Corsair Carbide SPEC-ALPHA - Reviews
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29.4.2020
This is the 3rd corsair case I've bought now and once again I am extremely happy with what I received. It looks amazing feels really sturdy and love the clean minimalistic look to really make a statement with my pc.The case arrived really well packaged and was very easy to find all included accessories inside the hard drive cage behind the rear side panel. This is the first time for me having a tempered glass panel so was relieved to see a dedicated plastic film both sides to prevent scratches during transit and building.This case allows for Full ATX, Mini ATX and ITX, I used a full ATX motherboard with this build and had no issues installing it and the corresponding IO shield with all the clear markings for each type of board.
5.7.2018
This case look seven better in person than it does in the images. The front led is bright but also vivid so provides an ambient glow to the front left of the case.The tempered glass paneling has a lovely shadow to it which isn't dark but isn't clear, meaning that led components and fans look better than ever.This case is excellent to build inside of, although pairing it with a 280mm radiator like I did, or even a 360mm radiator the bottom fan will always be enveloped somewhat by the removable 3.5" drive bay toward the front of the case. This doesn't massively impact cooling performance but looks rather strange.I paired the case with corsair's magnetic levitation fans to test how easily their own products installed in ot the case.
1.10.2016
The case is large and is raised up from the floor by four feet; this increases airflow. In theory, cold air should rise up into the case whilst the front two fans, both sporting red led's push air over the graphics card and the motherboard. The third fan, which is also included with the case, pushes air out of the back of the case. The fans are controlled by a single switch on the front of the case. In the past, i've purchased more expensive Antec cases but I have to say: despite being cheaper than the top end Antec cases, this is better.There is plenty of room for cable management, as I say, the case is very large and has space either side of the side panels.
18.12.2019
I don't know know much this case is now but picked this up for around £42 which is a steal. The case is very sturdy and except for the plastic front cover (again it was only £42). This was my first PC build so cable management was a bit tricky, especially with a 850w PSU to deal with, so had to take the drive rack (user error) out to deal with the beefy power/CPU/PCIe cables, not a major issue as I have 2 SSD's. 1 nvme for boot and the 2nd one for games storage. However when I get an opportunity I will put the rack back in minus the trays for a cleaner looking build. However due to the tinted tempered glass my cable management is not really noticeable. What is noticeable is the RGB lighting on my CPU cooler,
8.4.2020
This case is great for the price being commanded. Sure, there are better options, but given my budget for a full ATX build, this case is very capable and the cable management holes are very welcome. Thankfully, the underside of the motherboard is hidden by a metal side panel. Whilst cable management isn't bad in this case, I'm thankful for the ability to hide the mess I've made. The fan cabling is excessive, and it's clearly standard RGB fans with a splitter, resulting in excess that needs to be hidden. I withhold one star simply because one of my fans has a really dodgy connection, and is currently lacking the blue channel entirely. I can fix this by holding it at a specific angle with electrical tape.
29.10.2017
It’s a nice looking case, put together quite well with USB 3.0x2 on the front. 2 front case fans aren’t too bright, it depends on the fan speed which can be changed to 3 speeds on the front, with a slider. There’s no cover to the PSU/lower half of the case, which is fine by me. Cable management was ok, however Im no neat freak so not too concerned with pristine cable management. It was a bit bigger than I expected, as an old computer I had was nearly half the size, make sure you check dimensions before buying unlike me!It has room for 3 3.5 inch hard drives, which secure in place with a plastic pin - seems pretty secure and my HDDs have been fine so far; makes for really easy installation.
12.7.2016
Unfortunately, mine had warped metal in places that had to be forcefully bent into position to even put the side panel back on!!There were also other problems with this chassis:There is space for a fan at the top of the front, even with holes for it. However, I put in a Corsair radiator for water cooling that was compatible. All was fine until I tried to put the front cover on, and two of the slots where the cover was supposed to clip into were blocked by the radiator, meaning I had to jumble everything around to fix it!! Why have a slot there if the front cover requires the space??There is easily enough space for another fan (a 240mm and a 120mm), if they had put the holes down literally mm's lower.
