Thermaltake Versa H18
Computer Shopper|November 2018
VERDICT
While it doesnt entirely escape budget limitations, the Versa H18 is very capable for something so cheap
James Archer
Thermaltake Versa H18
IT’S NICE AND wide, almost entirely built out of metal, includes a PSU shroud for tidiness and can be fitted with a good-sized side window: almost immediately, the Versa H18 positions itself as a PC case for those who want more from their budget components than the usual basic, plasticky fare.

Being a mini-tower, it’s still limited to builds using either microATX or Mini-ITX motherboards, but it’s not so tight inside that only the base essentials will fit. CPU cooler clearance comes in at a very respectable 155m, and you can use graphics cards up to 350mm in length. That’s assuming you don’t have any fans or radiators installed at the front, but even if you do – knocking off a few centimetres – that would still leave room for all but the longest of high-end GPUs.

Fan support is also decent for the form factor. The top and rear of the Versa H18 can both hold a 120mm fan (the only pre-installed fan is, in fact, attached to this backmost mount), while the front can be maxed out with either three 120mm fans or two 140mm fans; and that means 240mm, 280mm and 360mm radiators will fit as well. A rectangular hole is cut into the PSU shroud so that the whole of the front panel is accessible for such upgrades, and we didn’t have any problems with getting the radiator and attached fans of a Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240R RGB to slip inside.

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