Thermaltake Overseer RX-I

Overview

The Thermaltake Overseer RX-I supports E-ATX motherboards, up to eight expansion cards with space for 13-inch-long graphics cards as well as CPU coolers standing nearly 7 inches tall. You'll also find room for four 5.25-inch devices along with five 2.5 or 3.5-inch drives. Cooling is handled by two 200mm fans (one in the front and one on top) and one 120mm rear exhaust. If you need additional thermal dissipation there are pre-drilled holes for liquid cooling setups.

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 12 expert reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

4
Average:

2
Bad:

0

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Last revision on August 30, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Built-in dock for 2.5- and 3.5-inch hard drives
Moderately priced
Reasonably compact footprint for a tower case
Bottom Mount PSU
Tool Free Design
Two 200mm Fans included
Quiet Operation
Front Dual USB 3.0 and Dual USB 2.0 Ports
BlacX HDD Dock Integrated
Excellent Cable Management
Supports Up To 12.5in GPU Size
Liquid Cooling Support
Eight Expansion Slots
External Drive Dock is Handy
Outstanding Cooling Potential

Reviewers Didn't Like

Polarizing design
Standoffs (like on another Thermaltake case) were tightened by the Terminator
Doesn't Support XLATX
Heavy
Only comes in black with blue
Needs additional fan to meet its potential
Depending on the angle, hard drives can be audible
Side fan filter collects a lot of dust
Side window collects dust
Pulsating light effect cannot be turned off
No fan controller
Elaborate design not for everyone
Quality of plastic not as good as with the Chaser
Cannot hold a radiator
Limited space behind the motherboard tray

Expert reviews and ratings

The Thermaltake Overseer RX-I is a perfect gamer's chassis that comes with lots of features, tool-less installation for 5.25″ drives, plenty of cooling potential and comes at a reasonable price. Therefore the Thermaltake Overseer RX-I receives Bjorn3D's...

By bjorn3d.com on November 06, 2012

Look past the robo-themed face that only a mech fan (or a serious PC builder) could love. The Overseer is a well-thought-out chassis with a solid feature list for the price....

By Computer Shopper on April 25, 2012

Thermaltake has been making cases for several years but they also have many different product lines such as power supplies, CPU coolers, fans, keyboards and mice. Today we have the opportunity to review one of their new full tower cases. The case...

By Kitguru.net on March 26, 2012

If you have been paying attention to the articles I have been churning out in the past couple of months, you would have noticed all of the reviews, with the exception of one, have been on computer cases. Even as I write this introduction, I am still...

By APH Networks on February 24, 2012

100

Thermaltake's Overseer RX-I is a solid full tower case with a lot of features for the price point. The overall design is clean and looks great with the lights down. I am starting to become dependent on the external hard drive bays and the addition is...

By hardwareasylum.com on February 17, 2012

Thermaltake always seems to impress us and the Overseer RX-I is another example of that. The overall design looks futuristic and is something we expect from Thermaltake. The thing that sets Thermaltake apart from many brands when it comes to designs...

By ThinkComputers on February 01, 2012

Quality (30% of the total score) Quality wise and considering its retail price, the Overseer RX-I is a well made product and built with fine materials. The steel body of the case is very strong and the plastic panels are thick and well made; however...

By VR-Zone on January 15, 2012

Thermaltake is doing a good job in creating an interesting line-up of new cases. While I do like the elaborate design of them all, the differenting factors may not be so clear between the individual cases, including the price. The Overseer has an...

By techPowerUp! on December 05, 2011

The Overseer AX-I is a competent performer, then, but in truth it’s not a case any of us here at towers is clamouring to take home. This is because it feels like a by-the-numbers product; it lacks any kind of innovation or panache. We’ve seen every...

By Bit-tech.net on November 15, 2011

In this section I am going to write a brief five point summary on the following categories; Performance, Appearance, Construction, Functionality and Value. These views are my own and help me to give the Thermaltake Overseer RX-I PC case a rating out...

By Benchmark Reviews on October 19, 2011

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