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Case, Power Supply, Fan Reviews
  Product:     Thermaltake VC4001SNS Mozart HTPC Case  
  Price:     $130 (CDN) / $117 (U.S)
  Product:     Thermaltake Media Lab Kit  
  Price:     $120 (CDN) / $109 (U.S)
  Supplied By:     Thermaltake
  Author:     Mars
  Date:     August 31st, 2006
  Rating:     star star star star star star star star

Thermaltake VC4001SNS Mozart HTPC Case
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Thermaltake VC4001SNS Mozart HTPC Case
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Here is a shot of the included 80mm front fan rated at 2000RPM @ 19dBA as well as the twin 60mm fans that are rated at 2500 RPM @ 19dBA, and the chassis intrusion switch just above the left hand 60mm fan. Notice how the front fan is only secured by two screws at the top with no screws securing the bottom portion of the fan. The pigtails for the fans are the 4-pin molex type only. Thermaltake did not include any 4-pin to 3-pin adapters, for those consumers that wish to use their motherboard headers and utilize automatic thermal control or manual control by way of a fan controller.

Thermaltake VC4001SNS Mozart HTPC Case
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Thermaltake VC4001SNS Mozart HTPC Case
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A couple of internal pictures of the case, the two cross braces provide extra strength to the case as well as providing spots for various pieces of hardware. I will go into further detail during the installation portion of this review.

Thermaltake VC4001SNS Mozart HTPC Case
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Thermaltake VC4001SNS Mozart HTPC Case
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Installation:

After spending a few minutes going over the layout of the case, I determined that the VFD would be easier to install first as the front fascia needs to be removed to accomplished this. There are five spring tabs that hold the front fascia on, that are easier to access with the cross braces and Floppy/HDD cage removed. With the front fascia off we can see on the backside the location for the VFD, the case switches, on front I/O panel.

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