Thermaltake Urban T81 Full Tower Case Review

Now that we have most of the chassis stripped down, it's easy to see why it weighs in at 30 pounds.  The amount of steel used in the frame is impressive.  The frame feels sturdy, and putting some pressure on it, it doesn't flex or twist much at all. 

With the front face and door removed, we get a good look at the twin 200mm intake fans providing the primary airflow into the chassis.  The multiple fan blade design, coupled with the lower RPM speed, should help keep them quiet, even while running on high.  If higher RPM airflow is what you need, the front fans can be swapped out for a pair of 140mm fans, or three 120mm's.

Closing in, you get a shot of the space provided from both external drives removed.  What this location can be removed to fit additional accessories it was never intended for much more than that.  Proof of that is the lack of additional fan locations or slotted mounting holes.

To give a sense of scale we installed a smaller 240mm radiator up front to show you the amount of leftover room to work with.  Sadly to get this size of radiator to fit all of the interior drive cages had to be removed.  In a way this could be considered a failure since every "other" case supporting a 240mm radiator can do so with the drive cages intact. 

Of course there is still plenty of room to house a pair of fans on the radiator, and if you opt for the vertical drive bay adaptor plate you can get a drive installed.

Pulling the cages out to install a front mounted radiator may force you to think creatively on placement of your drive storage.  Thankfully with the included drive mounting plate, you can mount a single SSD or SATA drive vertically against the support frame.  There are only two spots to mount the plate however, so you get to choose whether you want it down at the bottom of the chassis, or up near the top.