Corsair thesedays are charging premium prices for non premium products. The rot set in when they became a public company and from that moment on they had to worry more about keeping shareholders happy than they did about their customers. No corners are left uncut in their products to boost profits. It's a company I no longer consider when buying parts.
iCUE is pretty good - its well developed software that really has no match. People dont like it because its not their thing, but if you want a global control system for your PC its hard to beat. I would agree with their pricing in recent years - its getting harder to afford some of the high end corsair hardware- its often 30-50 bucks more expensive that equally good products from competitors. So I feel you often pay that extra for iCUE development from their teams.
@@iamahappybunny7640 icue is good if you want that, but it still hogs some resources in windows. which i dont like seeing. especially not for rotating colors and fan support etc. PWM is fine for me
It’s ok. It’s expensive but they have that name that carries to the mass audience who think they are better than everyone else. I think some of their products are good but always overpriced.
I am a bit in love with Corsair iCUE and how to set up all the products in RGB perfectly and some of the fan options are class leading, would make for some great builds in this case
Great looking build when it was finished, surprised at the chassis core flex and some missing parts, but the cooling performance is well thought out and there is a decent hardware support throughout
James, that was a thorough indepth review thank you, very good coverage on all the panels, and problems - seems overall still to be a winner, even if it is expensive.
Icue3 used to be decent but the last time I used icue4 (and that was probably 2 years ago now) it was garbage. I don’t know if the situation has improved. And on some motherboards icue didn’t out of the box detect / control Corsair’s own ddr5 ram. You first had to know that you had to go into the bios and enable the SPD Write option. Whereas Gskill and Kingston on the other hand never had any such issues.
Why would you want it to be compatible with any other manufacturer? Surely you would just use Corsair fans in a Corsair case (personally I would as I like my setups looking clean with one fan manufacture and aoi all round)
I am surprised people are complaining the hub only supports Corsair fans - its cause they use sensors and have unique design to support the hub. could run other fans without the hub I guess
I noticed some issues with this and James seemed to spot most of them - I dont agree the white color clashing is an issue,. its barely noticeable, even if its a little bit ‘greener’
Great airflow case with full support for EATX cases, really recommend it to people, love mine - really impressed. the thinner panels are fine when the system is built
It’s a pretty good case for cooling and looks well. There are cheaper versions without fans and link controller. Seems ok tbh. People seem to just hate on Corsair all the time now. For little reason.
Loads of mesh and airflow, some good fans, looks great - shame the white colors are a little off but its not a massive eyesore, just noticeable if you point it out (I didnt until you did tbh)
First time I've paid any attention to those fans, now I see where the put all the wires. "We need wide arms on the fans we need to hide 300m of cable" 😂😂
Its a pretty good case, I like how they give you 3 options (its 3 isnt it?) - This one is ideal for someone new to the corsair ecosystem as you get some good fans with it, but the other versions dont hurt quite so much.
I dont know why there seems so much hate for this, the icue link hub version is the best one, you save a bit of money buying it and the fans with the case than you do with the others.
Why are Corsair letting their material quality slide so much in the last 2 years? ive noticed it. They used to make some great quality cases with thicker metals and were rigid
Great case, I have one, I used my own fans so didnt get the icue link version or the second option, there is a bit of flex I noticed it, but once its built it is perfectly fine, dont notice it at all
I live in a really dusty environment, so front IOs are my preference. My current favorite case is the MonTech King 95. I do like the Corsair Carbide Air 540 as I still use dvds, but corsair seems to have quit making it.
Cooling support and motherboard support is good - good results in the thermal tests with this too, its a good case overall, not perfect, but good - is perfect possible anyway? people find issues
There isn't loads to choose from with white graphics cards, MSI has a couple Gaming X Slim etc. The Palit Gaming Pro is quite a nice looking white card too.
The vibes I get from the case review is that this is a budget product and it shows. I've felt that Corsair pretty much stopped innovating years ago, NZXT has stepped up their game and Antec is back. Competing with those 2 brands as well as Lian Li, Phanteks, Fractal Design, Hyte, Montech, etc. I wouldn't even consider Corsair in contention with those other big brands. There's PSU shroud fans, and they bob the PSU shroud to add a fan on the bottom but they didn't bother to add cutouts to make the PSU shroud mounted fans more viable. And having the PCI screws on the inside of the case but having the PCI bracket sub-assembly rotatable for vertical mounting resulting in the PCI screws really hard to access is some rather annoying derp from Corsair's part, might be pretty annoying for the builder/owner.
