Corsair Carbide SPEC-06 RGB Review

👤by Vortez Reviews Comments 📅14-08-18
Interior


After removing the side panel we can gain a better understanding of the internal layout which follows the standard/conventional design. SPEC-06 can house Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX and ATX motherboards.

There are tool-less features inside which helps with the installation and removal of hardware and there are plenty of cut-outs, rubber grommets and hooks to keep cabling under control.

Storage comes into the form of SSD and HDD support – there are three options for SSDs, two SSD brackets on the back of the motherboard tray, two slots towards the front of the chassis and within the HDD trays in the cage beneath. There are two HDD trays inside the cage, which can house 3.5” or 2.5” drives.


At the bottom of the chassis there is space allocated for installing the PSU. Since the prominent side features a metal shroud, it’s necessary to install the PSU from the alternate side. Corsair includes an easy to remove dust filter underneath which can simply be slid in-out.

Above this there is an RGB lighting controller which allowing the user to adjust the front lighting strip. This module is powered via SATA from the PSU and has buttons to control the mode, color and speed. There are up to seven different lighting modes available.


Above the PSU and inside the main chamber we have seven PCI expansion slot covers which are all perforated for ventilation and standard screws are in place to fix the covers. Next to the horizontal covers there are two vertically aligned PCI covers for installing other devices, including the graphics card. (Riser cable is required for this).


Corsair has included a 120mm rear exhaust fan towards the back of the chassis and as we’ve already mentioned, there are optional slots for installing two 120mm fans or one 140mm fan at the top.



At the front of SPEC-06 there is a pre-installed 120mm fan which is configured to be an intake. As you can see from the picture, there is also adequate space and mounting allocation for adding in more fans – a total of three 120mm or two 140mm fans are supported at the front, which also indicates that radiators up to 360mm are also possible to install.

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