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TT Armor - Problems with OCZ Powerstream

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RyBoy

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I was reading the review from kidman on 8/22 on newegg.com for the [L=http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/FeedBack/CustRatingReview.asp?Item=N82E16811133154]thermaltake armor[/L] and it says there are issues with the ocz powerstream psu's in the tt armor. And I have an ocz powerstream psu. So has anyone else had these problems because I plan on getting this psu and want to make sure it won't be a problem.
 
Typically people have issues with the Powerstream 520ADJ because it's a very DEEP power supply. But there's plenty of depth in that case. There's the hard drive bay just next to the power supply, but that's just "under" the PSU fan. Shouldn't be a fitment problem there.

My .02 on the case: The "quality" of the case is poor. Not as heavy gage steel as most cases (Enlight, Inwin, Chenming, etc. The holes have been known to not be drilled correctly for the PSU mounting (maybe that was the problem he was having... which wouldn't be a power supply issue, but a case issue.) and the mobo stand-offs. The PSU fan is not part of the ambience cooling, but for HDD cooling, in conjunction with the top most, back fan. Sure your hard drives stay nice and cool, but because of this you can't use a quiet, low RPM in the rear location because it's the soul exhaust fan in the case. So you may end up with a case with all-around cooler components, but it will be louder.

And for $154 without a PSU?!?! Id rather get an AOpen aluminum case for $100 to $140 that comes with a quality FSP PSU that even if I don't want I can sell for $20 to $30. Holes drilled correctly, lighter weight, good layout, all around quiet and cooler running.
 
Timeout. Here's my situation, I already have the psu and plan on getting the case. Why do you rate the case as "poor" quality? And are you saying the psu should fit fine or not? Also, would you recommend the stacker over this case?
 
If the Tsunami is any indication... the Armor will be a pretty terrible case. I hate working in the Tsunami. You look at it wrong, and it'll bend. The aluminum panels are super thin and barely fit together. The case fans are very loud and do not put out the rated 21dBA of noise. There are things that are screwed in that shouldn't be screwed in, and others are not screwed in when they should be. Not worth the money, in my opinion.

For a case similar to the Antec SLK3000B (which I have), I hate the TT Tsunami.
 
RyBoy said:
What would you recommend for a full tower case of good quality?
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I have a silverstone TJ-06. Nice well built toolless case. Don't try to put 6 ide drives in the IDE cage the cabling is a mess. 3 or 4 will work Six SATA drives fit sweet

The wind tunnel does work. Ypu need to verify if your motherboard is compatible. If it isn't the case will work fine without the wind tunnel.

You also need a 550mm long power cable

http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-tj06.htm, Incudes links to about 9 reviews

Fry's had been selling them for 109.99 plus tax

If you have to order it try Sundial Micro

http://www.sundialmicro.com/silverstone_computer_case_ssttj06bw_1704_99.html

http://www.sundialmicro.com/silverstone_computer_case_ssttj06sw_1704_161.html
 
Timeout. :p

I'm in timeout.

What K said. Why do I say Thermaltake cases are poor quality? Because they are. Certainy not the worse, but definitely mediocre. I'm used to using Lian Li, Enlight, Supermicro, Ultra, Antec, Inwin, Aopen... ALL cases that exhibit FAR superior build quality. Long list, eh? That's how bad Thermaltakes are. And to think that Thermaltakes are actually MORE EXPENSIVE.

Now, I don't want to sound like I'm just ragging on Thermaltake, so I'll tell you what's WORSE than Thermaltake's build quality: Powmax, Codegen, Foxconn/Casedge, Apex... I'm sure there's a few more. :D

My recommendations for towers: AOpen A600 (all aluminum, 4 5.25", 2 3.5" external, 6 3.5" internal, front USB, firewire, audio. Comes with 1 120MM fan and 350W FSP PSU. No removable MB tray) or the Ultra Aluminus (all aluminum Chenming Dragon, 5 5.25", 2 3.5" external, 5 3.5" internal SIDEWAYS mounted, No fans or PSU pre-installed or front USB, but removable MB tray.) Both have windows and both are less than the Thermaltake.

And of course... I'm going to be biased and say pretty much anything from Lian-Li. :D

I haven't had a chance to play with the Silverstone, but I'm sure it's good product. Funny. They hooked me up with two power supplies for review and no cases. Hmm.... I need to make a phone call. ;)
 
The Silverstone tj06 is an oddball of a case -- upside motherboard mounting will be a pain when routing all the cables for neatness. A more conventional case would be easier in that regard.

