Computer case designs have come a long way since the days of the beige box and that is something we talk about quite often on the Hardware Asylum podcast. On that show we often bring up how trends in the case design world tend to change every few years mimicking what system builders and modders are doing in the real world. These days it is all about LED lights and making sure you can show off what is inside your case.

To help make that happen many cases have started coming equipped with LED lighting provisions and new tempered glass side panels that not only open up the entire side panel of a computer case but look great and resist scratches. These scratches are common to the plastic windows we normally see that cannot be easily removed..

In this review I'll be looking at the Thermaltake View 31 Tempered Glass Edition. This case is wider that most mid tower cases and features tempered glass side panels, both right and left sides, along with a clear plastic front panel. In a way I would call this a converted chassis given that the basic frame is a Core X31. To change the design Thermaltake has replaced the front panel with a shaded plastic unit and replaced the side panels with tempered glass.