Cutting corners never looked so good - Thermaltake Tower 300 Micro

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PC cases are soooo predictable. Six sides, black or white, IO out the back, yawwwwwn. Well today Elijah is here to check out the new Thermaltake Tower 300 Micro to see if cutting corners while making a case could actually be a good thing. With multiple angles, IO out the top, and a little screen on the front, does this tick the boxes for a "cool case" or is it too extra?
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Cases are borrrring
0:19 Unboxing and design/disassembly impressions
5:03 Sponsor - LG
5:38 Building in the case
10:21 Optional diagonal stand
11:07 Pricing and overall thoughts
11:44 Outro

[@ShortCircuit]

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[@Nobe_Oddy]

This video was GREAT!!!! You guys really knocked it out of the park with monkey-land rewind!!! I was LMAO for like 4 minutes straight!! WHAT A SAVE!!! lol

[@BilalFarah-wd5bp]

2:48 favorite part

[@leonro]

No thanks, LG TVs are a privacy nightmare even at the high end. They even sell your data by default, you need to dig through the settings to disable that. Of course, they probably still collect your data...

[@dimitriosgkirgkiris9486]

Not watching Rossman's videos lately?

[@Navitus]

Hey man I heard 720 degrees i'm sold.

[@user-cx5jj2yv3p]

Finally the new xbox

[@awolr]

360 degrees here and 360 on Earth 2.0

[@Ryuseigan]

You get a new domain with this one

[@tim3172]

This product is brought to you by Entertainment 720.

[@TheMrBrianh]

I wonder if the phrase "Editor, can you cut that" ever actually works.

[@LordWaldema]

We'll never know

[@lumi_arcs]

"no"

[@walkinmn]

For Linus, always. For Elijah, no.

[@kalebchoi6372]

We only see when it dosent

[@ObnoxiousMedic7]

The world may never know...

[@squibward6571]

I clicked because I wanted too..... and because Elijah was on the left.

[@Nikimana1413]

Huh, he was in the center for me

[@MagmaBow]

I clicked because elijah was on the right

[@Collin_J]

I don't pretend to have free will anymore. All my decisions are dictated by the thumbnail

[@jcat96]

I clicked because he was in the middle

[@JezailleBrett]

Was he upside down for you as well?

[@bbrixon]

Editors are still the MVP of LMG.

[@stalecakestudios]

Dude Elijah's really coming into his own as a host, he's awesome

[@KelvinGao-lb5xb]

2:04 like father like son

[@fajaradi1223]

Linus is doing a great job on employee training programme

[@antoniobarry]

Keep giving Elijah more random nonsense to review, it's pretty neat

[@Ruubie2197]

Im a simple man. I see Elijah, i click

[@mematron]

You could have stopped at, "man." BADOOMPA PING!

[@benediktbeh87]

He is the goat.

[@manicdan481]

Elijah has such range, can go from charismatic host to silly child full of enthusiasm for new toys so quickly.

[@mikewifak]

Canada has weird aquariums

[@stephenkepper1157]

The next Mineral Oil PC?

[@nottsoserious]

Now that's a true VERTICAL mounted GPU

[@JohnDoe-hw8ge]

please take note that some GPU’s using a vapor chamber will overheat when in this orientation, I had to swap my pc from the tower 100 to a NZXT 210i because my AMD RX6800 went above 100C when in the vertical configuration, no problems whatsoever when its horizontal in the mini tower

[@FastSloth87]

@@JohnDoe-hw8ge would that be a problem for horizontal-vertical setups (you know, the usual riser thing that every case seems to support now)?

