Thermaltake V150 TG ARGB – Perfect for Back to School Budget PC?

How Much Does it Cost?

Obviously, Thermaltake doesn’t make GPUs, motherboards, etc, so that’s pretty much up to you. However, the case is pretty decent for the money. Are there more affordable models out there? Yes, but at this price range, you get a good balance of value, features and quality that’s hard to pass up. The UX100 is more robust than I expected too, with a 120mm fan on the top, it’s moving a lot more heat than those pokey stock coolers would, and its price is insanely low, especially for such a cool looking cooler. As for the keyboard and mouse? I reviewed that bundle a few years ago, and even now, the value on offer here is hard to argue with.

• Thermaltake V150 TG ARGB Breeze – £55 without fans up to £70 with fans
• Thermaltake Challenger – £24.99
• Thermaltake UX100 CPU Cooler – £14.99
• Thermaltake Smart RGB PSUs – Starting at £34.99 for a 500W unit

Overview

Thermaltake has a broad range of products, and while I love their extremely high-end stuff, they’ve always had a strong hand when it comes to affordable products. Being able to find a cheap PC case, peripherals and cooler isn’t hard, but finding brand-name quality products that are still cheap? Not so easy. Thermaltake has been around for a long time, and I’m pretty certain those reading this feature will be fairly familiar with them. That certainly adds to consumer confidence, as the brand is well established in the market.

The Thermaltake V150 TG ARGB Breeze is a lovely micro-ATX case, but Thermaltake also has larger models such as the V250 for those of you wanting a full-ATX build, and the additional hardware support those larger cases provide. Or for mini-ITX, the V1 is still one of my favourite mini cases, and it’s only £50 too. Whatever form factor you choose, Thermaltake seems to have something for everyone, and every budget. Plus, I like that most of their cases are available with or without fans, which makes for a consumer-friendly shopping experience. The V150 TG is a solid deal though, well made, stylish, and with good quality fans built-in that provide loads of customisation thanks to their ARGB lighting.

As for the cooler, it’s obviously pretty small, but still a big upgrade over stock CPU coolers. Even those Ryzen coolers, which are admittedly pretty decent are smaller. At £15 it’s really hard to fault it, and it’s hard to deny that it looks pretty damn cool too. Being low profile, it’s likely to fit in just about any system, but be weary as it’s bigger than you think, so tall memory DIMMS will likely butt up against it.

The keyboard and mouse and awesome, really cheap but far better to use than you might think. I may be spoilt with £150+ keyboards and mice here, yet even then, I found this budget setup pretty decent. The quietness of the keyboard certainly has its appeal too, especially given I click away on mechanicals all day, it was weird having so much silence.

Should I Buy Them?

While this was half review, half buying guide, my overall take was just seeing what Thermaltake has to offer on a tighter budget. Overall, I have to admit I’m very pleasantly surprised. I may even push the limits and try to go even cheaper on a build in the near future. However, if you’re building a new PC ready for the new school season, it’s clear you don’t have to spend a lot of money on your case, cooler, PSU or peripherals. Of course, you can then throw all that money at a faster GPU and CPU, which is what we really all want to do!