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CORSAIR Carbide AIR 540 ATX Cube Case High Airflow Black
Last Updated: July 14, 2019 (Refresh Now)
8.6
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Build Quality
108screws, panels, corsair, wires, smaller
+75%
-25%
" ... This case made it so easy to build again. ... "
" ... Love this case! ... "
" ... Each case has pros and cons. ... "
" ... The window is pretty cool looking and seems to be higher quality acrylic than some other windows on cheap cases, and overall the case is very sturdy. ... "
" ... Overall: Case is worth $120 at tops ... "
" ... It's quality materials make it easy to work with and build. ... This case will last me for years. ... "
" ... Is pretty durable and is a good looking case! ... "
" ... Just pull out the tab at the top and push up on it. ... "
Design
95design, love this case, beautiful, build, look
+96%
-4%
" ... Love this case! ... "
" ... Love this case. ... "
" ... This case if beautiful. ... "
" ... -Awesome airflow design. ... "
" ... But I do love the look of the case. ... "
" ... Overall, it's a very nice case. ... "
" ... I love this case. ... "
" ... This case is not only good looking but also extremely functional. ... "
Cables
78wires, airflow, routing, chamber, motherboard
+95%
-5%
" ... It made cable management easy for someone who has never been able to get cables to look decent in a case. ... "
" ... Cable management, pumps and resevoirs can be hidden in the backside compartment so the front stays nice and clean. ... "
" ... THE GOOD: Plenty of room to build in, perfectly engineered shape for components and air flow and cable management which tucks BEHIND the scenes into a separate chamber. ... "
" ... The cable management system is the best I’ve ever seen and it’s super spacious and easy to work on. ... "
" ... Perfectly hides wires and tons of room to work in. ... "
" ... Badass looking, but doesn't seem to be very cable management friendly. ... "
" ... I love this case for the ease of construction and cable management. ... "
" ... I removed the optical drive slot for more wire management room, but it’s still perfectly doable with it in. ... "
Storage
78plenty of room, compartment, airflow, atx, spacious
+95%
-5%
" ... This case is awesome because it's like a Mini Fridge for your PC! ... It's a big case! ... "
" ... It has plenty of room for the ATX motherboard, and FULL size GPUs. ... The 240 AIO I purchased (Corsair 100i) sits nicely at the top, . ... "
" ... It has plenty of room for the ATX motherboard, and FULL size GPUs. ... "
" ... I have always gotten Full ATX cases, i figured this would be a good compromise and it is. ... "
" ... It's a great case with NO WASTED SPACE. ... "
" ... If you have the desk space you will love this case! ... "
" ... This thing is very spacious and easy to build in. ... "
" ... A lot of room, perfect for any kind of build. ... "
Fit
64radiator, gpu, motherboard, dust, aio
+64%
-36%
" ... This case has great support for 140mm fans, as they can fit on every side of the case. ... "
" ... Nothing more beautiful than a white matx case with 3 pieces of tempered glass to show off your build! ... Its been so long since I built a PC and I knew I didn't want a huge case. ... Fits everything I need! ... "
" ... It's a big case! ... "
" ... But the size is really all I can complain about, and I can't hold it against the case, I knew it was large coming into this. ... The radiator fit PERFECTLY in the front. ... If you're a fan of the lighted insides with a side window, this will fit that bill as well. ... "
" ... It was absolutely the easiest case to use. ... "
" ... It can fit either a micro atx motherboard or mini ITX. ... "
" ... Everything fit perfectly, case has great build quality, and Corsair's website provides clear layouts for fan sizes and radiator sizes the case would fit. ... Motherboard was a Z390-A and fit perfectly. ... "
" ... I'd also like to see a revision done to the pci slot bracket it doesn't need a tool and I think it'd hold the gpu better if it had a screw. ... EDIT: There is a small hole in the tooless gpu bracket that cant fit a screw but I was able to ziptie my card there so that it holds the card better and the bracket closes right over it so it is out of sight. ... "