Great and enjoyable review. I am baffled why this product exists as it is. What does it bring to the table? The hub is sold separately and will fit any other fish tank case. Most will have better quality.
Corsair stuff is so expensive now. My brother just bought their AIR 100 keyboard from Amazon, on sale for £180 - down from £280. He is a madman, but he games on a sofa and wanted it.
Core frame is good, its well made, the panels will always flex a bit, they would be too heavy otherwise. its more a design choice not a problem . bit hard on the product James IMO
Corsair thesedays are charging premium prices for non premium products.
The rot set in when they became a public company and from that moment on they had to worry more about keeping shareholders happy than they did about their customers.
No corners are left uncut in their products to boost profits.
It's a company I no longer consider when buying parts.
You make some good points I guess - I do like some of their products and the iCUE ecosystem tbh.
iCUE is pretty good - its well developed software that really has no match. People dont like it because its not their thing, but if you want a global control system for your PC its hard to beat. I would agree with their pricing in recent years - its getting harder to afford some of the high end corsair hardware- its often 30-50 bucks more expensive that equally good products from competitors. So I feel you often pay that extra for iCUE development from their teams.
@@iamahappybunny7640 icue is good if you want that, but it still hogs some resources in windows. which i dont like seeing. especially not for rotating colors and fan support etc. PWM is fine for me
Generally i would agree, but some of the corsair range is pretty good too, you just need to be selective and not buy into the whole portfolio.
It’s ok. It’s expensive but they have that name that carries to the mass audience who think they are better than everyone else. I think some of their products are good but always overpriced.
The magnetic hub is pretty cool, Love that kind of thing, less screw holes too
Good build from James as always - its a fine looking case, the white doesnt match perfectly in the video to my eye so thats disappointing
This is a good case, airflow is great, many companies forget about this all the time.
Always had a reasonably good experience with Corsair over the years. Don’t have a strong opinion either way.
I like the fact it is supporting Project Zero and BTF etc.
Scan have a build in the showroom and it looks fantastic without any cables in the box.
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The thermal performance out of this case is fantastic, james is a very hard man to please sometimes - which is why I like his reviews of cases !!!!
thanks! we always strive for the most detail possible
James was good exploring all the pros and cons. Trust his views a lot based on previous reviews. Helped me buy a great pc
Glad to be of help. 😀
A james build on a tuesday , awesome !
Good mobo support with EATX support, but I dont think its enough
I like the rotating brackets, but its a shame they missed some brackets i would use myself
Thanks James, I love your case reviews and builds on kitguru
I am a bit in love with Corsair iCUE and how to set up all the products in RGB perfectly and some of the fan options are class leading, would make for some great builds in this case
I dont know why this case is getting so much hate, its actually really really good.
I appreciate the work that goes into your content James, you are always very level headed with your analysis and thoughts, like Leo is too
You can buy the case without the fans etc, the version James has comes with a lot of extras, but you can save money
Thanks James - always enjoy your builds
I love the design of this case. It’s stunning looking with all those components James used
Great looking build when it was finished, surprised at the chassis core flex and some missing parts, but the cooling performance is well thought out and there is a decent hardware support throughout
cheers, glad you thought so!
James, that was a thorough indepth review thank you, very good coverage on all the panels, and problems - seems overall still to be a winner, even if it is expensive.
Great looking case, nice build too James as I would expect from you !
James gives such a good detailed walkthrough of the case from the point of view of someone who really knows what hes doing.
I'm glad you find it useful. 👍
Awesome review James. Watched it twice. Good info.
Awesome, thank you!
At least they are including Link Hub and some decent RGB fans, with good hardware support for EATX
Thats a lovely looking PC build guys - love white cases with matching components - more companies need to make white graphics cards however
Thermal performance is good, I quite like the looks of. this chassis overall, looks really well made
I like this in white, it looks lovely when you build into it - love the support for riser GPU setup
I like the rotating GPU bracket, thats a nice touch for riser card showoff mode
Can go absolutely crazy with the amount of cooling options they give you.
