Thermaltake Core W200 Dual System XL-ATX Super Tower CA-1F5-00F1WN-00

I gave it 5 stars as it is a very nice case, however….. the instructions fail to mention, the side rails need to be installed only one way, so the side door guide pins fit properly. If you do not face them all the same way, you will, like me, have to take it all apart again. Kinda a pain, you would think this important step would be in the instructions…
I thought it included the bracket to mount a fan at the front as well, it does not unless you buy the WP100 case, which mounts on top of this one, and use one from it.
It would have been nice to have more than one pass-through for the hose’s, some of use run more than one loop… I have one just for cpu, one for chipset and ram, one for GPU…. yes all separate pumps, res’s etc… they are even color coded, red cpu, blue chipset and ram, green for gpu…
Which is why I bought this case… I wanted to be able to mount 3 separate rads as my current case just does not have enough room for anymore rads…it’s already got 3….
I wish it had an optional top cover so those not using the WP100 top part of this case can use it as a stand alone unit, a power switch for the optional PSU would be nice too, DOH !

I paid 350;

Assembly Everything lined up for me. And no issues putting it together. I used a little blue lock tight on all the screws just to keep everything together. I like screws a lot because you can reconfigure this and fix things as things change. easy to get parts online and on ebay. I really feel this is the best case i’ve ever had. My temps are amazing.

A good case is about 150 these days maybe 200, this is close to 2x so you might ask why. I went this route because the last case i bought was a fractical and while it was build actually with similar quality the front panels was weak plastic and it just kept breaking. That case was 150 and i got a build out of it. The case before which i still use was the 932 haf advanced. I still use it and have put in after market dustcovers and have zip ties on a 280 aio. I’m really into quality cases that i can carry forward though many builds this is that. I build my computers because i like to produce less waste. My psu is 10 years old. I still use most of my parts in various computers in the house. It used to be i could keep a case for 10 years or more i still have a 932 advanced i use for work like i say that is maybe 12 years and mint with aftermarket dust covers, but these are getting harder and harder to find. And these days even that case has limitations (too narrow behind the board).

Back to w100: The case is large, and had the exact dimensions i wanted. It’s big, but not so crazy you can ‘t put it where most full towers can go but realistically it’s way bigger than an average case. Mostly i’ve always wanted a slightly wider case not double one but one that had a couple of inches for cables and driver I’m so tired of having to fit everything. Here i can route everything neatly and it’s a joy to work with once it’s set up. It’s all heavy steel (magnets work) which i use for antennas and other things. This does that. IT’s a case i can live with for decades. I ‘m still into the 5.25 bays i don’t necessarily need a ton, but i like having a blue ray player, and some usb and audio extras and there are a ton of great addins i get still. maybe eventually I won’t care but i still do a lot. I have a lot of old ssds that i carryforward and raid so i don’ t have to throw them away. I use one of those 5.25 converts that hold like 10 of them. yeah i guess i could throw away a 200gb drive or even a 120 but why. it still works. I also use a lot of add in cards and things. Extra usb, a nic card for my vms (4 port) Just being able to work in larger case is nice. I have a huge video card an xfx which they are pretty famous for making big ones You won’t have issues here. I have maybe 10tb of storage in this. IT’s really been great.

Most of all it alls metal and screws so this is totally in your power to fix and maintain forever. Plastic is a real issue for cases, and this has none. it’s always to fragile (except the half x which used some commercial plastic), and never breaks. The case i’m replacing the fractal: I should upload pictures of my fractal X7 R2, it has this flimsy door that just breaks it really sucks. I didn’t do anything it’s like a door with two hinges made of thin plastic. It’s too bad the rest of the case is heavy metal.

A piece of advice assemble as soon as possible. While i didn’t have issues i’m sure they happen. I had extra screws and things, but there is no way all this shows up and there is never an issue. I mean i wouldn’t want to have to ship it back especially after it’s assembled. Someone like amazon makes this sort of easy, but if you pass that point i’d be a little concerned. you should not have to worry about this but this is the reality. That is the drawback to assembly. It may not come right, but the benefits if you are handy and over time will pay off and they can be mitigate by assembly in the return window. It’s a thing Gpus change sizes boards change all this. You can deal with it here. The cooling is way beyond my expectations there are so many possibilities. I run a 1300k on a 360 aio 19c idle. I can’t do that in my other cases it’s more like 35 to 40. I can direct all the cooling to where it’s most effective and force all the air into the aio. Just incredible.

