Thermaltake Bach HTPC Case

A Look-see

The outer steel cover is removed easily after taking out three thumb screws.  Once off, you can see the familiar battleship gray of the steel chassis.  Two supports run lengthwise across the Bach to prevent any flex of the chassis as well as to help brace it against anything stacked on top.  Kudos to Thermaltake's design crew for this practical thinking.  Each brace is secured on one end by a lone Phillips head screw.  With this removed the supports lift up and out of the way and can also be removed entirely.  The support that sits on the side of the case also has a small drive rack capable of holding two 3.5" drives.

Here is a shot of the drive area.  The drive rack on the right support we just noted is situated so that the any drives installed here rest in front of the 80mm intake fan.  This fan is rated by Thermaltake as spinning at 2000 RPM and only making 19 dBA of noise.  To the left of this is a removable 3.5" rack capable of holding three more 3.5" drives and the three bay optical drive bays. 

Here is the rear wall of the Thermaltake Bach.  Nothing really of note here other than the two 60mm exhaust fans we already mentioned.  In case you are wondering, no, there is no removable mainboard tray in the Tt Bach.

The cables were straight forward with the exception of a 24 pin ATX main power adapter.  The system's power supply is attached to one end and the other end goes into your mainboard.  The wires coming off this adapter are what powers the VFD.  Looking closer at the traditional audio, Firewire and USB wires, we were pleased to see the block style plug that makes life very easy.

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Page 1 - Introduction
Page 2 - A Closer Look
Page 3 - Cracking the Hood
Page 4 - Installation / Conclusion