You make the best case reviews on youtube in my opinion. I like Linus but most of the time he doesnt have hardware installed in his cases compared to you and when you see the finished build you get a picture of how it would look like for you. Keep up the good work
This case should get an update. I really want to see : 1. 3X120mm fan + rad support on top. 2. Better GPU clamp. 3. Improved cable routing options. 4. Lastly, maybe a fresh, more aggressive (or simple) design. If you're from Corsair, and you're reading this, please let them know.
Another great review from HardwareCanucks, as we have come to expect it has the fantastic voiceover that doesn't tiptoe around faults with the product, backed up with excellent camera work, music and editing. From any other tech channel this level of work would stand out, but with these guys its so normal it slips under the radar. Keep it up guys, it is well appreciated! Moving on to the case, I actually really like the idea, and implementation features like the rubber grommet placement and thumbscrews that stay with the panel really do help set corsair apart. Unfortunately of late build quality has also set them apart, and I personally belive that while they try to make all there cases to suit everyone they won't fix this issue. I think they should clearly separate two ranges of products, affordable but still well thought out products for gamers and everyday PC's and a line of massively more expensive products that have the build quality that both corsair and silver stone cases used to be so well known for. Build quality aside I feel there are only actually two real design issues with the case. Firstly the drive cages, they look great in footage of drive installation untill you actually realise you can't plug them in from the side you insert the sled. Thus currently them require either removal of both the side and top panels (for 2.5"), or removal of the side panel and access to the rear of the case (for 3.5"). I'm not going to beat around the bush here, this is downright stupid, especially since if the drive sleds just inserted the other way into the support cage, then only the rear side panel need be removed to swap drives in EITHER of the cages. This also would work well if corsair where to use the door style side panels they showed off on the 760t, so to change a storage drive you'd only need to open the door, unplug the drive and remove the sled. The stiffening kit they used probably wouldn't go amiss either given the Air240's flex, but I'd honestly prefer to see a little thicker metal for the money. Alternately Corsair could go all out on the issue, providing external doors and prewired plugs in both locations to allow the HDD and SSD cages to function as hot swap bays. Of course this latter option costs money, while reversing the sleds and just excluding the thumbscrew secured flaps would save it, so the question would arise again on whether they where trying to target a regular or enthusiast market with this case. The second design issue with the case is the height. By adding 21mm corsair could have added a 5th PCIe expansion slot, making the case more suitable for duel graphics cards, allowed duel fans on the bottom of the case when a mATX board is used, given room for a grommet below the motherboard for the front panel I/O ect to be routed, stopped the tubing of a front radiator preventing one of the two top fan slots being used AND allowed the motherboard power to be routed cleanly without being crushed by the 3.5" drive cage. Now that's more than I can say sequentually without taking a breath and given the case is looks a tad odd being so much longer than it is tall anyway less than a inch of additional height seems a very small tradeoff. But I guess all this just summarizes my long term fear with corsair, all there cases are becoming the same grey mix of price vs quality, conservative appearance vs gaming bling and just generally loosing the radical design, innovation and clear product focus that used to define them as a company. I feel for this reason we need to put some pressure on corsair to polarize there case lineup, and get a bit bolder with some of their ideas. This may sound like I'm just wishing the old days back, but thats not it, the case markets is far more competitive than ever, but seriously, one of the flagship manufacturers bigger case releases this year just passed without a single reviewer I follow either giving it there seal of approval or deciding to build in it, which is as far as I know a first for any corsair case that not a re-skin of an existing product. This is huge news because it shows the darker side to the competitive market, manufactures trying to compete for sales rather than spending the time to build a niche in the way that originally defined them. That flop of a launch should have been a wake up call, but I fear its fallen on death ears...RIP Corsair's innovation, you used to be a legend.
Bloody good review, covered everything without being too long or boring, said what was good, not so great, or bad. I wanted to know about the Corsair Air 240 and now I do, thanks.
Well, I would argue that this deserves a dam good award because of the price on Amazon of $79 for white and $75 for black, as well as cheaper with rebates on newegg, where it can be had for $65 for white and $59 for black!
Built it, used it. Here's how it goes: I've got a H100i v2 front mount intake with 2 SP120 fans, and 2 AF120 fans exhaust out the top. Playing PUBG my CPU only ever reaches 54C but my GPU is getting a little toastier maxing at 75C. I could put a 80mm on the back to aid maybe a few degrees, but I'm not. I ave matx in this so I can't do bottom fans which would be a HUGE advantage. So if you haven't bought your mobo yet, consider an ITX if you want cooler temps. Looks nice but don't expect to have a ton of room for overclocking on your GPU. With small size comes compromises. Personally, i want to run a little cooler so I may be migrating out of this case. My GPU doesn't wobble and I even have a broken clip on my mobo for the slot: EVGA 1080 SC.
This case is a definite respond from Corsair Designing team that they have been listening. However, you are right that the bottom half should a slight more room to accommodate 3 more fans even though with Micro ATX setup. Other than the quality issues, I think Corsair design team had finally nailed the cube case and I wouldn't mind if they have incorporate the same design WITH better quality build to their upcoming 540 refresh (if should they chose to make them). I almost bought the 540 for my next build if did had a complete dust-proof case and more 3.5" mechanical HDD instead of just SSD cages.
I liked this case a lot. It's generally really well-thought-out. It only had one issue, though, and that one issue was critical yet without advertisement from the manufacturer: wider GPUs will not allow the side panel to close. I learned this the hard way.
