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The back portion of the SilverStone SST-TJ02 Glacier Mid-Tower Case features a standard PSU mount, I/O ATX back plate, expansion slots, and a rear 120mm exhaust fan. One issue that immediately caught my attention is that the left side of the SST-TJ02 includes a removable side panel which is secured by thumbscrews. The right and top panel consist of one piece in the form of an "L" shape that is secured to the chassis using a series of mounting screws. This means that the case is not easily accessible from the right hand side. I found this to be a major flaw is the design of the SST-TJ02 since by not separating the panels this provides more of a challenge for those individuals who want to modify this case. It also restricts any sort of cable management for consumers who prefer routing the system cables behind the motherboard tray.

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The rear exhaust exists in the form of a nice 120mm fan mount which is perfect for removing all the hot air trapped inside the case. An ATX I/O back plate is also provided which will fit most standard motherboards and includes all the necessary cut outs for serial, parallel, video, USB, mouse, keyboard, onboard LAN and integrated sound. The SST-TJ02 comes equipped with plenty of expansion room in the form of 7 PCI/AGP slots ready for use. The tabs covering the slots can be easily removed once the motherboard has been mounted.

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The one piece top and right side panel can be removed for those consumers who want full access to the case. A total of seven mounting screws have to be removed in order to slide the "L" shaped panel off the case chassis.