[@JohnDoe-hw8ge]

@@FastSloth87 That orientation does not seem to be a problem, because if it was we would have definitely heard by now since that is almost the default position of GPU’s in testbenches. then most gpu testing youtubers would have trouble. it seems to be the position with connetors up specifically that has issues

[@xaytana]

@@JohnDoe-hw8ge I'm surprised nobody has done A:B testing with vapor chamber orientation. It'd make sense that it's problematic due to the simple fact of flow direction of evaporation and wicking. If a GPU is designed to lay flat, rotating it vertical in either direction should have an impact on performance. I think the hanging orientation has more impact simply due to how coolers are arranged, more directional surface area to travel with suboptimal wicking, essentially resulting in pooling at one extreme of the cooler that likely sees less heat load; whereas the typical 'vertical' mount has much less directional surface area to travel and hence the pooling issue is much less noticeable. This should also effect heat pipes on the same basis, though they should also wick much better due to being a flow direction dimension lower than a vapor chamber. I'd be curious what an inverse hanging GPU would do, with the I/O at the bottom and the majority of the cooler pointing upwards, likely the same issue but to a lesser degree as the pooling effect would be closer to the die, possibly negating the issue. There's also the likelihood that cards are being designed for traditional vertical mounting at this point anyways, so the traditional vertical and traditional horizontal could likely be flipped in expected results. GN should do this testing but also get the Nvidia cooler design guy back on to explain the directional phenomena with these vapor chambers.

[@MichaelJacob]

@@JohnDoe-hw8ge I was gonna say, not enough people know this it's not even just vapor chambers, my old 6800 XT Nitro+ hates this orientation. We need a major tech youtuber to bring this issue to light.

[@EviLEwoK666]

This is the third vid I've seen Elijah host now and I'm really impressed with how quickly he's come along and settled into the role. Well done mate, you are a real pleasure to watch.

[@Space-_-Bender]

Me with my tower 100: I don't see a reason to upgrade Tower 300: *cuts corners* My wallet: *sweats*

[@Freytraz]

By the thumbnail, i thought it was a 3D printer... lol

same

[@ImWillyDS]

Seeing Elijah without the CVO . . . I mean parental monitor nor cameo is something. He even solo the sponsor spot. Oh how he has grown up, time surely flies so fast

[@Daunlouded]

I love how the editor answers to the hosts requests with a firm "no". Also the rewind part was cool.

[@YHK_YT]

I clicked because the thumbnail had 2 cases and then because it had 1 case

[@BlazePas]

They made a video about that

[@YHK_YT]

@@BlazePas yes that’s the joke

[@BlazePas]

Linus must really believe in Elijah 😂

[@virtualfilmer]

I feel like Elijah was 21 about five minutes ago and is now 30 going on 45. But I’m so glad he’s here and is an awesome host!

[@Mike504]

No a 88" TV doesn't dwarf my TV. But to quote every man ever "I wouldn't mind an extra 3 inches"

[@fajaradi1223]

Are we about to have a sausage fest here?

[@polymathart]

This looks like the thing Captain Guntu used to capture Stitch.

[@roknboker]

I have this case in the green color - and absolutely love it. It was fun to build in and I really love the look of it. I have it mounted sideways on the stand

[@pringlebread4913]

How was it to run I/O and display cables? I have been wanting to get this case but have been unsure on how annoying the cables would be. No one really talks about getting the cables out the top of the case.

[@roknboker]

@@pringlebread4913 I was looking for the same thing before and you’re right, no one talks about it. It’s not bad. I have it on its side on the stand and the cables drop down out of site against the wall. I have them all bundled together to keep it clean. Wish I could post pics here

[@pringlebread4913]

@@roknboker should have been more precise, my bad. I meant more about how it was dealing with the cables having to make that sharp turn and clearances for them. It seems a bit tight so I am worried my cables would not fit or I would have to get new ones to make it work. For reference, I run a triple monitor setup with wireless MNK and a USB audio mixer so I have a lot of cables to run out of my computer.

[@turtlefrog-tn3ek]

@@pringlebread4913 the cables were an issue for me, specifically the two braided display link cables going into my gpu were impossible until i removed the two top fans and fan bracket.

[@pringlebread4913]

@@turtlefrog-tn3ek damn, well there goes that case as an option then. Three displays plus wanting to full loop and use the top mount for a 240 rad won't work. Thanks for the answer.

