A Closer Look - Outside

Out of the box, the Thermaltake CTE 750 TG ARGB is certainly quite the large and bulky case. Thermaltake has stuck to a straight, edgy design that is a bit offset to illustrate the fact that the chassis is a dual-chamber case. Glass adorns the front and main side panel, and the top cover is steel, but otherwise the top frame and entire front cover are plastic.

The front glass cover is deliberately more compact that the opening so that it won't restrict air flow. You may easily pull that layer off to reveal a plastic, clip on dust filter. Behind this there is a removable mounting frame on which you may install three 120 or 140 mm intake fans. Alternatively, it may also hold a radiator of up to 360 or AIO of up to 420 mm in size. You may even move the frame towards the glass side to accommodate thick side radiator assemblies, but doing so will create a visual eye sore, as the front fans would no longer line up with the glass panel.


In the rear, there is also a cover to protect this intake area from dirt and grime. Pulling it off reveals the exact same mounting element as in the front, meaning you can install the exact same type of cooling elements here. As both the front and rear are meant to pull cool air into the case, both the pre-installed fans here have been placed accordingly. To the left, at the bottom, there is the ATX mounting location for the PSU. Interestingly enough, it comes with a single set of mounting holes which are exact. Usually, cases have elongated holes or cutouts to give you a little wiggle room to align the mounting holes with the chassis. Above that, there is a grommet as this is where you may route cables in to connect to the motherboard at the top. As such, a considerable length of the wiring can only be accessed by removing the side and top panels of the CTE C750 TG ARGB. Alternatively, there is a little opening at the top to feed wiring through, but this means you have to pull off the entire top assembly as well.


Both side panels are tool-less as they are held in place by clips. A small flap provides an area to grip and pull, allowing for easy removal. Thermaltake includes several replacement pieces in case any of the clamping parts break down the line, which is a very nice touch. The glass panel has a gentle tint, so that you will still be able to see all your hardware easily - especially with a bit of ARGB illumination. The opposite cover is made of steel with cutouts for the areas that require direct exterior venting. These are at the side cooling position and the PSU placement location.


In the top, Thermaltake has placed a metal cover with nice openings into the otherwise plastic top frame. It sits atop a full coverage fine mesh dust filter. This is pretty unique as Thermaltake has actually omitted any structural elements so it is all mesh, even so, it doesn't feel extremely fragile. Below that, you will find mounting possibilities for two 120 or 140 mm fans, with one 140 mm unit pre-installed. This brings the total that come with the chassis to three. Towards the rear, there are the seven expansion slots and the cutout for the motherboard backplate, as the board is rotated 90° within the CTE C750 TG ARGB.


Thermaltake includes four USB 3.0 Type-A ports which is a nice touch as long as your board actually comes with two such headers. While this is a nice USP, there are very few boards out there that fit this bill. There is also a fully fledged USB-C port and the usual audio ports. Thermaltake also provides a power and a reset button, with a dedicated HDD activity LED as well. As such, the IO setup on the CTE C750 TG ARGB is complete, whereas the industry in general has slowly eliminated things like reset buttons and status LEDs in recent years.


The entire underside is intended as that third exterior surface to pull in air from, as such there is a full coverage dust filter that may easily be slid out the side for cleaning. Thermaltake had some fun here and shaped the support for the mesh layer to form the letters CTE.