Assembly

Installing the motherboard is a breeze because you have a ton of space along each edge. You should easily be able to reach all the connectors on the very top, for example. Even long graphics cards do not pose a problem, so you may want to put both hard-drive cages on top of each other for more flexibility with the PSU bay.


Corsair uses well-designed and sturdy hard-drive trays that can hold either 3.5" or 2.5" drives. Installing the larger drives does not take any tools. Simply squeeze the drive into place before sliding it into the bay of your choice until the it snaps down to secure the tray quite well. I would still suggest sinking a single screw into the tray if you will move your system around. 2.5" drives require screws, but the remainder of their installation is the same.


The four brackets behind the motherboard tray are definitely great for SSDs. Just take the bracket you want to fill off the frame and slide the drive past the plastic hook to have it snap down, which will hold your SSD in place. Once filled, put the bracket back onto the Graphite 760T's frame. That's it - no screws are required.


Installing an optical drive is a breeze as well; that is, if you do it right. You do not have to remove the individual drive-bay cover because of the stealth cover, although I did so by mistake. This goes to show that you should be able to forgo this feature if you like. Pull the entire front off before putting the drive of your choice in instead.


Doing so also shows the high quality PCB equipped with power/reset buttons and I/O, which is nice to see. You simply have to slide the drive into place until it locks down to install it. While this particular system will hold it in place well, I would recommend applying a single screw.


Installing the power supply is done by traditional means and with the screws Corsair provides. Most normally sized units will fit into the bay nicely, even with the hard-drive cage right next to the PSU. You will most likely have to move it, though, if you use a PSU with a capacity over 1kW.


Cable-management possibilities within the Graphite 760T are excellent, which is why you barely see any ugly leads running across the motherboard. All cables disappear behind the motherboard tray through well-placed, rubber-grommet-covered openings. There are plenty of possibilities to tie cables to the backside of the tray, which separates them nicely. You will, however, need more than the five zip ties Corsair provides.

Finished Looks

With everything installed and the doors put back onto the Graphite 760T, the chassis looks pretty damn sexy. Not the "understated" or "buttoned up" sexy the 750D is known for, but the "let's show some skin" type of sexy, which also underlines why this case is part of the flashier Graphite family. A white LED underneath the power button and the LEDs of both fans in the front light up as soon as you turn the system on, which again adds to the flashy look.


While you can't see the optical drive because of the stealth cover, it does work well as the ejection button is just as functional as the drive's bezel. The flip-down cover on top works flawlessly as well.


The big window allows you to look upon anything and everything within the chassis, which is a good thing as the Graphite 760T's cable-management possibilities are good enough to have this case bare its internals completely through its windowed side panel.