5.1.2020
Beautiful pc case, well made and quality item. I bought this for my 16 year old daughter and built her a decent gaming pc, shes over the moon with it. This case offers great value as it comes with 4 RGB fans which transform the case when lit up. There is plenty of room to add more fans or even to add a water cooler if desired, I just stuck with the supplied fans and the build is running cool.My final build was Ryzen 3600, with stock cooler idle was 44 degrees and 77 degrees during stress test, I then added a cool master 411 evo and tweaked the fan curves and voltages etc, idle temperature is now 33 degrees and stress test 55, this is with a room temperature of 22 degrees c.
12.2.2017
I have since returned this case but I will still give my opinion from building and using it for those who might buy it.I loved the look of the case, the shape, the colours, the fan controller and the lighting and I sometimes regret returning it; however, functionality is important - of which this case was lacking for its price.The case cooled well, however the side panels on it were not up to standard. They were nigh-impossible to get into place and slide in perfectly unless you wanted a gap near the top.What I will say is this: If you love the look as I did, buy it and don't regret it. It's a lovely unique looking case from Corsair. If you don't plan on opening your system up often,
15.9.2019
Got this on a deal for half the normal price. Would have paid full price for it as it was the one I was looking at on the Corsair website. Good quality construction and looks great.Came with 2 fans already installed but room for more which are a decent price on Amazon if you decide you need them.Removed the mechanical HDD caddy as I did not need one for my build but left the rear SSD one in and use it which is really nice having them hidden at the back although it does mean not much room for hiding cables back there.It is bigger than it looks so make sure you check the dimensions to avoid being surprised by the size of it.Got an Aorus X470 gaming 5 motherboard in it which fits perfect and still
5.8.2017
This product looks amazing as well as functions beautifully.It has a nice sleek design with sharp, clear angles that draw attention. It stands out adding a feature to your setup. The interior lighting adds a nice glow to your build helping it stand out in the dark and making it look both fearsome and expensive. The only issue with the product is the cable management. Although it's barely visible hidden under a desk, you can still see a slight bulge on the side where the space isn't big enough to hold all the cables. Even though the design is spectacular with controllable fan speed, it's still disappointing to have that gap in the side of the case.
15.6.2017
Awesome case. Looks very cool and fits my build as I have a GTX 1060 Gaming Edition which is also red with red LEDs.Only issue I had was fitting in my motherboard as the screws did not want to go it so I just used the screws from the external parts of the case which seemed to fit in wonderfully. Front fans are quiet however the back fan can get slightly loud. The front ports and buttons are great quality especially as on my old case the USB and headphone/mic ports did not work. Love Corsair products! I also cool my CPU with a Hyper 212 Evo and despite sites not saying it fits, it just manages to fit with a little bit of clearance.
31.8.2017
I quite like the look of this one, although, beware if you are going to use a radiator and stick that in the front then fixing the front panel back on the case might be a trouble. I had that problem, i used a radiator for CPU cooling and i fit that to the front, where it has the two fans that come with the case, and the front panel is a clip on type, with plastic clips, and radiator prevented them locking onto the body. I had to loosen the radiator so that the clips could push the radiator back a bit and then clip on, there's just a teeny, tiny gap left on the top between the body and the front panel, but i still like it
5.7.2019
Only have one issue aosrt from that, the case is just fantastic for the money and great build qualityMakesure you understand what it means to have an RGB build before you buy this or any RGB case because you may need to spend a little more money for compatibility when it comes to running multiple RGB fansThe only issue I had was that the RGB splitter cable had the wrong extension attached to it so I've had to spend £10 to get the correct one so it can plug I to the RGB header on my motherboard, other than that I have no other issues so far
30.5.2020
This was first build without using. DVD/CD (times have changed), but easily able to put in board, and installed a Corsair power supply in thee bottom.Lights on the fans can be controlled with additional software, and the cables plugged straight into the Tomahawk B450 Max I was using with a 3600x cpu. These were bought pre-built from another supplier, and the case allowed easy cable routing with the many cable points and tie-off points.