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Thermaltake Armor A90 Black Mid Tower PC Case Review

Manufacturer: Thermaltake
Product: VL90001W2Z
Date: Wed, Jun 09, 2010 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Austin Hamann -
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Internal Impressions

Thermaltake Armor A90 Interior First Look

And what have we here, all black interior and fully screwless drive bays?! Thermaltake, you are impressing me for a case that retails at $99.99!

The Thermaltake Armor A90 Motherboard Tray, Right Side View

The motherboard tray side of the case looks pretty plain; next to the 3.5" bays it has plenty of room for cables, which is needed badly as I will be using the Corsair TX750 which has way more cables than I use. Also notice there are no screwless drive bays on this side -- function or form? I like it. Using no screws leaves me too concerned about how well hard drives will be fastened, so I'm a big fan of looking clean to the side you would actually open, but secretly having the drives screwed in tightly.

Thermaltake Armor A90 Front Fan & Hard Drive Bays

Has a 120mm fan ever looked so small? Here you get a better idea of the amount of room between the HDD mounts and the right side panel -- got a couple inches waiting for cables to hang out. Even with the space between the fan and the front panel, Thermaltake includes a dust filter which snaps on and off.

Thermaltake Armor A90 Optical Drive Bays

For the nitpicky, I actually noticed the overspray (and lack of paint coverage) as soon as I opened the left side panel. Luckily, it's only an isolated section of the 5.25" drive bays.

The Thermaltake Armor A90's Power Supply Mounts

Here are the lonely power supply mounts. The adjustable mount needs to be moved back for any decent sized PSU as it ships on the closest screw holes.

Next Page - Installing Parts Into the Armor A90


Review Index
Page 1 - Thermaltake Armor A90 Gaming Mid Tower
Page 2 - External Impressions
Page 3 - External Impressions: Closer Look
Page 4 - Internal Impressions
Page 5 - Installing Parts Into the Armor A90
Page 6 - Installing Parts, Continued
Page 7 - Final Thoughts & Conclusions