It is decently old at this point but I have wanted this case forever and finally just pulled the trigger on it today, SO excited. I love this small form factor and I hope it will become the "norm" to have cases that are not all rectangular and gigantic *cough* my old case, Phanteks Enthoo Pro *cough*
Great review on this case. Just wanted to point out that the rear expansion card clamp still has holes in it, so if you need to be more secure about your video card mounting, you can still put a screw in it.
I watched Luke reviewing this case and honestly I didnt even last 2minutes then clicked this video and I'm excited to see a true critical review and I think Corsair sent you a better sample than linustech they do know you HC reviews lol
The Silverstone Sugo is an awesome Mini ITX case, well this case is the same for mATX. Awesome! I know this video's quite old now, but great review, cheers.
***** Because Corsair are using sneaky business tactics to ensure the knowledge of this case reaches as many people as possible causing a tingling effect in the stomach of human beings watching these videos to force them to rush to their parents or their own wallets to purchases and then feel regrets because buy the time their sweet little cubes are fully loaded with other Corsair products there are now newer cases by Corsair were they have used the same sneaky tactics to ensure the business cycle continues! :)
Mo zz it's basically because of the NDA. The time the NDA is lifted, is the same time for all the reviewers. They've had their review videos for days to weeks now and just timed their upload.
Gah. All these cases... I'm looking to do a mITX build in the near future and what started out as a "I'll go with the Corsair 250D." has now grown to include the Node 304, The Phenom, Air 240, 350D... Decisions..
Currently running a Phenom case. I wouldn't buy one again. It's a pain in the ass to route cables well, even with a smaller modular PSU I've had to really had to force the PSU in. I'm finding it to be a bit of dust magnet. The side panel USB ports have both died from very little use (connected my old case's external usb ports to the motherboard headers and they work fine). I love the visual aesthetic of the Phenom, but I really pretty much dislike it in every other regard.
I like this case, especially in black if oriented window upwards. I would also like to see a silver/black edition like the 540 series has. The card clamp 'feature' isn't a quality issue. They are just trying to make it as tool-less as possible to attract beginner builders. One can still screw heavy long graphics cards down as most would do anyway. At least they give you the option so no foul there. My only gripe with any small form factor cases is not must room for high performance CPU air coolers if overclocking the processor, especially in this case which promotes air flow for cooling. Beginners are usually wary of liquid cooling in their first build even though they are 'mostly' reliable, so I can understand their feelings as I share them too.
Published in 2014... I didn't realise this case was so old. It looks nice though. Going through more of your reviews to get a form factor case this size, with good looks, but bonuses this one might not have.
Mikee Tyson And its been 2 years, December 24, 2018. Hopefully soon they make a new verison of this, this case looks like a really good case except some concerns that I consider serious.
There's still something that can be an issue : not all GPU's fit and i'm not talking about the length, im talking about the width u can's use every 1060/70 card for ex. cuz the 6/8 etc. pin cable is pressing against the sidewindow although the Gigabyte G1 one does fit without a problem.
if you would've read my comment till the end you would realize that i already answered your question XD (yes it fits i have it and i have no problem with it)
i read the commenr but you have the gigabyte 1060 g1 im getting the gigabyte 1060 windorce i dont know the differences but id guess there are some bc they have different names
Oh sry my bad, so i would suggest, that you look up the width's of both (the g1 and windf.) and if the windf. is thicker don't buy it (i don't know tho that's what i would do). It could be too thick and i wouldn't want to risk it (cuz then you would need to exchange it for another one and that would take some time and i hate waiting XD) i hope i could help tho.
the winforce is 121mm the g1 is 114. only 7mm difference. i think it will be fine. many sorces say 120mm is max gpu height. there has to be some more for cables so totally maybe 127mm ill try it anyways
I love to keep my pc clean so having a flimsy case always makes me feel like I have a piece of crap. I dont care how it looks. If I can bend it without any effort it just adds to the cheap feel. I'll be passing on this case and holding on to my Haf XB until I find a suitable replacement that supports M-ATX. Solid review as always.
Using the HDD cage can make it difficult to put back in once 8pin connector is in. Need flat flat cables to help shove that cage in, or take a jigsaw to the cage cut a nice hole and lose one hdd slot and route cable easily through that way..
really like the looks of it but, after having to deal with the flimsy Corsair C70 im not going near their cases for atleast two years. for a lesser price i switched to Define R4 one year ago that felt much better quality wise. it survived car travels and what not without chipping any paint. had to rma three units of H80i coolers due to faulty fans and bent fins (?) on the radiator. hope you guys know what i mean. corsair ram however seems to work so far on 5 builds from intel to amd. my personal experience with Corsair, not saying the brand is bad, just had a bad experience with them.
"It can be inconvenient in some instances because you do have to have rear access" Surely you wouldn't take out or put in a HDD while the computer is still connected right? You'd have to take it off the desk and open the case up to reconnect a HDD anyway, so that isn't really an issue.
that's ok. you won't be fitting a huge gpu in it. my asus 1070 turbo's pci cord is smushed right up on the panel and it's one of the thinnest powerful cards you can get. only 114mm or something
Well, it looks like captured screws are starting to catch on, hope they do become standard because I'm tired of dropping the rubber washers on my Enthoo Pro's thumbscrews and having to tear apart my desk area to find it, nobody should have to go through that pain
Wow.. Owner of a 540 and a CM Elite 120 and I have to say the design is amazing. It far surpasses the 540's design and I've played with the 540 enough to know, everything that's missing is there! For 100$ though, not sure...
