Thermaltake’s Ceres 500 case has been a big hit for the company. We saw it first hands on back in January at CES 2023 and were really impressed. It is an affordable case that looks great, has good airflow, and can fit in some of the largest hardware available. We’ve seen a trend over the past few years with cases where you’ll see different sizes of the same case essentially, and it seems Thermaltake is doing that with their Ceres series. So today we have the Ceres 300 TG ARGB, which is a more compact version of the Ceres 500, but can still fit it motherboards up to E-ATX, graphics cards as long as 370mm, has ample room for watercooling, and ships with three cooling fans. At a price of only $99 at our favorite online retailer is this going to be the best budget case of the year? Read on as we find out!
Special thanks to Thermaltake for providing us with the Ceres 300 TG ARGB Case to review.
Specifications
| SERIES | Ceres |
|---|---|
| CASE TYPE | Mid Tower |
| DIMENSIONS | 475 x 245 x 463 mm (18.7 x 9.65 x 18.23 inch) |
| WEIGHT | 7.8 kg / 17.2 lbs. |
| SIDE PANEL | 4mm Tempered Glass x 1 |
| COLOR | White |
| MATERIAL | SPCC |
| COOLING SYSTEM | Front(intake): 140 x 140 x 25 mm CT140 ARGB white fan (1500rpm, 30.5 dBA) x 2 Rear(exhaust): |
| DRIVE BAYS | 1 x 3.5” or 2 x 2.5” |
| EXPANSION SLOTS | 7 (Rotatable Patented Design) |
| MOTHERBOARD | 6.7″ x 6.7″ (Mini ITX), 9.6″ x 9.6″ (Micro ATX), 12″ x 9.6″ (ATX), 12″ x 13″ (E-ATX) |
| I/O PORT | USB 3.2 (Gen 2) Type-C x 1, USB 3.0 x 2, HD Audio x 1 |
| PSU | Standard PS2 PSU (optional) |
| FAN SUPPORT | Front: 3 x 120mm, 2 x 120mm, 1 x 120mm 2 x 140mm, 1 x 140mm Top: Rear: |
| RADIATOR SUPPORT | Front: 1 x 360mm, 1 x 240mm, 1 x 120mm 1 x 280mm, 1 x 140mm Top: Rear: |
| CLEARANCE | CPU cooler max height: 185mm
VGA max length: PSU max length: 220mm |
Packaging
The Ceres 300 TG ARGB comes in your standard case box. There is an illustration of the case on the front and it does let us know that the case does come with two 140 mm ARGB fans.
Opening to box up we find the case nicely protected by two large pieces of Styrofoam and inside of a plastic bag. There is also plastic film on the tempered glass side panel so it does not get scratched.
