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[Official] Corsair Carbide Air 540 Owner's Club +Gallery

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Corsair Carbide Air 540 Owner's Club +Gallery

Official Website

http://www.corsair.com/en/pc-cases/carbide-series-pc-case/carbide-series-air-540-high-airflow-atx-cube-case.html

Specifications
Material: Steel and Plastic
Motherboard: ATX, EATX, Micro ATX, Mini ITX
Drive Bay's: (x2) 5.25" tool-free
(x2) 3.5"/2.5" tool-free Drive Caddies (Hot Swap)
(x4) 2.5" tool-free SSD cage
Cooling: (x2) AF140L 140mm Intake fans
(x1) AF140L 140mm Exhaust fan
Expansion Slots: 8
Front I/O Port: (x2) USB 3.0
(x1) Headphone
(x1) Mic
Form Factor Mid-tower
Power Supply: ATX
Dimension: 415mm x 332mm x 458mm

Reviews!








So, you want to know what fits in this case, don't ya? Well, I'm here to help.

I've been able to fit a UT60 240MM and 360MM radiator with a little bit of modding (slight move of the screw holes for the 240 up top) with an X79 board (higher VRM height than the back IO) with 11 inch graphic cards. Granted everything is close and barely fits together and there is a certain way to take everything out otherwise you'll be damaging hardware, but it works! All in the namesake of pushing limits!


I've also used a H110 which works perfectly fine, but you will not be able to do push pull because it will hit the motherboard's VRMs/RAM. An h100i or H105 will work just fine in P/P and you will not have any issue as far as that goes (with most motherboards)
This goes for all other AIOs as well. Any 240mm AIO will work just fine in P/P and all 280mm radiators will fit with no modding. (As of updating this post) In the future, we may see thicker AIOs (like the H105) and things may become incompatible, but I will keep this updated as time goes on.
Pretty much any 240mm and 360mm radiator will work in this case, but it all depends on whether or not you are willing to mod a bit like I did, and the length of your graphics card(s). If you have graphics cards over 11 inches, 60mm radiators will not be possible. I would also like to mention that you will most likely have to have the fans between the grill and the actual chassis. There is just enough room for 25mm fans, and at this time I know of no fans of this standard size that are incompatible.

You will have to do a bit of research, or just post in this thread on whether or not your hardware will fit. This guide is by no means an end all be all guide to what will fit. Running a 295x2? Well, that's a 12 inch card, you'll be looking at a thinner radiator with a beast of a cad like that. Please do a bit of research before asking though. Knowing the length of your components is very helpful in helping you decide the best hardware route for you!

Add yourself to the Owner's Club! Picture Verification still required!

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Only rule to getting on the list is to post a picture of your completed rig, if you have a link to your build log i will add it to the list! thumb.gif
 
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Welcome here is my Air 540
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Originally Posted by newone757 View Post

YES we FINALLY have our own thread.

Spot reserved for more pics






Case is perfect for adjustable LED's.
Ya this case is awesome mine looks like yours just not as bright but kinda hard to capture it with a crappy camera, i think its time for me to invest in a real camera!
 
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Is it possible to have an owner's group yet when this case isn't even available until later next month on Newegg?
 
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Is it possible to have an owner's group yet when this case isn't even available until later next month on Newegg?
its available right now if you order straight from corsair
 
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Is it possible to have an owner's group yet when this case isn't even available until later next month on Newegg?
This made my day
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People in Europe often see goodies on Newegg, but can't get them, as the launch in Europe is often later. This time I got my little revenge
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having the case sent probably in the very first batch (reviewers excluded).
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Originally Posted by K3v00 View Post

Gotta love the internet lol. heres a few from my build. Just dont ask about the other side for the love of god(messy and ugly)

Yes a Monsta 360 fits.






technically...yes
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Gotta love the internet lol. heres a few from my build. Just dont ask about the other side for the love of god(messy and ugly)

Yes a Monsta 360 fits.





Holy the Monsta or a Monster in this case, no long Gpu's are being installed with that rad in place lol
 
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Originally Posted by STUNT1990 View Post

This must be the worst build on this case arround here xD it will improve the next week with custom cables but for now this is what I have:


No worklog, but here a link to my review, and also review in spanish

Good case choice everyone
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Doesn't look bad at man, Good Work!
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Question tho, what is that cable for that runs under your gpu near the expansion slots?
 
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Doesn't look bad at man, Good Work!
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Question tho, what is that cable for that runs under your gpu near the expansion slots?
Extra power for PCIe slots, ASUS had an awesome idea an put it in the middle of the board.. there´s no way of making it look good with the default cables on my PSU (AX1200i), hope it get´s better with custom cables.
 
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Originally Posted by STUNT1990 View Post

Extra power for PCIe slots, ASUS had and awesome idea an put it in the middle of the board.. there´s no way of making it look good with the default cables on my PSU (AX1200i), hope it get´s better with custom cables.
Ohhhh, i see that now, i just looked at my RIVF meh id just leave it out lol
 
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Extra power for PCIe slots, ASUS had an awesome idea an put it in the middle of the board.. there´s no way of making it look good with the default cables on my PSU (AX1200i), hope it get´s better with custom cables.
Hey Just so you know you dont need to run that 6 pin pci to the motherboard. Your only using 1 video card its there if you use 3 or more. I am in the same boat I ran the molex to my motherboard and didn't need to. The reason I plugged mine in is because I removed my vrm stock heat sink and it was plain and looked like it was missing something and I thought it looked way better plugged in. The waterblock for the vrm looks way better than the stock heatsink just way small. Hope that makes scene.
 
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Hey Just so you know you dont need to run that 6 pin pci to the motherboard. Your only using 1 video card its there if you use 3 or more. I am in the same boat I ran the molex to my motherboard and didn't need to. The reason I plugged mine in is because I removed my vrm stock heat sink and it was plain and looked like it was missing something and I thought it looked way better plugged in. The waterblock for the vrm looks way better than the stock heatsink just way small. Hope that makes scene.
It does to me
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I just pluged it in because some day I may need it and I rather plug it now than remove all the GPUs in a future.
 
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All these pics of the case with reference NVIDIA 7xx cooler is making me doubt my EVGA ACX decision
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The EVGA ACX cooler looks awesome but so far the 690/780/Titan have the best looking air coolers so far in my opinion!
 
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