A Closer Look - Inside

To gain access to the main compartment, simply swing the glass window open. It is held in place by magnets, which is great for accessibility. You may remove a single screw on the top hinge to take the window off completely during assembly.


You may also install fans or a radiator on the floor of the Crystal 680X RGB, which is also protected by a removable dust filter that can be accessed once you open the glass side panel.


The main compartment is solely meant for you core hardware, meaning there are no PSU or HDD bays in sight. Those elements, along with any cable mess, is meant to be stored in the slimmer part of this cube case. The general layout of the Crystal 680X is similar to past cube cases from Corsair, but the engineering that has gone into the individual parts has evolved considerably.


In the front, the three pre-installed LL120 fans have been placed on a removable frame, which means you can easily take the whole contraption out to add a radiator or switch out the fan configuration.


In the rear, the 8+2 expansion slots are protected by individual, reusable black covers. Corsair has arranged the two extra slots vertically to ensure you can show off the GPU with the use of an optional PCIe flex cable. In the top, the 120 mm fan is set to push air out the back, and it comes with a fan header you can directly connect to the motherboard.


The PSU bay features a black metal mounting base along with an adjustable corner piece to further secure the installed power supply. Above that are the three 3.5" drive bays, which will also fit 2.5" units. Above that, however, are four completely toolless 2.5" drive bays that can individually be detached from each other. Corsair has gone ahead and included a full set of pre-installed LL120 RGB fans with the Crystal 680X RGB, so it also makes sense that it comes with the Corsair Lighting Node Pro pre-installed. In this case review, we won't dive into these fans, but you can read all about them in our separate Cosair LL120 RGB Fan Review.


All the cables within the 680X RGB are of the standard variety and completely black to fit right in with the nicely contrasting black and white color scheme of the interior.