Corsair Carbide AIR 240 Review

👤by David Mitchelson Comments 📅15-08-14
Exterior


The front and back of AIR 240


At the front of AIR 240 the left section contains an area of perforated mesh to assist the front cooling fans with pulling in air from the outside. Running down the middle there is a Corsair badge and the front panel connectivity. Unlike many other cases, AIR 240 has no 5.25” drive bay – this is an interesting move by Corsair, and is one that is likely to be appreciated by most system builders who are building in a compact chassis like this.

Around the back, on the left there is an opening for mounting the PSU and above this there is a honeycomb cover for gaining access to the primary HDD cage. On the other side, within the other chamber there are four PCI expansion slot covers which all have ventilation but do not have any thumbscrews – Corsair has incorporated a tool-free clip system. Above this there are two spots for mounting 80mm cooling fans.


The front panel connectivity


Casting our eye at the front panel in closer detail we can see various controls as well as the Corsair badge – this can be rotated so that the case can be positioned in different orientations.

From left to right we have: reset button, activity LED, power button, headphone/microphone jacks, dual USB 3.0 ports.


The top section of AIR 240



The top after removing the panel


At the top of the case the ventilated design continues to wrap around to the back of AIR 240.

The top panel is actually removable and after detaching this we can view the mounting options. Corsair has already installed a AF120L at the top but there is allocation for two 120mm fans at the top here – meaning we can also install a 240mm radiator (more on this in the clearance section of this review).


The underneath of AIR 240


Flipping AIR 240 over, to our surprise there are no feet for the case to sit on but rather a follow on with the ventilated design. As with the other panels on this case, the underside is detachable after removing some thumbscrews.

The reason for the exclusion of feet on this side is because AIR 240 can be rotated and orientated in any position you desire since the case badge can be rotated.

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