Thermalright A70 Vision review: the pillarless glass ATX case with a 9.16 inch screen for under $160 

What is the Thermalright A70 Vision and who is it for?

Thermalright is a cooling company first, founded in 2001 by its own account and known for the budget air coolers and fans that took over the value end of PC building. The A70 is its move into cases, and the Vision model is the version with a screen: a tower with tempered glass on the front, the side and the top-front corner, no pillar where the front and side panels meet, a mesh side for intake, and a 9.16 inch LCD strip across the front. The Amazon listing calls it a full tower; the dimensions, 450.8 by 289.5 by 477 mm and 11.44 kg on Thermalright’s sheet, put it at the large end of mid-tower.

The buyer is obvious from the reviews: people who wanted a Lian Li O11 Vision or a HYTE Y70 with a display and did not want to pay for the badge. This Thermalright A70 Vision review reads Thermalright’s specification page, the Amazon listing and its 27 ratings on September 7, 2026, and prices the three cases it will be compared with, to say what the money buys and what a builder should check before the order.

Specs from Thermalright’s own sheet

Thermalright’s product page is more precise than the Amazon listing, and where they differ this Thermalright A70 Vision review follows the manufacturer. The case is ABS, SPCC steel and tempered glass. It takes ATX, Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX boards, and supports back-connected boards, with the note “ASUS/MSI ATX”, which matters below. Front I/O is a power button, a headset jack, two USB Type-A and one USB Type-C; the Amazon bullets rate the Type-C at 10 Gbps. There is one 3.5 inch bay and two 2.5 inch bays, seven PCIe slots, and no pre-installed fans.

From thermalright.com and the Amazon product page on September 7, 2026.

Price and the six A70 variants

The Amazon listing sells six versions of the A70 from one page, and on September 7, 2026 every one carried a time-limited deal. The A70 Vision in black was $142.28, 10 percent under its $158.09 list, with the deal timer showing under a day left; the white Vision was $143.91 against $159.90. The screenless A70 was $115.11 (list $127.90) in black and $101.52 (list $126.90) in white, and the A70 ARGB, which trades the screen for a light strip, was $103.92 (list $129.90) in black and $116.01 (list $128.90) in white. Deals move, so the list prices are the numbers to plan around.

From the Amazon size and colour selector on September 7, 2026. Deal prices were shown with a countdown.

At list, the screen costs about $30 over the plain A70. That is cheap for a 1920 by 480 panel, and it is also the part the reviews complain about most, which is why the plain A70 gets a recommendation of its own below. Whichever version you pick, add fans to the budget: none are included, and the case has eight places to put them.

The 9.16 inch screen: what it does and what owners say about it

The screen is a 9.16 inch strip at 1920 by 480, held on magnetically, connected to a 9-pin USB 2.0 header on the motherboard, and driven by Thermalright’s TRCC software. The listing says it supports customisable themes, image and video display and screen mirroring, and that the chassis has pre-drilled holes for the screen’s USB cable so it routes cleanly. It is not a touchscreen, and it is not the 2.5K panel that HYTE charges more than double for.

Owners are split. Several praise the look and say the case “looks amazing”; one five-star reviewer’s only fault is that the magnetic tape holding the screen is not very strong, which he calls an easy fix. One three-star reviewer says the screen is very dim, the dimmest she has seen from Thermalright, and that some LEDs in the strip were dead, and she adds that without the screen and strip the case is a much better buy than the O11 Vision. A Mexican reviewer says the vinyl trim where the light runs scuffs. Read together: the screen is a nice, cheap addition when it works, not the reason to pay for the case, and brightness is the thing to check in the first week of the return window.

Cooling: eight fan slots, two 360 mm radiators, and no fans in the box

The A70 Vision is a dual-chamber layout with the power supply and cables behind the motherboard tray and the glass side facing the room, which is the O11 formula, and it cools the same way: intake through the mesh side and bottom, exhaust out of the rear. Thermalright lists three 120 mm positions on the bottom, three on the side and two at the rear, eight in total, and radiator mounts of up to 360 mm on both the bottom and the side. CPU air coolers fit up to 168.4 mm, which covers Thermalright’s own Peerless Assassin and most dual-tower coolers, and the case supports liquid coolers with tubing up to 400 mm through concealed routing.

