Corsair Carbide Series 500R Mid-Tower Gaming Case ATX 4X5.25 6X3.5INT USB 1394 No PS White

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Corsair as always make good case. simple design with a good price

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basically it's good case. It's too plastic for the price you paid for...unless you got it under $80 like myself...price match it with ME.

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This case is great. It looks extremely nice, is fairly big and definitely worth the price. I managed to pick this up on sale for $90 and it was an amazing purchase.

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This is a great case. It has fantastic cooling. The cable management is hard to beat as well. I love the looks also. It reminds me of a star wars stormtrooper with the white and black color scheme. I have to say that I am a little disappointed in the lack of mounting screws I received though. Many people have complained on the corsair forum about this problem. Last year, several received this case without any mounting screws for the fans. Corsair uses a specific type of screw for this case. A standard fan screw will not fit. These cases have been shipped now with the additional screws in the box for months. The one I received did not have them. The corsair rep said he had not had a call since December from someone asking for the screws. As usual, my luck sucks. It is still a great case.

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Also would be nice if the fan controller had more then 3 connections, would like more so extra fans could be linked to the front panel.

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Overall it's a AWESOME case for a first build, planning to keep it for my next builds. It also has a nice free shipping for entier order.If only they would have made the front panel fan controller usable with other fans, it would have been a masterpiece.

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no matter how well the designers and engineers perform, the business department's can always ruin a great product.

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I got this case a few days ago and it has been a delight to work with. Cable management was a breeze(even for a rookie like me) the 4 onboard fans work great and as others have said there is plenty of room for more fans or even a water cooling setup. Corsair has another solid product here. I would recommend it to anyone.

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This is a realy good case, it will fit any cpu cooler because of the extended side panel and easy instalation with the big cpu cutout, you may remove the 200m, but most likely you wont need too. Cable management is a charm with this case making it one of the best hight air flow case.

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This is a good case, i would spend an extra 20$ for the 600t, but overall i liked it. Someone put a dent in mine :)

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Satisfactory, but greatly disappinted. Maybe it is just my case lately, since Corsair products and me are not getting along very well, hope better luck to others. Corsair will definetly not be getting any of my money anymore.

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Choosing a case was more harder then choosing the hardware I wanted to put in there. I looked & looked for a hole month, Went back & forth between cases. But, I always came back to this case, The Corsair Carbide Series 500R was just more compatible. It looks nice too with the white & black. It went on sale so, I went & bought it for $99. I was going to buy it for $130 witch is well worth it. Some people like to pay less. You can't go wrong with this case, it might have all the things you use. For me I think it is a perfect case in my case.

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Love this case. Got this as a package deal with a Corsair HX520 (which I also love) and it made the build a real pleasure. I've been using cheap cases for years and its such a change to use a decent case like this. Has lots of fans built in (with white LEDs too) which are more than enough cooling for my rig. It also has a 3-speed fan switch on the front panel which is nice touch. Watch out pressing the LED on/off switch, its close to the reset!

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what to say, i'm absolutely thrilled with this case so far. very nice design, a pleasure to work with, loads of room, great options and/for cooling, decent build quality. LEDs are a nice touch, especially with the option to turn them on and off.definitely loads better than that generic case that housed my old Northwood hahai have to say i'm really liking Corsair's products. great company.

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this gaming case is easy to work with and it looks good. Fans speed can be adjusted on front panel and cooling is effective

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This case is excellent and i would order it again.

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I was contemplating between this and Fractal Arc Midi. Chose this one due to the sale, the colour, and the fact that the USB ports are not on the top of the case where it would collect dust.Cable routing area could have had more cable tie down points, and HDD activity light is a little too bright.At its price-point, I think it's the best deal.

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Well designed case with a ton of space. Installation was easy as pie, love the tool-less setup. This is my first gaming level case and it was well worth the money.

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I think the case just looks great compared to my old Inwin Maelstrom case which served me well for last 2 years, but was not quite working where I had it! This one is a little smaller, has usb ports power light and fan switch on the front where I'll now be able to reach them. Case has superior cooling options, is very refined inside and out, better cable management and I was able to easily migrate every thing from old case to new one. I added some sound dampaning material where I could and modded the side panel so there's now a window in front of the fan on the angled portion. Nice that I can now see inside the case! Runs very quiet, cool and at the sale price feels like a steal!!!The white finish is very nice touch also. It is loaded with fans now which are all turned down for silent running. I couldn't be more happy with purchase. Definatly the easest case I've had to work with and I looked at a lot of cases befor deciding on this one. Oh and the wife likes it to!!!

