with its power loss protection affordability and performance the sp920
from a data makes upgrading to an SSD remarkably safe and simple so the
graphite 230t appears on first glance to
be Corsair's response to the cheap bold looking gaming cases on the market that
deliver a lot of flash but not a lot of Dash upon further inspection we find
that that's exactly what it is It's relatively Compact and lightweight
doesn't have a ton of extra features comes in a variety of colors and
includes orange red or blue LED fans depending on the configuration you
choose as well as an aggressively shaped window and speed arrows that are
strategically positioned to make it go faster this case was extremely
polarizing when it first launched with many criticizing the looks but I
actually disagree and I feel like Corsair has nailed their Target
demographic here with the look but what do you think let me know in the comments
but while we might normally say okay
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and we hold them to a higher standard than other casemakers because they ask
for more money than other casemakers so we're going to dig deeper and evaluate
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starting at the front of this case we've got two usb3 ports headphone and
microphone jacks and a pretty cheaply implemented power and reset switch setup
that makes only one side of the power button actually pressable not a huge
deal though moving down we find three 5 and a/4 in base that for some
inexplicable reason aren't actually perforated and only have what look like
holes filled in with plastic maybe this is to keep the front bottom to top back
airf flow scheme in the case operating smoothly but but other than that I'm not
100% sure further down we find the included dual front 120 mm LED fans
orange on this model behind a mesh van filter that unfortunately is actually
quite difficult to remove for cleaning you need to remove both side panels
which slide on front to back rather than
back to front for some reason then undo all six plastic Clips individually to
remove the entire front bezel moving on
to the top of the case we've got nowhere to put this side panel or what I mean to
say is we've got ventilation holes with noise isolating rubber grommets in them
so they can be easily moved to support either dual 120 or 140 mm fans or even a
dual 120 or dual 140 mm radiator as long
as your motherboard heat sinks don't interfere with the extra thickness from
the rad unfortunately our Sabertooth Z87
didn't allow either of these radiator mounting options so we went with a rear
120 mm thick rad to match the fan that was already in there but your mileage
may vary also at the back we've got our standard 7 PCI expansion slots with some
extra ventilation holes next to them and a bottom mounted power supply with an
easily removable fan filter that will keep dust from the air that it intakes
directly from the bottom of the case of note is that you can install the fan
either way so we opted to leave the fan facing up this doesn't make use of that
dust filter but it does keep the power supply safe if you plan to use the PC on
a carpet where the other orientation would result in basically Zer air flow
uh that's an issue with any case with a bottom mounted power supply pretty much
though moving inside we start to find some nice little Corsair touches in no
particular order the motherboard standoffs are pre-installed with their
signature nubbin standoff in the middle that holds the board in place while
you're installing it all the metal bends are folded over and nicely finished so
it's pretty much impossible to cut yourself while you're working in this
case all internal wires and connectors are all blacked down to the very ends
with the exception of the HD audio connector a notable feature by the way
at this price point makes it look really clean inside and the tooless 5 and 1/4
in 2 and 1/2 in and 3 and 1/2 in Drive mounts are all pretty well implemented
the 5 and 1/4 in Bays use a simple metal
tab system the four 3 and 1/2 in Bays each have a nice long Spike that goes
into the side of the drive that holds it very securely in place and they feel
surprisingly rigid especially when you consider that the cage is actually
plastic something I don't recall having seen before and then finally the four 2 and
1/2 in mounts are easy to use with a simple you know slide in from the back
technique it's not perfect though it is pretty tight as you jam it in there but
quite loose once it's installed so if you put a hard drive in there with a
Slimmer than usual profile it might wiggle around causing damage now go
listen to the last 20 seconds or so of this video and think of penises this
time you're welcome ease of use aside cable management is a bit of a sore
point with the 2 and 1/2 in cage for me since Corsair recommends you leave the
SATA connectors hanging towards the video card I know you won't see them due
to the shape of the window but I still wish they could be managed differently
somehow other than that cable management isn't bad there's isn't a ton of space
behind the motherboard tray due to the compact case design but anchor points on
the back of the tray will help you route the eight pin connector to the nice big
hole at the top left of the motherboard tray and the bent right hand side gives
plenty of space for your 24 p and PCI
Express cables for everything else you can use a combination of the space
behind the motherboard tray or above the hard drive and SSD mounts to make things
as tidy looking as you can it would be easier to achieve Perfection with rubber
grommets in the spacious Cable Management holes here but that was
obviously a cost-saving emission speaking of holes between the ones on
the right and the bottom of the motherboard and the large CPU cutout at
the back I expected the motherboard tray to be pretty flimsy but I was very
pleasantly surprised in this regard it's rock solid in fact the 230t meets or
exceeds my build quality expectations even my unreasonable Corsair ones in
every way especially when you factor in the solid price point it's just playing
better than similarly styled blingy competitors so at the end of the day I
guess that's what this is It's a value case that I think will appeal to its
target audience one that delivers good if not groundbreaking features and
Cooling and surprisingly solid build quality at a fair price it gets my
better than spending your money on a really fancy steak than forgetting to
cook it in time and you get a disease from eating it award for stunning
excellence in the field of humdrum mediocrity an award that I reserve for
only the best products that Target a given price point and achieve a
compelling enough value proposition that someone looking to spend that amount of money might want to consider buying it
all of these silly award Jokes Aside this is actually why I don't really
review much entry level stuff I feel like there can't be any surprises in my
conclusion about the product the 230t is good but it's made by Corsair it wasn't
going to be totally stupid in the first place it was going to be good I mean
because of cost constraints though it's not like George can make the rivets out
of like magnesium unicorn horn alloy so
I just feel like there isn't much to say other than it met my
expectations but you guys let me know if I'm wrong was this video up until the
goofiness at the end as interesting to watch as when we cover high-end stuff
do you just straight up want to know like what's a good $70 case so you can
go and buy a truckload of 230 T's tomorrow or do you prefer that we focus
on the high-end stuff that's fun eye candy but you don't necessarily intend
to buy need your feedback my peeps and I guess like all the all the jokes aside
from the you know the hum drum mediocre actually very solid case definitely a
recommended buy at 70 bucks if that's what you guys are looking for all right
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