Corsair Carbide Air 240 review

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Features & specifications

Marketed as a Mini ITX PC Case this is amongst the smallest small form factors chassis available, intended for one motherboard formats only: Mini-ITX. The small and cute chassis however is loaded with enthusiast features and offers room for even liquid cooling. The eye-catching cube design -- complete with a full side window -- hosts an internal layout optimized for maximum airflow or advanced water-cooling configurations (including a 240mm radiator or two). Don't let the compact size full you -- this little one handles full size components while still offering roomy installation space.

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Whether you are into mini-ITX or micro-ATX, the Carbide Series Air 240 is the PC case Corsair fans have been asking for: a stylish mini PC case that can keep today’s most powerful components cool. The cube-shaped chassis comes in either black or white colors, complete with side-window, and optimized for powerful air or water cooling configurations (including room for a 240mm radiator or two) without sacrificing space for a full-size graphics card—an impressive feat for a compact PC.

Key Benefits Overview

  • Thick steel construction
  • Side window for component visibility
  • Thumbscrew backplate removal for PSU and hard drive access
  • Easily removed dust filters 
  • Simultaneously fit three 3.5”/2.5” drives, three 2.5” drives, a 290mm long GPU, and a 240mm radiator
  • Front panel USB 3.0, headphone and mic ports, and power and reset buttons
  • Innovative three panel removal for sides and top panel, with thumbscrews
  • Front fans 2x 120mm, 
  • Top fans dual 120mm compatible (AF120L 120mm included)
  • Rear fans dual 80mm compatible
  • Tons of cable routing tie downs for easy cable maintenance
  • Tool free installation of all drives

Corsair’s Direct Airflow Pathway Cooling layout and three included AF120 fans guide cool air to your PC’s hottest components and ensure outstanding cooling performance. Meanwhile, hard disk drives and the power supply stay tucked away behind the motherboard out of sight. Advanced cable routing options hide airflow-restricting cables and provide easy connectivity with front panel USB 3.0 ports.

The Carbide Air 240 is Corsair's smallest case to date. It measures 11.4 inches (H) by 10.9 inches (W) by 13.81 inches (D) and weighs 9.7 pounds before you chuck it full with hardware. So yeah, the chassis will give you a lot of room inside to build a pretty awesome LAN box. You have 290mm of graphics card space and 200mm of power supply space so you can fit in standard ATX power supplies. On the front of the case are two USB 3.0 ports. The 240 AIR will be available this month for roughly $90 MSRP.


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