Thermaltake Tsunami: A Complete Visual Overhaul
by Purav Sanghani on September 10, 2004 12:00 PM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Construction
The Tsunami is constructed mainly of 0.8mm aluminum all around. The front door is also made of aluminum, but thicker, like the one on Lian Li's PC-6070 and SilverStone Technology's Temjin 5. The bezel behind the door is made of plastic.Feeling around the case, we could not find a single sharp edge like those we find in steel cases. No sharp edges mean no cut wires or fingers, which is always positive.
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The plastic used for the bezel as well as the devices to mount expansion cards is also strong enough to withstand regular uses. We saw in Cooler Master's Centurion 5 as well as in NZXT's Guardian the weak plastic clips that were used to secure expansion cards. We were disappointed at how the manufacturers of those chassis had neglected to test the feature thoroughly. Thermaltake, on the other hand, uses stronger plastic and has been for quite some time.
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Aratharn - Friday, September 10, 2004 - link
It looks like a nice case (except for the window which is just personal taste). Were there any worries about the longevity of the paint? Cars get scratched and it would seem a glossy black finish is going to scratch over time.I find the power supply issue intriguing in that I had no such problems in my CoolerMaster WaveMaster case even though I installed a large Enermax power supply unit (465W). I guess the WavemMaster is an old man of a case now, but it would have been nice to see it included in the benchmarks for this comparison.