![]() In order to save you money, we’ve rounded up some affordable PC cases that come under the $100 price tag and offer unique features like soundproofing, RGB lights, more space, etc.Įven a PC case between $70 to $100 comes with a side-glass panel, more spots for adding fans, and an aesthetical design. So there’s no sense in spending piles of cash to buy features that you really don’t want in a computer case. But there are some features that most gamers barely use and end up paying a lot of money for. The market is filled with PC cases that offer premium features and unique designs. Picking the right PC case for your build is the most crucial step in PC building. As you can see, the LED’s provide a white light, of course for those that want customization an RGB option would be great! The accent bar is powered by the motherboard, using the Power LED header.4.4 How Does Case Size Impact the Airflow? It’s not obnoxiously bright, giving off just a slight glow from the bottom of the front panel. That little front LED accent bar, when you power on the system it provides just a little light. Corsair Carbide 275R – Front LED Accent Light Everything was able to be secured very easily, allowing the back panel to slide into place with ease. Cable routing was extremely easy with the large number and intelligent placement of the cable tie locations. Corsair has done a great job at making sure they are raised enough with the little feet, but also with the added space from the cutout. In the past when case manufacturers have placed SSD mounts directly on the motherboard tray, I have had issues connecting the cables to the drives, as the connectors are so close to the tray. ![]() The space around the CPU bracket is rather large, and shouldn’t run into any issues if you want to install a different CPU cooler in the future. By installing the 240mm radiator at the top of the front panel, it leaves a large amount of space at the front where we could store any extra unused cables. However we really don’t need to conserve the space. We opted to not install any 3.5inch hard drives in this build, which would allow that space to be used for additional cables. The front section is lowered (from this perspective) allowing space for cabling. With everything installed, we can move cables around to route them out of the way and keep them nice and tidy. Corsair Carbide 275R – Back Side Cable Management They are cut into the edge allowing space both horizontally and vertically to route the cables, even after the motherboard is installed. The holes at the top of the motherboard tray, are designed to make routing your cables extremely easy, even after the motherboard is installed. Corsair Carbide 275R – Top of Motherboard Cable Management While it’s not the end of the world, I prefer to install drives with all four screws two screws for an SSD is more than sufficient though. The radiator and fans cover up half of the SSD mounting screw holes. If you are going to use the two vertical SSD spots on the back of the motherboard tray and a front mounted radiator, you might run into a small issue. ![]() Corsair Carbide 275R – 2.5 Inch SSD Installation Screw Locations Even trying the older Corsair H105, which has a slightly thicker radiator, there was still enough space for an easy install. Mounting the Corsair H100i V2, a 240mm radiator, still left enough room that the radiator and fan didn’t need to be squeezed into place. While some cases might have issues with mounting liquid cooling radiators at the front of the case, Corsair did a great job at making sure there was plenty of space to mount up to a 360mm radiator at the front. Corsair Carbide 275R – Front Radiator Space However, Corsair does not include the adapter to mount your graphics card vertically, so you’ll need to provide that yourself. Also, the Corsair Carbide 275R supports installing your graphics card vertically, with two additional expansion ports on the back of the case. With a Tempered Glass side panel, you might want to show off your components, so adding a few lights or LED fans isn’t a bad idea. If air cooling is your preferred method of cooling your CPU, you can install up to a 170mm tall CPU cooler, however for liquid coolers you can install everything from a small 120mm radiator up to a 360mm radiator at the front of the case. Installing everything within the Corsair 275R was extremely easy thanks to the number of cable management holes, and the well thought out design. Corsair 275R Build Process Corsair Carbide 275R – Completed Build
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