A Trio of Thermaltake Towers
by Joshua Buss on August 16, 2006 2:30 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Thermaltake Eureka - External
Time to move on to a slightly newer case from Thermaltake, the Eureka. Stepping away from the more traditional exotic looks Thermaltake is most known for in their case designs, the Eureka is much more monolithic in its appearance. The all aluminum case is adorned only with the company name and case name on the hinged front door.
The right side panel is completely void of any variations, and a honeycomb stamped grill sculpted in the shape of the number 3 is the only area of interest on the left side of the tower. The same feet which come standard on many Thermaltake cases are present on the Eureka as well; these feet can be rotated if necessary.
Taking another step in a little more unconventional direction Thermaltake made the front door very curved - almost a complete semicircle in fact. It has a very solid feel to it though, and it's held shut with two magnetic points near the top and bottom.
With the door open the case's five external 5.25" bays and two 3.5" bays become visible, along with the power and reset buttons, power and hard drive activity LEDs, and a large ventilation area at the bottom. The divots at the side of each bay indicate the drives slide in using provided rails.
Just like the Eclipse DV, the Eureka's front-mounted ports are located on the right side of the case, just behind the door.
The Eureka's ports are pretty tight though, so one would have to get some extension cables if any of the devices they'd like to plug into here directly are overly large.
There isn't too much of interest on the back of the case; standard-sized thumbscrews are used to hold the right side panel on more permanently, but a keyed latch in the middle of the back edge of the panel does hold it sufficiently.
Time to move on to a slightly newer case from Thermaltake, the Eureka. Stepping away from the more traditional exotic looks Thermaltake is most known for in their case designs, the Eureka is much more monolithic in its appearance. The all aluminum case is adorned only with the company name and case name on the hinged front door.
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The right side panel is completely void of any variations, and a honeycomb stamped grill sculpted in the shape of the number 3 is the only area of interest on the left side of the tower. The same feet which come standard on many Thermaltake cases are present on the Eureka as well; these feet can be rotated if necessary.
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Taking another step in a little more unconventional direction Thermaltake made the front door very curved - almost a complete semicircle in fact. It has a very solid feel to it though, and it's held shut with two magnetic points near the top and bottom.
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| Click to enlarge |
With the door open the case's five external 5.25" bays and two 3.5" bays become visible, along with the power and reset buttons, power and hard drive activity LEDs, and a large ventilation area at the bottom. The divots at the side of each bay indicate the drives slide in using provided rails.
Just like the Eclipse DV, the Eureka's front-mounted ports are located on the right side of the case, just behind the door.
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| Click to enlarge |
The Eureka's ports are pretty tight though, so one would have to get some extension cables if any of the devices they'd like to plug into here directly are overly large.
 |
| Click to enlarge |
There isn't too much of interest on the back of the case; standard-sized thumbscrews are used to hold the right side panel on more permanently, but a keyed latch in the middle of the back edge of the panel does hold it sufficiently.
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Griswold - Thursday, August 17, 2006 - link
The first one looks like some vertical hi-fi deck with a side window - and I hate side windows.Yuck indeed.
seven9sn10s - Thursday, August 17, 2006 - link
The Aguila has a measurement of 27dB(12" above) and subjective rating of 2/10.In a previous review, the Raidmax X1 & Antec P150 both a measurement of 45dB(12" above) & subjective rating of 2/10 & 2.5/10 respectively. The subject ratings to dB measurements do not seem to be on a consistent scale. Am I to believe that the Aguila is so much quieter than the Raidmax X1 or Antec P150?? Please clear this up. Thanks.
seven9sn10s - Friday, August 18, 2006 - link
Hello???Somebody please answer.. is this Aguila case far quieter than the Antec P150/Solo? Tryin to build a system here. Thanks.
poopoohead - Sunday, August 20, 2006 - link
yeah, me too! the measurement seems so low compared to any other case they have ever tested, even the Zalman HTPC that they said was very quiet? why does the article not make special mention of the aguila super quietness?Gholam - Thursday, August 17, 2006 - link
HEC 6A rebadge, Chieftec DX rebadge... pay once for the case, and twice more for a TT sticker. No thanks.Missing Ghost - Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - link
The Aguila with no window does not exist?! I thinkstthiel - Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - link
"There's a law on AnandTech case reviews: no matter what they might review, a bunch of people have to show up and grouse about how the cases look like crap, or they're nice looking but too expensive, or some other opinion followed by the statement that "no one would ever buy these...."So what your saying is people have different opinions...thats very insightful.
teng029 - Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - link
i like this case, although removable motherboard trays should be standard on cases these days.tthiel - Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - link
Those are some seriously ugly cases.eastvillager - Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - link
All bling, no zing.