it's been three years since the Corsair air 540 cube case was released into the
wild and in that time we've stopped doing unboxings like this one i mean he
doesn't even build a computer in it what is that
Corsair forgot about cases for a while and then they finally launched this the
air 740. now the air 540 was an interesting case whose big selling
feature a dual chamber design for excellent airflow and loads of cable
management room worked well but it left some people wanting more especially in
the fan filter department so has Corsair met these desires and brought the
features up to the same modern aesthetic that the 740 has let's find out
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in the link in the description down below now i talked of the modern looks of the
air 740 in the intro i think it's like some kind of awesome mix between a
server and a kegerator uh let's start with the front interrupting one of the
cross blades which is what i guess i'll call the cool things that go across the
front of the case is a large set power button down a bit from there and you
have in a row from left to right a reset button two usb 3 ports headphone and
microphone jacks and an led switch which can be used with Corsair's new sp 120
and hd 120 RGB fan controller though it
should be noted you'll need to buy these separately
if you want to see this functionality in more detail we should have a pax west
coverage video showcasing it by the time this video is released so go check that
out if you're interested below these is a little removable panel which wasn't
mentioned anywhere in the reviewer's guide or manual and all Corsair would
tell me when i interrogated them about it was that it's a potential front panel
expansion module so we're guessing it may be a fan control
module or something and vr friendly cases are a thing now so maybe an HDMI
port another thought we had was that it could be an intentionally blank spot so
people can 3d print their own logos and stuff i don't know we'll have to wait and see
behind the front panel which is just easy enough to remove without worrying
about it ever falling off is a big fan filter with a well implemented magnetic
mounting system so we're looking good on the whole fan filter thing so far moving
on the top of the case very much resembles the front with the cross blade
esque design albeit slightly less pronounced along with some meshing to
cover where the fans will breathe through i think it's well implemented
and looks pretty awesome but maybe not something i'd rock on a daily driver
system though i'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments
the bottom of the case pretty much resembles the top plus an arrangement of
solid case feet the left side panel is a large see-through plexiglas window
interrupted only by the handle release on the right hand side once opened it
can be easily lifted off of its hinges so you don't have to bother with it
while you're actually building the system the right side panel is mostly
plain but also includes a filtered cutout area for your power supply to
breathe through although the filter holes are so large that i would expect
that they're mainly going to be stopping spiders and flies from going into your
power supply instead of dust perhaps that's a problem at Corsair hq
so more fan filters they fixed the fan filter problem then well they improved
it but didn't in my opinion completely solve it the front intakes and power
supply intake are filtered as i previously mentioned
but the top and bottom sections remain bare it's a 150 us dollar case and at
that price i expect filters wherever they could be a fan mount that could be
used as an intake anyways now that we're
inside we get to see that there is a ton of cable management holes and really
nice rubber grommets scattered everywhere that you could need them and
there is so much room i found the air 740 easy to
build into the point where it was rather relaxing like the comfy couch of
computer cases even just down to things like the graphics card mounting screws
being inside the case instead of outside
it's not a huge deal but i do prefer it that way moving in behind the
motherboard we have yet again so much
room you can mount three hard drives and four ssds all in their respective
tool-less trays while just absolutely not caring about cable management
because there isn't going to be air pushed through here by any fans anyways
like i did or you can use the abundant
zap strap loops on the back of the motherboard tray the CPU heatsink
mounting cutout is very large and well placed and the power supply mounts
sideways as you probably guessed from the side panel vent i mentioned earlier
it also has a little metal bracket that goes in front of it this might seem
unnecessary if you're building your own pc but i would recommend installing it
if you plan on shipping your computer but all of that said cooling is a big
deal for this case and it shows it's compatible with up to eight 120
millimeter or seven 140 millimeter fans a 240 or 280 mil top radiator a 240 or
280 mil bottom radiator and a 240 to 80
or 360 mil radiator in the front that's
a lot of freaking cooling especially when none of that will have to fight
with anything like hard drive trays SSD
bays or even cable management unless you're insane and just shove all the
cables in the main compartment for whatever reason which i think leads
pretty well into the conclusion the Corsair air 740 looks rather striking in
a cool way i had a surprising number of people in the office comment on it while
i was working on my notes for this review it supports a fairly insane
amount of cooling and it's possibly one of the most easy to build in cases i
have ever personally handled with ample amounts of room and toolless access to
drives etc but is there too much room i mean look at this thing next to me it's
large in every possible dimension it's ginormous
and if you consider how much of the space behind the motherboard tray is
actually used it feels like you're making a trade-off for that ease of use
so if you want a wicked looking case and an easy building experience this may be
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