Corsair 380T - Mod-friendly Computer Case
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2015-05-07
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1,941 words · ~9 min read
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380t you even case
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bro with the purchase of a qualifying Intel processor SSD or knck you could
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instantly win an Intel gaming Jersey and be entered in the draw for the ultimate
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system click now to learn more the 388 comes in a great soft packing foam but I
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do find it a little bit funny that the box for the case that has a handle has
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no handles on it not that it's even really that important because overall
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it's pretty light I just kind of thought that was funny starting at the top we
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have the handle itself which at first glance looks fantastic but upon further
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inspection I was a little bit put off by the fact that I can't properly grip it
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due to my large hands and in this case specifically large Knuckles to be fair
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there are ways that I can carry it but grasping the Handle by my fingertips or
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having my hand go in at an angle is not really ideal when I try to grip it
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properly my knuckle ends up digging into the plastic housing and it's kind of
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Highly uncomfortable especially when you get some of the weight of a completely
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built system on the inside it's kind of a lot that being said I had lonus try it
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and he loved it the sizing was perfect for his tiny little hands resulting in
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no issues on that front because of this I'll will have lonus do the ogre test
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this time around as I'm a little bit worried about my ogre test resulting in
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either the case smashing into the ground or a bruis knuckle for me also on the
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top we have the I/O panel you'll find power reset and fan control buttons
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alongside dual USB 3.0 ports and dual audio jacks due to the positioning and
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style of the start button I was actually reminded of a push to start button for a
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car which when looking at industrial design at least in my opinion that's a
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big compliment proceeding onwards we have the actual front of the unit which
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hoses a massive fan Grill and filter which is very easily removed and it will
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reveal a 140 mm fan if you desire you
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can swap this 140 mm fan out for either
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dual 120 mm fans or a 200 mm fan which
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will provide a great deal of air flow to the unit both the side panels are
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identical and interchangeable Gullwing
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if it was kind of flipped upside Downes doors which in my opinion are super
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freaking cool these doors similar to the front of the case are essentially just
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giant Fang girls with filters and yet again it will afford your case a great
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deal of air flow another thing to note is that these grills are all a honeycomb
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cut so those of you that wanted this case because when you get it in yellow
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it roughly resembles a bee there's something else for you as well just
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above the fan girls we see both the handles for the doors and their little
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tiny Windows which I at first thought were kind of useless and if you install
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a 240 mm radiator when you have the chance on the right side window it will
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pretty much just see the radiator and the radiator's fans but the left side
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window will give you a nice view of your graphics card and it will reveal a
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little bit of your motherboard as well so that will be quite nice actually once
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we get to the back there isn't really a ton going on except for the placement of a 120 mm fan so we're just going to move
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on to the bottom upon arrival we are agreed to buy dual case feet which
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unlike the bit Phoenix Prodigy case feet are actually quite strong and secure
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even when the case is filled and has some weight in it another thing you'll
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notice is the removable fan filter for your power supply which goes very flush
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against the case to the point where I didn't even notice until I flipped the
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case over a nice touch before we proceed inside it must call to attention
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something great there been a trend I've been seeing lately which I hope is here
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to stay this trend is to have a great deal of your case panels removable
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allowing a modder to strip down the case most of the way by using screws instead
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of removing rivets the Corsair 380t did not shy away from this trend instead it
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decided to Champion for it you can fairly easily strip down the entire case
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to its small bare metal housing and in some cases removing the panels even
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reveal some extra features for instance if you remove the top which is
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essentially just the handle you're greeted with some cable management
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options for the front IO cable not something I expect a ton of people
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to notice or even find but it's pretty freaking cool that they even included it
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finally we go inside in the bottom you'll find a dual 2 and 1/2 in Drive
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cage which uses a squeeze Mount system to keep everything in place due to how
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Loosely the system holds the drives in place I wouldn't feel all that comfortable installing a 2 and 1/2 in
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hard drive in there but an SSD which is
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what I expect to be installed in there by most people will be totally fine
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behind that cage you find the mounting area for the power supply installed the
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year I have an elegantly named Silverstone st85 f- GS my reasoning for
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this is because it is the world's smallest fully modular ATX power supply
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and it fits perfectly but wasn't my first choice My First Choice was the
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rm850 from Corsair I mean it makes sense
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it's yellow unfortunately though it's too long Corsair does have a solution
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allowing you to remove the dual 3 and 1 halfin hard drive cage which by the way
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is easy to install drives into due to its bendable tray system but I wanted to
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install dri here so that wasn't exactly an option for me I would have liked to
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see Corsair have a solution for moving the hard drive cage elsewhere instead of
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removing it completely or maybe having a single hard drive cage in the same style
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as their 2 and 1/2 in cage but on the other side this wouldn't have been easy
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and would have possibly required expanding the frame of the case but at
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least I could install their own color matching power supply and have at least
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one hard drive installed at the same time in the top section we have the
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horizontally mounted ITX motherboard placement along with a cable management
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area which could also be used for placement of your Reservoir and or pump
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if you're looking to get into custom water cooling this area is also
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outfitted with cable management Loops which I suggest using for stuff like
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your mostly nicely sleeved header cables and especially for their far too
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freakishly long USB 3.0 header cable
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which at least you can be sure won't be too short in the top of the case you'll
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find a nice onoff switch that can be used to control your LED which looks
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down onto the middle of your motherboard and I'm happy you're able to control
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this led although I wish the switch was on the outside of the case last but not
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least there's the radiator mounting which is surprisingly easy to utilize
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due to the hook on style which is secured in place by four screws you're
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able to easily remove the radiator while it is still attached to the rails
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allowing you to move the radiator away while it is still actually installed
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making this case which at first glance seemed very cramped actually quite open
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and easy to work on in conclusion I'm actually quite happy about the 3 8 due
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to its handle and small overall size it will be a great land rig and the doors
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are freaking badass if you decide to get this case I will be ready to open and
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close those doors a lot because if you ever bring this thing Landing everyone's
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going to want to see how they work its feed are very solid and overall once
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everything is installed the case is quite rigid giving me confidence that it
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will be okay even if I haul it with me around to events which I will be doing
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at least once I'm going to be taking this rig with me to PA Prime as
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unfortunately I'm still waiting on some parts for my personal rig
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speaking of Champions I am the champion of Intel's game on contest well I'm not
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really but you could be if you're at P Prime on the show floor and wearing one
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of their game on buttons they have a few teams running around the show floor
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handing out prizes to people who are wearing the buttons so pay attention to
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at Intel USA for hints on where those teams will be so you can get your prizes
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now game on has been pretty successful in the past I know firsthand but it has
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always lacked a component for everyone who isn't attending PAX Prime Intel is
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going to be running a create your own button contest through Twitter and they
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will be giving away I can't really say
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right now but trust me it's going to be awesome and you are going to want one
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more info on that fairly soon we want you guys to be creative use the Intel
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game on button this one right here to craft your own version however you want
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maybe design one on your computer maybe have an arts and crafts day like we did
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or even I don't know bake a cupcake it's up to you so get creative and submit
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your designs to @ Intel USA on Twitter using # Intel game on until August 29th
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also check out I Justine's button creation and let Intel know if she wore
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