Review System

Assembly

Installing a motherboard is done by traditional means using spacers and screws. As you can see, there is plenty of space above the top edge, so a thin radiator and fan combo should not get in the way of things. Thanks to the dimensions of the Core P6, any GPU you can throw at it should fit, and the GPU bracket holds it in place really nicely too boot. As you can see, we installed the support horizontally so it doesn't interfere with the graphics card fan.


Adding a single 360 mm AIO is quite simple as well. We picked the side as it would allow the hardware to be viewed from all relevant sides without such a cooling unit blocking the view, and if you have ARGB fans, this position would really light things up nicely as well.


With all the options for hard drive installation, we just opted for the hidden plates behind the motherboard tray. One of the black mountings can hold a combination of two differently sized drives which are just screwed in place. Once these are secured, simply put the plate back and pin it down with one thumb screw.


Adding a PSU with the horizontal layout out of the box means you may use the mounting frame and slide the unit in through the rear of the Core P6 frame. Thermaltake has placed cable-routing holes all around the PSU area, so one can hide cables nicely in the process.


With everything installed, the visible side of the Core P6 looks really clean, which is rather important as everything is really out there in the open to view. It would have been nice to have grommets on the openings around the top edge of the motherboard to really make things cohesive, but this would be way less apparent for the black version of the chassis. In the rear are plenty of hooks for zip ties, making cable management nice and tidy as well even if nobody will see it in the end.

Finished Looks

Once everything is assembled and the gently tinted glass panels are put back into place, our build actually looks a little understated with just a few ARGB elements. As expected, everything is visible from all sides as well, so any visuals you built into your rig can take full effect. A blue LED lights up in the solid backbone portion of the Core P6 when the system is turned on.


Looking at the front, you can clearly see the backside of the GPU along with the tubing of the AIO, while the rear has a few open elements as well. If you look closely, you will notice that the motherboard I/O cover is actually recessed and only present on the board because it is permanently attached to the board. Then there is the opening next to the expansion slots, which is needed when going vertical.


Looking at the case from the side, I am actually quite the fan of the clean, simple looks, but with the case being so versatile, it is essentially just limited by your imagination. On the rear, on the other hand, nothing hints of what is within, which makes sense as this is the angle at which the Core P6 TG is either mounted to the wall or facing away from you.