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Corsair Carbide Air 240/280X Owner's Club

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#1 · (Edited)
Hello! Welcome to the Corsair Carbide Air 240/280X Case Club @ OCN!! If you would like to join the club, post some pics/ description of your build.



Introduction:
Meet the Carbide Series Air 240 – an extraordinary small form factor PC case for Mini-ITX and MicroATX computers. The eye-catching cube design -- complete with a full side window -- hosts an internal layout optimized for maximum airflow or advanced water-cooling configurations (including a 240mm radiator or two).​

The CORSAIR Crystal Series 280X is a high-performance Micro-ATX case with three beautiful tempered glass panels and an innovative dual-chamber internal layout for clean looks and superior cooling.

Signature Carbide Air styling touches

  • Mini-ITX and MicroATX support in a compact size
  • AIR 240- Direct Airflow path cooling
  • AIR 240 - Dimensions: 315mm × 265mm × 400mm (H×W×D) / 12.4in × 10.43in × 15.75in (H×W×D)
  • 280X - Dimensions: 398mm x 276mm x 351mm (H×W×D) / 15.7 x 10.9 x 13.8 inches (H×W×D)

Official Website

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/landing/air240

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categ...stal-Series-280X/p/CC-9011134-WW#tab-overview

Club Members

Please fill out the info on the Google Docs form, in your post in this thread add a picture of your build and I will add you to the list here in post #1. I've also added a Post # column if you would like to add the number of your thread post or even the direct URL to the post so its easier for people to find your build that would be cool.

Google Docs Spreadsheet for Air 240 Owners
 
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#2 ·
After some further talk with a few 240 Owner's and Jameyscott we have decided to break out the Air 240 to it's own Owner's Club since the 240 has picked up some steam with owners and posts. The builds are getting lost in the main thread so it would be great to have just a club dedicated to discussion of the 240.
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#3 ·
Hi,

nice, looking forward for only 240er Thread, good idea! I will begin then with my new build
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System

- Intel Core I7-4770K
- EVGA Z87 Stinger
- Kingston Hyper Fury 16GB
- Samsung 830 Pro 128GB
- Corsair RM-750W (from old Case for SLI Build)
- Enermax Liqtech 240
- 6x Enermax Twister Cluster 120mm
- NZXT Grid+ internal Fan Control


All Fans runs with 400rpm now, Pump from Enermax also reduced in Speed and its cooling capazity is very good with low rpm fans, the radiator was build for that. And i wanted a very clean look, but a small size case with powerful hardware, now i found a case after all these years. But frankly,. i loved to see a version with 2cm more in every direction, so i could use Push/Pull in the front Section and without any problems a 4 Slots cooling Graphicscard at the bottom (Raijintek Morpheus). I really don't know, if this combi could work in here, have to try because it seems there would bee at least 2-3 clearance betweet bottom fans and fans on the morpheus.

GPU will hopefully coming soon, havn't found a nice buy yet. I will take some nice pictures, not a normal one like this, when iam done
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And thank you very much for all the people from the 240/540 helping me with informations about size and what would fit in there!

http://abload.de/image.php?img=dsc01108oez8d.jpg
 
#9 ·
Alright, I'll do a repost too.

Specs

PSU: Seasonic X-760
Mainboard: Gigabyte Z87N Wifi
CPU: i7 4790k
GPU: Zotac GTX 760 4GB
RAM: 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport
SSD: Samsung Evo 1TB
HDD: HGST Travelstar 1TB
CPU Waterblock: EK Supremacy EVO Nickel Clean CSQ
GPU Waterblock: EK-FC670 GTX Acetal + Nickel CSQ with Backplate
Pump: Laing DDC 3.25 12V 18W 3 Pin
Pump Top + Reservoir: Watercool DDC-Tank LT
Pump Decoupling: Shoggy Sandwich V2
Radiators: 2x XSPC EX240
Radiator Fans: 4x Noiseblocker Blacksilent Pro PLPS
Case Fans: 2x Noiseblocker BlacksilentPro PLPS + 2x Noiseblocker BlacksilentPro P-P
Fan & Pump Speed Controller: 2x Aquacomputer Poweradjust 3 Ultra
Tubing: EK Water Blocks EK-HD Tube 12/10mm
Coolant: EK-Ekoolant Pastel Blue Concentrate + Mayhems Blue Dye
Fittings: All Bitspower
Leds: Phobya High Density RGB 60cm Leds + Phobya Led RGB controller

