Thermaltake Xaser III Skull Case  (VM3000A)

Being the first case with the skull design from Thermaltake, I'm interested in seeing if any cases in the future will bear it.  It gives this box a dark and almost sinister personality, foreshadowing the depth of detail given to make it a keeper.

The Skull is not a modest mid-tower, but more the underfed sibling to the Xaser III.  As you can see, it's almost as long as the Xaser III, but not quite as tall.  This means when you put in a PSU, there is a nice gap from the end of the case to the back of your CD-ROM drives.  Plenty of room to hide the clutter and still have enough space for fingers to get in.

The front panel has the classic Xaser III look, rheobus, swinging "X" door and a cool new skull EL.

The rheobus comes standard with this case just like all the other Xasers, but this one has had a few changes to improve its functionality.  The blue LCD screen holds a digital display for the CPU and case temperatures.  When the processor alarm temp is reached, the LCD raises an audible siren while flashing red to alert you of a possible chip frying.

  

Upon opening the front panel, you are greeted by five empty 5.25" bays, and two 3.5's.  The bottom three I don't believe would ever be used, as they are ported to allow air flow for a massive 120mm fan to be mounted behind (120mm fan not included.)

 
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