Thermaltake Kandalf LCS Case (VD4000)

Interior

The first thing worth mentioning here is the sheer ease of getting off the side panel.  As stated, the thumb screws are removed, and light pressure is applied to remove the door.  The next thing that's obviously noticeable as you remove the door is the sheer size.  You can see one of the (pretty large) bottles of coolant that came with the cooling system sitting inside.  There's more than enough room here.  This is going to come in handy later.

Looking more closely at the inside of the case, you can see a more than enough screw holes.  Each of these are labeled as to the type of motherboard that is mounted here.  Supported is mATX, ATX, Extended ATX, and BTX (via an upgrade kit).  There's also mounting support for a couple of different types of server boards.  The bottom also has a number of screw holes for mounting the radiator and reservoir, as you can see.

  

Up near the front of the Kandalf, we're presented with what should be more than enough drive bays for virtually any application.  With no configuration, there's mounting room for two external 3.5" devices, four 5.25" devices, and three internal 3.5" devices.  The bottom two slots are taken up by the CD drawer (which can easily be removed for another drive), and the tubing for the liquid cooling kit.  The HDD cage can be moved to any open bays, or can be removed all together if necessary.

     

My favorite part here is the clamp system for the 5.25" devices.  This provides easy tool-less installation.  These clamp on very securely, and open very easily simply by squeezing the handles together and lifting.  They can be removed if you need to, but they fit all of my drives without a hitch.

  

Moving back toward the rear of the case, you can see another HDD cage that will hold three more 3.5" devices.  The 120mm exhaust fan is here as well.  You can see the way the fan clamps to the case for easy removal.  The blue LED is also a welcome addition.

  

In addition to the tool-less clamps for the front bays, the PCI slots are also tool-less.  These clamps are a rather unique color and, although not a scheme that I would have picked, definitely add a bit of spice to the case.

  

Worth mentioning here is that I've had trouble in the past attaching my ATI Radeon X850 because the card takes up two PCI slots.  This was not a problem at all with the Kandalf, the card went in without any problems, and was held tightly by the clamps.  Now, let's see what else comes with the package, and get to putting the Thermaltake Kandalf LCS to good use.

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Pg 1 - Introduction
Pg 2 - Exterior
Pg 3 - Interior
Pg 4 - Installation and Performance
Pg 5 - Conclusion