I think it's disappointing, I'm in a C70 vengeance case at the moment and I'm considering going small but this won't be the one as there's been some poor design elements added as well as a few improvements over it's big brother's design. I'd prefer the 250d to this. Corsair have another design we were shown recently that may win me over though.
Yeah. I checked to see if it would fit my desk and was surpised. I checked cuz of linus tech tips video. Seeing it next to a human made me realize how big it was.
Although its got some clear flaws, I'm existed about this case. The obsidian 250D (although priority drag good) is not quite what I'm looking for, and this fills the gap. I'm hoping for that revision he requested at the end before I make my next build.
Great review Dimitry! I've been eyeing this case for my build with the Asus Gryphon motherboard, poor aesthetic choice I know but this seems like the perfect case until you mentioned the plastic panels. I'd still probably get it but dang it could've been the best around if it was metal.
I did have a look at the 540! It's just too big for me and seems like a lot of wasted space on the other half. I've done my build in the 240 anyways and It looks so coool.
Looks good to see the shrunken form of the 540. Side panels and easy scratching/scuffing is a major disappointment. Like the interior though. I wonder. Do 15mm slim fans fit underneath like scythe?
HardwareCanucks Bummer. It would've been a great case if it weren't for that bit! Any other reccomendations for a mATX or mITX large-windowed case with good cooling, a 5.25" bay, cable management solutions, good filtering and tool-less bays?
Garrett Absher The R2, huh? They don't have them in stock here. They have Cooler Master, Corsair, NZXT, and BitFenix cases here. Any among those brands you'd reccomend?
Lalu George corsair 350D. I dont think nzxt makes matx but dont quote me on that. I dont pay attention to cooler mater all that much. And the bitfenix prodogy if you want a good mitx build for watercooling. Full sized or mis towers the phanteks are great cases for customization and watercooling
the case comes with three fans, and the h100i comes with two fans. so, say there is a mini itx board installed with a radiator in the front, and two exhaust fans on top. Also, since most long cards would be dividing airflow from the top.. Should the third fan on the bottom ideally be exhaust or intake, and should it be near the back side of the case? I imagine elevating the case may help too.
Greeting HardwareCanucks, please do a SilverStone TJ11 Case Review already! It's a beast of a case and I always wait on your reviews and pros and cons to make my pros and cons for each case. Im currently choosing the best case as of now, among ultra towers. TJ11 is out of my league, 600+ crowns is too much to pay, but that price might be roughly cut 1 year from now :)
I have this case for my comp...kinda let down when i had to buy an external dvd reader to play some games like sims 3 expansions plus the front fans make alot of dust build up, every weak i have to clean it. Another annoying thing is that it heat up your room because of so many vent coming from every direction even if you have four fans and a water cooling system. If your buying this case it looks great to show off but requires a little more work.
I love the design of this case... It's basically what I wanted when I built my computer. Too bad I have an ATX motherboard so I can't migrate. That and this would be the third case I bought for one build... lol
i went for the aerocool dead silence case "windowed version" because it has an optical drive and cardreader capability on the front of the case (and looks nice with 2 different colors) ... unfortunate ... because i wanted a small(er) cool case which wouldn't cost me an arm and a leg (budget was max 100 bucks only). But still.... the Corsair air 240 looks very cool for the price. Lian li etc are nice but just too expensive imo.
Corsair Air 240 and Air 540 still the two best Corsair cases ever made. Don't like all the glass of the 280X or 680X. Too heavy. Would love to see an ATX 540X II with USB C and only one 5.25 inch drive. Could do it at about 14 lbs. No need for glass. Love the flimsy side panels of the 240 and 540.
The big issues with this case are 3.5" mechanicals getting heated up by the PSU below, and the limited height/clearance in the motherboard side. Like 90% of most current-gen waterblocks, top mounted ports will hit and scratch the window IF you are lucky enough to get the windowed side panel on. Even worse, you can't fit cards like the MSI Lightning, Asus Strix/Poseidon, or EVGA Classified in there. Big mistake on Corsair's part. While it's not quite as good-looking, and not as compact, the Fractal Node 804 is still the better choice IMHO. Good review nevertheless. Watched it a bit after the release.
I used this case on a MATX system and ran into alot of problems, it would work and then it wouldn't. There was alot of inconsistency with this case. I looked at everything, CPU fan, Motherboard 24pin connector etc... The system would sometimes spin up and other times it wouldn't. Also my case arrived with 1 broken USB 3.0 port and 1 2.5" inch drive connector snapped when I was putting the drive in and the little metal prong things weren't in the right place. Overall I would not recommend this case for an MATX build, an ITX build might be better suited for this case
This looks like a great case ... I'm into building a pimp out gaming rig but I wanna go for XSPC Raystorm 750 AX240 Water Cooling Kit to keep it all illuminated and super pimped. I just trying to figure out what can I swap out for the reservoir pump and tank. I was thinking maybe the 3.5 inch cages seeing I'm using 2 ssd and one 2.5 inch HDD. Need some opinion on this. I wish that had a pimp your PC competition though lol. I would nail it
Love this case, but one problem that fucked me up is the GPU Height Clearance, please check if your GPU will actually fit, i have an rx 480 and i had to jam the GPU in, having only a half-centimeter distance from the side of the gpu and the side panel.
this case is now 78€ in "soldes" so i might fgo for this one i was looking for a case i could put on my desk table along side with my screen and there i go and plus the racks at the bottom for SSD save me for the trouble of buying extra thing since im not going to OC my CPU i dont need either an extra fan ! wonder if the R7 370x fits in there !
