29.6.2019

This case is beautiful. When I first saw this case and it's full tempered class front and side panels I instantly fell in love. In terms of size this case is very near the Goldilocks size - it's about as small as you can get, while still fitting an ATX motherboard and even EATX motherboards, however I think at that size in this case you could be pushing it, and so should check to make sure before buying, and for other reasons mentioned later in the review it just barely misses the mark.The motherboard tray is surrounded by large and well placed rubber grommets on the right, a small gap at the bottom just large enough to fit the cases HD audio cables through, as well as USB cables for things such as RGB control,however frustratingly these things can only fit through from the back with the motherboard either out or tilted, as the plastic ends on the ends of these cables do not fit. By making the case a few millimetres taller, or even simply mounting the motherboard a smidge higher they could have made this installation significantly easier. As well as these gaps there are a pair at the top for routing the 8 pin EPS cable through, or other cables near the top of the motherboard. These gaps are small, but big enough for anything you would need to route through them. Nearer to the front of the case are more holes for leading fan cables through.At the bottom of the case there is a power supply basement, however with the hard drive cage installed this is disappointingly small, and just barely large enough for my Corsair RM750x and it's cables to fit properly with the hard drive cage fully covered by the basement, meaning that this area can look clean, providing that you aren't fitting a longer power supply. With the hard drive cage in this position I also have room to fit a fairly thick 360mm radiator up front, with there being about an inch and a half of clearance with the three included Corsair SP120 RGB fans installed. In this configuration there is enough clearance for any AIO, and for all but the thickest radiators.And so this is where the real negatives start. There is no room up at the top to install even an AIO radiator. While this is clearly listed on the product page it could have been avoided simply by making the case an inch taller. I ended up cutting a hole at the top of this case in order to fit my Corsair H115i Pro RGB's 280mm radiator where I wanted it, at the top, and it still looks surprisingly clean however this is, for obvious reasons, far from an ideal solution. I love the size of this case, and how small it is, but I would happily have a case that is an inch taller with radiator support at the top. Adding this inch would offer so much more support to people doing custom cooling, and by doing this the case would become so much better.One of the reasons I bought this case over the Corsair 570x, other than the obvious difference in price, was that I wanted to have the ability to do a half-assed job with cable management at the rear, so a steel panel covering the back is obviously far better than another tempered glass panel at the rear for this, but there is no clearance at the back! This case really makes you work to fit all the cables in without a huge bulge in the panel. With my 24 pin cable on its own, pushed up against the motherboard tray there is still a bulge. Perhaps a set of cable mod cables may fare better for clearance purposes, but I doubt it. They have made a case almost too small to use with their own power supply cables! When I opened up the back I abandoned all hope of doing a quick and dirty job with the cable management, and thanks to the copious amounts of mounts for cable ties this was made fairly easy. It is easy to make a clean job of routing cables on both the front and back of this case, but man does this case make you work to put the side panel on!In terms of I/O I can't really complain. It is simple but not lacking, with the power button, a pair of USB 3.0 ports, headphone and microphone 3.5mm jacks, a hard drive indicator light, a reset button, and the integrated lighting control, which is very useful for tailoring the RGB fans to your build, and the controller even has space for expansion to up to 6 RGB fans, the most you can fit in this case. Unfortunately this controller is not compatible with the iCUE software, and also has no 'off' function, leaving you with the only option of disconnecting the fans RGB cables if you want them off.Overall this case is a pain in the ass to build in, but the results can be well worth it, and I would definitely recommend this case to any builder willing to rise up to the challenge. Maintenance in this case is made simple with the easily accessible magnetic dust filters positioned at the top, below the power supply, and at the front. For the aesthetics and results this case is worth six stars(!) but due to the difficulty of building in it it gets one star taken off, and for the lack of compatibility with a radiator at the top it loses another star.

