Inside:

   On the inside, the Swing case is roomy with plenty of mounting options for your motherboard of choice. There are tool-free clips for 120mm fans, 1 front and 1 rear (however, only 1 fan comes with the case.)

   There's also tool-free PCI card slot installation. You get four 5.25" bays, two 3.5" bays, and 4 slots for your HDD’s. Plenty of room for just about any PSU you want to throw at it. The company also offers an optional Thermaltake Silent Purepower PSU (not included with this case.)

Installation:

   The motherboard installation was a breeze, thanks to the reference chart inside the case, as was the wires for the Power/Reset HDD and Speaker. The PSU mounts at the top of the case, with long enough cables so you can route the wires out of the way of the window.

   The hard drives mount sideways at the bottom of the case just behind the filter and bracket for a 120mm fan. One problem I noticed is that after you mount your HDD’s and you use the SATA data and SATA power cables, they stick out past the edge of the case.

   When you put on your side panel, it pushes against these cables, and you have to bend the wire at a 90 degree angle which is not good for the cables or the looks if you have a window. This is more of a problem for the SATA connection and not so bad for the IDE connections. All you really need is 3/8” of space to keep the panel/window from hitting the cable, and that extra room is already there on the other side of the HDD rack.

   Another issue I had was with the cables that come with the case for the front panel connections. IMHO the cables are too short. Now, I know that all motherboards are different and plugs are in different locations, but if you offer a case with a window you should include long enough cables so you don’t have to route cables over your motherboard. To me, that makes the install look sloppy.

   With this case you get one 120mm fan mounted in the rear of the case. I removed that fan and installed it at the front of the case. In its place, I put another 120mm Blue LED fan: Thunderblade from Thermaltake (model#A1926). The tool-free fan mounts made that task simple.

Conclusion:

   The Thermaltake VB6000BWS is a nice looking case with the Piano finish and chrome trim piece across the front. The tool-free setup is a nice touch with the PCI cards and fans. The Tool-free rails for your drive makes installation a snap.  With two 120mm fans, 2 PSU fans and CPU fan, the outside noise was not that bad.

   With the price around $70 you get a good solid case with some nice options. Some people might complain about not getting a PSU, but most of us out there prefer to get a PSU of our choice. I would recommend this case to the beginner starting out. For you modders out there, pick this case up and make it your own. I would like to thank Directon.com for sending out this case and fan for me to review.

Pros:

•     Nice looks

•     Tool-free setup

•     Decent price range

•     Piano finish

Cons:

•     Front panel cables not long enough

•     Window panel hits SATA connections on HDD