The iCue ecosystem continues to baffle me - overpriced fans which need an overpriced hub that's not compatible with any other manufacturer..
The hub comes included with an AIO or 3 pack. Seems fine to me.
Icue3 used to be decent but the last time I used icue4 (and that was probably 2 years ago now) it was garbage. I don’t know if the situation has improved.
And on some motherboards icue didn’t out of the box detect / control Corsair’s own ddr5 ram. You first had to know that you had to go into the bios and enable the SPD Write option. Whereas Gskill and Kingston on the other hand never had any such issues.
New icue has worked ok for me but I remember having a few issues years ago
Icue has had some issues but lately it’s taking less resources and seems to work fine. Well for my fans anyway
Why would you want it to be compatible with any other manufacturer? Surely you would just use Corsair fans in a Corsair case (personally I would as I like my setups looking clean with one fan manufacture and aoi all round)
The cheaper option of this case makes more sense to me, too much expensive addons with this version James reviewed
THanks James for another great review, best case reviewer on youtube by far
Glad you think so!
Corsair really do know how to charge for things no doubt about that!
I am surprised people are complaining the hub only supports Corsair fans - its cause they use sensors and have unique design to support the hub. could run other fans without the hub I guess
I love Corsair, I have this case, but didnt buy this version with all the extras - its a much better price to me
I got this a month ago, the black one! It's a great looking tower!🤙🏽
I noticed some issues with this and James seemed to spot most of them - I dont agree the white color clashing is an issue,. its barely noticeable, even if its a little bit ‘greener’
Great airflow case with full support for EATX cases, really recommend it to people, love mine - really impressed. the thinner panels are fine when the system is built
Thanks James, enjoyed the build - overall looked very good
I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.
Thanks James, enjoyed this review, you are always fair and make some great looking builds.
thanks, glad you liked it!
Nice build and good detail in way of exploring the case
Thanks!
Thats an amazing system you’ve put together there.
Thanks 😊
It’s a pretty good case for cooling and looks well. There are cheaper versions without fans and link controller. Seems ok tbh. People seem to just hate on Corsair all the time now. For little reason.
Loads of mesh and airflow, some good fans, looks great - shame the white colors are a little off but its not a massive eyesore, just noticeable if you point it out (I didnt until you did tbh)
Its a good case, I have one - thanks for the build and review, I didnt say I noticed much flex when I was building into it
appreciate it, thanks!
Whoever inveted magnetic dust filters should be given an award.
The case looks good, not sure i would spend this kind of money on it with such good competition around
it's a $89 case...
I do like this case, seen some other videos on it, but the lack of removable brackets to support radiators seems insane to me in 2024
The cable routing and eyelets are good
That 4080 is just enormous!
That flagship version with the icue looks nice.
I love this case, mine just arrived yesterday, looking forward to building into it, just waiting on my white GPU to arrive in the mail from SCAN
Honest review that covers all the bases. Overall i would say that is a win.
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Some good design choices and some weird omissions which I wouldnt expect on a case this price.
some good ideas, and it looks well, like the rotatable panels etc. but weird how they seem to omit really easy to spot stuff at times.
This is a good build from James, but this case has quite a few flaws and some James didnt even mention, not sure it is good value
@@leydguitarist I think it's great value actually!🤙🏽
@@horacinis Ya It's great Value!
EATX mobo support - makes me happy to see. I like this case a lot
Really like the black version of this case.
I honestly think their design meetings focus first on what killer usp they can add and they forget the basics 😮
Thanks for the review James pretty good overall with some issues.
First time I've paid any attention to those fans, now I see where the put all the wires. "We need wide arms on the fans we need to hide 300m of cable" 😂😂
That icue link hub is very cool.
Thanks James, value your opinion, I think Corsair tax is too high with this one for my tastes not compared to others available today
Makes it an easy entry in to the corsair world.
Love they have included provision for project zero etc.
Its a pretty good case, I like how they give you 3 options (its 3 isnt it?) - This one is ideal for someone new to the corsair ecosystem as you get some good fans with it, but the other versions dont hurt quite so much.
