Corsair Carbide Series 330R Titanium Edition Ultra-Silent Mid Tower Computer Chassis with Integrated Fan Controller

I've built several PCs for myself, and choosing a case is always fraught with difficulty, especially when buying on the basis of other people's reviews and pictures. Maybe if you are lucky you can find a YouTube video of someone building into the case you fancy, but more often than not the purchase is something of a gamble.I chose this case because the price (£45) was very reasonable for what was on offer. I have no interest in the visuals of the case, so a bland looking black box is fine by me. There is a transparent side panel, but again that's of little consequence to my build. If you are looking for a case that will show off all your LEDs then look elsewhere. This case appealed to me largely because it retained the front DVD/CD-R drive slots (2 of them).The case is made from the standard soft steel, or alloy, so care is needed not to force screws or bend things, but it's perfectly sturdy enough for a straightforward build. The panels are all quite resonant, so any vibrations you create by the use of fans and drives is amplified, but the equipment in my build was already quiet to begin with, so that wasn't a problem for me.The case did present one or two issues that are worth mentioning.One of the motherboard risers was off center by around half a millimetre, meaning that screw had to be entered at an angle and wouldn't go all the way in. This was not a deal breaker, because all other screws were perfect.Also, I'm not really bothered by cable management (I don't do any, beyond keeping the cables out of the fans!) but I couldn't find an easy way to remove the front panel, which you'd want to do if you were going to tuck the front panel cables in there.All those cables were nicely labelled and very straightforward to attach.The plastic mounts for the internal drives were very flimsy, but wonderfully easy to attach. Drives are much smaller these days and don't weight as much. You probably won't be kicking your PC around any time soon, so the mounts are perfectly serviceable.I found it a little bit tricky to get the motherboard I/O plate in place, and it only really sat correctly once the motherboard was attached, but a little pressure caused the plate to pop into place.When the machine is off the power switch is all but invisible - at least it is where I site it (beneath my desk in quite a dark spot) and the switch is set quite flush with the surface, making it difficult to feel where it is by touch. The first few times I went to switch the PC on, I was fumbling around pressing everywhere but the one place I should! But eventually of course you get used to that, and it wouldn't be a problem for everyone.These wee annoyances are the kind of things I've noticed on all my builds, but then I always use a cheap and cheerful case. This is certainly that, but I also feel confident that it will do the job adequately for the lifetime of this PC.

This review is for the 275Q case, since Amazon bundle the different models together in one page.I was upgrading my PC mid-tower case, as part of a slowly-implemented system upgrade of a workstation that occasionally plays games. The previous case was an ancient Asus Vento, and it's fair to say that computer cases have moved on hugely in the years since I bought that one.Pros:- Lots of space for cable management. This was the main thing I noticed going from an old PC mid-tower. In particular, there was lots of space behind the motherboard to run cables, and lots of access points with rubber shields to feed cables through.- Sleek minimalist design. If you are want a PC case without RGB lighting everywhere, then this is a great case for that. There is a subtle white light that shines on the bottom of the front panel, that's all.- Good 2.5" drive support. There are dedicated places on the back of the motherboard panel to screw 4 2.5" drives vertically. Most people will use these for SSD drives, but mechanical drives are ok with being placed vertically instead of horizontally.- Lots of space at the base of the case to store unused cables if you have a non-modular power supply.- Lots of eyelets for cable ties to hook through, for the cable management.- Two included Corsair 12cm case fans (one at top-rear, one at mid-front) which are PWM and can run very quiet.- No sharp edges- Noise-damping on the two side panels- Dust filter on the front and bottom (access to the front dust filter requires the front panel to be removed)- Magnetic cover for the top ventilation, if you want to add a top radiator or fan- Option to vertically-mount one graphics card- At the time of purchase, it was £75, which is a good price for such a feature-rich caseCons:- Front panel audio buzzed when plugging headphones into it. This is due to electrical interference. I could probably fix it by experimenting with different cable management layouts, but I never use front panel audio.- The case comes with a PWM repeater installed, so you can connect up to 6 PWM case fans to only 1 motherboard header. On my Asus Z87-A motherboard, this seemed to lose the PWM ability of the fans, and they ran at 100% with no option to control them. Disconnecting the case fans from the PWM repeater and connecting them directly to the motherboard worked perfectly instead.- The screws for the side panels are not removable, and I found them tricky to line-up. Removable larger screws would have been better (but then maybe these would clash with the minimalist design)- It would have been nice to have another removable 3.5" hard drive bay so that we can have more than 2 3.5" drives.Some general points about the case:- 455 mm high, 211 mm wide, 460 mm deep- Supports 2 3.5" drives- Supports 4 2.5" drives- No support for 5.25" drives- Supports Graphics Cards up to 370 mm long- Supports CPU Coolers up to 170 mm high- Supports Power Supplies up to 180 mm long- Supports up to 3 12cm fans at the front (or 2 14cm fans) - one pre-installed- Supports up to 2 12cm fans at the top (or 1 14cm fan)- Supports 1 12cm fan at the rear (pre-installed)- PWM Repeater installed which connects up to 6 PWM fans (needs 1 SATA cable for power)For the money, this is an excellent case for anyone wanting a minimalist design mid-tower with noise-damping , and I highly recommend it.