[@Babydoll_RAWR]

I enjoyed this video. Having some insights from someone that has bought similar cases before was more reassuring to me that it's a viable product, and I found the variance of the colors available for the case very appealing. I've searched for cute colored cases before and have had a hard time finding products that I felt were good enough quality for the price. This one seems super newbie friendly with all the easy access, I really liked how it had the easy to clean fan screens and magnets for many of the panels, and the way the build was done with less tech jargon about every part being installed made it easier for me to stay focused on what the vid was intended to be about. (I'm not against having a lot of tech jargon I'm just easily distracted) 👍

[@jakesinclair69420]

YAYYY ELIJAH AGAIN!!!

[@docontra4921]

You can tell Linus adopted Elijah _and_ he became his favorite child thanks to the Renault T-Shirt

[@sully7108]

Just got a thermal take prebuilt and have been more than pleased with it, great cable managment, great config, and they even added 2 extra intake fans that werent shown on the picture, with a total of 5 intake fans and 2 exhaust fans the thermals are awesome, and the build quality is amazing

[@Eli-zb2yj]

This is the best GPU vending machine

[@ka_nya]

10:35 OMG the pump, I'm feelin pain RN

[@Ancient_West]

Look at our boy, looking clean as hell with that haircut!!

[@derkaiser9881]

Honestly when it comes to front IO all I need is 2 USB-A, a 3.5mm jack, and 1 USB-C. I'm only ever going to plug earbuds, a flashdrive, and/or a mouse dongle into it.

[@Collin_J]

I appreciate the separate audio jacks because Windows is dumb. Two USB-A and one C is definitely the sweet spot. My 4000D frustrates me when I need a dongle just to plug in my mouse & keyboard.

[@animefanrk2k]

It's nice hearing Elijah's passion about the case. It's good to be passionate~~~

[@trevalyon8610]

I, for one, want to see more of Elijah building computers! After Steve tore apart the Fractal Mood, I've been looking for a better M-ATX case for my daughter, and this might be it! Great job covering it.

[@SARU]

Jake's younger brother, Linus' long lost baby - Elijah.. the future of hosting for LMG.

[@killer52lt]

Love the video. Also I think we found Linus 2.0.Droppping and dyslexia included.

[@I_am_Allan]

We need more Elijah videos.

[@donc-m4900]

3:15 Thank you Bell. 😂

[@farya_of_the_east]

3:28 Sir I believe my orange cat haunted you

[@ugzz]

I didn't really care about this case.. but I came here, and stayed, for Elijah. Crushing it as a host!

[@turtlefrog-tn3ek]

I have this case and i love it. It might be spacious but it has low footprint on your desk. The cable management though.

[@User-ec2bh]

Do you guys have plans to test aios in the acoustic chamber? It's pretty hard to get any information about the loudness of aios because everybody just talks about how quiet they stay under load. Problem is, if my pc is under load the gpu screams at me anyways making the noise of the cpu cooler irrelevant. The only time it actually matters is in idle. Would be great to know if there are AIOs that can stay quiet while watching KZbin or if the pump will drive me crazy.

[@Thomas_Needs_Coffee]

not bad for Elijah solo hosting. I've always felt he was extra silly when Linus was on to play his part. 🤘

[@Unleashed75]

I don't like the design but I do like having the GPU and motherboard facing this way up, and having the ports covered like that. Easy to access providing you're not mounting to the underside of a desk.

[@deadping1]

most likely is the hair cut that caused his brain to lag from uneven thermal past/hair spread😅😂🤣

[@sturdybutter]

Does Elijah know what the word “round” means? Those are straight angles my dude.

[@KingRonin1]

I think the first time I saw this case was at whatever the most recent tech showcase event was. I was considering getting it then but now I’m pretty much sold. Thank you, Elijah!

[@wnen8611]

I got the snow edition for 2 months now and I have never been more in love with a case then with the tower 300

[@HedgehogY2K]

Even though I have no immediate plans to build my best personally gaming rig, I decided to install the NJ450-SXL and I gotta say, the Cerberus Sliger is by far the best case I've ever messed with. I'm glad to have this... ALMOST DECADE OLD CASE?! I can't take this, whatever happened to being a 2010s teenager?

[@rysterstech]

This case looks like one of those all glass elevators that sticks out of the building, you will never unsee it now.

[@krysin]

Totally need more cases with colored options!

