Thermaltake View 37 RGB Edition Review

👤by Vortez Reviews Comments 📅03-05-18
Exterior

View 37 arrives in a large and highly decorated double reinforced cardboard box. Details surrounding the case are found on the sides and reverse and inside, the case is covered in a plastic sheet and held in place with dual polystyrene pillars.



What becomes apparent from removing View 37 from its packaging is the unique design of the prominent side panel. The View series gets its name from each of the models utilising a ‘Gullwing’ style of engineering which allows for a more complete outlook of the system within. Since the system is obviously going to be rather exposed, a clean, tidy arrangement is therefore essential.

Over on the reverse side we have a solid steel panel which features some distinct markings – towards the front of View 37 we have a section of perforated mesh which stretches from the top to the bottom. The inside of this panel features a detachable dust filter; the idea being that a radiator can be fitted to the front of the motherboard tray and will face this direction and therefore, ventilation will assist with ensuring a degree of airflow.


At the very front of View 37 we have a piece of semi-transparent (smoked) Perspex. This not only points to no 5.25” drive bay support but also indicates that partial view inside is possible – with RGB LED fans being visible.

Around the back, we have an opening at the bottom for installing the PSU, eight PCI expansion slot covers, two vertically aligned covers and a 140mm rear exhaust cooling fan – This is a Riing Plus RGB fan. There is the option to install a 120mm if desired.


All of the essential front panel connectivity options are located at the very top and they include the following:

• Reset button
• 2x USB 3.0 ports
• 2x USB 2.0 ports
• Headphone/microphone jacks
• Activity LEDs
• Power button


While this does offer us plenty of flexibility, we are somewhat disappointed to see USB 3.1 missing from this section. Many motherboards post-2017 are now arriving with front panel USB 3.1 headers and it seems like a missed opportunity to leave this out.


Peering in from the top of View 37 we can fully appreciate the Gull Wing design which involves a single panel which bends and ‘hooks onto’ the chassis. This does indeed give us a different viewing point for the system, will help with system installations but there is a slight downside in that we cannot install any cooling components to this top section.


Flipping the case onto its side, we have four rubber feet which help to prevent the case from slipping around, and we also have a large, single dust filter tray which can be extracted while the case is stood up.

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