Love that LCD screen CPU block fan cap. Wish that was included as default.
Nice cable layout options.
Really like this case. Suits me well for
My new pc build. Whenever that might be 😂
Like it in white really can show off the RGB with that colour.
Nice case from Corsair but its not enough in 2024 to stand out IMO
Floor mounted dust filter on a tray. Nice touch that.
Interesting storage plate in the middle of the case there. Remember regular drive bays?
I remember them well. 😊
I dont know why there seems so much hate for this, the icue link hub version is the best one, you save a bit of money buying it and the fans with the case than you do with the others.
Why are Corsair letting their material quality slide so much in the last 2 years? ive noticed it. They used to make some great quality cases with thicker metals and were rigid
Plenty of airflow, gets my thumbs up for that alone - the mistakes arent that big a deal to me, anyway
Corsair missing the obvious since 2020 - thats their new slogan on the box artworks
Great case, I have one, I used my own fans so didnt get the icue link version or the second option, there is a bit of flex I noticed it, but once its built it is perfectly fine, dont notice it at all
I live in a really dusty environment, so front IOs are my preference. My current favorite case is the MonTech King 95. I do like the Corsair Carbide Air 540 as I still use dvds, but corsair seems to have quit making it.
icue link is quite expensive, I like this option with the three fans - saves a bit of money if you dont have any of the fans already etc
Cooling support and motherboard support is good - good results in the thermal tests with this too, its a good case overall, not perfect, but good - is perfect possible anyway? people find issues
Just ordered this. Thanks James. Can you recommend any good
White Nvidia cards ? 4080 ideally.
There isn't loads to choose from with white graphics cards, MSI has a couple Gaming X Slim etc. The Palit Gaming Pro is quite a nice looking white card too.
Cant imagine there would be any temperature rise at all with the amount of cooling you’ve got in that case.
Would love to see how this compares to other cases - lian li maybe? 😁
The vibes I get from the case review is that this is a budget product and it shows.
I've felt that Corsair pretty much stopped innovating years ago, NZXT has stepped up their game and Antec is back. Competing with those 2 brands as well as Lian Li, Phanteks, Fractal Design, Hyte, Montech, etc. I wouldn't even consider Corsair in contention with those other big brands.
There's PSU shroud fans, and they bob the PSU shroud to add a fan on the bottom but they didn't bother to add cutouts to make the PSU shroud mounted fans more viable.
And having the PCI screws on the inside of the case but having the PCI bracket sub-assembly rotatable for vertical mounting resulting in the PCI screws really hard to access is some rather annoying derp from Corsair's part, might be pretty annoying for the builder/owner.
Nice build, didnt know there were white PSUS on sale now
Great and enjoyable review. I am baffled why this product exists as it is. What does it bring to the table? The hub is sold separately and will fit any other fish tank case. Most will have better quality.
Nice build.
Thanks!
Shame the tint on the glass spoils the matching white but guessing that green is making it that pyrex hard to shatter type glass.
Good review James, I think this is a bit expensive for my taste, but I suppose you are expected to pay that with Corsair taxes in place
Love how the PCI slots can be turned into vertical mode but why no plate to cover up that hole?
I guess they have to fix the radiator mounts in position to add structural rigidity as they have used thinner metal.
Corsair stuff is so expensive now. My brother just bought their AIR 100 keyboard from Amazon, on sale for £180 - down from £280. He is a madman, but he games on a sofa and wanted it.
We reviewed that, we quite liked it but very very expensive, agree!
Pretty decent but so many better cases in the market now for this kind of money even with the fans.
That green tint on the white edge doesnt bother me but I can see how it could annoy.
I dont mind the thin panels, my hyte is the same but once it is built its fine.
Supports big GPUs too like my 400mm aero card - not a lot of cases support that now
Core frame is good, its well made, the panels will always flex a bit, they would be too heavy otherwise. its more a design choice not a problem . bit hard on the product James IMO
Panels do flex, but these have a very tinny and rattly feel to them too, not particularly a high quality feel. It's difficult to explain.
09:20 Design flaw - agree completely - not sure its a huge deal but annoying
The cheaper versions of this case make more sense to me. You pay for those fans etc.