The front fascia of the V9 is meshed, with plastic pillars either side.
There are nicely clicky power (silver, right) and reset (black, left) buttons, as well as one USB2.0 and one USB3.0 socket. Also mic/audio 3.5mm jacks.
The 'BlacX' hot-swappable HDD caddies, able to hold either one or two drives at any given time. Can handle HDDs or SDDs in 2.5" or 3.5" flavours.
The left-hand sidepanel, with a large window that, coupled with the honeycomb venting, forms an X shape.
The Thermaltake logo is etched into the sidepanel, which is held on by plastic rivets.
The right-hand sidepanel also features a sort-of X shape, but doesn't have the transparent window - no loss, as there's nothing to see anyway!
The rear of the case is a little odd due to the USB3.0 cable popping out the back, but it offers the standard seven expansion slots and a 120mm exhaust fan.
Finally, a use for these watercooling grommets! This cable loops around and plugs into the motherboard's rear I/O panel, saving the reach-around when wanting to use it.
There's plenty of space within the V9 BlacX Edition to fit even the lengthy 5970.
There's a large 230mm exhaust fan at the top. The USB3.0 cable is somewhat precariously twist-tied into place, but can be hidden within the 5.25" bays if you don't like it - it didn't appear easily removable, though.
Tooless catches for the expansion slots, which are slightly ventilated for extra airflow.
The power supply will sit on these raised metal ledges, and there's a filter underneath to catch dust or hair.
The 3.5" internal drives are held in place with simple twist-to-secure clamps.
As are the 5.25" bays. The external 3.5" drives need to be screwed into place.
There's a bit of a cabling nightmare coming out of the I/O panel, but the BlacX caddies are powered by a mix of SATA data cables and molex power cables.
The rear of the mobo tray, in all its black-coated glory.
The 5.25" drives aren't secured on both sides by stock, but there are mounts to securely attach drives with screws.
The front 140mm blue LED intake fan from behind.
There's also a handy-dandy cutout in the motherboard tray that allows easy access behind the CPU socket for aftermarket heatsink installation.
We noticed a poor fit on the left-hand sidepanel, gouging into the plastic fascia, which was slightly concerning.
The case stands on four thin and hard plastic feet.
And finally, there is a filter included for the power supply. Can the V9 BlacX Edition case compete with the likes of the Coolermaster CM690 II Advance, considering it is more expensive? Only our review will decide for sure.
The front fascia of the V9 is meshed, with plastic pillars either side.