It is fairly heavy. I don’t mind but it’s metal. The instructions are pretty clear but the order is off. I had a few minor issues with the arms. They should just upload a video, ti would be great marketing anyway there was one decent one i found online but it didn’t show everything. They could make the direction of some of the parts a little more clear like the orientation of the pieces that connect both the front and the back. So watch for that. You need the big holes or the guides pointing. I would recommending reading ALL of the instructions before you start, I did that and it avoided most of the mistakes i would have made except a couple. It took 3 hours to assemble, the minimum would be an hour an a half. It really isn’t bad. It’s not like that furniture store that we all hate assembling their stuff. I think it’s. going to just be frustrating if something doesn’t line up. I really didn’t have a hint of that problem. I wanted a little project so the assembly was fun for me. i also used threadlock and all that.

The part acquisition kind of sucks o their site. Pro tip ebay has the bay attachment.. I bought 3 for 20 dollars so i would have a stock. I couldn’t on amazon.

I’ve had this case now for 8 months, i’m very happy with it. It’s a joy. So easy to change cpus add new cooling. I should probably up load a picture. it’s worked out so well. It’s going to be my final case.

This review is for the WP200 system, which is the CORE W200 stacked on top of the P200.

This is absolutely the best case I have ever owned or seen. I have built dozens of computers in various cases, but this is definitely the best.

Pros:
-Heavy!!! For me, this is a good thing. I don’t like aluminum cases at all. This whole thing is solid steal. I fist tried the Corsair Obsidian 900D, mainly because it was a lot less expensive and seemed like a decent case, but the aluminum just didn’t cut it for something so big.

-Huge!!! There is so much room to work!! At the moment, I am using air cooling, but I will be installing a liquid system soon. There is definitely no lack of space. I could easily have three full independent loops if I want, one each for the CPU and two GPUs.

-Fantastic design. It is extremely obvious that this case was designed by people who know how to build a computer. There are so many little details that you would only think to include if you’ve put together many computers. My favorite design feature is the fact that once built, the front, top, and side doors all come off without any tools. All that remains is the frame and the center divider. This makes working in the case extremely easy.

-Wonderfully detailed instructions, that are also posted online as a pdf. The setup instructions go through the details of multiple configurations. I didn’t have to look up a youtube video for anything.

-Plenty of places to mount fans/radiators.

-Back side can hold a combination of hard drives, another system, or cable management. There is a rack that can be installed that holds ten full size HDDs.

-Clear Plexiglas panel is extremely thick and sturdy.

-Included casters are really nice and heavy duty. Also, they lock.

Cons:

-Expensive, but 100% worth every penny.

-Does not come built. You must build the case itself before you can build a system in it. For me this was some added fun. For others it may be some added frustration.

-You will need internal extension cables, depending on where you want your power supply/optical drives. These cables can be hard to find. Also, the motherboard to the front bottom of the P200 unit pushes the max length of SATA III cables.

-Heavy. I include this as a con, even though it’s a pro for me. This case, fully built as the CORE WP200 weighs in excess of 90 pounds, and that’s before adding a single internal component. My system, without having added liquid cooling yet, weighs over 110 pounds. Don’t plan on moving this anywhere that it can’t roll without the help of another person.

Summary:

Buy this case. You will not regret it. In fact, you will probably want to buy another to put your secondary build in, just because it’s that awesome. Heck, you can even buy another and stack it on top of your first one because they are designed to be able to be stacked and bolted together. I was hesitant to spend this kind of money on a case, but I don’t regret it one bit.

Keine Betriebsanleitung, wie soll man das Ding ohne zusammenbauen, Support hat mir zwar en Link in einer PDF geschickt, warum in einer pdf? Denn man nich öffnen kann, und auf der Homepages ist nur ein anderes Gehäuse unter dem Namen zu finden, das kotzt doch schon wieder mega an.