Corsair Carbide Quiet 400Q review

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To the left rear you can see that you'll get 7 PCI slots to play around with so in theory you can house up-to three graphics cards in here. Due to size and airflow reasons, we recommend a maximum of two though. There is good clearance for components, up to 370mm for the GPUs (thanks to a cleverly located HDD bay), 170mm for CPU coolers, and 190mm for PSU. The power supply clearance can actually be increased by removing 3.5” drive cage should you go SSD only.

 

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You secure the graphics cards or other PCIe based cards with a thumbscrew. At the top side we can see one 120mm fan, it is included and installed for you already. In the topside upper mesh you'll notice that mounting holes for other fan and radiator solutions, and it's already been prepped for a 120mm or 140mm configuration. You can position the fan lower as well or mount a rear 120mm AIO CPU cooler/rad there.

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There is decent space on the backside to route all cabling, in between panel and mobo tray roughly 2 cm.  At the backside you can see the storage mount much better. First off, there is no space for optical / 5.25" devices. The only solution for using one is to buy an external USB DVD or something. You can however mount two HDDs (3.5") and very handy is the easy to use SSD tray. Slide in the SSD and it will secure itself.

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Mounting a HDD could not be easier, the drive bay bracket has been updated from the previous models. It has rubber inserts to prevent resonating noises from the HDD. Lock them in and slide the unit into the drive bay until you hear a click. 

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It's a very simply solution really, but there's nothing wrong with simple as long as it's functional and effective. And it certainly works just fine. You can house a two 3.5" drives.
 

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Three tool-free 2.5” SSD mounts: Easily add or remove 2.5” drives. It's a cheapo plastic clip really, but a proper workign one so I like it.
 

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The PSU ventilation mesh and dust filter is removable and thus easy to clean out. And zooming in at the bottom here a little, we see that the chassis rests on rubber mounts, this prevents resonating noises coming from the PC, and makes your chassis more silent. BTW Dimensions of the Q model chassis are (H x W x D) 463mm x 215mm x 425mm.

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