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this video was brought to you by NCI X great technology selections and service hello everyone this is Dmitry with Herick NOx and today we're taking a look at the thermal take enclosure this is the Commander g41 this is the windowed version priced at $69 at initial glance this looks like it has potential doesn't it so we've got a large window panel revealing the entire internals while you can see a lot of it so like your drive cage I do still think that it suits the styling of the g-41 both side panels protrude slightly allowing additional clearance for cable management and the back and symmetrical form on the opposite window side the top also has a protruding part that would allow a little extra clearance for internal fans so as you can see we have dual 120mm fans or a single 140 and the 200 millimeter mount one thing to point out are the dual 120mm ounce the ones directly in the center would not allow a 240 radiator to be installed as they're not properly spaced out Howard the mounting holes offset closer to the side panel would allow a 240 radiator to be installed no problem this is an awesome consideration from thermal take to take into account for any cabling or tall motherboard heat sinks one pro moto here would be the lack of a dust filter so keep that in mind we have two inches of clearance before hitting the memory modules and even the frame itself is cut to support a top radiator with a set of fans the front panel continues with this aggressive appeal with the thermal tech logo in the center three optical bays and up top with two USB 3 ports audio jacks and PR buttons the panel is fully covered with a dense filter inside so removing it reveals a single front intake and here's where I raised a few eyebrows trying to figure out as to why thermal take decided on this approach so we have just one fan intake slot this is for the bottom drive gauge only it is heavily restricted so front intake will be heavily limited and this is where a second intake fan would come in handy but unfortunate to us the g-41 does not support a sec and front intake fan the top drive cage is removable that opens up clearance for longer GPUs as otherwise on the 11 inches is available so again a fan mount on the actual frame would have been perfect to boost the cooling potential coming to the back we do have an exhaust fan included with eight plus one PCI slots and each side panel is secured with these thumb screws that are attached through the panel so you don't displace them and I would love to see this become the standard the g-41 stands on quality tall case feet and underneath the power supply is a filter that I would love to see get extinct and updated with a proper dust filter also notice there's an optional bottom intake that I would strongly suggest to utilize as front intake is non-existent and here's the strange thing Thermaltake thought to include a three and a half inch pay converter and instead omit the things that actually matter so notice again missing the s' filter for that bottom slot with our 117 millimeter power supply unit a 120mm fans fit no problem so at least Thermaltake has worked out the spacing here right as I said earlier the top drive cage is removable no tools required we have three draft caddies per cage with standard mechanical support and centered SSD mounts a couple of things I appreciate are the pre-installed motherboard standoffs that are always nice to have Plus all the black cabling for cleaner looking built there are many cable tie mounts behind them on the board tray even in the center there with a full inch of space to work with and the sleeve at the bottom to tuck away any of the smaller cables however there are no rubber grommets the very bottom cutout I think is just way too large and the eight pin CPU cutout is sort of in its wrong place that is covered by our standard ATX motherboard completely instead you have to route the cable through another cutout up top that is offset in the center and might actually not have enough reach for your 8 pin cable as you can see though the build looks fine regardless I mean it's easy to work around the flaws of the case for a clean system and also the back cables are under control and this is definitely one of the things the g-41 does really well I'm very disappointed that the missed cooling potential for the front as we've so gotten accustomed to seeing dual front intake fans so this case has a lot of missed opportunities that I honestly wasn't expecting even at this price point and so to conclude the command of g41 is not the complete letdown I love the large side panel window and properly thought out top water cooling support both quality of the frame is excellent without the severe flexing we've been seeing in cases lately I'm talking to you through 30 T from Corsair and ntek T 100 modular drive cage is appreciated especially for the extra clearance for those long GPUs however I can't stand the fact that there is no support for a second intake fan and the front and the one included for the bottom drive gauge is completely choked by the frame there's no proper dust filters neither on the top nor the bottom plus the missing rubber grommets and that 8 pin CPU cutout is in a poor location I get this as a budget oriented enclosure that you can pick up for as little as $50 in some instances and for that situations you may look past the compromises but for $69 I'd say the g41 deserves to stay in the box is there's just way too many issues that I consider deal breaking even for a value enclosure and I would actually recommend the source 530 from ends XD or the N 600 from Coolermaster that are both within the same price bracket that just offer such a better value but what do you guys think do you agree with me on this or when you consider the g-41 awardee consideration in today's market as always leave your comments down below thanks for watching don't forget to subscribe and like for more similar content and we'll see 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