THE CORE V31 EXTERIOR

The Core V31 measures 470mm in height, 506mm in depth and 208mm in width and just like its brothers it's primarily made out of SPCC (cold rolled steel) and hard plastic.

Just like with the other two Core towers we've reviewed the entire fascia of the V31 is meshed to allow plenty of air to reach the front fans.

As you can see the Core V31 also has only two 5.25" ODBs (one doubles as an 1.44FDD bay).

The I/O includes the power on/off and reset buttons (the on/off button is also the power LED), HDD activity LED, two USB 3.0 ports and the usual microphone and headphones 3.5mm ports.

To increase space beneath the mainboard tray the right side panel of the Core V31 extends outwards (just like with the Core V51).

Again just like with the V51 model at the top we find a magnetic air filter. Beneath the filter the V31 has room for either an 120/240/360mm radiator (you could also mount 2x120/140mm ones) or 3x120/140mm fans.

Behind the fascia Thermaltake has preinstalled a single 120mm intake fan which you can replace either with two 120/140mm fans or a 120/240/280/360 radiator.

As you can see you can remove the 5.25" ODBs entirely need be.

At the rear of the case we see two rubber grommets, a 120mm exhaust fan, 8 PCI expansion slots and the PSU area.

Although the preinstalled fan is a 120mm model you can replace it with one up to 140mm in size.

At the base of the Core V31 we find 4 tall round rubber feet and a long removable air-filter.