Thermaltake V250 TG ARGB

Darksaber · Jul 1, 2020

The Thermaltake V250 TG ARGB chassis offers a clean and solid option for the mainstream gamer and enthusiast. It has plenty of pre-installed fans and support for both air and liquid cooling, as well as a little bit of bling with ARGB intake fans and the glass side panel.

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FreedomEclipse · Jul 1, 2020

Its a pretty hot boi.

$ReaPeR$ · Jul 1, 2020

FreedomEclipse said:
Its a pretty hot boi.

exactly. its an ok case for a low to mid-tier build that won't heat up because of its low power, but for anything more, this case seems pretty useless.

Vario · Jul 1, 2020

I hope we will start to see rejection of these hot aquarium case designs.

Chrispy_ · Jul 1, 2020

I sound like a broken record but that's because case manufacturers are consistently terrible.

Here we have another rubbish case that's all about letting LED's shine through glass instead of letting cool air in and hot air out.

Hard pass.
Also, Thermaltake - so hard pass again.
No, two hard passes do not cancel each other out....

Darksword · Jul 1, 2020

"Thermaltake makes cheap crap." - Moses, 1253 BCE

$ReaPeR$ · Jul 1, 2020

Darksword said:
"Thermaltake makes cheap crap." - Moses, 1253 BCE

Hey. My TT armor circa 2008 begs to differ.

but seriously, tt has dropped so many balls over the years.

Caring1 · Jul 2, 2020

I like their View 51, shame about the glass front panel though.

Vario · Jul 2, 2020

Chrispy_ said:
I sound like a broken record but that's because case manufacturers are consistently terrible.

Here we have another rubbish case that's all about letting LED's shine through glass instead of letting cool air in and hot air out.

Hard pass.
Also, Thermaltake - so hard pass again.
No, two hard passes do not cancel each other out....

Agreed. It makes no sense at all to put a glass panel in front of a fan.

AnarchoPrimitiv · Jul 2, 2020

FYI, in the article it postulates that the "LED OUT" connector on the fan hub PCB that comes with the case is a Thermaltake proprietary connector, but, at least to me, from the one close up picture in the article it looks as though it's a generic 3 pin JST connector (the connector that come on all generic addressable LED strips... Gigabyte's motherboards actually have an addressable header that uses this LED industry standard JST connector as well, and kudos to them for not using that unnecessary "4 minus 1 = 3 pin" addressable connecter/header that Asus introduced and nearly every other mobo manufacturer copied for no discernable reason).

Anyway, I can see the three pins/leads going into the connector from the PCB and the female housing of the connector has a square cutout for the small retaining clip on the male JST connector, so it looks like that to me, but I could be wrong as I haven't seen it in person like the author.

Despoder · Jul 10, 2020

This case was sent to me for 54.99, I originally bought the Thermaltake Versa H18, for 54.99, that's good value for this case. :roll:

System Name	Meshlicious Monster
Processor	Intel Core i5-10600T
Motherboard	MSI Z490I Unify
Cooling	NZXT Kraken Z53 with 2x Noctua Redux 1300 RPM PWM fans
Memory	ADATA 16 GB 3200 Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	TeamGroup 1TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Asus ProArt 27" 1440P, 75Hz
Case	ssupd Meshlicious with mesh side panels
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion 660 W Platinum ATX
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro Wireless
Keyboard	Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Home

System Name	Codename: Icarus Mk.VI
Processor	Intel 8600k@Stock -- pending tuning
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strixx Z370-F
Cooling	CPU: BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Memory	32GB XPG Gammix D10 {2x16GB}
Video Card(s)	ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 512GB SSD (Boot)\|WD SN770 (Gaming)\|2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300\|2x 2TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White)
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Corsair AX760
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻

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Processor	R9 3900X/i7 6700HQ/i7 2600
Motherboard	AsRock X470 Taichi/Acer/ Gigabyte H77M
Cooling	Corsair H115i pro with 2 Noctua NF-A14 chromax/OEM/Noctua NH-L12i
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z 32GB @3200/16GB DDR4 2666 HyperX impact/24GB
Video Card(s)	TUL Red Dragon Vega 56/Intel HD 530 - GTX 950m/ 970 GTX
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Display(s)	Philips FTV 32 inch + Dell 2407WFP-HC/OEM/Sony KDL-42W828B
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Luxe/Acer Barebone/Enermax
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Power Supply	Seasonic focus+ 850 platinum (SSR-850PX)/165 Watt power brick/Enermax 650W
Mouse	G502 Hero/M705 Marathon/G305 Hero Lightspeed
Keyboard	G19/oem/Steelseries Apex 300
Software	Win10 pro 64bit

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Motherboard	EVGA Z690 Classified
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S, 2xThermalRight TY-143, 4xNoctua NF-A12x25,3xNF-A12x15, 2xAquacomputer Splitty9Active
Memory	G-Skill Trident Z5 (32GB) DDR5-6000 C36 F5-6000J3636F16GX2-TZ5RK
Video Card(s)	EVGA Geforce 3060 XC Black Gaming 12GB
Storage	1x Samsung 970 Pro 512GB NVMe (OS), 2x Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB (data 1 and 2), ASUS BW-16D1HT
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Case	Lian Li O11 Air Mini
Audio Device(s)	Audiotechnica ATR2100X-USB, El Gato Wave XLR Mic Preamp, ATH M50X Headphones, Behringer 302USB Mixer
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000W 80+ Platinum White
Mouse	Zowie EC3-C
Keyboard	Vortex Multix 87 Winter TKL (Gateron G Pro Yellow)
Software	Win 10 LTSC 21H2

System Name	Bragging Rights
Processor	Atom Z3735F 1.33GHz
Motherboard	It has no markings but it's green
Cooling	No, it's a 2.2W processor
Memory	2GB DDR3L-1333
Video Card(s)	Gen7 Intel HD (4EU @ 311MHz)
Storage	32GB eMMC and 128GB Sandisk Extreme U3
Display(s)	10" IPS 1280x800 60Hz
Case	Veddha T2
Audio Device(s)	Apparently, yes
Power Supply	Samsung 18W 5V fast-charger
Mouse	MX Anywhere 2
Keyboard	Logitech MX Keys (not Cherry MX at all)
VR HMD	Samsung Oddyssey, not that I'd plug it into this though....
Software	W10 21H1, barely
Benchmark Scores	I once clocked a Celeron-300A to 564MHz on an Abit BE6 and it scored over 9000.

Thermaltake V250 TG ARGB

Darksaber

Senior Editor & Case Reviewer

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

$ReaPeR$

Vario

Chrispy_

Darksword

$ReaPeR$

Caring1

Vario

AnarchoPrimitiv

Despoder

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Storage	Kingston A2000 512Gb NVME
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Case	Corsair 450D High Air Flow.
Audio Device(s)	No need.
Power Supply	FSP Aurum 650W
Mouse	Yes
Keyboard	Of course
Software	W10 Pro 64 bit

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Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X470-F Gaming
Cooling	Enermax Liqmax Iii 360mm AIO
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB (8GBx4) 3200Mhz CL 14
Video Card(s)	Sapphire RX 5700XT Nitro+
Storage	Hp EX950 2TB NVMe M.2, HP EX950 1TB NVMe M.2, Samsung 860 EVO 2TB
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Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic (White)
Power Supply	BeQuiet Straight Power 11 850w Gold Rated PSU
Mouse	Glorious Model O (Matte White)
Keyboard	Royal Kludge RK71
Software	Windows 10