Corsair Carbide Spec 04 Review
Introduction and Technical Specification
Published: 5th May 2017 | Source: Corsair | Price: 49.99 |
Introduction
It's been while since we've reviewed a budget case, so with this in mind we thought we'd take a look at the brand new Spec 04 from Corsair. At under £50 it's certainly inexpensive. However, it'll still need to cut the mustard if we're to rate it, and especially if we're to award it our coveted "Value" award. First impressions are that it's a very light case,with a quick glance at the specs telling us it tips the scales at just 4.2kg. Let's hope that Corsair haven't cut back too much and made a case with the structural integrity of a crisp packet. For more detail let's have a look at that all important Technical Specification
Technical Specification
| Dimensions | 492x201x433mm LxWxH) |
| Material | Steel, Acrylic |
| Weight | 4.2kg |
| Motherboard | ATX, M-ATX, M-ITX |
| Front I/O | Power/Reset, 1xUSB2.0, 1xUSB3.0, Audio |
| Expansion Slots | 7 |
| 3.5" | 3 |
| 2.5" | 2 |
| Air Cooling | Front: 2x120/140mm (1x120 included) Roof: 2x120mm Rear: 1x120mm |
| Water Cooling | Front: 1x120/140mm Roof: None Rear: 1x120mm |
| Max CPU Cooler Height | 150mm |
| Max GPU Length | 370mm |
| Max PSU Length | 225mm |
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What I don't like is the front. IMO if they had kept it exactly the same design but kept it flat it would have looked sooo much better. The problem with sloped/angled front panels is when you marry them with a square box. The rest of the case has no flow, man. I dunno, I think that is the best way to describe it. So had they kept the front panel design in place and just made it flat it would have flowed so much better..
As ever cheers for the review Tom & co.Quote