Cleaning
49dust, dust filter, dust filters, build, airflow
+76%
-24%
" ... - Really awesome looking with a lot of room to customize and clean up the wires ... "
" ... It's easy to clean, does promote high airflow, and gives lots of space to build and expand. ... "
" ... While the front looks very clean, the rear chamber gets messy pretty easily. ... "
" ... The interior is divided in half with the power supply and drives located separately from the motherboard, and this helps to enable a clean layout with space to coil excess cable lengths, and good airflow for the motherboard. ... "
" ... Case is great, I love that you can put the cabling in one side and the hardware in the other, gives it a nice clean look. ... "
" ... My buddy loved this case for his new build and it just gives off a nice customizable and clean look that I was looking for. ... "
" ... clean and lots of room inside ... "
" ... Case is great, I love that you can put the cabling in one side and the hardware in the other, gives it a nice clean look. ... "
Cooling
46fans, airflow, cpu, cooler, air flow
+93%
-7%
" ... Has great air flow ... "
" ... Keeps everything cool, and there's sooo much room to do things! ... "
" ... There is also a lot of room in the back to easily mount a reservoir/pump if you're water cooling. ... "
" ... I also bought a truly massive Noctua CPU cooler and everything fits inside perfectly. ... "
" ... - Good headroom for larger air coolers on your CPU if you go that route (I went with water cooling). ... I removed it for better air flow. ... "
" ... For my first time with water cooling, this case made it really easy. ... "
" ... SO many options for cooling fan locations here, it's mind boggling. ... Even the bottom has room for fans, and the back has room for two smaller ones, giving you 120MM in the tops, bottoms, fronts, and probably about 80mm ones for the back. ... It's sturdy, well built, the hole positioning for the cooling fans along the top and bottom is awesome, not forced to use a specific spot with the four screws in the corner, they actually have groves that run for quite a distance, making it easy to position and slide fans forward and back in almost any possible combination you can fit them in here. ... "
" ... I would recommend this case to anyone looking to build a cool looking mATX PC that has excellent cooling potential. ... "
Size
32small, smaller, compact, form factor, build
+100%
" ... If your trying to go small form factor, I'd avoid this. ... If you're looking to build a compact powerhouse PC, then this would be perfect. ... "
" ... Perfect for a compact PC. ... "
" ... main reason is the size. ... "
" ... Amazing small light case. ... "
" ... In the most cases, I wanted to build a budget, but powerful PC in a small form factor. ... "
" ... I bought a 360mm radiator and it kind of looks small. ... "
" ... It's pretty good, but it is not as small as people make it out to be, this is a case the size of a ATX, but with the crampt spacing of a mITX, really do not recommend this for first time builders, your soul will be crushed by the lack of space. ... "
" ... But the size is really all I can complain about, and I can't hold it against the case, I knew it was large coming into this. ... "
Overall performance
29i7, gtx, gpu, evo, cpu
+93%
-7%
" ... Samsung EVO M.2 SSD 1TB (Primary Boot) ... Samsung EVO 840 SSD 1TB (Data) ... "
" ... I love the fan capability and the 6 hdd/SSD caddies. ... "
" ... A great upgrade from my corsair 650d. ... "
" ... CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor $347.89 @ Amazon ... "
" ... A great upgrade from my corsair 650d. ... "
" ... I might someday use the opening at the top for a GPU cooler. ... "
" ... I just needed a motherboard, GPU and SSD ... "
" ... Although I like the tower and everything is running smoothly. ... "
Ease of Use
25easy, easy to work, super, removed, build
+100%
" ... It is super easy to work with. ... "
" ... They are very easy to use. ... "
" ... Easy to build. ... "
" ... The thumbscrews also make life easy. ... "
" ... Easy to build in. ... "
" ... The cube layout is super unique and led to a pretty simple build. ... "
" ... -Easy to build in ... "
