ThermalTake Armor A30

Overview

Reviews

The Armor A30 is the eighth addition to the Armor family, featuring one of the most aggressive designs we've seen on a compact chassis.

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 13 expert reviews

Excellent:

7
Good:

5
Average:

1
Bad:

0

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Last revision on November 13, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Small and very portable
Easy to install
Support 2.5" drives
Quiet fans
Partially tool-free
USB 3.0
Accepts long graphics cards and full size PSUs
Removable mobo tray
Four included fans
Great for LAN parties
Removable motherboard tray
Two acrylic side viewing
Cube form factor

Reviewers Didn't Like

Expensive
No handle
Does not support all long video cards
Low profile CPU cooler required
Tight fit even with a smaller power supply
Blue LEDs: Overused and overrated
Installation isn't completely tool-free
Motherboard tray's pullout wire handle prevents the tray from sitting flat on the work table when completely pulled out

Expert reviews and ratings

The Thermaltake Armor A30 is a rather unique product in a positive way, a hard to achieve feat in today's computer case industry. Thermaltake has effectively shrunk a full size ATX case into a microATX case, while still supporting a vast majority of h

By TechSpot on January 24, 2011

A very well featured small form factor...

By Kitguru.net on October 19, 2011

The Thermaltake Armor A30 is a small PC case. While huge PC chassis â€“ such as the Cooler Master CM Storm Enforcer â€“ have a lot going for them, smaller cases also have many good points too.The Thermaltake Armor A30 is a...

By TechRadar on September 22, 2011

The A30 is a compact and quiet case with room for powerful components - if you like the heavy gamer-styling...

By Expert Reviews on July 16, 2011

Thermaltake has been making cases for many years now and they have a wide range of chassis offerings that range from budget mid-tower cases to very expensive full tower designs. Today we are looking at the shortest of their Armor series - namely the...

By BCCHardware on May 18, 2011

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By APH Networks on May 13, 2011

The Thermaltake Armor is one of the best micro ATX cases I have worked with in a long time. Offering a lot of room to fit just about any graphics card out there into it. Installing devices and everything into it was a breeze. I really like how they...

By ThinkComputers on April 05, 2011

100

As much as I do not wish to use the term, this case is the textbook definition of aggressive. Rugged looks, an innate attention to detail, and price point ($119.99 MSRP) make this an very attractive competitor to similar sized and priced cases from...

By The Best Case Scenario on March 15, 2011

100

Started from the passion for the DIY (Do It Yourself) concepts and the desires to realize the goal of "Ideas are originated from humanity; Realizing ideas is our belief." Thermaltake Technology was established in January, 1999 and has been market to...

By Hardware Bistro on January 14, 2011

It's pretty clear on our side of the fence that smaller enclosures and leaner builds are increasingly becoming the way to go for most users these days, with even die hard enthusiasts drawn to these smaller cases if for no other reason than to see...

By AnandTech on September 24, 2012

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