Inside the Case

With the left side panel removed, there is plenty of room inside the Thermaltake Xaser VI. The internal layout is fairly traditional, with seven toolless 5.25" bays in the top front and five hard drive bays in the lower front. To help support the power supply at the top of the case, Thermaltake included a bridge that slides under the front end and screws into place. To help remove built-up heat from the system, there is a 140mm exhaust fan located on the top.


The rear panel is standard except for the three extra PCI slots. Note the toolless clips for securing the add-in cards. There are toolless clips for the 5.25" bay devices also, which allow the drives to just slide in and lock into place.


The hard drive cage is rotated 90 degrees to make efficient use of the space and allow easy cable management. There is one attached thumbscrew at the bottom and one removable thumbscrew at the top of the cage. Undoing the screws and pushing down on the two circular tabs allows the entire HDD cage to be removed. In the lower front of the case is a 140mm clear fan with blue LEDs in a mounting frame, which allows the fan to be removed without any sort of tools.


All three of the hard drive cages feature drawers that allow the drives to be easily removed or changed. The two bays located on the bottom of the case are also removable by taking out the eight thumbscrews on the bottom of the case. When removed, the vent at the bottom of the case can be used with optional 120mm or 140mm case fans, or be used to mount a watercooling radiator.


The motherboard tray is removable and slides out after removing four screws. There are three large slots in the tray, which allow cables to be routed neatly behind the tray and out of the way. From the back it is easier to see that there is a black clip that the tray slides into to provide extra support and prevent flexing of the aluminum tray. Also from this side you can see the cables from the top I/O panel, which Thermaltake has tied together and tucked out of the way. Note how the back side of the HDD cage is completely open to allow cables to exit from this side.