1- you should be able to vacuum it from outside

2- magnets and some hot-glue

p.s. also the plastic clips of the front panel will soon follow the same sorrow fate of the metal ones

 

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Originally Posted by Colin1204

So I got a brand new Corsair 300R about 2 months ago and I'm having issues with the front grill.

Any suggestions on what I can do to keep this grill on without ghetto rigging it there? Or is that really my only option? Or would I be better off cutting the filter out and finding a way to make that removable? Thoughts/Suggestion?

You have to keep in mind that you actually bought a $30/40 case + Corsair tax. So not surprising that it sucks.

Just stop removing the grill and clean it the way it is. Or buy a case with a proper dust filter, plenty of good choices from the likes of Phanteks, Fractal design, etc.

 

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Originally Posted by chimico9

1- you should be able to vacuum it from outside

2- magnets and some hot-glue

p.s. also the plastic clips of the front panel will soon follow the same sorrow fate of the metal ones

Too much distance between grill and filter, vacuum doesn't get close to enough of it, I shoulda mentioned that.

Magnets near my HDDs sound scary...

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Originally Posted by Gilles3000

You have to keep in mind that you actually bought a $30/40 case + Corsair tax. So not surprising that it sucks.

Just stop removing the grill and clean it the way it is. Or buy a case with a proper dust filter, plenty of good choices from the likes of Phanteks, Fractal design, etc.

Yea, I was in a tough spot and bought the case while it was on a crazy sale ($30 CDN). Figured I'd get slightly better quality with a brand like Corsair on budget stuff, looks like I was very wrong sadly. Next time I guess I won't buy a case when I'm strapped for cash. I should have known better I guess. I don't replace cases often so I should have waited till I could have afforded something a bit higher quality. Just really needed to replace my giant Full Tower case from years ago, it took up too much room I just didn't have anymore

 

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Originally Posted by Colin1204

Too much distance between grill and filter, vacuum doesn't get close to enough of it, I shoulda mentioned that.

Magnets near my HDDs sound scary...
Yea, I was in a tough spot and bought the case while it was on a crazy sale ($30 CDN). Figured I'd get slightly better quality with a brand like Corsair on budget stuff, looks like I was very wrong sadly. Next time I guess I won't buy a case when I'm strapped for cash. I should have known better I guess. I don't replace cases often so I should have waited till I could have afforded something a bit higher quality. Just really needed to replace my giant Full Tower case from years ago, it took up too much room I just didn't have anymore

You could just permanently remove the grill? Would improve airflow, lower noise and make it easy to clean, but it might not look pretty.

At $30 CDN its not a bad deal, at least its decent enough for a budget case and backed up with good support.

 

You get what you pay for. Most cases have pathetic air filtration and you gotta buy or make your own to get any decent quality.
Grill can be attached back with magnets, I don't know $0.99 shipped from eBay or something. Just gotta DIY. While at it you might as well change the filter as that is one damn coarse air filter, it lets most of the dust in anyway. Personally I would suggest #100 or higher mesh with as big an open area as you can find.
Examples, I got the #200 from eBay as it was cheaper to order there.
#100
#130
#200

Simply reused the original plastic frame from old filter and melted the new stainless steel proper filter into it with a soldering iron. But you could make some other, remove the silly grill and replace it with a nice filter mesh.

Worried about magnets? Most if not all cases with a door have a magnet to hold the door closed, like FD cases. Obviously you only need 3-4 tiny I mean tiny magnets not some huge ones dug out of an old speaker.
Demci has OKish filters but they are plastic, flexible only and use magents too lol. But you could place them on top of the mesh and have no DIY at all beside removing the crappy Corsair filter inside.

Filters are always DIY due to lack of any decent widely available aftermarket options.

 

In Corsair's defense, it isn't a 2016 launched case : it's a 2012 release. Your best bet is lots of canned air : the tabs aren't supposed to be bent & removed.

If you were complaining about the SPEC-03 I could understand.

When the 300R came out it competed against the Cooler Master HAF 912 , Antec Three Hundred Two and Antec One mainly. Other budget and low-midrange cases such as the NZXT Source 220 have quirks as well. The internal layout is not THAT bad, if it was they would not reuse it for the 330R.

If you had a Fractal Design case, most of those don't have three 5.25" bays , although in 2016 you probably don't need that many.

There's cases like the Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 , Phanteks Enthoo Pro M / Enthoo Pro, Cooler Master Mastercase 5 (and N300 with many quirks) with similar aesthetic.

 

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Originally Posted by AlphaC

In Corsair's defense, it isn't a 2016 launched case : it's a 2012 release. Your best bet is lots of canned air : the tabs aren't supposed to be bent & removed.

If you were complaining about the SPEC-03 I could understand.

TBH age doesn't matter that much these days. It's not like there have been huge advances in PC case design since 2012 and earlier and I've owned cases that sell for half this things reg price and were far superior to this case, and were manu'd pre-2012.

If the tabs aren't meant to be bent and removed that proves my point of poor design.

Anyway, I'm opting for magnets, and a roll of foam tape. First case I've owned that rattles pretty much everywhere.

 

I have this same case.I broke 5 of these tabs already.

 

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Originally Posted by DarkRadeon7000

I have this same case.I broke 5 of these tabs already.