[@rexr9762]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Let Elijah host more videos. But Fire is Barber that hair cut is criminal

[@evanbutson2]

Was I asleep when Elijah went from goofy comedic foil for Linus to super knowledgeable and professional product reviewer 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@UKGBlazemGaming]

Great case but the way he handled it at the end had me dying inside cause brother you left the aio running with the PC while you just casually shifting that pump around 😮😮

[@Viraniel666]

Excellent case, I recently built my gfs PC inside this. Without any issues it fit a 360 aio from EK and a quite beefy 7900xt. Nice case, good materials, no issues with thermals. One point of criticism regarding the side panels, I'm not sure if its just our unit or all of them are like this, but after a while the panels tend to get a bit bent, they still do hold via magnets, but there is a visible gap between them.

[@stevemaricar4350]

Love the fact that the I/O comes out from the top, definitely gives a cleaner look. Greater space and tool-less design makes it much easier.

[@AdvanceRGB]

YES I was looking for you guys review this cage

[@notsylgg]

This case is very beautiful when fully built. I bought one in black a few months ago and haven't looked back. The cable routing can be a little tight on the I/O but its overcomeable and unnoticeable when completed. 10/10 case imho

[@smartel7070]

I bought the sage green edition and really love it! I don't know about the other colors but the sage green has a matte finish that is gorgeous.

[@gdoggy1678]

The was almost like watching the verge explain how to build a PC...... I love it!

[@Chabeinator]

My therapist: "AI-Generated Boots isn't real, he can't hurt you" Short Circuit: 6:55

[@2011Kestrel]

I just did my first ever build in the Tower 300. I went with the matcha green colour. Love the case, but a little more room would have been nice. Minor issues I encountered… My motherboard cables had super tight bends and are hard against my AIO and the fan I put over the PSU. I ordered some Cablemod replacements which I hope will be more flexible and eliminate the excess cabling I had to shove in there; My lowest 360 AIO fan was rubbing against the thumbscrew on the hard drive holder on the side of the PSU cage. I replaced the thumbscrew with a regular low profile one; I’m not crazy about the cables coming out of the top of the case. I’m keeping the case on my desk and bringing them out the bottom would have been preferable. I might take a step drill to the back of the case and put in a grommet nearer the bottom in the future. The IO shield on my motherboard was causing a fitting issue - it was hitting the PCIE brackets beside it. Took the shield off - no biggie, you can’t see it anyways once the build is done. Like I said, a LITTLE more room would have prevented most of my issues. Still, I love the case and recommend checking one out of you have the chance. Also, there’s the Tower 650 coming out later this year…😉 Update - you’ll probably need some DisplayPort extension cables (M2F) with 90-degree male connectors to plug into your graphics card, or get VERY flexible cables with short connectors. I bought some good cables and there’s no way I can get them to fit - they bang into the exhaust fans.

[@corimictlan]

As a Tower 900 enjoyer, I want another Tower 900 and one of each of the others. Gods, but I'm with Elijah on the Tower series supremacy.

[@ChubiPanda]

I have the Tower 200 and it's a lovely case to work in. It was my first pc build and it went brilliantly due to the case being so easy to work in.

[@hitoshigaming]

When i saw this case i thought this was perfect for my first pc and i have it in my cart right now along with the other parts. I honestly geeked out when i realized how the case was designed and was really impressed and showed it to my sisters and explained why its a really good case design 😅

[@8BitPasta]

I came in here thinking they were 3D Printers... 🖨️

[@LPvi1]

that got me too

[@JBiton]

Me too😂

[@emerje0]

Yep, saw the thumbnail and thought Thermaltake was making resin printers. 😅

[@legendofphil]

I built my new rig in one a month ago, some slight cons but on the whole I think it's great. Having a GPU with a power connector on that points down in this case makes it look sooo much better and I don't have to worry about any flexing.

[@Max1996YT]

Props to ShortCircuit for actually showing how to route display/rear-IO cables to the GPU and motherboard in this case.

[@normanhoeksema1659]

Next apple video... 🎵I'm a Mac, I'm a Mac, i'm a Mac, I'm a Mac🎵 I'm a MAC!

