Internal:

Tool-less clip

HDD cage with dual fans and radiator

Upper HDD cage

Cage removed

    Wow! Where do I start regarding the internals of the Thermaltake Armor LCS? Since the water cooling components are separate, I'm going to go over the aluminum case first. First off, to gain access to the inside, remove the two thumbscrews and make sure the latch is unlocked. Then with each hand, unlatch the panel and pull it out from the rear. Starting at the front, we find the drive bays - five of which are external, four that are 5.25" and the 3.5" tray which is movable, and six internal 3.5" hard drives at the bottom half of this cage. The rake for the hard cage also has rubber mounts to help dampen vibration from the hard drives. Each of the eleven bays has its own set of tool-less clips for 5.25" devices.

   Now, keep in mind the radiator is mounted to the front of a six bay 3.5" drive cage, and this cage is screwed to the eleven bay 5.25" cage, and those tool-less clips aid in holding the radiator in place. The bottom line is all these pieces I mentioned can be rearranged, like moving the radiator cage up one slot and moving the power/reset buttons to the bottom.

Rear 120mm fan	Inside view of latch	Upper 80mm fan
Wire harness	Tool-less PCI clips	Manual and cloth

    Moving around to the back, the lower portion has an 120mm fan installed for the exhausting hot air from the case. The upper portion is set up to mount the power supply on its side, and next to the power supply is a 80mm fan and another hard drive cage. This cage can house three hard drives and is removable from the case. Also, another 80mm fan is included in the accessory box, and this fan can be mounted to the inside roof of the case, providing extra cooling by forcing hot air out of the top of the case.

Liquid Cooling System (LCS):

LCS components

80mm top fan

Water block hardware

    So far I haven't mentioned too much about the actual Lcs gear in this case. The reason behind that is the Lcs components are packaged separately and must be installed. The only installed hardware is the radiator and this should be removed to properly attach the hoses.

120x240mm Rad

Entire setup

Barbs on Rad

    The radiator is sandwiched between the dual 120mm fan and hard drive. The radiator, which is 120mm x 240mm in size, is designed with DTT or Dimple Tube Technology, which provides the high density thermal surface on the fins and greatly enhances the thermal efficiency. All the fins and tubes in the radiator are aluminum, allowing for maximum heat dissipation.

Acrylic top

Copper block

    The water block included with the Armor LCS has a solid copper base and is channeled on the inside to get the maximum amount of cooling area over the CPU. This is topped off with an acrylic top that has an integrated LED, adding some lighting effect to the water block.

Pump and Res

Connect joint

Pump side view

Screw cap

  The pump that is included with the Lcs is the DC 12V P500, which pumps 500 L/Hr and is attached to a liquid holding tank. The power for the pump will come from the main case power supply via a Molex connection and uses roughly 7.2 watts of power. A single wire attached to a 3pin fan header is included and is used to read the RPM of the pump.  The tank, which is attached to the pump, has markings of High and Low so you can visually see the level inside the tank.

    To tie everything together, 7ft of transparent green tubing is included, which should be plenty so remember to measure twice and cut once. (Yes, I learned this from experience.) Two bottles of coolant are included which have water quality leveling, anti-freeze, anti-rust and water scale reducing components. To add dramatic effects to the case, the coolant and tubing are black light sensitive; this will enhance the look of the entire setup.