INTRODUCTION

   mATX and mITX systems may be quite popular nowadays especially amongst people who are looking to build an small and silent HTPC system but most of the people i know who build new systems or upgrade old ones still strongly believe that midi and full towers are the way to go. Personally many of you know that i always prefer our systems to be housed inside the largest PC cases possible since i enjoy swapping hardware components with ease. However lately we've seen quite a few midi towers that have very little to be jealous from full towers not only in terms of interior space but features as well. Today with us we have one such midi tower and more specifically the brand new Core V51 by Thermaltake.

   The beginning of every myth and legend is about dreams and desire: the challenging, creative and combative features of Thermaltake Group create an exciting and fascinating user experience to share with everyone, while allowing users to enter a selfless state in terms of function and potential. Thermaltake Group's 3 main brands: Thermaltake, Tt eSPORTS and LUXA2 have been merchandising throughout the world, and have successfully established 6 business footholds in areas such as Europe, America, Oceania, Japan and China, with 95 regional distributors and over 4000 premium retailers. All product planning is orientated by observation of global PC peripheral market and understanding of consumer demands. Thermaltake creates direct contact opportunities with resellers and consumers by participating major global ICT exhibitions and trade shows every year, and develop innovative marketing strategies for the promotions of new products. Meanwhile, Thermaltake incorporates the composite marketing system by making branch offices and regional distributors both the distribution channel and technical support or service center to provide instant support; by maintaining close contact with end users, we manage to strengthen corporate competitiveness and create the momentum for the growth of accomplishments. With its outstanding wisdom and strength Thermaltake Group is recruiting creative talents to build a cultural brand for the enjoyment of entertainment, e-Sports, technology and lifestyle!

  Some people may think that the Core V51 is a cut down version of the very successful Core V71 model but that's not really the case since both offer many features, nearly identical interior space and similar build quality. So the Core V51 is compatible with mATX/mITX/ATX/EATX mainboards, comes with two 120mm fans installed at the front and one 120mm fan installed at the rear, has room for a total of nine 120mm fans, has room for up to 4 radiators (front/top/rear/bottom), can accommodate up to two 5.25" and five 3.5"/2.5" drives and has enough space for graphics cards up to 480mm long (310mm with the HDD cage) and 185mm tall CPU coolers. So as you can see the Core V51 is not really that much different compared to its brother the Core V71 but a closer look is in order to see just what it can offer you.