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£120 / $140 (At time of review)Corsair are a force to be reckoned with in the broad range of sectors they are involved in but more especially the computer chassis arena. They have brought many successful offerings to the table over the years and we ha...
Unique and innovative design, Great build quality, Excellent thermal performance, Brilliant clearance for hardware, Water cooling support throughout, Great cable management...
Can be noisy, No PSU anti-vibration, Only two 3.5” drive accomodation, 3.5” HDD storage needs filter...
The Air 540 is a fresh looking a computer chassis design and you can clearly see that Corsair are thinking ‘outside of the box’. This case brings a unique and innovative design which is useful for a number of reasons. Not only are components separated...
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inc VAT) (ex TAX)Dual-chamber cases are nothing new. In fact, examples such as YeongYang's cube server case is over 10 years old. As such, while it might sound harsh, a lot of the hype surrounding Corsair's new Carbide Air 540 that dubbed it as o...
We have to admit that we're quite taken with the Carbide Air 540. Cube cases aren't for everyone but there's something about the ease with which you can build a system into it as well as it's unique look and water-cooling-friendly design that makes it...
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Corsair’s Carbide AIR 540 is a unique case. It uses a distinctive dual chamber design which not only saves vertical space, improves airflow and houses large E-ATX motherboards...
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Corsair has taken the industry by storm this year, not only have they been gaining further success with their cooling products such as the H100i, but they've also been making some of the best gaming peripherals around with their M95 and K70 products, yet...
Unique style, High quality finish, Impressive cooling capabilities, High component compatability...
Maybe a little expensive for some, Takes up a lot of desk space, Left side panel is a little fragile, eTeknix says:...
“I can see this chassis proving popular with those who like to show off their rigs, there is a lot of space inside the 540 for customisation and certainly a lot of room for water cooling. This is a great case now, but has the potential to be ever better...
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‘Unique’ is a word that is reserved for only a few companies in the case market today. With a split-chamber design and cube shape, does Corsair’s Carbide Series Air 540 create a spark that could relight the flame of innovation for the chassis market...
Excellent cooling performance, Unique design, Solid build quality, Plenty of clearance for large hardware, Large window, Excellent cable management, Good watercooling support...
A well-implemented breath of fresh air for the chassis market...
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High-speed memory modules are Corsair's specialty and remains to be a core part of their business. However, as we have noted in previous reviews, Corsair has recently embarked on a mission to diversify its portfolio.Recently, we had the chance to Tim Hand...
Unique dual chamber design, Largely toolfree operation, Spacious internals, Good build quality, Excellent airflow in main chamber...
Secondary chamber has little ventilation, Inadequate 3.5inch drive bays, Occupies large footprint, tougher to position, Lack of handles or wheels, harder to transport, Installing front bay monitoring panels not ideal...
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Coolermaster delivered its first High Air Flow designs a few years ago now, under the HAF moniker, and since then we've seen a number of casemakers take on the challenge of improving cooling in a case through unique designs. Silverstone's Raven turned mob...
Large and a little bit pricey, but totally worth it...
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The unusually designed Corsair Carbide Air 540 is half as wide again as a standard midi tower case, and its right side panel opens to reveal a second bay behind the motherboard tray. This space houses your PSU, two external 5 1/4in drive bays and four nea...
It’s not quiet, but we found this solid, industrial-looking case very easy to build...
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and I am also sure most readers here have owned at least one part from their vast lineup of components over the years. Since they have jumped into the chassis market with the Obsidian 800D, Corsair has turned the chassis world on its ear, and made q...
Now I know there are a couple other companies that make cases that flow a similar concept. The two I can think of are from companies that will charge you extreme amounts of money for them as well. That being said, this is the first version of anything...
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Corsair has been around since 1994, initially being know as a supplier of top-notch memory. Over the years though, Corsair has gained a strong reputation for SSDs (Solid State Drives), power supplies, CPU coolers, computer cases, as well as a wide range o...
Great air flow with Corsair's Direct Airflow Path™design, Support for up to a 280mm top and 360mm front radiator, Hot Swap bays (2), AF140L fans (3), Great cable management/space, Toolfree drive bays, Support for long GPUs, Easy filter cleaning, Compact s...
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The Corsair Carbide Air 540 sets your idea of what a computer case should look like on edge. This is a bold step for Corsair, and they have done it with near perfect execution. The quality is top notch, which is certainly no surprise from Corsair. The fit...
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It's an open secret these days, that experiments with form factors are very welcome by customers. Especially since the trend with miniITX gaming PC's started to take off, more and more case manufacturers start showing new conpects. With their Carbide Seri...
With the Carbide Series Air 540, Corsair managed to build a cube case with a very well thought interior In this regard Corsair was able to convince us but this case still offers room for improvement For example: we disaggree with the fans Corsair has cho...
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Who had the most interesting chassis at Computex 2013? Our vote would go to Corsair and the intriguing, double-width Carbide Series Air 540. Heck, we'd go as far as to say this is arguably the most intriguing chassis Corsair has produced in recent years...
Fun and easy to build into, Multiple dedicated SSD bays, Excellent cable management, Dual chambers work really well, Great at showing off your hardware, Extreme airand liquidcooling potential, It's something a bit different...
Could have been quieter, Lacks that premium Obsidian feel, HEXUS Awards, Corsair Carbide Series Air 540, HEXUS Where2Buy, The Corsair Carbide Series Air 540 chassis is available to order from Scan Computers, HEXUS Right2Reply, At HEXUS, we invite the com...
The Carbide Series Air 540 is exactly the sort of chassis that Corsair should be producing. It's different, interesting, and ultimately makes you want to build a new rig. This is very much a case of Corsair demonstrating an ability to create products tha...
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