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Corsair Carbide Series SPEC 01 Mid Tower Gaming Case
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
8.6
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
1000
Old Reviews
571
Unverified
45
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4.72 meters
SIZE
LED
TYPE
3
NUMBER OF USB PORTS
Yes
USB
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Build Quality
120screws, case, panel, budget, corsair
+80%
-20%
" ... I loved this case. ... "
" ... The ventilation of the chassis is very good, and the mounting board and its components are perfectly matched. ... "
" ... I love this case, man. ... "
" ... If you're looking for a budget case this would be worthy. ... "
" ... I had to mix and match to get it secured. ... Overall, this case is built solid and is a good value. ... "
" ... Great case first build ever. ... "
" ... I am happy with this case. ... "
" ... They case Is great I have had no issues with its interior or exterior build and there are no jaget edges and I have a beefy CPU noctua fan in it aswell and there is alot of space in it to move around I recommend this product for sure and I'd spend the extra money to get the 2 fans defently worth the buy ... "
Design
116red, case, nice clean, budget, appearance
+92%
-8%
" ... great looking case if your not trying to have your pc look flashy ... "
" ... I loved this case. ... "
" ... I love this case, man. ... "
" ... Very accessible and thoughtfully designed. ... "
" ... If you're looking for a budget case this would be worthy. ... "
" ... This case is glorious. ... Sometimes i just stare at it in awe of its beauty. ... "
" ... Great case first build ever. ... "
" ... Very nice tower case for the money, but it has it's flaws. ... "
Price
58money, value, beat, budget, tower
+97%
-3%
" ... For the price, I think it's very good. ... "
" ... Decent fan's for being rgb (or just r ) at this price point. ... "
" ... If you're looking for a budget case this would be worthy. ... "
" ... Excellent case great for the price ... "
" ... If you factor the price alone it is an amazing case for the money spent, but I expected a little better from a company like Corsair. ... "
" ... Good case for it's price. ... "
" ... Great value for money. ... "
" ... BEST VALUE on the market . ... "
Cooling
55airflow, cooler, water cooling, cpu cooler, exhaust
+91%
-9%
" ... I use all six fan mounts and my system is never hot. ... "
" ... both fans spin up to max, are nearly silent even at topped out speeds and the air ventilation is superb! ... "
" ... My Cooler Master tower is almost as tall as my desk. ... By installing extra fans in this case, I have plenty of airflow. ... By adding two additional supply and exhaust fans (bottom supply, two top exhaust, two front supply and one exhaust rear), there is plenty of airflow. ... "
" ... i love the air vents in the front. ... "
" ... SPEC-02 + EVO 212 = happiness! ... "
" ... Quiet, and acceptable cooling. ... "
" ... Very good airflow, buy extra footholds (wheelstand? ... "
" ... Keeps my high performance PC cool with additional fans. ... If you do plan on using liquid cooling, go with the smaller radiator, or get a bigger case. ... "
Storage
54room, plenty of space, plenty of room, fans, components
+83%
-17%
" ... Good space and it looks so good. ... "
" ... It had a lot of space and was really practical and it was also not that big with was the best part ... "
" ... Plenty of space for more fans(one front, two top). ... Overall very spacious. ... "
" ... I prefer the side panel screws versus easy pop off panels and absence of unusually large handles taking up space. ... "
" ... However, I would have choose another taller tower and a one without CD-ROM tray. ... "
" ... Decent size for components yet small enough to fit most places. ... "
" ... There’s a ton of room for upgrades. ... "
" ... Plenty of room. ... Deep and wide-enough. ... "
Cables
53panel, motherboard, route, power supply, hide
+83%
-17%
" ... Cable management was meh but it worked out in the end. ... "
" ... If using hard drives, face them to the back of the case (better cable mgt.). ... "
" ... -There's an intended bulge on the side panel which allows for hiding cables behind the motherboard which is really nice. ... "
