At the front of Air 540 on the left-hand side is a large perforated mesh panel which delivers ventilation for the dual front 140mm cooling fans. This panel can be detached and a dust filter is also removable via magnets.

On the right side are dual 5.25” drive bay covers which are positioned vertically. Beneath these covers are the front panel controls which include: dual USB 3.0 ports (via internal motherboard header), headphone and microphone jacks and power/reset buttons with activity LED.



Around the back of the case the PSU mounting is over on the left side because it sits behind the motherboard tray in another chamber. On the right side are eight PCI expansion slot covers – each of them are ventilated and have thumbscrews for easy removal. There is a 140mm rear exhaust fan towards the top which will push heat/air out of the case. Ventilation mesh can be found in a number of places to help dispel unwanted heat. Air 540 has its focus on air cooling and the various placements for these features help to reinforce this.



At the top of the case is a continuation of this mesh configuration. Again, this panel is removable – two thumbscrews simply need unscrewing to detach. On the underside, dual 120/140mm cooling fans can be installed and there is support for water-cooling radiators such as 240/280mm – therefore support for Corsair’s H100i, we’ll explore the water cooling options in the clearance section a little later.





Finally, on the underside there are four rubber feet to prevent the case from slipping and a series of four ventilation cut-outs for the optional storage mounts. We’d have liked to see removable dust filters in this area to prevent dust from entering the case from the underneath.