Thermaltake passed along word that their Armor+ MX is now out, and it looks like a beaut. Simply put, it's like a smaller Armor+. It's a full tower shrunk to a mid-tower size, which might be right up the alley for some.
I admit I didn't quite care for the Armor+ when I used it to build our contest PC, but thinking back... I realize it has a keen design. It allows ideal hard drive mounting and offers a TON of room. I still dislike the "tool-less" feature that's supposed to make things easier, but it could be that I'm just an idiot and couldn't figure them out.
The pricing for the Armor+ MX is unknown, but it will probably hover around $150, but no more.
I admit I didn't quite care for the Armor+ when I used it to build our contest PC, but thinking back... I realize it has a keen design. It allows ideal hard drive mounting and offers a TON of room. I still dislike the "tool-less" feature that's supposed to make things easier, but it could be that I'm just an idiot and couldn't figure them out.
The pricing for the Armor+ MX is unknown, but it will probably hover around $150, but no more.
Press Release
LOS ANGELES, CA – May 2008 – After the success of “Armor+ Series” engineers at Thermaltake has worked around the clock to improve and innovate another and better chassis. Armor+ Series was launched at Computex 2007 a super tower allowing consumer to fully utilize the advance graphic technology. Today Thermaltake announced a new member of the Armo+, “Armor+ MX” a middle tower chassis with countless advance features.
The company once featured “Armor+ MX” chassis during CES 2008 in Las Vegas, it was immediate caught hundreds of attention. This one special chassis has never before available among this wide and competitive PC industry. Thanks to Thermaltake the Armor Plus MX will be available on the first week of MAY 2008 throughout major retailers and e-tailers, price has been set at $139 MSRP.
What is so special about this middle tower chassis? From the size and features it’s all special. Convertible top for refilling coolant on your water cooling kit, Tool-less installation from optical drive to hard drive to PCI. Superior cable management allowing consumer eliminates cable cluster around components, multiple air intakes and exhaust to minimize recycling heated air inside the chassis.
The Armor+ MX also come with Four Removable 3.5” HDD Trays, Five 5.25” Optical Bays and Seven Expansion PCI slots – All equipped with “Tool-less” feature. Cooling Capability - oversized 230MM side fan just to overcome your toasty graphic cards, 120MM Blue LED fan in front cools off four HDD and 120MM high performance rear fan exhausting pre-heated air in the chassis.
“High-performance line of chassis has long been considered to belong in a full-tower form factor category,” commented David Hwang, President of Thermaltake. “With the introduction of Armor+ MX, the versatility and performance characteristics can now be found in a much smaller and manageable package.”
http://thermaltakeusa.com/product/Chassis/fulltower/armorPlusESA/vh6001bws.aspLOS ANGELES, CA – May 2008 – After the success of “Armor+ Series” engineers at Thermaltake has worked around the clock to improve and innovate another and better chassis. Armor+ Series was launched at Computex 2007 a super tower allowing consumer to fully utilize the advance graphic technology. Today Thermaltake announced a new member of the Armo+, “Armor+ MX” a middle tower chassis with countless advance features.
The company once featured “Armor+ MX” chassis during CES 2008 in Las Vegas, it was immediate caught hundreds of attention. This one special chassis has never before available among this wide and competitive PC industry. Thanks to Thermaltake the Armor Plus MX will be available on the first week of MAY 2008 throughout major retailers and e-tailers, price has been set at $139 MSRP.
What is so special about this middle tower chassis? From the size and features it’s all special. Convertible top for refilling coolant on your water cooling kit, Tool-less installation from optical drive to hard drive to PCI. Superior cable management allowing consumer eliminates cable cluster around components, multiple air intakes and exhaust to minimize recycling heated air inside the chassis.
The Armor+ MX also come with Four Removable 3.5” HDD Trays, Five 5.25” Optical Bays and Seven Expansion PCI slots – All equipped with “Tool-less” feature. Cooling Capability - oversized 230MM side fan just to overcome your toasty graphic cards, 120MM Blue LED fan in front cools off four HDD and 120MM high performance rear fan exhausting pre-heated air in the chassis.
“High-performance line of chassis has long been considered to belong in a full-tower form factor category,” commented David Hwang, President of Thermaltake. “With the introduction of Armor+ MX, the versatility and performance characteristics can now be found in a much smaller and manageable package.”
