Corsair 280X MATX Cube Case Review

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[@ChescoYT]

I really like how compact it is! For those looking for this type of style, its a nice option!

[@Anxiou5Panda]

If I were Corsair, I would make that case a little bit taller, longer and wider so we can comfortably add 2 bottom fans without those having issues with the GPU, Motherboard and other connectors. I'd also love it if we can still add a single fan at the back as an exhaust so we can potentially have a positive air pressure by having 3 exhaust fans (1 back & 2 top) and then 4 intake fans (2 bottom & 2 front). IMO Corsair should also follow NZXT's tempered glass panel solution. It doesn't stick out and you won't need like 4 thumb screws holding it in place.

[@jondonnelly4831]

Just get the ATX version.

[@heart4011]

Jon Donnelly the ATX version is like double this and is way worse because support for a radiator is forgotten and it doesn't have good airflow compared to the 280x version. If you want this case but a little bigger then a Lian Li o11 dynamic will suit you

[@wedgett1]

You can fit a 120mm fan in the back - it's not meant to fit but you can squeeze one in there.

[@PHANTOMtheONE]

NOT needed any filter there: 11:39 because it is the part where hot air most go out so, what it needs there is another fan to pullout the air. But if you want to pull in fresh air from there, then yep, you´ll need a filter... then the fans of the upper radiator most be pointing to to the outside direction, that way all air will be pulled out to the top, good solution. Good vid ty.

[@conraddevera]

I see this is based on a 240 (which i have right now), wished they made it a bit bigger but smaller than the 540. But it’s nice to see that an aio can now fit up top

[@unclegamer6705]

The design is obviously a series of upgrades to the Air 240 and I love it, they have incorporated most of the changes I asked them for. However the move to tempered glass comes at a price, air flow. The exhaust top is fairly air flow restricted and the front only a little bit less so. The case, as is is awesome for me to use at events as it is beautiful and allows me to show off our graphics cards. However for long term air cooling use the design has some concerns. For this reason i have already begun talking to a modder about modding one of these cases for my personal use at hgome for my main gaming rig. As for the mATX design, I find this case actually work a little better with an mITX board in it. It is a bit big for an mITX design but allows for more cooling options and fits oversized graphics cards.

[@James-dy6zh]

Uncle Gamer you mean air 240? The design is exactly the same, nothing changed internally. Aesthetically the outside isn’t much of an upgrade it’s just glass! A bit disappointed I will keep my 240 for another 4 years and pass

[@unclegamer6705]

Are you kidding some of the changes are pretty large. For example in the Air 240 there was no way to fit anything beyond a standard height card without modding and even then only a moderate height boost. The 280X fits extra height cards with ease. The bottom intake on the Air 240 would not fit a regualr fan unless you used an ITX board, an ultra slim would barely fit. The 280X fits a standard 120 fan witgh an mAXT and fits a standard 140 if you like with ITX (2 of them in fact plus dual 140 in the front. There are have been quite a few internal changes.

[@ronniepickering8589]

Great for beginners and advanced. All you have to do is run the cables through the grommets and dump it in the back. Love it.

[@santyclause8034]

1) Turn the grommets on the big tempered glass side-panel around so the high side sits outside and the glass fastens down snug. 2) Nylon washers suit 1/4" or M6 (same washer fits both) stack those on the glass top panel's fastener posts and sit the high side of its grommets face down for extra height. 3) Black duct tape over the ventilation cross-drilled thinggy on the back, or some 80mm fans. 4) Use washers as spacers on the feet for extra height The MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Mech is short enough to give headroom for a front panel radiator - its is 282mm long, I think Next short GPU is the Zotac Geforce RTX 2070 Super Mini Byski make a full cover water block for the MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Mech Barrow make a water block for the RTX 2070 Super Mini (not full cover just the GPU and hot stuff) Silverstone make a 280mm long modular PSU of 1200W: ST-1200-PT Strider 1200 Watt Platinum 80+ it fits perfectly Asrock make the X570M Pro4 mATX board. It has 2 full length PCIe-4 x16 and two NVMe gen 4 M.2 SSD ports plus a WiFi NVMe and there is a single row PCIe slot as well. The board is native Crossfire Ready and just needs the two PCIe-4 x16 slots. Inside the case it looks mostly black with brushed aluminium and white heat sinks Swiftech makes the Apogee Drive 2 water pump-on-cpu water block combo, the motor can be purchased with a DDC M35X base and swapped into the bare Apogee Drive 2. A heatshield can be purchased to sit on top without the led in the middle, and an 80mm fan can be fitted onto that. This saves a lot of room. Alphacool source a chiller, Koolance makes an Intercooler and sub-assembly chiller these are just a little more than the ordinary desktop PC budget would prioritise The case looks like it belongs on a desk.