Nothing comes pre-installed. That is the largest hidden cost and the reason the price looks so good against NZXT’s H9 Flow RGB, which ships with a 420 mm fan unit. Three bottom intake fans, three side intake fans and one rear exhaust from Thermalright’s own TL series is the natural fill, and it adds tens of dollars, not hundreds. Owners describe “plenty of airflow” once the fans are in, and one says the case kept a build that came from a much larger case running well.

If you are building in it, price the A70 Vision alongside a set of 120 mm fans on Amazon, because the case alone is not the whole bill.

Building in it: motherboards, GPU bracket, cables and the glass

The reviewers who build often are the warmest about the A70 Vision. One who has built in dozens of cases, including the O11 series, calls it a more complete, modern evolution with no 3D-printed parts or modding needed. Another says it is easy to take apart and easy to work in, with lots of room for cable management and good build quality. The GPU bracket is pre-installed, detachable and height-adjustable by screws behind the tray, for cards up to and beyond 420 mm; the cable routing channels and the concealed tubing paths are the details the listing leads with.

Back-connect motherboards: read the fine print

Thermalright says back-connected boards are supported and adds “ASUS/MSI ATX” in brackets. One reviewer with an Aorus back-connect board found she had to file the cut-out so the CPU power connectors would fit, and her three-star review is the one to read if you own a Gigabyte or another brand’s rear-connector board. The cut-outs are made for ASUS BTF and MSI Project Zero layouts; anything else is a measure-first job. The A70 Vision installation manual is on Thermalright’s download server and shows the cut-out positions.

The glass

Three glass sides with no corner pillar is the look people buy this case for. One four-star owner’s only complaint is that the two front glass panels do not meet seamlessly. Glass panels that size also make the case heavy, 11.44 kg empty, and mean a dusty room shows on the panels within days; the mesh side and bottom are where filters matter.

What owners say

On September 7, 2026 the listing shows 4.4 out of 5 from 27 ratings, 74 percent five-star, 10 percent four, 6 percent three, 5 percent two and 5 percent one. It is a new listing with a small sample, and the reviews on the page are recent, April to September 2026. The five-star reviews are about looks, ease of building, room for cables, airflow and price, with two reviewers explicitly comparing it to Lian Li’s O11 series and preferring it. The four-star review is about the front glass seam. The three-star reviews are about the screen’s brightness, dead LEDs, the vinyl trim and the back-connect cut-outs. No review complains about the frame, the bracket or the I/O.

How the A70 Vision compares with Lian Li, HYTE and NZXT

For this Thermalright A70 Vision review we read three Amazon listings on September 7, 2026: the case it imitates, the case with the better screen, and the case that includes fans.

From the four Amazon listings on September 7, 2026.

The A70 Vision sits between them. Against the O11 Vision Compact it is about $23 more at the deal price and $39 more at list, and the difference is the screen plus a larger chassis; without the screen, the plain A70 is $4 under the Lian Li on the day. Against the HYTE it is a third of the price for a smaller, dimmer, non-touch panel. Against the NZXT it is $12 more at the deal price and comes with no fans where the H9 Flow RGB comes with a 420 mm unit, which is roughly the cost of the A70’s screen going the other way. Ratings favour the three rivals, but they have 218 to 939 ratings against 27, so treat the A70’s 4.4 as early.

Where the A70 Vision falls short

The first weakness is the screen’s brightness and quality control, reported by one owner as dim with dead LEDs in the strip. The second is that no fans are included, so the price is the case only. The third is back-connect support that is really ASUS and MSI support, with filing reported for an Aorus board. The fourth is fit and finish at the front glass seam and on the vinyl trim, mentioned by two reviewers. The fifth is the warranty wording, one year on Thermalright’s page and an unexplained “2” on Amazon. The sixth is the sample size: 27 ratings on September 7, 2026 is not enough to know how the screen holds up over a year.

Who should buy the A70 Vision, and who should not?

Scenario one: a showcase build on a budget

The A70 Vision at $142.28, seven Thermalright TL fans, a 360 mm AIO on the side and a long GPU on the bracket. The glass and the screen give the O11 Vision look with a display for less than the O11 Vision Compact plus a separate panel would cost.

Scenario two: a builder who wants the glass but not the gadget

The plain A70 at $115.11, or the white A70 at $101.52. One owner who found the screen dim says exactly this: without the screen and strip, it is the better buy than the O11 Vision.