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#10 ·
So i just bought a air 240, h100i and 4 Noctura nf-f12 pwm, and now my question is, how shall i be placing the fans. 2 of the fans will be placed in a pull configuration on the h100i, but how shall i place the last fans, and are noctura nf-f12 pwm fans idle for this case, or would the p12´s be better?
 
#12 ·
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Originally Posted by smithydan View Post

Glad for the break-up.

@CaptainZombie

You could ad
The good air coolers that would fit
What GPU length is allowed w/ h100i in push or pull
What GPU length is allowed w/ h100i in push/pull
What GPU length is allowed w/ h105 in push or pull
No problem I can add that to the first post. I also have a Google spreadsheet in the first post for owners to fill out with their components.
 
#15 ·
Love the case. I'd love to try it out of my mobo wasnt ATX
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#19 ·
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Originally Posted by matu916 View Post

my HTPC:

ya, putting an R9 inside an HTPC is a slight overkill


Looks very nice and in no way is that overkill. I've got a MSI 970 with an i7 4790k for a Gaming HTPC. I'll be posting my build later tonight with the NZXT G10 in this case.

Guys, don't forget to fill out the Google Docs spreadsheet that I have in the first post as this is another good way for people to also see what kind of components are in your system. Thanks
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#20 ·
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Originally Posted by CaptainZombie View Post

Looks very nice and in no way is that overkill. I've got a MSI 970 with an i7 4790k for a Gaming HTPC. I'll be posting my build later tonight with the NZXT G10 in this case.

Guys, don't forget to fill out the Google Docs spreadsheet that I have in the first post as this is another good way for people to also see what kind of components are in your system. Thanks
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that I would like to see
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sorry, forgot to post the specs:

Core i5 3570k
Gigabyte B75M-D3H
Corsair Vengeance Blue 8gb
Corsair TX650
Antec Kuhler H2O 620 cooler (in the pic) has been replaced with a Corsair H80i
Club 3D Radeon R9 270 Royalqueen
Adata XPG SX900 256gb ssd for OS & other softwares
3x WD Green 3tb hdd for storage
 
#22 ·
Just did an air 240 build for my cousin and i have to say i love this case!

Specs:
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Pro4
CPU: i5 4690k @ 4.4GHz
GPU: MSI N760 TF 2GB
PSU: Corsair CX600
CPU Cooler: Corsair H75
Idle temp: 25C/28C
Load Temp: 79C/70C CPU/GPU

Thinking about changing up the mounting position of the H75 so the water tubes are at the top. These all in one water coolers are kind of a pain to get situated. But for now i think it looks good. Also the cable management for this thing is off the hook! nearly every single cable is invisible. I did however have to hide some cables underneath the mofset heatsink i'm hoping that won't be a problem. anyways on to pics.







 
#24 ·
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Originally Posted by lassebech123 View Post

Just a question, have you guys filled out the 80mm fan spot?
I'm using 2 80mm BlacksilentPro's which are one of the best 80mm fans out there I think. However, they are really expensive at 19 bucks per piece and they barely move any air if you run them at low rpm's like I do. So don't fill those 80mm fan spots, it's really not worth it. Instead buy some good 120mm outtake fans for the top.
 
#26 ·
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Originally Posted by lassebech123 View Post

I already Got 4xnoctua nf-f12, Can you fit more than 4 120mm fans with a Matx?
Sorry, I missed your reply on page 1. No, you cant fit more than 4 120mm fans with a matx board. Unless you do a push/pull config on your h100i, but that wouldn't make much sense with a slim radiator. Also, the noctua nf-f12 are some excellent radiator fans. Like you said, not ideal as case intake fans, but with outtake fans it doesn't matter if they are radiator or case fans. I also use 2 radiator fans for my outtake.
 
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