[@NapFloridian]

Its white, Tom is going to like it....

[@dar._]

Great rundown as always mate, would you consider putting this up against the NZXT H400/i for a comparison, as these seem to be the two hot ticket items in the mATX space at the moment.

[@jdlewis79uk]

Not enough micro atx indeed, I couldn't agree more. Kinda wish Bitfenix would do an updated version of the Prodigy M, with higher quality feet, tempered glass etc... Thanks for the great vid :)

[@chasejeanette6390]

Can I put a normal size powersupply into this case?

[@zaierdar2723]

Chase Jeanette check the website for dimensions

[@jordancollins6261]

Ive always bought Corsair cases, my present one is the 780T, which is a relatively older case now but not over stylized and comes with a beautiful perspex window on the side. This year I want to go ITX for portability, I've always wanted the 380T because it came with a handle, sadly its no longer made. I looked to the competitors cases but wasn't too happy on their solutions or quality. My ideal ITX build would be a ROG themed, RTX 2080 Ti, Strix Z390, ideally like whats in the video really. This video confirmed what I want, cheers.

[@nelsonnepinak6035]

Yes but I thought money makes the world go round some stupid things like one other 780t had no comebacks cheaper bye the dizzy

[@Ha1rD1aper]

i got one. i personally really like it. it takes up less horizontal space than the stereo receiver it's sitting on top of. also, unlike Lian-li's mATX/ITX tiny cases they can fit a standard PSU. honestly, air cooling is probably not a good idea, was running a 10400F for a bit with the stock cooler and was hitting 80 lol! however, the MOBO i have now has 2 CPU fan headers that i am running fan splitters off of for my 280mm top mounted AIO, 2 120mm fronts, and with a separate 120mm case fan in the back for positive pressure, and temps are great with 12600K while heavy gaming. as soon as CPU starts to heat the whole case vents immediately lol...

[@GeordiLaForgery]

Good point about the glass gap 2mm.

[@wbkruse13]

An optional gasket to go around the side panel would be great. That way you can decide if you want to have more airflow or a quieter PC.

[@cordes85]

AsRock Taichi X399M TR4, threadripper 1& 2, 64gb ram, evga hybrid 1080ti sli, and using EnergMax Ligtech 240mm AIO, Use Noctua 140mm fans industrial 3000rpm x4 + 2x120mm Noctua Industrial 3000 rpm fans for the AIO, 6x phanteks Halos for RGB, Corsair Commander or Nzxt Sentry whatever your flavour is, and get some dust filter mesh cut size for every exposed area as said in video, would be an amazing M-Atx build especially as a 32 core threadripper 2 is coming, and if you had the time you could use Evga 1080ti Hydrocopper x2, fixed tube bends, TR4 EK full cover block, EK Lang D5 Pump/Res in the back, Cablemod individual colour power cables, would be a show-stopper!

[@the13th]

The thing Im seeming to notice (and I am hoping I am wrong) is they seem to have removed the support of the "flexible installation" on the previous version you could put the feet in two different locations so that the window was either on the side or the top. Thats a huge disappointment to me if I am right

[@grandpixel]

Way better review than Gamer's Nexus

[@jasongooden917]

There's a party on the business side.

[@grandpixel]

It's a beautiful case. I might buy this one if I didn't think the glass would restrict airflow too much.

[@illgottengains1314]

Love the thumbnail 😁 Tom looks like a kid who's just finished his homework

[@johnpaulsanluis2436]

He looks like wallace in wallace and gromit

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

I don't feel that having a dust filter at the rear is such a big issue. To put it that way, I have a case that I have been using for almost a decade which has a similar setup: front dust filter, none at the rear. Because of the front fans, the case has positive pressure which means that air wants to get out. That makes it very hard for dust to get in.

