P5's Flat Back Side

The back of the Core P5 looks a bit similar a standard case door and nothing like the rear end of a traditional calculator case. The panel itself is removable and provides access to the 50mm broad interior of the Core P5, which is used generally for cable management, though a few 3.5" bulldoze cages can also exist found.

The console itself is secured using half-dozen pollex screws and those wall mounting or laying the case horizontally might desire to supercede these with flush fitting screws. Equally expected, at the rear we find a VESA mount and Thermaltake has included enough of screws for wall runners or brackets. Information technology's a hefty case though, and with h2o-cooling thrown in too, y'all'll hands be needing a wall mount capable of 20kg+.

Once again nosotros find a long ventilated section which, of course, backs onto the radiator mounting position and behind information technology is a magnetic dust filter. Somewhat of a concern is the fact that the radiator would exist trying to push or suck air though this panel, which when wall mounted would presumably be close to the wall. With the Core P5 already beingness then wide nosotros imagine well-nigh volition want to flush mount the example to the wall which volition limit airflow quite drastically.

By removing the half dozen thumb screws, the large rear panel can be slid off to reveal the internals of the Core P5. Equally expected there isn't much going on inside this case equally the internal compartment is mostly at that place to hide excess cabling.

That said, at the top of the case there are three removable drive cages supporting either 2.5" or 3.5" storage devices.

Something annoying most the blueprint was the fact that the bulldoze cages have a large support bracket below that gets in the way. We had to remove it to route the cables and then once once more to install the waterblock on the CPU as the rear bracket couldn't be installed.

This is a real pain and nosotros feel there could have been a meliorate solution. The bottom right corner of the case for instance is free of clutter and would have been an ideal location to stick at to the lowest degree two of these drive cages.

The VESA mount features enough clearance that it wasn't a real issue and we could easily work around or under it.

Inside the case there are a few pre-routed cables from the front (in this case side) console connectivity which includes a USB iii.0 cablevision, USB 2.0 cable and the power/reset buttons along with the action LEDs. Speaking of which, the front panel gear is crammed into the right manus side console where it is easy to access and looks quite good.