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Value Award
CORSAIR Carbide 200R
RRP: $59.99 | Website: www.corsair.com
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his here is a budget case. Yes,
the CORSAIR Carbide 200R could
possibly be the lowest priced
case from CORSAIR ever. At $60 it
costs less than the Bit-Fenix Mini-ITX
case we reviewed last issue. For $60
you’re going to have to make a lot of
sacrifices and the most obvious one is
in the aesthetics department.
That is the first thing you’ll notice
when you look at this this case. It’s
very simple in design and essentially
a rectangular box with a somewhat
nice finish that makes it look classy.
I’ve no complaints about this as
many cases especially the cheaper
ones tend to overdo the design in a
feeble attempt at appealing to the
unfortunate individual swayed by the
cheap plastic dragon front (feel free
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to insert any “Arrow to the knee joke”
here –Ed) door.
You’ll find no such foolishness here,
instead you’ll find here a basic case
that is lacking many of the luxury
features, but does execute what it
does have very well. The case is fairly
wide, so cable management is made
easier than it otherwise would be.
The chassis features plenty of room
for long graphics cards and if you try
hard enough you may be able to fit an
H100i in there although it’ll be a tight
squeeze. I would recommend a single
radiator unit instead as that will be a
far more comfortable fit at the rear of
the case.
There really isn’t much to this
case other than its good finishes,
very low price and ease to work
with. Above all else it seems
CORSAIR was making a budget
case, without falling victim to the
innumerable design flaws of other
vendors who regularly dabble
in cases at this price point. For
the asking price I found it hard
to attach a score to it and thus
it received the value award as
it deserves it thoroughly, even
if it’s only because CORSAIR
has essentially built what is the
benchmark for cases of this size
and price point.
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As pointed out. You could try and
fit a 240mm radiator here but
the spacing is just not optimal and
you’d be better served with a 120mm
radiator at the rear of the case