Opening the box its good to see there is ample protection for the Element T in the way of large polystyrene moulded blocks top and bottom as coming direct from Thermaltake it had quite a journey and was shipped only in its stock box for protection which took a bit of a beating. It should also be pretty clean and dust free as it’s also in a plastic bag.

Removing the Element T from the box we get our first proper look at it and I have to say it’s a nice looking case, understated in its styling but classy.

The front of the Element T in one respect is much like a lot of other cases in that it is one large grill, the bottom half of which is where the two optional fans are mounted. Unlike some cases though it looks as if the Thermaltake Element T has filter material fitted top to bottom which should make periods between cleaning the internals a lot less frequent.

The top of the front of the Element T is where we find the I/O panel, at first glance it all looks normal but you may have missed the fact there appears to be no leds for power and HDD activity. I assume these are built into the power and reset switches as it looks like there are bars on the bottom of the switches that could hide the afore mentioned indicators.

Moving around the Element T to the side the thing that stands out the most is the HUGE mounting point for the side panel fan. You can fit a monster 230mm fan here if you wish to or a more modest 120mm fan. The sides of the front panel have little vents to allow some extra airflow / add some styling.

Moving onto the rear of the Element T everything appears normal for a case of this calibre, the rear 120mm fan is included as is a vent above the PCI slots. The power supply is in the now familiar bottom mounting point and has a vent below it so if the PSU is mounted fan down the fan is drawing in cooler air from under the case.

Next to the PSU mounting are a couple of removable “plates” to allow any water-cooling pipes to be routed externally should you have the need to do so. As has always been the way with Thermaltake cases, for as long as I have been reviewing them anyway, the Element T has both side panels attached with thumbscrews so no need for messing about with screwdrivers when removing the side panels.

Onto the top of the case, so to speak, mounted into the roof of the case is a large 200mm fan exhaust fan, this should help keep things nice and cool by expelling all that hot air generated by the components within.

Last but by no means least id the bottom of the Element T (the other side panel is plain so no need to show it). As you can see it has some nice large feet on it so it wont damage whatever it is stood on and it should raise it sufficiently so that should you position your PSU fan down air flow to it will not be restricted. It looks like the PSU support is moved / removed by simply undoing the 2 screws either side of the vent and replacing it, should you want to, in the appropriate place.

You can also see there are also intakes at the bottom of the front panel for the front fans if they are fitted. Ok let’s have a look around the inside of the Element T

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