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| Written by David Ramsey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday, 14 September 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Corsair Carbide 400R Case Review
Manufacturer: Corsair Full Disclosure: The product sample used in this article was provided by Corsair. It's easy to build a great computer case if it's going to retail for $250 or more. Actually, I take that back: judging by some of the cases I've seen, maybe it's not that easy! While a high retail price is no guarantee of quality or usability, it's certainly more of a challenge to come out with a really great case at the $100 price level... but that's not going to stop Corsair from trying. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the Corsair Carbide 400R computer case. Corsair's first case was the amazing Obsidian 800D, quickly followed by the windowless 700D, which we reviewed here. These cases have a number of innovative features but are also very expensive, which limits their appeal. The Carbide series of cases is Corsair's least expensive case lineup, coming in below the Graphite and Obsidian series. But this is a very crowded market segment, with dozens of models available from companies like Antec, Lancool, NZXT, and others. The $100-and-under market represents by far the largest segment of the case market, and Corsair's got their work cut out for them if they expect to make an impact here. According to Corsair: Corsair Carbide Series mid-tower PC cases have the high-end features you need, and nothing you don't. Designed to be the foundation of awesome yet approachable gaming PCs, they combine the latest technology and ergonomic innovations with lots of room to build and expand, and amazing cooling potential. 
CC9011011-WW Specifications
Let's take a look at this new Corsair case in the next section.
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Comments
Concerning the fan screw issue, let me know the thread pitch and I'll round you up some nuts and washers; in lieu of having the proper guages, contact me, send me a sample if available, and I'll fix you up.
just wondering..
thanks
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This case is a good deal as I see it. It looks to have a whole lot of functionality and that's where I think that it's beauty lies. I'm going to buy one of these and build my next system with it. Thanks for your review.
At least that's what I see now, and I haven't edited anything...
I go back and forth on the utility of filters on computer cases: they catch some dust, as I see on the cases I use that have them, but most cases are hardly hermetically sealed, and a lot of dust gets in anyway. Also, I made allowances for the $100 price point. In the end the design and utility of the case won me over.
The simple fact is that this is a $100 case and you get what you pay for. Want more filters? Buy a more expensive case, or purchase some after market filters (there are tons of them out there).
As for fan mounting, did anyone try the fan screws that come with fans? Are the heads too small or something? Couldn't use a washer?
For the reviewer, you could still clean up the cabling a bit more.
This case will hold any hardware you throw at it and keep it all cool at a very quite level. You simply can't beat this case at $100. Even if it cost $150, it would still be the best case out there!