Scenario three: an ASUS BTF or MSI Project Zero build

Supported by name. Check the cut-outs against the manual, route the screen’s USB cable through the pre-drilled holes, and enjoy a cable-free front.

Scenario four: a Gigabyte Aorus back-connect board, or a buyer who wants fans included

Measure first for the Aorus, and consider the NZXT H9 Flow RGB at $129.99 if fans in the box matter more than the screen.

Common buying mistakes

Budgeting the case price without fans. Expecting a bright touchscreen at this price. Assuming any back-connect board fits. Skipping the brightness check inside the return window. Choosing the Vision when the plain A70 is what you actually wanted.

Thermalright A70 Vision pros and cons

Thermalright A70 Vision

• Three-sided pillarless tempered glass with a 9.16 inch 1920 x 480 screen for $158.09 list, $142.28 on the day’s deal.
• Eight 120 mm fan positions, 360 mm radiator mounts on the bottom and side, 168.4 mm cooler and 420 mm GPU clearance, 200 mm PSU.
• Front USB-C rated at 10 Gbps, two USB-A, a pre-installed adjustable GPU bracket, concealed cable and tubing routes.
• Owners who build often call it easy to work in, roomy for cables and a modern evolution of the O11 layout.
• Six variants from one listing, with a screenless A70 from $101.52 for the same chassis.

• No fans included.
• Screen reported dim, with dead LEDs in the strip, by one owner; magnetic mount described as weak by another.
• Back-connect support is for ASUS and MSI ATX layouts; an Aorus board needed filing.
• Front glass seam and vinyl trim draw complaints; 11.44 kg empty.
• Only 27 ratings so far, and warranty wording differs between Thermalright (1 year) and Amazon.

Frequently asked questions

How much does the Thermalright A70 Vision cost?

On September 7, 2026 the black A70 Vision was $142.28 on Amazon during a 10 percent deal, against a $158.09 list price; the white Vision was $143.91 (list $159.90). The screenless A70 was $115.11 black and $101.52 white, and the A70 ARGB $103.92 black and $116.01 white.

Does it come with fans?

No. Thermalright’s sheet says no pre-installed fans. The case has eight 120 mm positions: three bottom, three side, two rear.

What is the screen?

A 9.16 inch magnetic LCD at 1920 x 480, connected to a 9-pin USB 2.0 header and controlled through TRCC software for themes, images, video and screen mirroring. It is not a touchscreen. One owner reports it is dim.

What fits inside?

ATX, Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX boards, CPU coolers up to 168.4 mm, GPUs up to 420 mm with the included bracket, ATX power supplies up to 200 mm, 360 mm radiators on the bottom and side, one 3.5 inch and two 2.5 inch drives.

Does it support back-connect motherboards?

Thermalright lists back-connected support for ASUS and MSI ATX boards. A reviewer with an Aorus back-connect board had to file the cut-out for the CPU power connectors.

How big and heavy is it?

450.8 x 289.5 x 477 mm and 11.44 kg net, per Thermalright; Amazon lists it as a full tower at 17.75 x 11.4 x 18.78 inches.

Thermalright A70 Vision or Lian Li O11 Vision?

The A70 Vision costs about $23 more than the O11 Vision Compact at the deal price and adds the screen and a larger chassis; the plain A70 is a few dollars cheaper than the Lian Li. Two reviewers who own both series prefer the A70’s build; the Lian Li has 464 ratings at 4.8 against the A70’s 27 at 4.4.

Is this Thermalright A70 Vision review based on hands-on testing?

No. It is built from Thermalright’s specification page and manual, the Amazon listing and its reviews, and the three rival listings, all read on September 7, 2026.

Which should you choose?

The conclusion of this Thermalright A70 Vision review: buy it when you want the pillarless three-sided glass look with a front screen and would rather spend the difference on fans and a cooler than on a badge. The chassis is roomy, the clearances are generous, the bracket and USB-C are standard, and builders who know the O11 layout say this one is easier. Budget for seven fans, check the screen’s brightness in the first week, and read the back-connect note before ordering.

Do not buy it for the screen alone, which is the weakest part, and do not buy it if fans in the box matter more than glass. For the showcase build under $160, the Thermalright A70 Vision is the cheapest way to get this silhouette with a display, and the plain A70 is the cheapest way to get it without one.