7.11.2018

This is for the corsair crystal series 460x RGB. As an overview this case looks gorgeous. It is a great build quality and very easy to build. Out of the box the case comes with all the screws you will need to mount all your components. My reservations with this case are short and not too important for the experience with usage. The layout is reasonably well thought out. The PSU cover also hides the hard drive bay, where you will find the included screws. The PSU cover is plastic and is of reasonable quality, however when wiring any USB ports, SATA cables, etc to the lower motherboard ports it can be a little fiddly to wire them up through the PSU shroud gap. However,the overall aesthetic pf the shroud makes time spent wiring the cables worth your time. I have a few reservations with the overall cable management of the build due to not too much space to hide cables. The case comes with some cable ties which are very useful to organize the cables, however it is a lot more useful using your own cables on top of that. Of course for those inexperienced with Computer building, you will want to check your motherboard has enough slots for the fans, and if not a 4 fan extender can be easily bought for around the £10 mark. Finally, the case comes with a SSD mount which is reasonable quality. However, just for cable management purposes i decided not to use it and i mounted my SSD inside the internal hard drive bay below my HDD, which seems like the more logical choice if you're using two or less drives. The quality of the SSD mount is not the best as the holders for the SSD's aren't the sturdiest, however it is just an extra which is not necessary. The positives of the case are numerous. The overall look of the case is amazing, and is very easy to install your components into. I, myself was only moving components from my old case to this one, which is a very big upgrade in terms of quality. The fans can get a little loud, but they have very good airflow, so you can just adjust the temperature graph in the bios options for fan speed. I liked the fans so much, that I also bought two additional Corsair fans, The ML 120 pro magnetic levitation fans which are very efficient and quiet. The experience with the case is amazing and with a little bit of time put into cable management, they will not get in the way or bulge either unlike my old case. I was also missing a rubber thumbscrew washer on the side panel thumbscrew, however I have spare rubber washers for now, and I corsair has sent a replacement thumbscrew washer for no charge very quickly. Their support was very good. This case is worth the price and is great quality. It is one of my favorite cases and still comes under an affordable price.

2.2.2017

This is a high quality case with the inclusion of some great accessories, like the RGB fans that cost £50+ to buy alone. Then there is the tempered glass front, top and both sides. This has compromised the case underneath and it does seem that the steel is on the thin side. However this does not seem to effect the strength of the case, with the glass fitted it is rock solid.I feel it could be a 5 star case and now that I have it built I love it, however I hated the problems with the build that could have been avoided with extra space given to the cable management runs and panel.It is the back glass panel that causes the most grief in that, by its nature being see through, leaves cable management a challenge.

9.4.2018

Bought this case as an upgrade from a cooler master case that had awful airflow problems.This case breathes very well and has elimated the issue. Filtered PSU intake on the bottom of the case and behind the tempered glass front, the whole front of the case is a removable dust filter (although you do need to remove the front of the case to get to it).The tempered glass front sits around an inch forward from the air intakes so plenty of airflow here. The top of the case also has space for mounting fans or rads however the magnetic dust filter on the top of the case restricts airflow quite a bit, however this is not really too much of an issue given how well the rest of the case breathes.Cable management is a bit tight in this case,

24.2.2017

Be warned … this is a review from a self-confirmed technophobe and not a technical review. I have kept this review fairly jargon free and tried to give my opinion as a layman not an expert.When the box arrived in the post, my first thought was how large and extremely heavy it was … this would be because of the solid tempered glass panels which are provided for EVERY side of the case.The size of this case is 234mm in width x 512mm in height x 480mm in depth. It comes with three 12cm fans but has plenty of room for up to six fans in total. Most radiator sizes are compatible including 260mm, 280mm and 120mm.The four panels of grey glass that are supplied for each side of the case arrive well protected and ready to fit.

26.5.2020

I am not going to waste your time so I will make a quick description then give you the pros and cons of this case. It's the most awesome looking case I have ever used and the temps are great inside it. It come with 3 rgb fans and one normal fans. I don't normally write reviews but in this case I had to.I have included one picture and will post more for you guys to help you make your decision.Pros+ Looks (for the best looking case I have ever seen) and I have seen many+ 3 RGB LL fans come with it as well as a lighting node pro+ Great ergonomics as it's divided into two parts one for cables and PSU the other for your components,

4.9.2018

Absolutely stunning case, easy to build with provided you're diligent with cable management and very sturdy.Before buying I was worried that the tempered glass panels were very open meaning dust could get in very easily, however the side panels fit on air tight with really nice dust filters on the front and top making sure dust build up is minimal.Worth noting that only 3 RGB fans come with the case, which is great if Liquid cooling is your aim, otherwise I'd recommend buying another 3 SP RGB fans even to replace the radiator fans on cpu cooler (as I have) and a final exhaust fan at the back. You can only control the lighting of the fans via a manual button (if you buy 3 extra identical fans they will also be controllable from the same button).