[@sanghuloom6943]

I've been searching for this kind of video and you truly answered some of my questions in mind. I'm actually planning to build a MicroATX PC with this Corsair 280X. I have some compatibility concerns that I want to raise to you. I want to maximize cooling potential so I was planning to install a 280mm corsair AIO in the top like the iCUE H115i ELITE CAPELLIX and 2 QL140 in the front and 2QL140 in the bottom. I have seen in this video that a 280mm rad would probably fit together with 2 140mm fans in the front. I will be only using one GPU, probably the RTX 3080, now my question is: at 8:16 part of this video, would two (2) Corsair 140mm fans fit in the bottom as well with the setup that I am planning?

[@tokamana]

Thanks for the review. I wish I had seen this case available. just built a new system inside a Corsair 400c D

[@hhhfghhh]

We honestly need a refresh to the AIR series, I mean if the Air 240 lives on as this, I can only imagine better things for the Air 740's successor... Perhaps a replaceable front panel like the H500M, with a focus on Airflow/Aesthetics?

[@Novagunner]

Are you sure most power supplies do as you said? pull in air from the fan side that is.. Im not saying youre wrong... just so i know... it does make sense that it workds that way...

[@OC3D]

Absolutely I'm sure dude. It exhausts out the back

[@welshmouse]

I wish they would make this without the secondary chamber as an ITX case. I just want a mini tower with the all glass aethetic.

[@VilerVicious]

why not showing with the front panel removed? ):

[@RexinOridle]

Would love to see a ATX version of this.

[@conraddevera]

Rexin Oridle they have the older 540. A bit different but same dual chamber

[@seanorion7106]

They have an ATX version now

[@AlistairMaxwell77]

i just had to retire an air 240 after about 4 years of faithful service . great case but just a little to small when it came to my new build . i hope they do a 540 upgrade

[@wizardwaxs6519]

What Reservoir should I use for the case ..ill be doing a water cooled version with in weeks

[@NesoxDev]

Hm I'm thinking about buying this one but I got a "Be Quiet Dark Power Pro10 1000w" power supply which is 190mm long, I know the maximum supported one is only 180mm do you think it would fit anyways, I guess it would cover a little bit of the hole there..

[@chanwei21]

Air 240 owner here~

[@RhinoTV]

Wish I could use my atx mobo on this ...

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[@johnnycrew2517]

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[@DanG87123]

Purchased one of these but returned it after building the system. Not enough exhaust airflow. Had a 240 aio up top and red devil 5700xt, gpu temps were too high with hot air unable to escape,replaced with Meshify c mini

[@4thNebula]

Gorgeous case. Currently have i7 3770K ATX system but want to go mATX. The great looks of this case may be overwhelmed by my messy desk. Not sure about not having a Blu-Ray drive. Hope external Blu-Ray drive will work well enough.

[@yurimodin7333]

dont go mATX....I have this case and I do like it but its such a PITA worrying about motherboard availability....if you like this layout look at the LianLi o11 dynamic

[@ukbatole]

Another great review, still big case for mATX in my humble opinion...

[@zybbok6122]

Hello guys. I need to take the front panel off for cleaning all the dust caught up in the filter (timestamp 1:28). How do I remove it? Can anyone tell me the procedure. Thanks.

[@One_Cool_Cucumber575]

Has anybody else had an issue with this case and this motherboard where you mount the h100i in the top as shown here and the cpu power cable won't fit properly, I had to remove to plastic retention clip from the CPU power cable and one of the screws holding the fan in to get the cable to fit.

[@andrewmp6]

Would a rad top and bottom and a small water pump fit with a micro atx board ?

[@johnheller2311]

Thanks for the review. It was very informative. I currently have a Ryzen system in the previous Corsair Air 240 model and love it. I am looking at making a new "all AMD" build in a white 280X case shortly with as many white components as possible. Just waiting on an AIO cooled Radeon VII varient to be released. Im not into custom loops yet, so a white corsair (I think the call it titanium) AIO CPU cooler and a AIO Radeon VII (or two) would be an awesome system

[@chasejeanette6390]

Can I out a regular size powersupply in to the case?

[@OC3D]

Yes dude - I used a normal PSU in the video

[@rushilagarwal7663]

can we fir 2 fans at bottom with a strix 1080ti which isa 2.5slot gpu?

