A Closer Look - Outside

The easiest way to show off the core of the Core P5 (see what I did there?) is to mount it on the included feet. They are designed so that you can still easily take off the back cover. Here, you will find three sets of VESA mounting holes for optionally securing the whole system on a wall.


The center piece of the enclosure is about 1.5" thick and completely solid on one side, while all the I/O is on the pictured edge above. It consists of four USB 3.0 ports along with the usual audio plugs, as well as power and reset buttons. On the very bottom is a Thermaltake logo. The frame is held together by screws instead of rivets, which is a very nice touch and adds to the overall sturdiness as well.


In the front is a clear element for liquid cooling. You may install a radiator of up to 420 mm here. In a normal, enclosed case, it could also act as a way to get cool air into the case, but since the P5 TG V2 is an open-air frame, that is certainly not useful here. To the left of that area is a single mounting possibility for a 3.5" HDD cage—the one that was included in the box of contents, to be specific. Below this are several mounting holes to which you could easily attach a reservoir for a DIY liquid-cooling system.


The motherboard area looks like it would in traditional cases as well. There are several grommet-covered openings, so you should be able to keep things clean, which is of utmost importance with such an open-frame chassis. Below this, in the bottom-left corner, is where the PSU is installed with the help of two separate parts that will need to be screwed down.