Curious, how long did you own it before they broke? Also, other than the grill, how do you find the case? Any noise/vibration issues? I'm curious if I'm just unlucky of if these cases are just bad quality in general.

 

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Originally Posted by Colin1204

TBH age doesn't matter that much these days. It's not like there have been huge advances in PC case design since 2012 and earlier and I've owned cases that sell for half this things reg price and were far superior to this case, and were manu'd pre-2012.

If the tabs aren't meant to be bent and removed that proves my point of poor design.

Anyway, I'm opting for magnets, and a roll of foam tape. First case I've owned that rattles pretty much everywhere.

I have had a 300R since 2012 when I bought it for $50 shipped off Newegg after rebate. It doesn't rattle.

It also has been on tonymacx86's page (https://www.tonymacx86.com/buyersguide/december/2016#Cases) for cases since it's inception so it cannot be as bad as you claim it to be. Plus has 4 or 4.5 stars on Newegg & amazon.

There's larger problems with the case for certain setups, such as the lack of proper fan offset from motherboard for the top fans if you use a AIO water cooler and the limit of CPU cooler height. That is why you see the newer Corsair cases with top fan mounts off to the left (if facing the front of the case).

edit: it is still used by CyperpowerPC as well

 

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Originally Posted by AlphaC

I have had a 300R since 2012 when I bought it for $50 shipped off Newegg after rebate. It doesn't rattle.

It also has been on tonymacx86's page (https://www.tonymacx86.com/buyersguide/december/2016#Cases) for cases since it's inception so it cannot be as bad as you claim it to be. Plus has 4 or 4.5 stars on Newegg & amazon.

There's larger problems with the case for certain setups, such as the lack of proper fan offset from motherboard for the top fans if you use a AIO water cooler and the limit of CPU cooler height. That is why you see the newer Corsair cases with top fan mounts off to the left (if facing the front of the case).

Sorry but Newegg and Amazon reviews mean next to nothing to me. When it seems like half the reviews are about shipping time and how it was packed vs the actual product, its hard to take it serious lol

But its nice to hear no noise issues from another owner, maybe I am just very unlucky

And the site you linked has cases from just a handful of brands with cases like the BitFenix Prodigy being listed 6 times, once for each color

So I can't exactly take it serious. Seems more like they picked a handful of extremely well known cases from the bigger brands. Theres no real reason for the choices other than this listed above the list:
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The case is one of the most universal parts, although you need to make sure that your motherboard and chosen parts will fit. Each link refers to the details of the product, where you can see what sizes are recommended. The following cases have been chosen as they are known to work without issues.

LOL at bolded part. "Known to work without issue". What cases are known for not working without issue? I mean, its a case, it houses your computer. And yes, I am having issues with a case I know, but you should know how I mean this

(It feels sad I need this little "disclaimer" haha)

 

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Originally Posted by Colin1204

Curious, how long did you own it before they broke? Also, other than the grill, how do you find the case? Any noise/vibration issues? I'm curious if I'm just unlucky of if these cases are just bad quality in general.

I bought the case in 2013 and one tab broke in 2 openings and in the 4 or 5 times I removed that cover only 3 or so of those tabs are unscathed.No noise/vibration issues.I think the case quality definitely is flimsy in some aspects.I also broke the plastic tabs/handles of the HDD caddies just by brushing my hands accidentally against it while modifying my build.

I liked the case overall as it was my first build and it went pretty smoothly

 

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Originally Posted by Colin1204

Sorry but Newegg and Amazon reviews mean next to nothing to me. When it seems like half the reviews are about shipping time and how it was packed vs the actual product, its hard to take it serious lol

But its nice to hear no noise issues from another owner, maybe I am just very unlucky

And the site you linked has cases from just a handful of brands with cases like the BitFenix Prodigy being listed 6 times, once for each color

So I can't exactly take it serious. Seems more like they picked a handful of extremely well known cases from the bigger brands. Theres no real reason for the choices other than this listed above the list:
LOL at bolded part. "Known to work without issue". What cases are known for not working without issue? I mean, its a case, it houses your computer. And yes, I am having issues with a case I know, but you should know how I mean this

(It feels sad I need this little "disclaimer" haha)

If I were you i would cut notches where the grille is bent over so essentially you could lift off the filter without fiddling with the metal. Then buy a roll of adhesive magnet material and put it on each face. I'm going to play devils advocate here and agree with you that its frustrating to buy a product that doesn't perform as you would expect. On the other hand, it is a cheap case, they have to cut corners somewhere.

 

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Originally Posted by Cysquatch

If I were you i would cut notches where the grille is bent over so essentially you could lift off the filter without fiddling with the metal. Then buy a roll of adhesive magnet material and put it on each face. I'm going to play devils advocate here and agree with you that its frustrating to buy a product that doesn't perform as you would expect. On the other hand, it is a cheap case, they have to cut corners somewhere.

Oh I totally agree, I just have a hard time coming up for reasons they would go this route at all. I would have likely went with a slide in place removable filter if I were to design it. You don't even need room to slide the entire filter out, just need 4 tiny spots like the back of an old cellphone where you'd have to slide it slightly to get the back case off and access the SIM and battery.

Oh well, I'm overthinking this too much now. I appreciate the help and suggestions from everyone and thanks for letting me vent a bit haha. I do have to admit, other than the rattle and the grill, I rather like this case. It's just 2 things that happened to be important to me so bad luck