A quality full-tower case will be more expensive... that's for sure. Lian-Li produces the PC-7077A. All aluminum, no PSU, and good ventilation. Do you really need a big server tower?
 
I bought the black on black stacker. It was a tough decision between it, the armor, and everything else, but I picked th stacker for these reasons:

Front mounted usb/firewire/sound
No window, lights , frills. The stacker looks professional.
No possible issues with psu and armor
No weird front covers like on the armor
Wheels on the stacker
Simple, no weird quirks
You guys

Thank you very much and I will make sure to let you guys know how it goes with the case and any issues I have.
 
Hey, we're telling you the truth, you guys get a lot of feedback from folks like us. Use the info to make your products better! :)
 
_Korruption_ said:
The Silverstone tj06 is an oddball of a case -- upside motherboard mounting will be a pain when routing all the cables for neatness. A more conventional case would be easier in that regard.

A quality full-tower case will be more expensive... that's for sure. Lian-Li produces the PC-7077A. All aluminum, no PSU, and good ventilation. Do you really need a big server tower?
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The TJ-06 definitelt a different approach but other than the problems routing IDE cables when using 6 hard drives and needing a power supply with a 550mm cable I didn't have a problem routing the other cables

And usually when it's compared to another case it's a Lian-Li ;-) As far as CPU cooling its one of best cases around.
 
Hahahaha yeah thanks

That's our attempt at an all-out quality case with minimal compromises.
 
Tt Tech said:
Hahahaha yeah thanks

That's our attempt at an all-out quality case with minimal compromises.
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If it is sturdy (looks decent from the pics), I say go with it. Also, take that design and create a couple more cases. One totally "blinged" out, and one very conservative. Then, you can cash in on all the markets for very little investment. I personally find most every Tt product to be far too showy. You're missing out on a large market segment that companies like SilverStone, LianLi, CoolerMaster, and Antec are catering to (well, the latter 2 are getting odd) :p
 
renegade44e said:
The TJ-06 definitelt a different approach but other than the problems routing IDE cables when using 6 hard drives and needing a power supply with a 550mm cable I didn't have a problem routing the other cables

And usually when it's compared to another case it's a Lian-Li ;-) As far as CPU cooling its one of best cases around.
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BTX mounting is great in terms of air cooling. I love it.
 
i have a TT armor, and i didnt have any PSU problems with it. as for the stupid 'flaps' in the front, i just removed them which isnt too difficult to do honestly. i love the case cause i have so much space to work with.
 
it will go down in price... ive seen some online for $289... give it time and it will be 250 or below where it should be! Looks like a decent case but i would like a window in it to show of the watercooling components (ie polarflo TT) :D
 
The only thing "mediocre" about the Thermaltake Armor is the window (on the window versions)...thankfully they came out with the BNS (non windowed version) the case I got last week and it in terms of quality...its the TITS!

I also have an Antec Superlanboy and although it a really good case mine seems to have been able to Sam Fisher its way past Quality Controll. The internal 4 drive cage gets mis-aligned the farther down you go so its very easy to jar the bottom drive away. The super light construction should of been spared on the back of the case that (for me) needs to be bent back into shape ever so often when coming back from lans. I have an Antec True Control 2.0 550 in that and the psu and fan bus dont fit exactly into it either.

I chose the Armor over the Stacker because it looks better to me...and it holds more hdd...mine currently has 11 and when I get my Seasonic S12600, it will have 13hdd, 3 raid cards and a forklift.

Now if Thermaltake made an all aluminum alloy Armor (sans ghey window design) then they've got my $170-$200 or whatever a case like that will cost.
 
I have the Thermaltake Armor and I "had" an OCZ Modstream 450. Because of the way the PSU sits on it's side, the motherboard power cable came up short. by about 4 inches. I could have got an extender, but I've read to many posts and articles on how this can affect stability. I had to toss my backup Thermaltake 430 in to power the system until I can decide on a new one, which is proving to be a bigger task than I had expected.

As far as the quality of the case, I have zero complaints. I got the steel version (great deal on the egg), so it's a bit heavy. But I have a separate LAN machine, so this thing just stays put. It's keeping my rig ice box cold (I never see my slightly oc'd 3200+ Venice get over 32C w/ stock cooler). I've very pleased with it. Just wish that beautiful OCZ PSU would have worked.
 
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