Looks to be around £70-£80 on other retailers so at £65.99 in store, this could be a bargain. Use the store locator to see if there are any nearby and pop in to collect!
Meet the Carbide Series Air 240 – an extraordinary small form factor PC case for Mini-ITX and MicroATX computers.
The eye-catching cube design -- complete with a full side window -- hosts an internal layout optimized for maximum airflow or advanced water-cooling configurations (including a 240mm radiator or two).
Don’t let the compact size full you – this little one handles full size components while still offering roomy installation space.
19 comments
the_mercy_of_percy
27 Aug 17#19
Also... you could probably get a nice tempered glass case for just a few coins more...
the_mercy_of_percy
27 Aug 17#18
This case looks surprisingly huge??
Horrorwood
26 Aug 17#15
plz chaz no
Chaz_UK to Horrorwood
26 Aug 17#16
:astonished: WAT?
Rich_T
26 Aug 17#14
Cool a black flux capacitor :sunglasses:
genericjim101
26 Aug 17#13
This may be a dumb question, but which of the dimensions is height, width, or depth? This is quite a bit smaller than my fractal R5 define.
paulsnoop
26 Aug 17#12
Great case. My MSI 970 was to high but it's close. Googling around I found a lot of people just move the acrylic window to the outside of the cover to give those extra few mm needed. Did the trick for me, but not ideal.
marmaluke
26 Aug 17#4
They're clearing them all out. I bought one from maplin last month but my Msi 1070 doesn't fit! Gutted
montana78 to marmaluke
26 Aug 17#6
Wow. And thats a 1070. Imagine bigger cards. These pro cases are supposed to be smallest possible while being able to fit the biggest gpu.
xtrem3x to montana78
26 Aug 17#9
My 1080 TI fits perfectly fine in my Corsair Air 240 You just have to be mindful of the height of the case when choosing which brand of graphics card to purchase.
If you buy a small case, then don't consider this when buying the card and buy one with a massive cooler then it obviously won't fit. There are plenty of 1070/1080/1080TI cards that do fit. All the standard Nvidia reference style cards fit, the KFA branded ones all fit, a couple of the Gigabyte and Palit cards fit perfectly fine. Hell, even the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING Graphics card fits perfectly without any issues.
You only run into problems if you get one of the MSI/Gigabyte/EVGA cards that have custom PCBs and tall, oversized coolers.
Lowtrawler to xtrem3x
26 Aug 17#10
I fully agree that you can find cards which will fit and so can overcome the issue. However, while reviews often mention the problems of CPU cooler height, they regularly omit graphic card height and so buyers get caught out. It can also mean that you won't be able to use your preferred brand / card.
Lowtrawler to marmaluke
26 Aug 17#7
Yeah, even some GTX980's don't fit. It's not a length issue, it's height. You get the same problem with some tall CPU coolers. I have this case and love it but the height is limiting.
marmaluke to Lowtrawler
26 Aug 17#8
That's exactly the problem. The gpu was the final piece of the build..... Aaaaaaaaaand, it's all over :joy:
Neostar
26 Aug 17#3
That's a really good price for a highly versatile case
joedredd
26 Aug 17#1
It's very smart, but quite large considering the form factor? I've been out of the PC world for a few years, but I thought the idea of MicroATX was to build tiny quiet PC's? I can't help but think making a PC with dual GPUs and all those fans is going to sound like a hurricane in a box? Is there not a compromise on CPU performance and downsizing to these smaller form factors?
rev6 to joedredd
26 Aug 17#2
Many fans, low RPM, it won't be loud.
andy71 to joedredd
26 Aug 17#5
You're thinking of mini ITX
The_Hoff to joedredd
26 Aug 17#11
Tiny is ITX chassis, mATX is middle of road with ATX.
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Use the store locator to see if there are any nearby and pop in to collect!
More info on the case here:
corsair.com/en-…ase
The eye-catching cube design -- complete with a full side window -- hosts an internal layout optimized for maximum airflow or advanced water-cooling configurations (including a 240mm radiator or two).
Don’t let the compact size full you – this little one handles full size components while still offering roomy installation space.
19 comments
You just have to be mindful of the height of the case when choosing which brand of graphics card to purchase.
If you buy a small case, then don't consider this when buying the card and buy one with a massive cooler then it obviously won't fit. There are plenty of 1070/1080/1080TI cards that do fit. All the standard Nvidia reference style cards fit, the KFA branded ones all fit, a couple of the Gigabyte and Palit cards fit perfectly fine. Hell, even the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING Graphics card fits perfectly without any issues.
You only run into problems if you get one of the MSI/Gigabyte/EVGA cards that have custom PCBs and tall, oversized coolers.
I've been out of the PC world for a few years, but I thought the idea of MicroATX was to build tiny quiet PC's? I can't help but think making a PC with dual GPUs and all those fans is going to sound like a hurricane in a box?
Is there not a compromise on CPU performance and downsizing to these smaller form factors?