" ... Big, but nice and easy to work with. ... "
Memory
20hard drives, drives, 1tb, ram, hard drive
+90%
-10%
" ... -lots of hard drives and 1 ssd ... "
" ... As for storage drive slots, there are 4 bays in the rear chamber that fit 2.5" drives, and 2 hot swap trays that fit 2.5 or 3.5" drives below the motherboard. ... RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) Corsair Vengeance LED White 3200MHz (Running at 2666) ... Boot Drive: Corsair Force MP500 120GB M.2 NVMe SSD ... 2nd Drive: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB SSD ... 3rd Drive: PNY CS900 960GB SSD ... 4th Drive: WD Black 1TB ... 5th Drive: WD Red 1TB (Network Shared Drive) ... 6th Drive: 500GB Seagate Barracuda 2.5" (Backup Drive) ... "
" ... I generally prefer mini computer builds because they are usually sleek, compact, and overall really nice (no wasted space, etc). ... "
" ... Plus all the hard drive bays and the 5.5 inch bays are removable. ... "
" ... This has plenty of room for storage, and make sure to pick up a motherboard with an M.2 slot for extra an extra easy install process. ... "
" ... Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB memory (32gb) 3200mhz ... "
" ... G.SKILL 3000MHz CL15 32GB RAM ... Samsung EVO M.2 SSD 1TB (Primary Boot) ... Samsung EVO 840 SSD 1TB (Data) ... Western Digital HDD 1TB (Backup for Data drive) ... "
" ... The large back panel area which houses the drive bays and the PSU is brilliant. ... "
Ports
18front, sata, motherboard, cable management, usb 3 0
+78%
-22%
" ... Very clean aesthetics, lots of space to work with, and the ports really simplify cable management. ... "
" ... An external drive works for me since my case is located out of reach above my monitor. ... "
" ... Lastly, this case has 2 USB 3.0 ports on the front, and 2 5.25" bays on the front (for optical or other add ons). ... "
" ... -Removable hard drive cage does not have a hole to route cables through which sucks if you still have normal hard drives. ... "
" ... +/- If you're putting an itx board in this case and you have an AIO or something that uses the onboard USB header, make sure the motherboard has 2 or you have a USB header splitter/hub. ... "
" ... This is also where the power supply and drive bays reside. ... "
" ... There are a ton of cable management options spaced behind the motherboard, which proved to be helpful since the smaller Asus mobo I bought had a bit of a funky layout. ... "
" ... This is huge, and has to hide behind the TV stand altogether with just a USB extension coming up with the USB receiver for my little keyboard/trackpad unit to control it. ... "
Sound Quality
15fans, quiet, fan, whisper quiet, stock fans
+67%
-33%
" ... The stock fans run whisper quiet surprisingly. ... "
" ... So what, they're whisper quiet. ... "
" ... Fans are quiet. ... "
" ... The pre-installed fans are also pretty quiet. ... "
" ... The noise level is decent. ... "
" ... The included ventilation fans are quiet. ... "
" ... Fans that came with it are very quiet. ... "
" ... Creative SOund BlasterX AE-5 ... "
Setup
14easy, case, setup, install, system
+86%
-14%
" ... Installation: Not Bad ... "
" ... My first case was crushed like a forklift ran into it, but the RMA was easy and fast. ... "
" ... The white color looks really nice with my current setup. ... "
" ... Both mesh strips can be removed which makes building your PC very easy. ... "
" ... I was able to create a very neat installation (for once) and end up with a system which I'm proud to show off. ... "
" ... Setup works perfect and there's a lot of room to do whatever you want in this case. ... "
" ... Setup works perfect and there's a lot of room to do whatever you want in this case. ... "
" ... Started installing parts. ... "
Capacity
14plenty of room, tons of room, tower, space, lots
+86%
-14%
" ... So much room. ... "
" ... Tons of room, great airflow. ... "
" ... Plenty of room. ... "
" ... For my build I found there to be plenty of room. ... "
" ... flat black living room. ... "
" ... lots of room for stuff. ... "
" ... A lot of room, perfect for any kind of build. ... "
" ... -So much room for activities. ... "
Device Compatibility
13built, computers, computer, first, case
+85%
-15%
" ... As a long time Apple fanboy I've not built my own Windows PC in at least a decade. ... "