" ... The elevated side panels may look awkward but, for cable management they are a dream come true. ... "
" ... JBtek All Red Sleeved PWM Fan Splitter Cable 1 to 2 Converter, 2 Pack ... Cable Matters 3-Pack Gold Plated High Speed ... "
" ... Cord management is great and everything is hidden in the back panel very easily. ... "
" ... Excellent case nice looking and cable managent . ... "
" ... Excellent cable management. ... "
Fit
48fans, motherboard, cooler, room, panel
+77%
-23%
" ... smalll but very good fits alot of things ... "
" ... One is that it's a midsize so it fits well on my desk. ... Both fit fine. ... "
" ... Everything fits, everything works, and it looks good when you are done. ... "
" ... i love the air vents in the front. ... "
" ... Excellent airflow (you'll want to go ahead and get the additional fans to fill it out), but a pretty tight fit for the Corsair H100i V2 CPU water cooler, at least with the ASUS ROG Maximus IX Hero LGA1151 DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 USB 3.1 ATX Motherboard. ... "
" ... Can fit a full sized ATX motherboard ... "
" ... You can fit 5 fans without stacking them on each other and it comes with one. ... "
" ... Can fit any motherboard or gpu. ... "
Ports
26motherboard, panel, cpu, cable management, route
+69%
-31%
" ... I don't use the SSD slots but my PWM hub sits on them. ... "
" ... Got to fix the rat's nest of wiring but overall it's functioning great, front audio ports are amazing, the two forward USB ports are also a huge plus. ... "
" ... Has plenty of space for expanding, cool LEDs, transparent display, 2 front USB 3.0 ports ... "
" ... Has plenty of space for expanding, cool LEDs, transparent display, 2 front USB 3.0 ports ... "
" ... Plenty of USB 3.0 ports. ... "
" ... Better than expected cable routing "ports". ... "
" ... Cpu and MB power, sata, panel stuff, ram, cpu etc. ... "
" ... Cpu and MB power, sata, panel stuff, ram, cpu etc. ... "
Ease of Use
24easy to build, tower, spacing, setup, modification
+96%
-4%
" ... Easy to open up and add stuff in. ... "
" ... easy to open and tinker, has served me well for my 3570k and now my 8700k. ... "
" ... Otherwise, the combination is a great setup. ... "
" ... It is designed well and is easy to work in. ... "
" ... Otherwise a great case, no issues with spacing at all and the modification was very easy to make. ... "
" ... Otherwise a great case, no issues with spacing at all and the modification was very easy to make. ... "
" ... Easy install, and comes with a red LED in the front and a normal fan in the back. ... "
" ... Easy install, and comes with a red LED in the front and a normal fan in the back. ... "
Setup
16easy, setup, pc setup, led, motherboard
+88%
-13%
" ... Otherwise, the combination is a great setup. ... "
" ... Great for any budget, or even non-budget setup. ... "
" ... Fits everything great running a common midrange setup. ... "
" ... Easy install, and comes with a red LED in the front and a normal fan in the back. ... "
" ... Easy install, and comes with a red LED in the front and a normal fan in the back. ... "
" ... Simple, straight forward, easy to build in. ... "
" ... This case i can say was a simple install took about 2 hours to swap into this Corsair Case ... - Mounting the Motherboard was easy, pre installed standoffs easy to line up into place ... "
" ... Came with plenty of screws to complete my installation. ... "
Product Reliability
1410 years, years, replacing, gather, corsair
+64%
-36%
" ... Mine has been in constant daily use for several years. ... "
" ... Stop looking, you've found it. ... "
" ... Stop looking, you've found it. ... "
" ... The case I was replacing was over 10 years old and only had 1 fan on the back that was running full speed all the time. ... "
" ... The case I was replacing was over 10 years old and only had 1 fan on the back that was running full speed all the time. ... "
" ... Well things have changed in 17 years. ... Just that computer have come a long ways in 17 years. ... "
" ... Well things have changed in 17 years. ... Just that computer have come a long ways in 17 years. ... "
" ... Five stars all the way. ... "
Memory
13bays, ram, hard drive bays, drives, plenty
+92%
-8%
" ... But plenty of internal bays for more hard drives. ... "
" ... There is plenty of room on the inside for internal drives like SSDs. ... Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM ... "
