location on the top. I am surprised there are no vents on either side panel as that would help. If it were just an inch taller for radiator room, that would be great. The bay areas are nice and solid, but the exterior metal is flimsy in places. Overall a really good design for lots of expansion capabilities. The case is not really geared towards an abundance of fans or viewing pleasure, but the 2 fan slots in the front can make the unit look nice with the RGB fans. Good budget case depending on your needs.

Nice Case has 3 each 5.25" ODD, 2.5"/3.5" SSD/HDD slots, 7 rear slots, full ATX spot at bottom with filter, front at top ower,reset USB2.0,USB3.0 case has plenty of room HDD cables mount from back has rear cable management super case good price and sturdy