Corsair Carbide 500R

[Skyguy]

The Corsair Carbide 500R is classed as a mid-tower chassis but the features look to say otherwise. With good airflow and a versatile setup in mind, the 500R has a no-nonsense design that appears to complement the straightforward yet robust features inside and out.



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[Solara2xb]

Thanks Jake for the great editing work!!!

[Drdeath]

Kenny, sweet review and great case for $140. Hows that broken PCIE tab on the extreme 4? LOL

[SamCR3]

Great job, Kenny. And great build. Your pics are awesome.

[Doctor_Death]

Good job on your first review!

[Bob2701]

Excellent review Kenny, a nice clean build as well.

[aryan51]

nice review kenny

[darkxmen]

great review i just picked up this case, i was wondering if a Eatx would fit this case?

[Solara2xb]

Thanks Everyone!! I learned allot from the members on this site.. So the credit has to be given to everyone here that contributes.

Kenny, sweet review and great case for $140. Hows that broken PCIE tab on the extreme 4? LOL

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LMAO!! Didn't even notice it after a while!!

great review i just picked up this case, i was wondering if a Eatx would fit this case?

the full size ATX board I had in there was already a tight fit with good wire management. The EATX board won't work really well with this case. I would probably look into a diff MB that is a little bit smaller. Even if you managed to fit the board you will not have any space to work in terms of running your sata and power cables. On top of that at the lower bottom right of the MB tray you will see Corsair recessed part of it for the rear for cable management. That is where you might run into problems with larger MB. Standard ATX will be your best bet.

[darkxmen]

damn really wanted the gigabyte sniper3 now i have to pick another, any recommendations?

[Doctor_Death]

Welcome to Pure OC

Talk to my reviewer Jim, he might be able to help you out with a Z77 board. Hey Jim, drop Darkxmen a PM and let him know what you have for Z77 boards

Thanks

[Solara2xb]

Like Stan mentioned talked to Jim.. He's the MB review so he knows allot more then I do with MB.. He will give you the right suggestion. lolz... I like to play around with cases and water cooling gear!

[darkxmen]

thanks hopefully he can help me

[alan1476]

Kenny, that is one of the best Case reviews I have ever read, between you and Vin doing the cases, PureOC has one of the best teams on the internet. What can I say, well for one thing its a Corsair Case, I have 3 of them I have the 800D and 2 X 650D Obsidians and I just got an NZXT that my son liked. But for me Corsair has always done justice to their cases and you made them look as good as can be. Great review.

[Solara2xb]

Thanks Alan, I have to give allot of credit to Jake for the great editing job he did..

[SamCR3]

Don't sell yourself short, Kenny. Jake really does a great job editing, but he is only as good as the content he's working with too.

I really like how you and Vinny have both done custom watercooling in the recent case reviews. It helps us determine the true potential of a chassis because if it can handle a custom loop, it can certainly handle any air cooling or closed loop set up someone would throw at it. Really great job.

I look at a lot of reviews and have to say that PureOC reviews are among the best, most informative around. Great job to the whole review team.