[@TheLastTater]

I never thought I’d be interested in this case line before but after seeing this one. It looks like a great option

[@nikaiwolf]

I just finished my build in this case recently!!!! Fun case to build in. Does fit a 420mm radiator but with some finesse. the bottom fan can rub on the psu cover

[@axelsanchez2389]

Darn, I got the Elijah in the middle thumbnail and not the Elijah on the left 😩 My luck has run out.

[@SDevier]

The 720 degrees broke me 😂💀

[@kioti15]

Elijah screen time is always welcoming lol

[@davidmartineziii7343]

I love this Tower 300! My rig right now sits inside a white Tower 100 and I believe I paid just as much for that one as the 300 costs today! I’d totally have a 300 when I upgrade!

[@leftcoastfunk]

I've always loved mATX cases, especially some of the more quirky ones! They're often quite subpar for cooling though, so it's wild to see 420mm radiator support and ALL fan slots accepting up to 140mm fans, this case should be suuuuper cool!

[@matthewl.5059]

Well done

[@UnfitToLive]

I've been contemplating building my next high-end PC in this since it was first shown. I still haven't decided whether it's definitely the look I want. 😅

[@user-me5eb8pk5v]

If you really want the color to stick on the tower 500 like a reasonable street hob, use the fabric finisher from Marie's. I was painting a hat with acrylics, and my hands were solid as shit green for a week. That means its 988 jansbond.

[@andrewberg9611]

would you be comfortable putting significant weight on the desk though using the tower 900 as the base, cause i have to a lot but now that i know “tower integrated into the desk” is a thing, I’ve got to try it.

[@jubul666]

these are super cool, i love my tower900 so much, if i ever wanted to downsize id consider something like this

[@TheTreadLife_]

Someone please tell Elijah what “Rounded” means.

[@kingcollins145]

would this case be compatible with the MSI Project Zero motherboard or others like it??

[@dzello]

I wish I had a computer with 720 degrees of working room.

[@supersonic9448]

Elijah is not fooling me, "looks like THAT belle delphine keyboard" we all know its yours.

[@greendro6410]

This looks great 😁

[@DinoJagger]

puts tiny, assorted, dark-colored screws onto dark colored mouse pad. identification difficulty level 100

[@Silveraga]

i love Elijah 😂

[@Darkkingztw]

this what that guy in Death Stranding carried that baby in.

[@danielgarciasalorio8646]

I'm really glad to see how Thermaltake has improved over the last 3-4 years, from cheap corky products 20 years ago, to really well designed and quality products. I've owned some of their stuff when I was a kid and well, despite everything worked well my choices could have been better. Now they're making really good cases, power supplies and memories and I love them.

[@swixxtyswixx]

720 BABY!!!

[@UEGGOTH]

This looks like the packaging that Buzz Lightyear comes in and I want someone to make that a thing.

[@linuxsux41]

Now I want a case with 720 degrees of access...

[@mellertid]

That's screwed up.

[@idlevalley]

I figured out why after all these years Elijah is my favorite. He's so at home in front of a camera. He emotes a lot yeah, but it's not like he's hamming it up for the camera. He's so natural, it almost feels like I'm hangin' out with em'.

[@BardicRJ]

I feel like Elijah is the future Linus.

[@forivall]

2:10 When Elijah said "your mic" i heard "your knife" like thats what the icon looked like. Idk. Weird idea to have a knife port on a computer case.

[@brookerobinson8203]

Thermaltake cases are so underrated. I love this case.

[@2muchjpop]

Editor should say yes, and the rewind the video without it. So it'll still be there 😂 like at 7:45

[@sa1utethedead]

good video Elijah!!

[@iamkennstan]

I love this guy, great vibes

[@pernis_colossus]

awesome showcase and build, thank you! unfortunately the tower 900 is not really in the focus on aircooling with the backchamber having all the vents reserved for up to 2 480mm radiators if i remember correctly. i would have to build a custom waterloop servicing gpu and cpu to make proper use of that big case. that said the tower 300 comes very handy for me for a future build. and yes i agree the color choices are a good incentive for themed builds to me.

[@rockpilerookies9527]

Elijah - "Pink's more my color" I have never heard anything more true