A Closer Look - Inside

To access to the interior, simply unlock the doors with the supplied key and swing them open. They hold in place well without the lock, and you may (and should) lift them up to detach them from the chassis for assembly purposes.


The interior is quite spacious, and Thermaltake kept the area around the motherboard clear. You can clearly see where the front-mounted HDD cages on the opposite side are meant to go, alongside a large opening behind the CPU area. Well-placed rubber-grommet-covered holes around the motherboard should allow for a nice and clean build. There are also a slew of mounting holes, so you should have no issue building you own custom liquid cooling loop.


There is a whopping 40 mm of space between the motherboard tray and side panel. The rule of thumb is that you can find the same space on the opposite side, which means the A700 TG is probably around 50–60 mm wider than most traditional enclosures. You may install up to six SSDs here without issue. The two vertical trays may also be used to install a 3.5" drive each instead, should you run out of trays in the front of the system or just want to hide your HDDs.


Unlike the S500 TG, the A700 TG chassis comes with two cages for up to four 2.5/3.5" drives here. You may remove these to use the space for a radiator of up to 420 mm in size instead. Thermaltake also includes a mounting plate for a pump on the floor of the chassis. If it isn't clear at this point: the A700 TG is geared heavily towards the high-end DIY liquid cooling enthusiast. With the HDD cages removed, you can clearly see the mounting positions for the front fans or radiator, which maxes out at 420 mm as well.


On the bottom of the rear is a small shroud covering the PSU bay with its own acrylic window panel. Here, you will find the metal mounting elements for vertical GPU placement, as well as a single 2.5" tray. This brings the total storage capability of the A700 TG to eleven, which is more than enough for most. The eight expansion slots can be accessed from outside, and the exhaust fan in the top is identical to the intake fan in front.


All the cables within the Thermaltake A700 TG are of the default variety, so you should run into no surprises when assembling the system. Naturally, they are all sleeved black, but remember the USB Type-C port in the top? Turns out it isn't Gen2 Type-C as it connects directly to the classic USB 3.0 header.