CORSAIR - Carbide Series 100R ATX Mid-Tower Case - Black

i wanted to replace my HAF full size tower 5 year old case with a smaller case. I have a ROG Maximus Gene Z mb running a intel 2700k unlocked chip clocked to 4.6. 750 watt power supply. 16 gigs mem. had 6 fans and a noctua heat sink n fan. This case held 4 fans and all my goodies. looks good,plenty of room,decent cable mgmt. am really pleased with purchase. curbside pic up was smooth and effortless.

Decided to downgrade my 10+ years old X58 computer into this smaller Corsair 100R from a Corsair Obsidian 800D. I like the smaller form factor of the 100R. However, fitting my ATX EVGA X58 motherboard into the 100R leave no room for a top mount AIO radiator. I couldn't even fit two normal 120mm fans on top, so I had purchased two slimmer 120mm fans (about 15mm in thickness for it to clear the motherboard). Cable management on the 100R is not great, but doable, with a bit of force to push down on the back cover when putting it on. Otherwise, I think the 100R is a good value budget case for the money.

wanted to a new case for my transfer/new build. this made everything much easier. At 56 bucks great deal.

Pros: Decent cable management on the back Easy to open and close Window Side-panel Comes with a beefy case fan Plenty of places to put extra case fans Has two 5.25 inch expansion bays on the front Cons: The top of the case doesn't really have much room to route the 8pin EPS so if your power supply has smaller cables you might struggle a bit to connect it to the port on the motherboard. The You may have trouble removing/inserting your graphics card into your motherboard while in this case because when you lift the card you will run into the metal housing on the case so you will have to do a little bit of wiggling t get it out of the case. Overall: Good case for those who want to display some of their internals while also having room for something like an internal blu-ray writer and any other 5.25 inch expansions one can think of.

I would have liked to see a PSU shroud but given the price, I'd say that would be an unreasonable ask, especially given that the side panel is made of legitimate tempered glass, as opposed to acrylic. This is important because acrylic can be very difficult to impossible to clean, whereas tempered glass is just...glass. Ventilation is good, with ample room for cooling at the top and front of the case. The front fans or radiator might not get a ton of air given that it can only travel through the vents you can see on the front there, but I'd say that if you're paying this little for a case you're probably not rocking an 11900K or something like that which requires an extreme degree of airflow to cool properly. It's generally a solid case and I would definitely recommend it to those on a really strict budget budget. However, if you can spend like $20 more, I would recommend a case like the NZXT H510 or even the Corsair 110R, which is this case's "big brother" of sorts.

I needed a case that supported 5.25" drives and this one fit the bill. i also required a case that supported multiple four 3.5" and/or 2.5" drives. It's not that large, has a nice acrylic side panel. The issue is that the case cannot accommodate dual fan liquid coolers. The interior is pretty tight and there is no clearance for a 240mm radiator in the front or top (the height of the radiator and fans will block the motherboard mounting). This means you will have to get either a large air cooler or a single fan liquid cooler. This will restrict the case to lower powered CPUs as CPUs such as the AMD 3900X or Intel i7 9700K or i9 9900K will not be cooled properly. The case has mounts for five 120mm fans (two front, two top and one rear). I was able to install an Intel i7 6700K with a Gemini S524 air cooler with no issues on a MSi Z170 Gaming Pro board. I generally like the look and design, I just wish that the case was a tad larger to accommodate AIO 240mm radiators. I also like the fact that the case does not come with a power supply unit. This way you can buy a PSU that fits your needs.

I was looking to build a computer that I could have a good sized board and spaces to add other cards and drives. I looked at some of the high end gaming machines and was dismayed that they don't appear to have the capability to expand. Of course if all you're using them for is gaming then they serve the purpose. I needed something different and this unit has good space inside. Plenty of room to add optical drives, hard drives, and a board big enough to add additional cards. It is easy to get into on both sldes by just removing two thumb screws and one side has clear material that allows you to look inside and see what is going on or show off to your friends. The easy install drive trays are nice but I didn't find any hardware made specifically for SD drives or the smaller drives but you can make it work. So far it is very good!

I got this because I wanted a case right then because it was all I needed to finish a build. Seemed good at first and once I got everything in I was digging it but now I wish I waited because if you’re going air cool you can’t have a big air cooler even with the window that pokes out a bit more than specified. I have a evo 212 cool masters and it works but I want a better cooler to over clock but stick with air cooling. The case just doesn’t support the size of the air cooler that can get it done.