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The Corsair Carbide SPEC-ALPHA ships in a fairly typical brown box.
Once the case is free of its protective packaging, the first thing anyone will notice is the angular style of the chassis. Corsair call it a ‘modern, angular appearance', and it is certainly a stereotypical ‘gamer' look.
The front and top panels do serve some function, though – they feature large mesh sections, which should hopefully help airflow and keep temperatures down. We assess the performance of the SPEC-ALPHA later in the review.
Incidentally, both the front and top panels are removable. The front panel is held in by some retention clips, while the top panel uses an extra 2 thumbscrews to keep it in place.
The front I/O is typical of a case in this price range, consisting of 2x USB 3.0 ports, headset jacks and a power button. However, one thing worth noting which is not always included at this price point is the fan controller. It is positioned just below the USB 3.0 ports, and is a 3-speed slider.
The main side panel is of course windowed – Corsair call it a ‘panoramic side window' which is a bit ambitious to my mind, but it is certainly large enough to show off the components that matter.
Also worth noting is that both side panels have protruded sections. This should allow more room for cable management when we come to building in the chassis.
Lastly, the rear of the chassis features the usual 7 expansion slots. You can also spot the 4 thumbscrews – 2 for each side panel. These are captive thumbscrews, too, something I appreciate as it means you do not have to keep track of any removable thumbscrews when building a PC.
Fugly
nice housing
£80 for this?
Poor cable management, weak cooling options, angular with red accents (ie the standard “gamer” aesthetic, a marmite design to say the least) .
For ~£15 less you can have the NZXT Source 340, which offers a simpler, cleaner look with far better cable routing. If you want a Corsair equivalent, the carbide 270R comes in at the same price as the nzxt option, with similar cable management, a similar look, and even better cooling options, for multiple rad water loops.
Or for £75 is the king of this price range – the Fractal Define S. Excellent cable management, solid build quality, and room for up to a 420mm rad on top (or a 360 if going x120), up to 360mm on the front, a 120mm on the bottom and a 120 or 140mm on the rear.
Not sure what corsair are thinking with this tower, they lose to one of their cheaper cases for functionality (the carbide 270r) and gets demolished at the price point by the define S.
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what would you recommend around those prices for someone who ‘d like to have the possibility to mount at least three 3.5″ mechanical drives without sacrificing quality-usability-neatness
http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-s
The define S, fits 3x 3.5″ and 2x 2.5, can fit multiple radiators too (should you aio cool your cpu and have a hybrid cooler for your card, along with solid cable management. For me it’s the best case in its price point.
where i stay its price at the moment is more than £85 ( >100 euros ) and that’s a bit over the price range i have in mind.
besides this i am skeptical about the way the drives are mounted. is that convenient ? isn’t a problem that ssd’s are behind the mobo ?
what about CD/DVD drives? Where is the slot for them outside?
there isn’t one