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Overall an excellent case if you are looking for a spacious,classy looking case with excellent ventilation.This beautiful case has so much room that it can handle a Noctua NH-U12p SE heatsink plus TWO Asus DirectCU GTX460s at same time.The 500R is also a very quite case at its highest fan speed, I can barely heard anything really.Recommended.

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Love it. Build went without a hitch. Most of the cables stay behind the motherboard. Components stay several degrees cooler than my old case. Loved being able to add a 120mm fan on the hard drive cage itself. Room for an H100 water cooler if needed. Recommended.

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I really like this case Previous case was a Thermaltake Element S which was very good, but this case is just a little better. The flat top with a phone charging recesse bay makes it better plus the side fan is keeping two passive cooled 6850'd at a resonaable temp. The deep internal hard drive fan location is also very nicely placed. When combine with the evercol budget radiator this thing is mostly silent but still very cool. The white led fans are pleasing. I got lucky and got this on sale. I bet it will not go on sale for a long time because it is so good.

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I LOVE this case. Corsair has a hat trick, a home run, a 100 yard rush...whatever you wanna call it, the bottom line is winner. Purchased for 89.99 on sale and worth every penny. The Case has an overall great visual appeal, comes loaded with 3 120mm fans (2 of which are LED) and 1 LED 200mm on the side panel. Generous real estate is offered behind the motherboard tray which makes cable routing a breeze. All kinds of features are offered including, front USB 3.0, firewire, a fan controller, an led on/off switch and front audio. Overall I couldn't be happier with this purchase and I would definately recommend it to anyone looking for a midsized case, and would buy it again for future builds.

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Corsair's got another winner with this case, i've had builds using the 400R, the 600T in white and this case in white and i've enjoyed every single build, everything is amazingly easy to work with, lots of holes and grommets to route your cables through. the font panel cables also match the case in that they're black.i wouldn't think twice about buying this case again and highly recommend to anyone thinking of doing a new build

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Superb case with attention to detail. Flawless powder coat paint on exterior and interior. Plastic and metal finish matched, making it difficult to distinguish metal from plastic without touching. Excellent fit. Side panels slide smoothly into position. Screws align with their holes (if you take more of the case apart, which is possible because Corsair used screws in place of rivets to secure the top to the case. The 5.25" drive cage is riveted in place.).Excellent ventilation with space to add a lot more if desired. Ability to turn off LEDs on front (2) and side (1) fans, and front panel 3-position speed control for them is a nice touch. Ability to remove one of the 3.5" drive trays if not required, can enhance ventilation and provide more space for unusually long video cards.Mid-tower case with space to fit a Corsair H100 to the twin 120/140 mm fan mount on top. With a minor case mod to shift the H100 mounting holes to one side, I have fit an H100 in push-pull configuration inside the case. The pull fans are in the top, grill-covered tray designed to hold fans. The H100 radiator and push fans are inside the case. Fit is tight with my Asus P8P67 Pro mobo with the DIMMs just clearing the fans and the DIMM clips partly under the fans. (photo link below)[IMG]http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/Green_Prospector/Reviews/H100inCorsair500R1.jpg[/IMG]Cabling can be well hidden for a neat installation that does not interfere with ventilation because of the numerous pass-throughs around the mobo tray. Simply route each cable to the backside of the mobo tray via the nearest pass-through. The bulge in the side of the case provides space for the cables. Although case does not have a window, the huge ventilation grill on the side makes LED fans on the interior visible. The four 5.25" drive positions on the front are covered with the same metal mesh as the fans (top, side, front, bottom) so LEDs and LED fans on the case interior are visible from the front (albeit through a screen). The front mesh (fan and drive positions) and the bottom fan positions contain a dust filter. The large grill on the side containing the 250 mm fan that blows inwards does not have a dust filter. The top fans also do not, but for most people these would be blowing outwards.Many small details make assembly pleasant. Thumb screws on the sides are captive so they can't be misplaced. The top is completely removable because it is fastened with screws. Two 3.5" drive cages are individually removable. Case comes with a good collection of mounting hardware. Although drive trays are plastic, the drives just snap into the tray. Although you probably want to avoid putting stuff on top of the case because it blocks ventilation, there is a small shallow tray at the top front so that if you do put something small on top it stays off the ventilation grill. The top ventilation is easily removable with a push-to-fasten, push-to-release clip at one end. The front grill is fastened with metal clips (not the plastic ones that break).Kudos to Corsair for a well designed, well built case at a great price.