Great review as always. I was looking for this but as expected I'm worried about build quality and GPU length. I ask a little help here (*****) because I can't decide for myself: Air 240, HAF XB, Node 804 or Prodigy M? I'm going to build a single GPU system for gaming and editing. No liquid cooling, just a 120mm AIO for the CPU. Any advice is very appreciated.
Why is the Fractal Design Node 804 - which is ten dollars more expensive - considered a damn good value, while this is considered expensive? Is the quality of the side panels that cheap where it makes the case seem that overpriced?
TopRameen13 The NODE 804 is in the same mATX category but can do SO much more with regards to watercooling and storage. The 804 is about flexibility that the AIR 240 fails to deliver! So while the poor side panels is one of the factors this did not receive an award, it lacks the user flexibility that is offered by the 804.
TopRameen13 glad it was helpful! Plasma Blazer it really depends! for minimalistic build using an AIO cooler, a few drives and if you like the looks, I'd say there's nothing wrong with the AIR 240! Each case has it's strengths! The 804 is slightly larger and cant be oriented differently, a unique feature found on the 240. If i was to watercool properly in such a form factor, the 804 is a no brainer!
I'm looking into doing a build for my wife, and am looking into cube cases. This one looks really nice, but one thing. With the power supply turned on end... won't the side panel block air flow?
Quick questions, hopefully someone knows the answer: Ppl say the bottom intake fan positions do not have enough clearance for a standard 25mm thick fan when mATX board is being used. However, I'm wondering if one of the thinner 15mm fans would fit?
ah trust me...this things already heavy as fuck.... it doesn't seem like it until you put stuff in it.... its effing heavy and the weight is not distributed like in a larger case. so its like a heavy brick.
I would totally remove both those drive bays and just use my M.2 drive and have a nice air flow :) Also, that AIO is upside down, is it not? just curious Owo
i watch LINUS videos for fun, i watch your videos for your honesty !
You make the best case reviews on youtube in my opinion. I like Linus but most of the time he doesnt have hardware installed in his cases compared to you and when you see the finished build you get a picture of how it would look like for you. Keep up the good work
This case should get an update.
I really want to see :
1. 3X120mm fan + rad support on top.
2. Better GPU clamp.
3. Improved cable routing options.
4. Lastly, maybe a fresh, more aggressive (or simple) design.
If you're from Corsair, and you're reading this, please let them know.
+ stronger side panels
5.25 inch bays, I think they could fit one on the right chamber.
i think the case would need to be bigger then.
vespaman0 just a little bigger.
Born Boy then just get the ATX version...BRUH !
Another great review from HardwareCanucks, as we have come to expect it has the fantastic voiceover that doesn't tiptoe around faults with the product, backed up with excellent camera work, music and editing. From any other tech channel this level of work would stand out, but with these guys its so normal it slips under the radar. Keep it up guys, it is well appreciated!
Moving on to the case, I actually really like the idea, and implementation features like the rubber grommet placement and thumbscrews that stay with the panel really do help set corsair apart. Unfortunately of late build quality has also set them apart, and I personally belive that while they try to make all there cases to suit everyone they won't fix this issue. I think they should clearly separate two ranges of products, affordable but still well thought out products for gamers and everyday PC's and a line of massively more expensive products that have the build quality that both corsair and silver stone cases used to be so well known for.
Build quality aside I feel there are only actually two real design issues with the case. Firstly the drive cages, they look great in footage of drive installation untill you actually realise you can't plug them in from the side you insert the sled. Thus currently them require either removal of both the side and top panels (for 2.5"), or removal of the side panel and access to the rear of the case (for 3.5"). I'm not going to beat around the bush here, this is downright stupid, especially since if the drive sleds just inserted the other way into the support cage, then only the rear side panel need be removed to swap drives in EITHER of the cages. This also would work well if corsair where to use the door style side panels they showed off on the 760t, so to change a storage drive you'd only need to open the door, unplug the drive and remove the sled. The stiffening kit they used probably wouldn't go amiss either given the Air240's flex, but I'd honestly prefer to see a little thicker metal for the money.
Alternately Corsair could go all out on the issue, providing external doors and prewired plugs in both locations to allow the HDD and SSD cages to function as hot swap bays. Of course this latter option costs money, while reversing the sleds and just excluding the thumbscrew secured flaps would save it, so the question would arise again on whether they where trying to target a regular or enthusiast market with this case.
The second design issue with the case is the height. By adding 21mm corsair could have added a 5th PCIe expansion slot, making the case more suitable for duel graphics cards, allowed duel fans on the bottom of the case when a mATX board is used, given room for a grommet below the motherboard for the front panel I/O ect to be routed, stopped the tubing of a front radiator preventing one of the two top fan slots being used AND allowed the motherboard power to be routed cleanly without being crushed by the 3.5" drive cage. Now that's more than I can say sequentually without taking a breath and given the case is looks a tad odd being so much longer than it is tall anyway less than a inch of additional height seems a very small tradeoff.
But I guess all this just summarizes my long term fear with corsair, all there cases are becoming the same grey mix of price vs quality, conservative appearance vs gaming bling and just generally loosing the radical design, innovation and clear product focus that used to define them as a company. I feel for this reason we need to put some pressure on corsair to polarize there case lineup, and get a bit bolder with some of their ideas. This may sound like I'm just wishing the old days back, but thats not it, the case markets is far more competitive than ever, but seriously, one of the flagship manufacturers bigger case releases this year just passed without a single reviewer I follow either giving it there seal of approval or deciding to build in it, which is as far as I know a first for any corsair case that not a re-skin of an existing product. This is huge news because it shows the darker side to the competitive market, manufactures trying to compete for sales rather than spending the time to build a niche in the way that originally defined them. That flop of a launch should have been a wake up call, but I fear its fallen on death ears...RIP Corsair's innovation, you used to be a legend.
