Thermaltake WingRS 100 Piano-Black Mid-Tower ATX Case
The new Thermaltake Wing RS 100 ATX piano black computer case offers plenty of room for your components and a multitude of expandability options. And its piano-black mirror coating front panel makes it one of the most attractive cases on the market – equally at home in the corporate and gaming worlds. The Thermaltake Wing RS 100 features high-efficiency ventilation with a 120mm silent fan at the rear, CPU air guide, and openings on the side panel that allow for increased cooling performance. And with its tool-free assembly it’s easy to install all your drive bays and PCI devices. The Wing RS100 also features convenient dual USB 2.0, microphone, and speaker ports.
Specifications
Form Factor:
ATX Mid-Tower
Compatible Motherboards:
ATX
Micro ATX
Side Panel Type:
Vented
Power Supply:
Not Included
Material:
Steel
External 5.25" Drive Bays:
4
External 3.5" Drive Bays:
1
Internal 3.5" Drive Bays:
5
Expansion Slots:
7
Front USB Ports:
2
Front Audio Ports:
2
120mm Fan Ports:
2
120mm Fans Included:
1
Depth:
19"
Width:
7.5"
Height:
17.5"
Detailed Features
A Closer Look
Features
Piano-black Mirror Coating front panel
High efficiency ventilation: 120mm silent fan in rear (front 120mm fan is optional)
CPU air guide and openings on side panel allow for increased cooling performance
Tool-free for easy assembling all drive bays and PCI devices
Dual USB 2.0, MIC & Speaker ports
Latest Owner Reviews
4.9
4.5
4.4
4.6
REVIEW BY: Reviewed
Nov 01, 2008
Pretty good case for the money. Toolless feature is a plus. There was small dent in the side cover right at the front edge, but it's cosmetic. Not sure if UPS did it or if it was prior to shipping. It seemed that the factory box was inadequate for shipping via UPS. Touched up the scratch/dent with a black magic marker. Cover is some what difficult to get all the tabs lined up. Not sure if it's because of the dent or if just poor design of the tabs. Not a real problem, since I don't open the case after build is complete.
REVIEW BY: Michael Le Reviewed
Oct 06, 2008
For the 30 bucks I paid, I got one heck of a case. Great for mid level systems. Not sure I'd try to build an overclocked gamer inside of it. All in all a great bargin!
REVIEW BY: Preston Reviewed
Oct 02, 2008
This case is a good value for the money and offers a very nice screwless design so that you can quickly put in drives without having to fumble with screws. This case also comes with a large rear case fan for extra cooling. It lives up to the price that you pay for it.
REVIEW BY: Reviewed
Sep 24, 2008
THE GOOD
This case has got lots of room. The fans are placed well.One fan blows over your HDD's The other blows out the back sucking heat off your cpu cooler. Its easy to install you comp.
THE BAD
The side panel was a little bit flimsy. The Mounting Pieces appear rather flimsy.
MAKE SHURE YOU BY 2 120mm FANS THE ONE THAT COMES WITH IT IS CHEAP AND JUNKIE!
Over all its a great functional budget case for those looking to get a cheap comp.
REVIEW BY: bbabiuk Reviewed
Sep 09, 2008
Basically you get what you pay for. Its a decent case. It's quite light compared to Antec cases, but not as sturdy. It is a good case for a budget system. It has a decent tool free design for adding drives. It is fairly easy to work with. Would I buy another one for myself...probably not. But it was a cheap case for a secondary system in my house.
Got Enough
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Shared
Memory? Or Where Did My Memory Go?
Your computer uses memory to run your
Operating System, applications, peripherals, and to generate and display
graphics on your computer monitor. Video memory is a form of RAM, and is
either built into your motherboard; or on a graphics card (video card).
Depending on the motherboard's configuration, and that of the video card (if
separate or built-in to the motherboard), your computer may have to draw on
its own RAM memory to meet its video memory needs. This creates shared
memory, where your computer’s RAM will be shared between its own Processor
(CPU) and its graphics chip.
The result is that some systems will have
shared memory, some will not. If you have 2GB (for example) of system
memory installed, you may notice that your system reports significantly less
memory. This is because your system is using shared memory for your
video.
What can you do about this?
You can actually configure this shared memory through your computer’s BIOS
settings. However, this is a setting best left alone, since it is
typically optimized for display performance, and making changes may impact
display resolutions, and other video capabilities.
The simplest solution is usually to either:
increase your system memory; or to upgrade the video hardware. By
upgrading to a new video card with built-in video memory, then turning off
shared memory, you will free your system to use it's maximum potential
memory, and provide your system with much more robust video features.
How Much
Memory Do You Really Have?
When you look at the specifications for a computer, it will display the
installed memory, and typically the maximum memory that can be installed.
However, while these are real values, they represent a potential useable
memory. The actual useable memory may be different from these values.
The reason is simply that a computer may configured to use shared memory,
which reduces the amount of RAM that is available to the CPU by using
some of it for other purposes, such as for video memory. In some
cases, you can control the maximum useable memory through system settings,
and by upgrading to a video card that has internal onboard video memory.
But always
remember, that the amount of memory that your system reports, is not always
the amount of actual installed memory. If you find that you need more
memory, we suggest expanding your system memory, since this is the most
effective performance increase, and the one that is easiest to perform .
Thermaltake WingRS 100 ATX Piano-Black Mid-Tower Case with Front USB and Audio ports
$39.99
Manufactured by:
ThermalTake Mfg Part No:
VG1000BNS UPC No:
841163024096 Box Size:
( Length:
22, Width:
19, Depth:
10 )
Shipping Weight:
12.5500 pound(s)
Limited Warranty:
36 months parts;
36 months labor
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