Thermaltake Sword M Super Tower Case w/Liquid Cooling Review

Accessories & Installation Hardware


Unfortunately, for an enclosure that costs an arm, a leg and your first born child, you don’t get as many extras as you would expect and this proves to be a huge disappointment for me. Even though you do get all the basics and then some, Thermaltake should have included literally anything else to soften the blow this case packs on your wallet. Nonetheless, you get white zip ties and tie downs (for an enclosure that is almost completely black inside!!), two extra front panels, a right angle power cable extender and a ton of screws and standoffs. There are also four black screws for installing the power supply.

I also had a hard time wrapping my mind around the larger purple rubber zip-ties; nothing else on the Sword M is purple so why the odd choice of color? Seeing these I promptly went to Home Depot and bought myself a package of 50 black plastic zip-ties that cost me all of five bucks. I just couldn’t believe I had to make a run to a hardware store to replace something in a $600 case.


Here’s another head-scratcher for all of you folks keeping score at home. While including a right-angle power cord with the Sword M is a must due to its unique design, Thermaltake went with the cheapest one possible and this has ramifications closely tied to the power supply you buy. Usually someone spending this much on a case will pony up the money for a higher-end power supply (think 900W and more) and these units usually come with a thick, 16AWG power cord. High power consumption has dictated the need for higher gauge AC power wires in extreme circumstances but this is rendered useless by Thermaltake’s inclusion of this cheap, hair-thin extender that you need to use no matter what.


Meanwhile, in a separate box you get all of the water cooling components which includes two bottles of fluid, about six feet of 3/8" ID / 1/2” OD tubing, the CPU water block and all of the mounting hardware you need to install the block on any AMD s939 / AM2 or Intel 775 system.