I have to say this are the best case reviews on the web. Professional is just not enough :-)
Bloody good review, covered everything without being too long or boring, said what was good, not so great, or bad. I wanted to know about the Corsair Air 240 and now I do, thanks.
Well, I would argue that this deserves a dam good award because of the price on Amazon of $79 for white and $75 for black, as well as cheaper with rebates on newegg, where it can be had for $65 for white and $59 for black!
Its good if you're using itx and check to make sure your gpu fits
Built it, used it. Here's how it goes: I've got a H100i v2 front mount intake with 2 SP120 fans, and 2 AF120 fans exhaust out the top. Playing PUBG my CPU only ever reaches 54C but my GPU is getting a little toastier maxing at 75C. I could put a 80mm on the back to aid maybe a few degrees, but I'm not. I ave matx in this so I can't do bottom fans which would be a HUGE advantage. So if you haven't bought your mobo yet, consider an ITX if you want cooler temps. Looks nice but don't expect to have a ton of room for overclocking on your GPU. With small size comes compromises. Personally, i want to run a little cooler so I may be migrating out of this case. My GPU doesn't wobble and I even have a broken clip on my mobo for the slot: EVGA 1080 SC.
This case is a definite respond from Corsair Designing team that they have been listening. However, you are right that the bottom half should a slight more room to accommodate 3 more fans even though with Micro ATX setup. Other than the quality issues, I think Corsair design team had finally nailed the cube case and I wouldn't mind if they have incorporate the same design WITH better quality build to their upcoming 540 refresh (if should they chose to make them). I almost bought the 540 for my next build if did had a complete dust-proof case and more 3.5" mechanical HDD instead of just SSD cages.
I liked this case a lot. It's generally really well-thought-out. It only had one issue, though, and that one issue was critical yet without advertisement from the manufacturer: wider GPUs will not allow the side panel to close. I learned this the hard way.
+Ian Hitterdal (otend) Would a EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti HYBRID GAMING, 6 Go fit in there?
+Reptar Aps late reply but anything past 112mm in height will be a problem
I still love the layout of this case in 2016, but I really wish they updated the exterior design to something either more elegant or aggressive.
It is decently old at this point but I have wanted this case forever and finally just pulled the trigger on it today, SO excited. I love this small form factor and I hope it will become the "norm" to have cases that are not all rectangular and gigantic *cough* my old case, Phanteks Enthoo Pro *cough*
Great review on this case.
Just wanted to point out that the rear expansion card clamp still has holes in it, so if you need to be more secure about your video card mounting, you can still put a screw in it.
you can fit fans in the bottom (gpu side) with an matx board, just google 'slim pc fan' and loads appear.
I like this! said not only good sides, also said down sides. That's so helpful!
I watched Luke reviewing this case and honestly I didnt even last 2minutes then clicked this video and I'm excited to see a true critical review and I think Corsair sent you a better sample than linustech they do know you HC reviews lol
Using this case for well over 6 years now. One of my best investment, or my brother's!
The Silverstone Sugo is an awesome Mini ITX case, well this case is the same for mATX. Awesome!
I know this video's quite old now, but great review, cheers.
Its funny how all the tech channels review the same case at almost the same time, happened with the 450D and now this one.
***** Because Corsair are using sneaky business tactics to ensure the knowledge of this case reaches as many people as possible causing a tingling effect in the stomach of human beings watching these videos to force them to rush to their parents or their own wallets to purchases and then feel regrets because buy the time their sweet little cubes are fully loaded with other Corsair products there are now newer cases by Corsair were they have used the same sneaky tactics to ensure the business cycle continues! :)
Mo zz it's basically because of the NDA. The time the NDA is lifted, is the same time for all the reviewers. They've had their review videos for days to weeks now and just timed their upload.
*****
sherlock? is that you? :)
I just got this case locally slightly used for $20...excited to build a itx into it coming from a phanteks full tower.
I love the look of this case. I'm hoping we get a revision in a few years to fix some of the qc issues.
Gah. All these cases... I'm looking to do a mITX build in the near future and what started out as a "I'll go with the Corsair 250D." has now grown to include the Node 304, The Phenom, Air 240, 350D... Decisions..
look at the corsair 380t...it's not for sale quite yet but might be worth the wait
Oh, no. I think it's absolutely hideous. :(
I'd wait for the phanteks evolv personally.
I think it's way to large. The Phenom is almost out of my leauge.
Currently running a Phenom case. I wouldn't buy one again. It's a pain in the ass to route cables well, even with a smaller modular PSU I've had to really had to force the PSU in. I'm finding it to be a bit of dust magnet. The side panel USB ports have both died from very little use (connected my old case's external usb ports to the motherboard headers and they work fine). I love the visual aesthetic of the Phenom, but I really pretty much dislike it in every other regard.
I like this case, especially in black if oriented window upwards. I would also like to see a silver/black edition like the 540 series has. The card clamp 'feature' isn't a quality issue. They are just trying to make it as tool-less as possible to attract beginner builders. One can still screw heavy long graphics cards down as most would do anyway. At least they give you the option so no foul there. My only gripe with any small form factor cases is not must room for high performance CPU air coolers if overclocking the processor, especially in this case which promotes air flow for cooling. Beginners are usually wary of liquid cooling in their first build even though they are 'mostly' reliable, so I can understand their feelings as I share them too.
