ThermalTake Bach VX case review
On this page I'm going to take a closer look at the inside of this case.120mm rear fan
On the rear of the case, you'll find a silent 120mm fan which is mounted in a fan bracket. This makes it easy to remove the fan.
Tool-free PCI slots
The installation of your graphics card or other expansion cards doesn't require any screws but it's still handy to have a screwdriver on hand to remove those steel PCI slot covers. When installing a card you first open the plastic clip, you push the card into your motherboard and then you close the clip.
5.25-inch drive bays
The installation of your DVD player or other 5.25" devices also doesn't require any screws. When I installed my DVD player into this bay I just had to squeeze the translucent plastic clip, slide my DVD player into the drive bay and secure the plastic clip again. In case the tool-free 5.25" kit doesn't work for your devices you can still secure them with regular screws but in my case it worked perfect, even for one of my fan controller units.
HDD cage
The hard drive cage fits up to five 3.5" HDDs and it's removable. It features shockproof pads to absorb vibration and lower the noise produced by your hard drives.
The installation of your hard drives into this cage is easy but you do have to use special longer screws (which are included in the screw bag).
There should be enough room inside this case to install most hardware but if you want to install big cards like the upcoming 12.4" Radeon X2800 XTX OEM version from ATI you will need to remove the hard drive cage. Otherwise these extremely big graphics cards won't fit. But in that case it's probably better to buy a full-tower case instead of the Bach VX mid-tower.
140mm intake fan
Behind the drive cage, there's a huge 140mm intake fan that draws in cool air and cools your hard drives.
Cables
A picture of the front bezel's buttons, LEDs and speaker cables and also a picture of the top panel's USB, audio and SATA cables:
Intrusion alert
Another special feature is this intrusion alert which detects whether your case is open or closed. Most cases don't have this and to use it you're motherboard needs to have support for it.
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Added: February 14th 2007
Product reviewed: ThermalTake Bach VX case
Reviewer: Thomas De Maesschalck
Score: 9/10
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