VPN: CC-9011050-WWCorsair Carbide Series SPEC-01 Red LED ATX Gaming Case ATX 2X5.25 4X3.5INT USB3.0 No PS Black
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 Rating: Review Date: 02/12/15 |
Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01 Red LED ATX Gaming Case ATX 2X5.25 4X3.5INT USB3.0 No PS Black
Cons:-Bottom disk cage is flimsy and once removed, seems to bend a little too easy-No SSD mounts other than in bottom disk cage or optical bays, but optical bays need a bracket to convert to 3.5 or 2.5 drives-Bottom disk cage has no clearance away from chassis for thin 240mm radiator unlike the Spec-02 and Spec-03-Will probably be semi-obsoleted by Carbide 100R which is better looking and has what looks like the exact same internal chassis construction-Even though it's better looking than the Spec-02 and 03, it still isn't good looking-Cable management has no grommets-Better cases in same price range from other manufacturers
Pros:-Top 240mm radiator can be fit as long as it is 276mm or shorter due to off-set fan placement and with low profile RAM-Dust filtered front panel unlike Spec-02 and Spec-03-Less garish and funny-looking than the other Spec cases due to smaller bump in side panels-All metal construction except for front fascia/front bezel-Compact size, under 40 litres-Inexpensive-Good optical bay retention mechanism-Light but still fairly rigid-Can use fairly large 155-160mm CPU air coolers-Five fan placements (two in front, two in top, one in back) |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/27/14 |
Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01 Red LED ATX Gaming Case ATX 2X5.25 4X3.5INT USB3.0 No PS Black
Cons:Quality.
Pros:Price (49)Look Comment:
I bought this case to build a rig for a friend. I own a carbide air 540 and it's incredible. So i bought this one, carbide series, believing it would achieve somewhere the same construction and material quality. I was wrong. Cable management is nearly in-existent. Panel are loose. Adding a second front intake fan require "special" fan or to slot the hole of your fan (what i have done)BUT, it's a 50$ case. I wouldn't recommend it if it's over this price. |
This is probably my second favorite compact ATX case, with the NZXT Source 340 being my favorite. What is great about this case is that even though it is as compact as a Tower ATX case can be, there is ample and flexible room inside for long video cards and CPU air coolers. Larger CPU air coolers are possible due to the bulge in the windowed side panel which gives an extra centimeter of width over the actual width of the bezel. If you'd want to go SLI or Crossfire the bottom card would be limited to 10.5" - 11" due to he bottom mounted disk cage. I wish they would have made this 4-bay disk cage 3 bays to keep from limiting the GPU board length, but 275-280mm/10.5"-11" should be enough for most standard video cards. Also, unlike the Spec-03 that I've tried, the bottom disk cage is too close to the front part of the chassis' frame. With the Spec-02/03 the disk cage has approximately 35mm of clearance for an H100 or thin radiator, and you can put the fans between the front bezel and frame, but on the Spec-01 the disk cage is barely 10mm from the front of the chassis which removes this capability. An easy solution is to move the cage over closer to the PSU but that is not a stock feature of this case and requires drilling of new holes for the bottom disk cage to mount to the chassis, something most people don't want to do. I would have also liked to see an SSD mount behind the motherboard tray in those situations where a front mounted radiator is desired without complete loss of disk storage or having to perform surgery on the case. Otherwise it's a relatively competitive case, though overshadowed by the NZXT Source 340 or the Thermaltake Core V31, both in the same price range. While the Core V31 is slightly bigger, it is also a fine choice.