Corsair Carbide 200R Case Review

Corsair might have started as a RAM manufacturer, yet the company successfully diversified towards several other kinds of products, making them one of the most well-known and favored companies amongst technology experts and enthusiasts. Today we will be having a look at the Carbide 200R, the latest addition to Corsair's rich computer case line-up for those who are unwilling to spend a fortune on a case.

Corsair might have started as a RAM manufacturer, yet the company successfully diversified towards several other kinds of products, making them one of the most well-known and favored companies amongst technology experts and enthusiasts. Today we will be having a look at the Carbide 200R, the latest addition to Corsair's rich computer case line-up for those who are unwilling to spend a fortune on a case.

What Corsair is trying to achieve with the Carbine 200R is pretty obvious from a consumer's point of view; it is a notably simpler and cheaper case compared to any other Corsair case that we have ever seen before, clearly meant to be a product with which Corsair is trying to enter the budget and builder segments of the market. Yet, the Carbide 200R is nothing alike a generic cheap "tin box" computer case. Read on to find out what this new product is capable of.

Manufacturer features and specifications

Smart ergonomics for easy, great-looking builds

• Side panel thumbscrews
• PCI-E expansion card thumbscrew mounts
• Tool-free SSD, hard drive, and optical drive installation
• Cutouts for cable routing and CPU cooling

Serious Expansion and Cooling Capacity

• Seven PCI-E slots with thumbscrews and room for cards up to 430mm long (300mm with drive cage)
• CPU coolers up to 160mm in height
• Install up to four hard drives and four SSDs at once
• Up to eight fan mounts (depending on hard drive configuration)

High-End Features

• Front panel USB 3.0, headphone and microphone ports
• Dust filters behind the front intake fan help keep the interior clean