Thermaltake Urban T81 Full Tower Case Review

The side panel hiding all the cabling on the backside of the motherboard does have a large embossment as well, giving the least talked-about side of every PC chassis both a little dimension, while adding more space inside to run wiring.

Everywhere you look on this case there is mesh and fan/radiator mounts.  Another stretch of ventilation runs the entire length of the T81's underside and is covered in a fine mesh to keep out dust and debris.  The mesh is removable for cleaning as well, but does slide out from the back.  Mounting brackets inside the chassis allow up to a 280mm radiator to be installed along the bottom, or a pair of 140mm fans.  Placing fans or radiators there however, will reduce clearance for your power supply. 

The control panel for the Urban T81 is also finished with the same brushed aluminum look as the front door, and sits flush with the top of the chassis for a very neat and unobtrusive look.  The power, reset and fan control buttons run along the side, with the headphone/mic plugs and USB ports along the face.  The USB 3.0 plugs are cleanly marked in blue for ease of recognition. 

Moving up to the top of the chassis, the top mesh screen is easily removed with the push of a button, revealing a single 200mm exhaust fan. There is plenty of room on top to mount an external radiator up to 420mm on top in the channel the mesh was concealing, as well as a secondary fan undearneath.

To get to the fan bay, the top plastic trim piece will need to be removed.  Both the plastic top trim, and the front face are held in place with pressure clips.  Squeeze the two halves of the clip together and push, and the shell pops out, giving you access to the frame underneath and the fans.  I had difficulty removing the upper shell, since one of the clips is buried under a bundle of fan and system wires.