Thermaltake Element V is a full-tower case targeted to the user that wants a good-quality product with several features. Here is a summary of what we found about this product.

Strong Points

• Good number of hard disk drive bays that will please even very high-end users (six).
• One 2.5” bay.
• Meshed bay covers with dust filters.
• Hole in the motherboard tray for accessing the backplate of the CPU cooler.
• Holes for routing cables behind the motherboard tray.
• eSATA port.
• Fan speed control.
• Fan color control.
• Good screwless mechanisms for fastening the disk drives.
• No sharp edges where you could cut yourself while building your PC.

Weak Points

• The interior and the rear panel are not painted black.
• Could have a dust filter for the power supply fan.
• No anti-vibration mechanisms for the hard disk drives.
• Could have one FireWire port.
• Holes for liquid cooling solutions must be broken (but the case comes with rings for making them to look nice).
• Could have come with thumbscrews for fastening daughter boards.
• It could be a little bit cheaper.

Element V is a good product for the user that wants a full-tower case with several different features, especially the fan speed/color control. A better attention could be given to small details on the aesthetic side, especially on the holes for liquid cooling solutions (which need to be broken) and to the rear panel and the interior, which are not painted black like it happens on Element G and Element S. It also could cost a little bit less, and its price is the main reason we are giving it our Silver Award instead of our Golden Award.