" ... Also love that there are drive bays here. ... Ive got a Corsair 600T model (Octa Core, 32 gb RAM and 2 TB SSD) and I absolutely love it. ... "
" ... Fair number of drive bays ... "
" ... Love it!The drive bays for HDD and SSD are perfect. ... "
" ... I like the 3 bays to put hard drives in as well. ... "
" ... I like the 3 bays to put hard drives in as well. ... "
" ... Well it 100% does fit as long as you don't have crazy wide RAM. ... "
Delivery
13came in perfect, perfect condition, dented, damaged, arrived
+77%
-23%
" ... Great item and fast shipping. ... "
" ... Box came intact and everyrhing was fine inside. ... "
" ... The box came a little damaged, but the case came in perfect state. ... "
" ... The box came a little damaged, but the case came in perfect state. ... "
" ... The box was in perfect condition so I assume this happened at the factory. ... "
" ... (---Delivery---) I IT A 5 STAR ON DELIVERY . ... "
" ... same day delivery as ordered. ... No damage from shipment. ... "
" ... Really great looking case arrived sooner than expected which is a good thing. ... "
Cleaning
12hard to clean, nice clean, front, dust filters, dust filter
+75%
-25%
" ... I like the esthetics of the case, it's simple and clean. ... "
" ... Its one of the cleaner cases Ive ever used. ... Most new cases are getting rid of those. ... "
" ... I got my case in the mail today, it looks very clean and it’s a good size but I didn’t get my zip ties or any of my skrews I need to put my parts in ... "
" ... Meaning every time you want to clean the air filter you have to remove the disc drive. ... "
" ... Nice clean looking case. ... "
" ... Nice clean looking case. ... "
" ... I personally like to keep my fan clean. ... Kind of hard to clean without having to take front panel off for a good clean. ... "
" ... 3) My personal favorite thing about this case, in my opinion, is that you get a nice clean custom PC look but its still simple and not too over-the-top like some other cases ... "
Gaming
10pc, pc setup, build a gaming, build, budget
+100%
" ... I have a ROG STRIX X370-F Gaming motherboard. ... "
" ... I played COD,PUBG,Star Wars Battlefront 2,World of Warcraft and many other games for hours the air flow is good in this case, use zip ties use your brain tuck and hide the cables and if your overclocking buy better fans that's why they sell them in the first place . ... "
" ... Bought this for my new gaming PC. ... "
" ... Nice for a Gaming PC Setup! ... Great to buy this item for gaming builds because it has all you need for make your computer! ... "
" ... Nice for a Gaming PC Setup! ... Great to buy this item for gaming builds because it has all you need for make your computer! ... "
" ... For the price it's a great way to start a budget gaming build. ... Bought it to build a gaming pc for a buddy of mine. ... "
" ... Gaming and work has been smooth and stable. ... "
" ... Gaming and work has been smooth and stable. ... "
Overall performance
10first pc build, z270e, qll, gtx 1060, evga gtx
+80%
-20%
" ... It is worth noting that if you buy a CPU fan that is too large, it will affect the chassis panel. ... "
" ... I've been building my own systems since the old Intel 8088 processor back in the 80's. ... "
" ... I don't know why you need a $100 case when this does the job. ... "
" ... I used this for my first PC Build! ... "
" ... I used this for my first PC Build! ... "
" ... The machining of this machine is flawless. ... "
Size
10small, bigger, decent size, bit, size
+90%
-10%
" ... One is that it's a midsize so it fits well on my desk. ... "
" ... Decent size for components yet small enough to fit most places. ... "
" ... Great quality/size, absolutely recommend this case. ... "
" ... Perfect size i was wanting, just wish it had a few more features and it would be perfect. ... "
" ... It looks very good and the perfect size. ... "
" ... I honestly though for a moment I bought some small case, but I had enough room to fit my Rx480 with ease! ... "
" ... Decent size inside and not too heavy. ... "
" ... Decent size inside and not too heavy. ... "
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Specifications
Body
Size: 4.72 meters
Connectivity
Number of USB ports: 3
USB: Yes
Display
Type: LED
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