Assembly

Installing the mainboard is quite easy as there is plenty of space within the Chaser MK-1. You should not have any issues fitting even the biggest coolers within the chassis. Thanks to the many openings, you can route the cables nicely as well.


Installing the optical drive is a no brainer. Simply take off the front cover, slide the drive into place until the lock snaps into place - that is it. No tools or screws required and the unit actually holds quite well.


The blue hard drive sleds are made of fairly sturdy plastic, but are still flexible enough to push a 3.5 inch drive in without snapping it in half by mistake. If you choose to install a 2.5 inch drive, the plastic pins on one side have to be removed first, then the drive can be screwed down with the supplied screws.


Once the storage units are inserted, simply slide the trays in, make sure the plastic hook locks in on the right side and push the lever shut. The system is dead simple but works very well.


Installing the PSU is a bit more work as you need to remove the little bar on the floor of the case, place the power supply in the intended location and line up the bar again. Only then can you screw down everything. While this holds the unit so well, that you will never have to worry about it during transport, these measures are a bit over the top.


Once everything is installed, the chassis makes a great impression. There is loads of room, cable routing is very good with plenty of space to hide them as well. You may have to get a bit more creative with this aspect when filling the chassis to the rim but the result should be very good nonetheless.

Finished Looks

Fully assembled and with the side panels closed, the Chaser MK-1 manages to strut its stuff perfectly. While I personally go for understated straight cases, this one does look pretty cool.


The hard drive dock works as advertised and even though there is no eject button, pulling the storage device out is easy enough. Even though I do not own a Tt eSports headset, the Combat Headset Holder makes no distinction and works perfectly fine with my Sennheisers. I have to admit, on a LAN party or even at home, this feature is extremely useful to keep things tidy. The top of the chassis holds a cool looking power LED which lights up in an equally spread blue color - a very nice touch.


I have taken the top off, to show you the LED configuration of the fans. As you can see, it offers three distinct colors along with an animated variant which cycles through all the different colors.


While I really like the fact that a user can choose the one color they like the most, or maybe opt for the one that fits the interior cabling the best, the fact that Thermaltake has already used blue in the overall design of the chassis makes the use of the same colored lighting options the most viable choice.