Corsair Graphite 230T Review

👤by David Mitchelson Comments 📅15-10-13
Exterior

The front of 230T is predominately plastic. Front panel controls can be found at the top whilst below, 3x 5.25” drive bay covers provide plenty of choice for optical drives. All three covers are removable from the inside of the case and have a mesh design with dust filter. Below this there is a large perforated mesh area which allows ventilation for the dual 120mm cooling fans at the front. These fans are LED ready so when the system is powered up a warm orange glow will be experienced.

Around the back there is an opening at the bottom of the case for mounting the PSU, whilst above there are a total of seven PCI expansion slot covers – each with ventilation. Some additional ventilation can be found the immediate right via a honeycomb mesh design. At the top of the case Corsair have positioned a 120mm rear exhaust cooling fan.


The front and back of 230T


The front panel connectivity consists of just two USB 3.0 ports, headphone and microphone jacks and power/reset buttons. The USB 3.0 ports use the internal motherboard connector for functionality.


USB 3.0 ports at the front of 230T


At the top of the case there is a slight indentation and perforated mesh area, giving mounting placement for dual 120/140mm cooling fans. Corsair haven’t included any dust filters which, even without any fans would help to prevent dust entering the case. Ideally we’d have liked to see a barrier of some kind here.


The top with placement for optional 120/140mm cooling fans


On the underside of 230T there are four rubber feet to prevent the case from slipping on smooth surfaces. These feet give very little clearance underneath but Corsair have still included a dust filter for the PSU. The eagle eyed amongst you will notice there is flexibility for mounting a 120/140mm fan at the bottom.


A view of the underside of 230T


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