A Closer Look - Inside

To gain access to the interior of the Thetis, simply remove the thumbscrews holding each side panel in place. Before we dive any further into the chassis, take a quick look at the glass panels - they are actually lined with a black frame to enhance the chassis' overall look. It is nice to see this level of detail, especially as it is completely aesthetic.


Taking a look at the interior, the chassis looks very simple as it lacks drive bays or individual mounting plates. Instead, Raijintek is once again utilizing the space on the motherboard tray to enable storage expansion and cable management.


There is just under 20 mm of space behind the motherboard tray, which is enough to install 2.5" drives and allow for basic cable routing to keep the interior tidy. There are two mounting positions for such drives on this side of the tray.


Looking at the front of the chassis, the frame for the PSU comes with two sets of mounting holes so that you can choose to have the fan facing forward or toward the interior of the chassis. A fairly compact and angled PSU cable comes pre-routed as the actual plug is at the rear of the case. Above that, you will find a mounting plate intended for a 3.5" drive, with an opening in the motherboard tray so that you may route the power and data cables nicely out of sight and straight to the drive.


In the rear, there is the aforementioned 120 mm exhaust fan of retail quality in the bottom half, while the seven expansion slots can be found above that.


The floor of the Thetis allows for an additional 120 mm fan to be installed. Alternatively, you may choose to place a further 3.5" hard drive here, which brings the maximum number of such storage devices within the chassis to four.


The large opening in the ceiling comes with two rails to offset a radiator a bit, giving you more space, which makes the liquid-cooling assembly less likely to interfere with motherboard's components. You may remove the metal mesh cover with a firm upward push from within. Should you simply be installing 120 mm fans, you will have to remove the two rails from the top of the chassis.


All the cables within the Raijintek Thetis are sleeved black to match the interior. You will find a USB combo cable with both USB 3.0 and 2.0 plugs, which ensures that you can utilize the top I/O regardless of your motherboard's age.