[@KAI1IROS]

Would it be possible to put 2 corsair ql series 120mm fans on the bottom? Since I also have a asus rog strix 3080

[@Chrisfragger1]

Wonder if you will be able to do a review of the Phanteks Evolve X?

[@nunya___]

Awesome review. Thank you!

[@felipeffo1]

Hello guys I currently have a nzxt h210i and would like to switch to this case mainly because I suffer from high temperatures on the gpu. I have an itx project and a waltercooler nzxt kraken x53. My question is whether I can use this waltercooler on the 280x or have to buy a corsair model Thanks

[@chrishexx3360]

Love the look of that case. Love my Carbide 540. Sexy piece of kit.

[@bevanjonsson2284]

Close to being a perfect case but its a big NO from me. 1. Case needs to be longer for 360 Radiator support on the roof. Will also allow longer graphics cards + radiator on the front. 2. Also needs to be a bit taller with more top clearance to allow thicker top radiators. 3. Looks like there's room for A 92MM or 80mm fan at the rear. Add mounting for it!

[@krecikowi]

No water cooling in front :(. I have to graphic card water cooled using H10 Corsair AIO water coolers :(. I wonder how much space is left in front in between GPU and fans. Maybe I could try low profile fans?

[@James-dy6zh]

This is exactly the same case as the air 240, and you keep saying no dust filter, which annoys me because I’ve never had to clean the inside of my case since bought it in 2014. The dust wipes off on the dust filters on the bottom and side of the case! The design is flawless but a tad uglier. Totally disappointed with the copy cat upgrade Corsair. All they needed to do is change the plastic to aluminum and remove the small 80mm fan holes in the rear with a 120mm. Idiots just put rgb fans and tempered glass and call it an upgrade? Wtf man!

[@jaspercanda671]

Hi man, im thinking of downsizing my case. im currently using Phanteks Evolv mAtx. will 280x fit 280mm AIO (h115i in particular) on the top and 2 LL140 in the front?

[@timbersync]

i saw someone posted that it could be done. But i'm not sure

[@xattr8403]

has anyone an idea what dust filter to get for the rear part over the pcie slots? also any idea what kind of foam to use on the side panel?

[@mok0w354]

i want to buy this but what are the dimesion

[@Bareego]

well reviewed, all interesting bits covered !

[@OneBrokeBloke]

what about noise levels? I assume glass isn't great. it not being sealed probably makes it worse.

[@williambates6544]

Very quiet according to GN

[@axi6ne8us]

I'm planning on putting an X399M taichi in this case soon.

[@jiayongli4584]

can you put the metal side as the bottom? maybe put 4 legs there for air flow?

[@Vleoxyz]

Mark Li I got something similar with this case, I hanged my pc underneath my desk so its off the ground and i put some legs on the right side so the psu gets air and haven’t had any problems

[@wpi6705]

Will my brocken eco fit in its height is 150mm so is the max height

[@sn0fx]

I'm guessing you can't run a 280 up top with micro-atx AND 140mm fans in front? What about ITX + 280 + all 140mm fans?

[@One_Cool_Cucumber575]

There is mounting for 140mm fans at the top but good luck fitting anything in unless you use itx, with itx yes, you can run a 280 on top. Matx though barely fits a 240 and I had to do weird mods to get my CPU cable in.

[@KoVaMoDz]

Is the Aio a Corsair H100i v2 ? With the Corsair Fans?

[@ItsmyLife022]

Thank you so much!

[@tsunami6253]

wow, that GPU sag is serious..but overall informative video 👍

[@ptah4000]

too bad they didn't set this up to set on its side as an option to relieve gpu droop

[@Vleoxyz]

I bought the non rgb version, how should I use the 2 fans? 1 intake 1 exhaust or both intake? And if I use 1 in 1 out, should I use the top mount or the bottom

[@timbersync]

2 intake in the front. and buy 1 in the top-back

[@Vleoxyz]

Should I go 2 in front 2 out top or 2 in front 1 in bottom 1 out top, i have 4 fans rn

[@timbersync]

@@Vleoxyz bottom is no really necessary if you have good fan. But 1 intake in the bottom is fine. Top fan as exhasut in the back. You use air cpu cooler right ?