" ... Since it's USB, that means you control the lighting via software. ... "
" ... If you like to tinker with computer hardware this is the Case for you. ... "
" ... Great for new computer: ... "
" ... I'm building a PC, first one I've built since 2010. ... "
" ... I have owned more than a dozen computers. ... "
" ... I built my rig for work/media purposes. ... "
" ... Paired a set of their HD120 fans, and they look phenomenal! ... "
Gaming
12msi, gaming rigs, windows, rig, msi gtx
+100%
" ... Ever since, she has had no problems, games for hours on end, max settings, etc. ... "
" ... This was a MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X ... "
" ... GPU - MSI RTX 2070 Gaming Z ... "
" ... My EVGA Geforce GTX 1070 runs so cool. ... It never gets above 55c in extreme gaming like in Witcher 3 with all settings on ULTRA. ... "
" ... I'm not sure why people still go with massive towers for their gaming rigs -- mATX is the future. ... I'll be running an i5 9600K and RTX2080 in mine for great, compact gaming that I can even take on the go. ... "
" ... It never gets above 55c in extreme gaming like in Witcher 3 with all settings on ULTRA. ... "
" ... MSI x299m Gaming Pro Carbon AC ... "
" ... Just finished my first gaming PC build with this case. ... "
Screen Protection
12tempered glass, top, front, panel, panels
+75%
-25%
" ... It’s the thinnest glass I have ever seen on a case. ... "
" ... Nothing more beautiful than a white matx case with 3 pieces of tempered glass to show off your build! ... "
" ... The three panel glass system looks great and is an excellent way to show off your rig. ... "
" ... well thought out and the tempered glass covers make a great addition. ... "
" ... The case is really nice overall and the tempered glass helps with the overall sleek design if you go the RGB way. ... "
" ... It would be nice if front glass panel was easily removable (it is glued in place :\. ... "
" ... The quality of the case/glass is great. ... "
" ... Tempered glass is mounted securely, and the magnetic dust covers are a fantastic addition. ... "
Product Reliability
11case, months, rgb, fans, defective
+55%
-45%
" ... I had this case for 4 Years and now is the time that I had to build my computer, and all still working! ... "
" ... This case will last me for years. ... "
" ... does what its supposed to 2 years so far ... "
" ... This is a very minor cosmetic issue. ... "
" ... I plan on getting longer ones soon. ... "
" ... I used this for my first computer build about a month ago. ... "
Price
10case, worth the money, worth, premium, overall
+100%
" ... If it's in the budget, this guy is the way to go. ... "
" ... Dont think just buy it, its worth the little extra cash. ... "
" ... for the price it should have been built way better and have better fitment. ... Some were well made and some were cheaper than cheap, the price was usually a decent indicator, but I admit this one fooled me ... "
" ... Worth the money, for sure! ... "
" ... Overall great case for the price. ... "
" ... I was going for budget ... "
" ... Overall, it is a beautiful case that is easy to build in at a mid-range price. ... "
" ... This thing is worth the money. ... "
Display Clarity
10front, top, side, glass, panels
+50%
-50%
" ... The case itself seemed a little dusty as well from the top, but that could have been from the panel shattering. ... "
" ... This panel has a small bump for where the screw normally would be on the components. ... GPU) while re-screwing this panel back in place otherwise the component may be slightly slanted. ... "
" ... My only complaint with the product is the cheap acrylic used for the side panel. ... "
" ... The Window Side panel structure/design call it what you like is very weak or at least in need of a redesign and reinforcement. ... "
Marketplace
8case, picture, though, side, photo
+100%
" ... Reference the pic. ... "
" ... The build quality of the case and looks are as amazing as the picture portray! ... "
" ... Gotta love that prime service! ... "
" ... A minor detail, but very cool detail is the fact that the case can be vertical as shown in the product picture, or you can put the feet on the "right" side as you are looking at it now, to have the clear side panel facing up. ... "