18.5.2019

First off this case looks amazing and really pleased with it. It is quite easy to work with and plenty of room. I removed the front fans and mounted them at the top and fitted a 280mm rad at the front which fitted great. One thing to note... You cannot fit a 280mm rad at the top. The 140mm fans will not fit underneath.Thermals are great. Surprised how good they are with the slab of tempered glass at the front. Playing forza motorsport on max settings in 4k gpu never goes over 60oc and cpu doesn't go over 40.Negatives... Its not easy to cable. I am a veteran pc builder and have build several hundred pcs but even I struggled to get the cables neat,

5.6.2020

I deliberated for weeks on end deciding on my new case. There are a bunch of great options out there but this one caught my eye. I wanted something striking that not only looks great, but is also future proof. When I received the very heavy tempered glass case, I loved the look of it even more than the images I'd seen online.The case has 4 separate tempered glass panels, front, top and both sides. This makes the case really stand out. The only issue with having a glass panel on the 'hidden' side of the case is that cable management can be tricky. You are forced to carefully plan and place each and every cable strategically in order for the glass panel to fit back on.

22.5.2020

What a case this is :)I upgraded from a phantom to the CORSAIR 465X RGBThe ATX motherboard fits IN perfectly with mounting screws already in place which is a bonus.ASUS strix gtx1080 fits in fine with a lot of clearance left over and considering it’s quite a long card this is good.I brought another LL120 fan because it didn’t come with an air outtake and it’s only £25getting the RGB to work with the fans was a little tricky, I had to plug the USB header into the motherboard when windows finished booting up and I logged in for it to register it was plugged in.Apart from that it was easy to build in and the back panel locked in tight so no panicking if your cable management isn’t the best at the

4.5.2019

As far as looks go this case can't be beat. Crystal, yes it is. You can barely see the side panel its so clear.As for building in, its tight. If you don't have a moduler power supply your going to find cable management challenging. This could so easily have been solved by extruding the side panel a bit like the spec-04.Lighting wise i removed the included fans and installed LL120's to sync with the AIO and my K70 keyboard via icue.Top, front and bottom removable air filters are a real bonus. Plenty of clearence around intakes and extraction points so good airflow throughout.Overall, this case is awesome. It loses one star puresly for the cable management.

7.2.2020

I spent about an hour trying to pull apart this case, afraid I was going to break the front panels, as they just wouldn't come off!After persevering though, I got the fans installed.Cable management is a breeze, and the tempered glass looks great.It gets pretty toasty in there though! The intake and exhaust are covered by the glass panels. I really wish the back vent was able to mount a fan.I've never been a lover of rgb, but Corsair have some of the brightest LEDs, and I look forward to getting some rgb fans for the case to make it complete.Overall, gorgeous, expensive but hot.Definitely recommend after market CPU cooler or water cooling!

23.3.2018

Case its ok for the price, but as other reviewers mentioned it has some caviats.I found it weird that the metal side panel from the other ide lacks proper snaps on the top and bottom, it secures only to the front right side edge and on the back with 2 screws, so if you have some cables sticking out a little on the back of the motherboard, the metal side cover will not be perfectly flush against the case, i dont get why they did this.The bottom panels that cover PSU and some PSU cables are made out of plastic and can possibly scratch easy.Besides those two things the case is OK, if you like it, get it.

18.3.2018

I bought this after returning the 460X, as it was a touch too small for my setup. Having played around with both, the 570X has a quality edge and glass on the front and right side, which the 460X lacks.The internal space is very good. I mounted an EK-Predator 360 in the front with no issues. Rear side cable management cover is a nice touch.It looks stunning when assembled, just keep a glass cleaning cloth close by, as surface dust shows. I was initially planning to get the white model, but after seeing the 460X in white, I'm happy i chose the black. Set the RBG fans to white and you can't go wrong!

18.1.2020

Well built full size case easy to use and cable management is in a separate compartment, has pull out dust covers and the door opens ( glass side panel ) an put a 3 fan cooler on front or 2 fan close on top a 120 or 140 mm fan in the back, only criticism is you get three RGB fans on front and a normal no frills fan in rear, would of been the icing on the cake if the fan in back was also RGB, air flow is excellent I changed from another brand to this case for the purposes of the cooling as play games at 2k and need plenty of air flow, so yes I would recommend this case.

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