Corsair SPEC Omega RGB review

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Taking off all the side panels, we can get a closer look at what makes the Omega RGB tick. The first thing that will strike you is how spacious the case is for an ATX mid tower. Whilst certainly not in the 'compact' category of ATX mid-towers like Fractal Design's Define/Meshify C or even Corsair's own (and legacy now, admittedly) 400C, the Omega RGB isn't large by any means, so Corsair has done well to offer so much interior space. This means that not only are cooling options and routing (in terms of AIO hoses, even for multiple units) solid, but even with a front mounted radiator, the Omega RGB will be able to house all but the biggest GPUs. Realistically speaking, a radiator with one set of fans (i.e. push or pull) will reduce GPU space by about 40-45mm, so reduce that 370mm figure to around 325-330 or so, and that's still a very respectable amount of room.


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Naturally, all front IO and necessary cables are housed in a bundle, tied neatly together. They are also entirely black, save for the very end of the USB 2.0 cable. For all the real color co-ordination fanatics out there, this might be irksome, but remember that not only is that cable going on the bottom of your mainboard, but it will also be entirely masked by other expansion cards, your GPU, or even just the pre-requisite light show that this case is going for.


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Cable routing is already looking like it'll be solid. You get three cutouts along the PSU shroud (more on that in a moment) for HD Audio, USB 3.0, and USB 2.0 cables (the one in this case actually connects to the second part of the Lighting Node PRO, allowing for software control using Corsair software, otherwise your fans would light up but wouldn't be customisable). The top of the case has another three cutouts for your EPS/CPU power cable, as well as any fan cables that will be coming from top-mounted spinners. You also have your nearly required 3x rubber grommets for routing PCIe cables for your GPU, 24 pin motherboard cable, and anything else you may need like extra fan cables, SATA data cables, and so on.


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Actually, let's forget about passing PCIe power through the grommets. Why? Well, the PSU shroud on this unit continues Corsair's normally excellent work in this area. To be clear, I know that other manufacturers also feature PCIe cable spacing in their PSU shrouds, but their appearance is always appreciated, especially for those wishing for perfect cabling or extra neat custom sleeved cables using combs. This just makes them look that much better. Other than that, it's a fairly standard two-piece shroud that is removed for the purposes of PSU installation. I wish Corsair would move to a PSU slide system using a rear bracket, but in the grand scheme of things, I will not complain. It also has the potentially unintended saving grace of easily allowing the user to add/remove cables to modular PSUs should you forget one (guilty). In fact, on brief reflection, I'd almost take this over the ease of having a rear mount bracket.


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