Thermaltake View 71 Tempered Glass Edition Case Review

Overkill is not a word I use lightly, in fact Hardware Asylum was built on the premise that going overboard was a good thing.  High-end motherboards set the stage for what can be done on a platform and DIY watercooling allows enthusiasts to dial in exactly the cooling performance or curb appeal they want.  For me cases are one of the most difficult decisions to make as the design must look good and match well with the rest of the system.

In this review I’ll be going over the Thermaltake View 71 Tempered Glass Edition computer case.  This is a large mid-tower design that really encompasses everything great about a modern chassis and then takes things to another level.  I mentioned overkill before and wasn’t kidding, this case has it all, every box, nothing held back.

P/N CA-1I7-00F1WN-00
Case Type Full Tower
Dimension (H x W x D) 592 x 274 x 577 mm / (23.3 x 10.8 x 22.7 inch)
Net Weight  18.9 kg / 41.66 lb
Side Panel   5mm Tempered Glass x 4 (Left & Right & Front & Top)
Color Black
Material SPCC
Cooling System
- Rear (exhaust) : 140 x 140 x 25 mm Riing LED Blue fan
- Front (intake) : 140 x 140 x 25 mm Riing LED Blue fan
Drive Bays
2.5” x 4 or 3.5” x 4 (HDD Rack)
2.5”x 6 or 3.5” x 3
Expansion Slots 8+2
Motherboards  6.7” x 6.7” (Mini ITX), 9.6” x 9.6” (Micro ATX), 12” x 9.6” (ATX), 12” x 13”(E-ATX)
I/O Port USB 3.0 x 2, USB 2.0 x 2, HD Audio x 1
PSU Standard PS2 PSU (optional)
Fan Support
- Front: 3 x 120mm , 2 x 140mm
- Top: 3 x 120mm , 3 x 140mm
- Rear: 1 x 120mm, 1 x 140mm
- Bottom: 2 x 120mm
Radiator Support
- Front: 1 x 360mm , 1 x 420mm
- Top: 1 x 360mm , 1 x 420mm
- Rear: 1 x 120mm, 1 x 140mm
- Right: 1 x 360mm, 1 x 420mm
- Bottom: 1 x 240mm
Clearance
- CPU cooler height limitation: 190mm
- VGA length limitation: 310mm(With HDD Rack) / 410mm(Without HDD Rack)
- PSU length limitation: 220mm (Without Bottom Fan)

Per the usual the View 71 is Tt LCS Certified which is a Thermaltake exclusive certification applied to only products that pass the design and hardcore enthusiast standards that a true LCS chassis should be held to.   Simply put this case is designed to support liquid cooling either as an AIO or DIY loop.