Corsair’s triple-chamber Air 5400 PC case is genius!

Has Corsair revolutionised PC cooling?

It is rare that we see PC cases that leave us speechless, but that’s what happened when Corsair led us to their new Air 5400 PC case at their Computex 2025 showroom. Yes, it is a PC case, but it took us a second to realise exactly what they had done. To say the least, it’s genius.

Dual-chambered PC case designs are relatively common. They separate power supplies and SATA SSD and HDD storage from the main chamber of a PC case. With their Air 5400, Corsair has created the world’s first triple-chamber PC case, transforming the world of PC cooling.

The Corsair Air 5400 separates CPU cooling from GPU cooling

The cooling requirements of modern PCs have changed. High-end graphics cards have become increasingly power-hungry, and that is a problem for CPU coolers. In most cases, CPU coolers need to intake air that has already passed through a graphics card. That leads to higher CPU thermals.

Corsair’s innovation is to create separate chambers for CPU and GPU cooling. The primary chamber of their Air 5400 focuses on GPU cooling, while a separate chamber focuses on CPU cooling.

At the front of the Air 5400 are mounts for a 360mm CPU liquid cooling solution. This cooler can intake cool air from outside of the case and direct that air out the side of the chassis. This means that cool air comes into the CPU cooler, and hot air is exhausted from the case. This means that your CPU’s hot air cannot interfere with your GPU, or vice versa.

At the base of the Air 5400 is an airflow channel that directs intake air towards your graphics card. This design prioritises GPU cooling. At the top of the case is a matching set of exhaust fans, which push hot air out of the chassis. The primary chamber of the Corsair Air 5400 is focused on GPU cooling. The hot air from your graphics card will not interfere with CPU cooling.

Simply put, this design is genius. Separating CPU and GPU cooling reduces the operating temperatures of both components. This could lead to increased thermal headroom for overclocking. Alternatively, this could make your PC quieter, as using lower fan speeds would become more viable.

Well done, Corsiar. This is a great idea!

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