Thermaltake View 71 Tempered Glass Edition Case Review

Appearance is everything when it comes to choosing a computer case and the View 71 TG builds on a concept established with the first TT View cases allowing you to see just about everything inside. 

This is accomplished with the help of four tempered glass panels covering the Top, Front and both sides.

Turning the case around shows how clean the View 71 can be with a cable channel located in the middle and no major holes to break up the space behind the glass.  Given that hiding cables can be a challenge in a glass computer case it is important that you start with very few distractions.

You will find a total of eight expansion slots on the TT View 71 along with two more positioned vertically closest to the side panel.  These slots hold a special vertical video card mount for showing off that expensive video card you bought.  This works as an alternative to mounting directly to the motherboard where it is mostly hidden from view.

One of the most overlooked cooling opportunities is venting from the bottom of the case.  We all know that heat rises so why not allow cool air to enter from the bottom too.  The View 71 comes with a full length fan filter indicating a primary air intake that can easily slide out to be cleaned.

Along the bottom of the case you’ll find the first of many watercooling specific design features, a small swing door allowing you access to a front mounted radiator.  Many of the TT Premium radiators come with a drain port opposite of the main ports and with this door you can access it.

For those of you wondering no, it doesn’t serve any other purpose and would not be a good location for “stashing” anything.

Despite how cool tempered glass looks it has one major drawback, weight.  As you can imagine hanging several sheets of glass off your case can make it pretty heavy and difficult to move around.  There isn’t much you can do about how heavy the glass is but, Thermaltake did think about it and put both side panels on hinges so you can swing the panels away when you are working on your PC.

All of the connection points for the tempered glass are rubber mounted and secured in place with thumb screws.

The View 71 features a solid front panel with the front controls located across the top of the case.  You’ll find USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports along with a power and reset button and analog connections for headphone and mic.

The power button is in a very unique location and occupies the upper right corner with notches cut out from the nearby glass panels.