" ... Works as described. ... "
" ... I was looking at this case at another site, when I saw an ad for it from Amazon for less, so I bought it from Amazon. ... I wished I had checked on Amazon, since Amazon did have have the correct size. ... "
" ... I was looking at this case at another site, when I saw an ad for it from Amazon for less, so I bought it from Amazon. ... I wished I had checked on Amazon, since Amazon did have have the correct size. ... "
Comfort
8hand, fingers, corsair, side, satisfying
+63%
-38%
" ... I have sausage fingers and was able to easily complete the build. ... material quality feels great. ... "
" ... I'm a first-time PC builder, and this case made the entire process really comfortable, and the end result looked very tidy(it hides all the cables in the back). ... "
" ... I felt the quality exceeded my expectations (but when isn't CORSAIR superior quality). ... "
" ... You can feel the warm air just flowing right up and out. ... "
" ... I chose to use large felt pads instead of the rubber feet. ... "
Features
5fans, plenty of room, led, basic, lights
+100%
" ... Fan power and light control is pretty cool too. ... "
" ... It also maintains a great flow of air through the main chamber, and the stock fans have little white lights, which are nice and basic. ... "
" ... The white LED fans in the front are a nice touch. ... "
Volume
4room, overly, loud, large, fans
+75%
-25%
" ... It's not overly loud, it's just average I'd say, maybe slightly better than average. ... "
" ... So much room. ... "
" ... If they had lower volume fans it would easily be a perfect 5/7. ... "
Device Stand
4mount, screws, mounting, 5, top
+50%
-50%
" ... No interior wall had a completely flat tract for mounting the lights, and some of the sides were impossible for mounting the strips. ... "
CD/DVD
4optical drive, drive, bay, horizontal, dvd cd
+75%
-25%
" ... I used these two slots for a standard optical DVD drive and a 2.5/3.5" hot swap bay which also has 2 extra USB 3.0 ports. ... "
" ... -Optical drive bays ... "
" ... ASUS DVD Burner/Player optical drive (will prob get removed once I make my installs of old software). ... "
Returns
4return, returned, received, opened, one
+25%
-75%
" ... Here is to hoping I can give this a better rating if/when I get the replacement. ... "
" ... Either way, it isn't for me and I wish I could return it. ... "
" ... Guess what it was a used or returned item and sold to me as new thats not very nice !!! ... "
Product As Described
4case, though, side, photo, looks
+100%
" ... Reference the pic. ... "
" ... The build quality of the case and looks are as amazing as the picture portray! ... "
" ... A minor detail, but very cool detail is the fact that the case can be vertical as shown in the product picture, or you can put the feet on the "right" side as you are looking at it now, to have the clear side panel facing up. ... "
" ... Works as described. ... "
Delivery
4damaged, case, came, box, well
+75%
-25%
" ... No flaws quick delivery ... "
" ... Came really well packaged and designed well from the ground up. ... "
Noise Cancellation
3+67%
-33%
" ... The noise level is decent. ... "
" ... - The sides are closed off solid so noise reduction is reduced ... "
Software Platform
3user, software, pc, os, computer
+67%
-33%
" ... As a long time Apple fanboy I've not built my own Windows PC in at least a decade. ... "
" ... Badass looking, but doesn't seem to be very cable management friendly. ... "
Color
3got, color, love, design, colors
+100%
" ... The color is a smooth, beautiful white - almost auto quality paint job. ... "
" ... I got the Crystal White and it's stunning! ... "
Power Consumption
3power, back, like, disk
+100%
" ... The space in the back for the power supply is a god send. ... "
" ... I love how the power supply has its own home. ... "
" ... -EVGA G2 750W power supply ... "
Ease of Cleaning
3really, easy, super, looks, build
+100%
" ... This is the first build I've done that actually looks REALLY clean!!! ... "
" ... They're super easy to peal off and clean. ... "
" ... Really nice compartmentalization, good materials, easy to clean. ... "
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