The BachVx is a completely tool-free case and therefore the hold-downs for
the video cards, NICs and any other card you might have installed in your
system are just plastic pivot mechanisms that hold the L-portion of the card
secure. When installing a Power Color X800 GTO we ran into a problem where
the did not want to fit into the motherboard simply because the the latch
would not allow me to move the video card the way I wanted too.
After bending the L-shaped portion of the card downward I finally got it to
fit but I had to use a screw to hold it in place.
Located directly below the power supply is the 120mm exhaust fan that will help remove heat generated by the processor. Both the 120mm rear and the 140mm front mounted fan are both extremely quite operating fans and they use the same coloring of a black frame with orange fan blades, the same as the ever popular Thermaltake Smart Fans.
In examining one of the end panels of the carton we found the specifications for the VF4000BNS and the VF4000BWS which is the one we are reviewing. The only difference between the two is the BNS model does not have a window mounted in its side-panel.
Score a perfect 10 for Thermaltake in the packaging department, not only was the BachVx protected from bumps and dents with 2 ridged pieces of Styrofoam, but the case itself was also covered with a woven membrane of some sort that acted as an insulator between the case and the Styrofoam. Needless to say when the BachVx was unwrapped it was in pristine condition.
Here you can see the ECS KN1 Extreme we installed into the BachVx the motherboard has an AMD64 X2 AM2 4200 processor with four GB of OCZ PC-3200 Rev. 2.0 memory which comes in very handy when running Vista Ultimate Edition. The heatsink used on this system is the Zalman CNPS-8000 and the power supply we installed is the Mushkin 580AP (modular design).
At stock speed 1.8 GHz the BachVx's temperatures were as follows with 74 degree room, @ stock speed CPU 36 degrees C, case temperature 23 C. Raising the speed of the processor to 2.6 GHz the idle temperature went up to 29 C and under load maxed out at 52 C.
I think it is safe to say that finding another case that offers as many features as the BachVx does for under $100.00 is going to be quite a undertaking. From it's huge panoramic side-panel window down to its tool-less assembly the BachVx begs to be loaded with high powered goodies. The piano black paint finish is superb and just adds to the overall appeal of the mid-priced wonder.
A special thanks to
Thermaltake who provided us with this sample
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