Review and Build inside the ThermalTake Core X31 PC Case

Intro

It’s hard to know what a good case is by a simple picture, and so many cases may look nice but once you get them it’s nothing like what you had imagined. I have reviewed quite a few cases, and even one from ThermalTake in the past and I was pleased when I had the opportunity to review this one, the ThermalTake Core X31.

Let’s first take a look at the features and spec’s of this one.

ThermalTake Core X31

Motherboard Support: Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, ATX (but actually it will support a little larger, stay tuned to find out what I mean)
Mid Tower
Maximum GPU Length without HDD Cage: 16.5 inches / 420mm
Maximum GPU Length with HDD Cage: 10.9 inches / 278mm
Maximum PSU Length without bottom fan: 8.66 inches / 220mm
Maximum PSU Length with one bottom Fan: 7.09 inches / 180mm
Windowed Side panel
8 Expansion slots
Drive Bays:
- 3 x 3.5in or 2.5in HD Cage
- 3 x 3.5in or 2.5in behind motherboard tray
- 2 x 2.5in on Power Supply Cover
- 2 x 5.25in
  - 25in drive bays can be used for 2 x SSD’s each bay or 1 additional 3.5in drive in each bay
- External Connections
  - 2 x USB 3.0
  - 2 x USB 2.0
  - 1 x Headphone Port
  - 1 x Microphone Port
- Fan Mount Location and Sizes
  - Front:
    - 1 x 200mm or 2 x 140mm (1 x Included) or 2 x 120mm
  - Top:
    - 3 x 140mm or 3 x 120mm or 2 x 200mm
  - Rear:
    - 1 x 140mm (Included) or 2 x 120mm
  - Bottom:
    - 2 x 120mm or 2 x 240mm
  - Radiator Support
    - Front:
      - 1 x 360mm or 1 x 280mm
    - Top:
      - 360mm or 1 x 280mm
    - Rear:
      - 1 x 140mm or 1 x 120mm
    - Bottom:
      - 1 x 140mm or 1 x 120mm
    - 3 Year Warranty
    - Weight: 18.70lbs
    - Dimensions: H:20.10″ x W:9.80″ x D:19.50″

OK, enough with those, they might be a good reference to come back to later, but let’s see what comes inside of the box.

It has tons of options for HD’s, fans and radiators and I will go into that a little later in the review. Let’s explore what was in the box to make sure it has everything you need for a build.

To start off with, it does come with the user’s manual which goes over what is included in the box, warranty information and some basics on how to build a PC with it, very basic of course.