Wow.i really really like that.wish this were available a month ago,i would have bought this over my nzxt phantom 410 in a heartbeat.
Published in 2014... I didn't realise this case was so old. It looks nice though. Going through more of your reviews to get a form factor case this size, with good looks, but bonuses this one might not have.
This case is love, this case is life
All the new 240 features should be in a new 540 sized case...
+Simmzi Why?
+DontFuckWitDreDay cause people want a larger case, etc bigger rads HDD bays, larger coolers more gpu's.
Mikee Tyson And its been 2 years, December 24, 2018.
Hopefully soon they make a new verison of this, this case looks like a really good case except some concerns that I consider serious.
@@VentureDevv They did. Air 280 with TG panels
just got this in a lightning deal on amazon for 56$ cant wait to use it in my new build soon!
BACON HD HOW? bruh...
Hows it gone
There's still something that can be an issue : not all GPU's fit and i'm not talking about the length, im talking about the width u can's use every 1060/70 card for ex. cuz the 6/8 etc. pin cable is pressing against the sidewindow although the Gigabyte G1 one does fit without a problem.
im thinking about getting this case and a gigabyte gtx 1060 windforce. its 12.1 cm high. do you think it will fit?
if you would've read my comment till the end you would realize that i already answered your question XD (yes it fits i have it and i have no problem with it)
i read the commenr but you have the gigabyte 1060 g1 im getting the gigabyte 1060 windorce i dont know the differences but id guess there are some bc they have different names
Oh sry my bad, so i would suggest, that you look up the width's of both (the g1 and windf.) and if the windf. is thicker don't buy it (i don't know tho that's what i would do). It could be too thick and i wouldn't want to risk it (cuz then you would need to exchange it for another one and that would take some time and i hate waiting XD) i hope i could help tho.
the winforce is 121mm the g1 is 114. only 7mm difference. i think it will be fine. many sorces say 120mm is max gpu height. there has to be some more for cables so totally maybe 127mm ill try it anyways
I love to keep my pc clean so having a flimsy case always makes me feel like I have a piece of crap. I dont care how it looks. If I can bend it without any effort it just adds to the cheap feel. I'll be passing on this case and holding on to my Haf XB until I find a suitable replacement that supports M-ATX. Solid review as always.
Excellent video and review. Very, very professional! Love your style.
Using the HDD cage can make it difficult to put back in once 8pin connector is in. Need flat flat cables to help shove that cage in, or take a jigsaw to the cage cut a nice hole and lose one hdd slot and route cable easily through that way..
really like the looks of it but, after having to deal with the flimsy Corsair C70 im not going near their cases for atleast two years.
for a lesser price i switched to Define R4 one year ago that felt much better quality wise.
it survived car travels and what not without chipping any paint.
had to rma three units of H80i coolers due to faulty fans and bent fins (?) on the radiator.
hope you guys know what i mean.
corsair ram however seems to work so far on 5 builds from intel to amd.
my personal experience with Corsair, not saying the brand is bad, just had a bad experience with them.
"It can be inconvenient in some instances because you do have to have rear access"
Surely you wouldn't take out or put in a HDD while the computer is still connected right? You'd have to take it off the desk and open the case up to reconnect a HDD anyway, so that isn't really an issue.
Wow, I've watched four reviews of this case today.. ;D
My only concern is the graphics card being wobbly
john j and gpu sag.if you dont have the right motherboard your pci-e slot can be ripped off.
that's ok. you won't be fitting a huge gpu in it. my asus 1070 turbo's pci cord is smushed right up on the panel and it's one of the thinnest powerful cards you can get. only 114mm or something
john j
Would something like an sapphire nitro rx460 4gb or gtx 1060 turbo snap with an H110M-A M.2 asus motherboard
it's max graphic card length is a bummer.. love this things airflow. still an interesting case after so many years.
Well I've had mines for a few years now, its still holding
Changing my bitfenix prodigy for this! Love it
I was sold on this case on seeing the convient hard disk cage
Perfect case for me, since I'm traveling to US and I need a compact case to buy.
Dude...
You have some fantastic filming/editing skills! :D
- and off cause your content i the reviews :-)
omfg! a corsair case fully dust proof!.... this is madness!
Good review,way to go calling them out on their QC.
I like it, want to try this one. may be it will be my next computer case.
wish he also did a side by side comparison of the air 540 to show width comparisons also
I prefer the node 804, cleaner design with more space to expand and more radiator support
4 years later and it is still 100+ euros in some stores in my country
Good, unbiased review.
I was clicking into this video thinking this is the Linus review, then I realize, wait, this is Hardware canucks upload right on top of Linus video.
Well, it looks like captured screws are starting to catch on, hope they do become standard because I'm tired of dropping the rubber washers on my Enthoo Pro's thumbscrews and having to tear apart my desk area to find it, nobody should have to go through that pain
Wow.. Owner of a 540 and a CM Elite 120 and I have to say the design is amazing. It far surpasses the 540's design and I've played with the 540 enough to know, everything that's missing is there! For 100$ though, not sure...
I think it's disappointing, I'm in a C70 vengeance case at the moment and I'm considering going small but this won't be the one as there's been some poor design elements added as well as a few improvements over it's big brother's design. I'd prefer the 250d to this. Corsair have another design we were shown recently that may win me over though.
Saw it on gamescom... Actually, it's pretty enormous, especially for an mATX case! Sure, it's a cube, but man... it's gigantic!
