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Corsair Carbide 240 AIR Computer Case Review

Cases & PSU/Cases by leeghoofd @ 2014-10-01

Corsair has been bombarding the MadShrimps reviewers with loads of new stuff since Computex 2014. Since motherboard brands are including mATX and even mITX boards in their lineup we see more and more of these tiny form factors appear at LAN parties. Portability is a big added bonus if you are a frequent LAN party visitor. Enclosure manufacturers have jumped on the bandwagon and are including more frequently mITX cases. One of the biggest drawbacks of these tiny cases is the limited internal airflow, thus the heat buildup and stability of your favorite hardware components are compromised. Corsair has developed a shrinked-down version of their magnificent Carbide 540 AIR. The Carbide 240 AIR is again a two chamber cube, designed for maximum cooling and hardware compatibility, yet this time in a tiny form factor.

Carbide 240 AIR with Hydro H100i

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves, installing the Corsair Hydro H100i is again a matter of minutes. Only thing to decide is the airflow of the two radiator fans. I prefer not to blow hot air straight onto the GPU, so a few options are possible:

Expel heat via the front, thus the dual fans sucking hot air out of the case.
Install the bottom fan to expel heat outside out of the case and the top fan to suck in ambient air through the radiator.
Only install two fans on the top part of the radiator, 4 screws are more than enough to proper secure the 240 radiator.

Still plenty of space left between the radiator and the reference ASUS AMD HD 7970 graphics card, Enough to even fit a second fan for a push and pull setup if required.

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