Corsair Carbide Air 540 Review 15

Corsair Carbide Air 540 Review

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Value & Conclusion

  • The Corsair Carbide Air 540 goes for 139 U.S. dollars excluding taxes or around 130 euros including taxes.
  • Excellent concept
  • Extremely easy assembly process
  • Can hold two 3.5" and five 2.5" drives
  • Screwless HDD installation
  • Screwless ODD installation
  • Loads of space for up to two 240 or 280 mm radiators
  • Includes three high-quality 140 mm fans
  • Loads of room for large CPU cooler
  • Nifty white power LED
  • Excellent cable-hiding possibilities
  • Awesome window to show everything off
  • Hot-swap bays for 3.5" drives
  • Easy access to fan placement for radiator installation
  • Surface coating on plastic against finger prints and scratches
  • A bit on the expensive side
  • Metal mesh area flexes rather easily
  • No possibility to use the USB 3.0 connector for USB 2.0-based boards
  • Basic I/O
  • Tool-less SSD system only works well for SSDs of a traditional height
  • There is plenty of space for even more HDD bays; a few extra 3.5" ones would have been good.
At around 140 U.S. dollars, the Corsair Carbide Air 540 is not cheap. You can get a pretty cool mid-tower case with a great feature set at that price, or go even bigger for the same price. That said, the rather rare interior layout of the case--as a cube chassis is not like re-inventing the wheel--and the inclusion of three fans, and excellent compatibility for water cooling, make a strong case for such a high price tag. You even get three high-quality fans and excellent cable-hiding attributes, allowing you to show off what counts with absolutely no visible cable mess. The Carbide Air 540 ultimately has no major flaws, making it one damn cool chassis.
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