Yeah. I checked to see if it would fit my desk and was surpised. I checked cuz of linus tech tips video. Seeing it next to a human made me realize how big it was.
Although its got some clear flaws, I'm existed about this case. The obsidian 250D (although priority drag good) is not quite what I'm looking for, and this fills the gap.
I'm hoping for that revision he requested at the end before I make my next build.
Great review Dimitry! I've been eyeing this case for my build with the Asus Gryphon motherboard, poor aesthetic choice I know but this seems like the perfect case until you mentioned the plastic panels. I'd still probably get it but dang it could've been the best around if it was metal.
I did have a look at the 540! It's just too big for me and seems like a lot of wasted space on the other half. I've done my build in the 240 anyways and It looks so coool.
Looks good to see the shrunken form of the 540. Side panels and easy scratching/scuffing is a major disappointment. Like the interior though.
I wonder. Do 15mm slim fans fit underneath like scythe?
Does this have a 5.25" bay? Don't think you mentioned that other than when you said there were none on the front.
No it does not.
HardwareCanucks Bummer. It would've been a great case if it weren't for that bit! Any other reccomendations for a mATX or mITX large-windowed case with good cooling, a 5.25" bay, cable management solutions, good filtering and tool-less bays?
Mark George fractal design arc mini r2
Garrett Absher The R2, huh? They don't have them in stock here. They have Cooler Master, Corsair, NZXT, and BitFenix cases here. Any among those brands you'd reccomend?
Lalu George corsair 350D. I dont think nzxt makes matx but dont quote me on that. I dont pay attention to cooler mater all that much. And the bitfenix prodogy if you want a good mitx build for watercooling. Full sized or mis towers the phanteks are great cases for customization and watercooling
btw, does this case get the dam good award now? it is 69.99 for both white and black versions.
Yes, looks like a good deal i think
where is it 69.99?
well, not any more. there was acctually a rebate for like 4 days and it was 52.00.
***** www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139045&cm_re=corsair_air_240-_-11-139-045-_-Product The rebate makes it $69.99
Hey there HardwareCanucks, can you validate? Would you say it's worth it now? $70 seems like a good deal.
Getting Air Conditioner vibes from this case. Cool story bro! :)
Its funny cause ive had a 4690k for a year now and Im still using the stock cooler.... Probably gonna get an aquachanger 240
the case comes with three fans, and the h100i comes with two fans. so, say there is a mini itx board installed with a radiator in the front, and two exhaust fans on top. Also, since most long cards would be dividing airflow from the top..
Should the third fan on the bottom ideally be exhaust or intake, and should it be near the back side of the case?
I imagine elevating the case may help too.
u have the best music in your videos!
Greeting HardwareCanucks, please do a SilverStone TJ11 Case Review already!
It's a beast of a case and I always wait on your reviews and pros and cons to make my pros and cons for each case. Im currently choosing the best case as of now, among ultra towers. TJ11 is out of my league, 600+ crowns is too much to pay, but that price might be roughly cut 1 year from now :)
I wish I opt for this case over the Prodigy, this one make more sense.
Kinda weird.. The Air 240 has 3 of 3.5" bays and the bigger brother 540 has 2 of them.
This is probably the only smaller form factor case I'd buy,
not sure if there is enough room for a second gpu, the bottom is close the the last pci bracket.
Beautiful Case
I think it more nice with green LED
I have this case for my comp...kinda let down when i had to buy an external dvd reader to play some games like sims 3 expansions plus the front fans make alot of dust build up, every weak i have to clean it. Another annoying thing is that it heat up your room because of so many vent coming from every direction even if you have four fans and a water cooling system. If your buying this case it looks great to show off but requires a little more work.
i really love the air 540 but i think really screwed up the layout for the 240... i just cant find a good micro ATX case :(
+t103Ninja Same here, might go with the BitFenix Prodigy M.
+t103Ninja Im getting the Fractal Design Node 804. A really good micro atx cube case :)
JaYJ4yVM that is a nice looking case, looks like it even has a spot for a slimline optical
i think i just found my new case :)
+DrTot I actually currently sport the Prodigy case and slightly regretted it once I saw this and the Node 840.
I love the design of this case... It's basically what I wanted when I built my computer. Too bad I have an ATX motherboard so I can't migrate. That and this would be the third case I bought for one build... lol
please do a review on the air 740 case
problem is not the length but the height for gpus, max is around 130mm, maybe a little more but gpus like MSI gaming for example are just too tall
Great review, just subscribed.
+SukoSeiti welcome ;)
they could make it 2cm taller in order to fit fans on the bottom for compatibility with micro atx
If it had a possibility for a dvd/bluray drive, i would buy it. Then for me it would be perfect.
Unfortunately you can't get an internal optical drive. But you can get cheap external drives.
i went for the aerocool dead silence case "windowed version" because it has an optical drive and cardreader capability on the front of the case (and looks nice with 2 different colors) ... unfortunate ... because i wanted a small(er) cool case which wouldn't cost me an arm and a leg (budget was max 100 bucks only).
But still.... the Corsair air 240 looks very cool for the price. Lian li etc are nice but just too expensive imo.
Get the air 540. It has 2 5.25 inch bays.
I like optical drives because my motherboard came with a disk and so did my Roxie game capture
Corsair Air 240 and Air 540 still the two best Corsair cases ever made. Don't like all the glass of the 280X or 680X. Too heavy. Would love to see an ATX 540X II with USB C and only one 5.25 inch drive. Could do it at about 14 lbs. No need for glass. Love the flimsy side panels of the 240 and 540.