[@Vleoxyz]

Suryadi yes i got an air cooler, but my pc hangs underneath my desk. It doesnt stand on the desk or under so the intake in the bottom is really good

[@timbersync]

@@Vleoxyz that's great. 1 exhaust in the top back should be enough for air cooler. if someday you're decided to put aio in the front , 2 exhaust in the top is better.

[@TheRealIzz]

could you fit that rad in the front with that graphics card

[@jordan-yy5rq]

This with 2080 or evolv x / PC o11 with 2070? I want aura sync ecosystem.

[@JasonWBlades]

White is the right color for my computer case.

[@scorchedbee]

Will they do a slightly larger ATX one?

[@flamehedzz1963]

Is this out in the UK yet?

[@Kcimor78]

Its like a Air 240. Looks nice. Not my style, but nice

[@BindlestiffGames]

Soooooooo... if you have dual 240 rads (top and bottom), where is the reservoir/pump going?

[@itllBuffGaming]

One to the CPU one to the GPU

[@briseidaquiel8993]

name of rgb effect?

[@ezeddinkhursheed7776]

Where is the corsair 500d se review?

[@MarshMellowChronic]

Can you get a 280mm in the roof? I have a 280mm EVGA CLC aio.

[@jacobbarcibal6513]

Erebus yes but it says that you need to use an itx board

[@guydives1246]

but do you actually need it?

[@Hakeem597]

That is a beautiful case....I think it’s better than the inwin 303

[@williamwilliam9443]

does this case support vertical gpu?

[@shadowv6794]

What if Corsair refine the 250D?

[@MrComputerCoder]

You didn't mention that you can only fit fans or radiator if you have an ITX motherboard. You can't do it with a matx.

[@One_Cool_Cucumber575]

you can fit, that's the z370-g which is an matx motherboard and I have the same setup but there are issues, the radiator at the top won't fit properly with the board and I had to remove a fan screw and the plastic retention clip on the CPU cable to get it to fit.

[@CollapsedMass]

Flip it on the power supply side. Put some feet on that area.

[@kolllar2391]

Can anyone tell me if an Aorus Waterforce WB 1080ti will fit in height (15cm) ? Thanks guys !

[@memberofaith7301]

Hey can you put a 240 mm radiator on the top of the PC???????????????

[@glussier100]

I've got a 280mm radiator on top, a Corsair H115i RGB Platinum

[@DarkExsphere]

Where would I put the Corsair H115i Pro in this case if I literally had the same mobo and gpu

[@aaronclapper7580]

Dark Exsphere top

[@berdesjoeden]

lian li pc o11 dinamic but little smaler

[@jondonnelly4831]

I love the o11

[@dethskullcrusher]

I like the case, but the lack of good mATX motherboards pulls me off really.

[@zoom_shields]

What motherboard is that,

[@sadla1984]

psu corsair hx1200i can fit?

[@ZpGKillua]

can you somehow mount the gpu vertically in this case?

[@OC3D]

If you modded it yourself - yes.

[@murrayjamieson9502]

Looks like they took the Air 240 and pimped it. Again Well done Corsair!

[@travis4308]

Beautiful case.

[@Laup2ten]

airflow? FUCK AIRFLOW YEAH

[@_Piers_]

I much prefered the look of the 240, but you can't get that anymore.

[@racketsong]

would an atx board in 90* fit in?

[@seanmcleann]

Idk if this is still relevant but no.. only itx and M-atx

[@Kirikazee]

can a tri fan strix 2060 fit on this case?

[@m.behan6]

Xjhen this case can fit a 300mm gpu

[@alexzero7721]

Can u fit a Normal atx mother board

[@Vleoxyz]

Alex zero nope

[@guydives1246]

can u get a 280 rad on the top ?

[@TheSjuris]

Yes

[@ThePalerider12]

Ughh, I really don't like tempered glass or LEDs. Lower the price and give me a version with mesh, solid panels, and plain black fans.

[@philippbeckerofficial7893]

Why not ATX?!‘

[@lipvandip6480]

The front looks SO good but the side looks kind of meh

[@thebosskiller3150]

Nice review

[@thathorrorshow4126]

Bad ass looking case

[@donjames5761]

yes lets all put glass in front of fans why would hot components require Air anyway lol omg this trend sucks

[@CommercialFree78]

Maybe it doesn't suck enough?