THE CORE V51 EXTERIOR

The Core V51 measures 540mm in height, 560mm in depth and 236mm in width and is primarily made out of SPCC (cold rolled steel) and hard plastic.

Roughly 90% of the left side panel is actually a clear Plexiglas window.

The entire fascia is meshed to allow plenty of air to reach the front fans.

As you can see the Core V51 only has two 5.25" ODBs but so do most midi towers out there.

The front I/O includes the power on/off and reset buttons (the on/off button is also the power LED), HDD activity LED, two USB 3.0 ports and the typical microphone and headphones 3.5mm ports.

To increase space beneath the mainboard tray for cable management the right side panel of the Core V51 extends outwards.

At the top you can either install a 120/140/240/280/360/420mm radiator (you could also mount 2x120/140mm ones) or 3x120/140mm, 2x200m fans.

Now the good thing with the Core V51 as opposed with the Core V71 is that there's a magnetic air filter at the top which is very easy to remove and clean (on the other hand if you place something on it you risk moving it around).

Going back to the fascia if you remove it you will see that it has an air filter attached on its interior.

Behind the fascia Thermaltake has preinstalled two 120mm intake fans (you can install a 3rd one right above).

At the rear of the case we find three rubber grommets, a 120mm exhaust fan, 8 PCI expansion slots and the PSU area.

Of course Thermaltake has made it possible for you to install a 140mm fan if you want at the rear.

Thanks to 4 tall feet the Core V51 stands quite a bit of the ground so the two removable air filters are a nice touch.