My next case definitely!
Will the pci lock-mechanism matter if the case just stand or is it only if you keep it in during transport? Great review :)
now this case i like especially the white!
Gonna replace my Xpredator Cube for this one the airflow in my current case is terrible
Still love my Silverstone TJ08-E :D
Node 804 vs Air 240 :D
I bought this case a couple of weeks ago. I need to keep the top panel (acrilic side) open because my rx580 nitro won't let me close it by about 1cm.
The big issues with this case are 3.5" mechanicals getting heated up by the PSU below, and the limited height/clearance in the motherboard side. Like 90% of most current-gen waterblocks, top mounted ports will hit and scratch the window IF you are lucky enough to get the windowed side panel on. Even worse, you can't fit cards like the MSI Lightning, Asus Strix/Poseidon, or EVGA Classified in there. Big mistake on Corsair's part. While it's not quite as good-looking, and not as compact, the Fractal Node 804 is still the better choice IMHO. Good review nevertheless. Watched it a bit after the release.
I like the Air 540, but I own a Node 804 which is sufficient for my needs. Thanks for the advice though.
I used this case on a MATX system and ran into alot of problems, it would work and then it wouldn't. There was alot of inconsistency with this case. I looked at everything, CPU fan, Motherboard 24pin connector etc... The system would sometimes spin up and other times it wouldn't. Also my case arrived with 1 broken USB 3.0 port and 1 2.5" inch drive connector snapped when I was putting the drive in and the little metal prong things weren't in the right place. Overall I would not recommend this case for an MATX build, an ITX build might be better suited for this case
Looks like a great case, a shame about the PCI clamp though.
i don't think its that expensive only thing i would argue the price on is all the scratches it gets from turning sideways
Then put the rubber patches on. and I barely move my pc after I've built it..
Those meshes are NOT dust filters. Same mesh as the top on the 450d (the front filter on the 450d is not a dust filter either)
This looks like a great case ... I'm into building a pimp out gaming rig but I wanna go for XSPC Raystorm 750 AX240 Water Cooling Kit to keep it all illuminated and super pimped. I just trying to figure out what can I swap out for the reservoir pump and tank. I was thinking maybe the 3.5 inch cages seeing I'm using 2 ssd and one 2.5 inch HDD. Need some opinion on this. I wish that had a pimp your PC competition though lol. I would nail it
Love this case, but one problem that fucked me up is the GPU Height Clearance, please check if your GPU will actually fit,
i have an rx 480 and i had to jam the GPU in, having only a half-centimeter distance from the side of the gpu and the side panel.
I would kill to get this pc case back
this case is now 78€ in "soldes" so i might fgo for this one i was looking for a case i could put on my desk table along side with my screen and there i go and plus the racks at the bottom for SSD save me for the trouble of buying extra thing since im not going to OC my CPU i dont need either an extra fan ! wonder if the R7 370x fits in there !
Great review as always. I was looking for this but as expected I'm worried about build quality and GPU length. I ask a little help here (*****) because I can't decide for myself: Air 240, HAF XB, Node 804 or Prodigy M? I'm going to build a single GPU system for gaming and editing. No liquid cooling, just a 120mm AIO for the CPU. Any advice is very appreciated.
I love the intro music so much
can you guys list the music tracks in the description please ? :D
3 years late, but for anyone else, this is an awesome song that is playing in the video: Missing You by Dejan S
Finally, I've been waiting for 3 years…
Why is the Fractal Design Node 804 - which is ten dollars more expensive - considered a damn good value, while this is considered expensive? Is the quality of the side panels that cheap where it makes the case seem that overpriced?
TopRameen13 The NODE 804 is in the same mATX category but can do SO much more with regards to watercooling and storage. The 804 is about flexibility that the AIR 240 fails to deliver! So while the poor side panels is one of the factors this did not receive an award, it lacks the user flexibility that is offered by the 804.
HardwareCanucks Okay, that makes sense. Thanks for answering.
+HardwareCanucks would you recommend the node 804 over the air 240?
TopRameen13 glad it was helpful! Plasma Blazer it really depends! for minimalistic build using an AIO cooler, a few drives and if you like the looks, I'd say there's nothing wrong with the AIR 240! Each case has it's strengths! The 804 is slightly larger and cant be oriented differently, a unique feature found on the 240. If i was to watercool properly in such a form factor, the 804 is a no brainer!
HardwareCanucks Nothing wrong with the panels. Ur not suppose to play with it. It goes on and off, thats it.
I'm looking into doing a build for my wife, and am looking into cube cases. This one looks really nice, but one thing. With the power supply turned on end... won't the side panel block air flow?
Quick questions, hopefully someone knows the answer: Ppl say the bottom intake fan positions do not have enough clearance for a standard 25mm thick fan when mATX board is being used. However, I'm wondering if one of the thinner 15mm fans would fit?
would you suggest a crossfire set up for future use?
I would imagine the flimsy panels come from a design to keep the weight down. I like it.
Personally I would prefer a little bit extra weight for the sake of better build quality.
ah trust me...this things already heavy as fuck.... it doesn't seem like it until you put stuff in it.... its effing heavy and the weight is not distributed like in a larger case. so its like a heavy brick.
I would totally remove both those drive bays and just use my M.2 drive and have a nice air flow :)
Also, that AIO is upside down, is it not? just curious Owo
Nice review ! ***** can you please do a review of the MSI GT70 or GT72 Dominator laptop please!