Corsair 600C Case Review - Something seems a bit... different...
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2016-05-06
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1,341 words · ~6 min read
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for a while there it seemed like Corsair was releasing a new case or revision of
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a case every month or so but it's been about a year since then and Corsair has
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not been just sitting on their ass they've taken their time creating
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something that's far from cookie cutter enter the Corsair
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600c freshbooks is the super simple invoicing solution that lets you get
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organized save time and get paid faster
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click now to learn more the most immediately notable thing about both the
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clear 600c and the quiet 600c are their
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inverted layouts this while not an original idea is a pretty damn cool
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design decision that will set this case apart from the vast majority of its
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running mates in the 150ish US dollar price range you'd think
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that because the power supply is at the top due to the inverted motherboard that
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there wouldn't be a basement and you'd be right but that stop Corsair from
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including an attic which I think is actually pretty damn cool but before we
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explore the attic and the rest of the insides of the case let's take a step
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back and properly investigate the outside first the front features a
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subtle and classy design with the Corsair sales logo in the bottom right
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and a panel cut out in the top that is held closed by two magnets this panel
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conceals the two available 5 and 1/4 in Bays which looking at most computer
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builds these days you probably won't be using the sides of the front bezel have
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Rel relatively large cutouts for airflow reasons as there's some fan mounts just
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behind this front panel the left side panel on both versions is just a flat
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clean surface with the right side panel on the quiet version being the same
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naturally however the clear version mixes it up with a window right side
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panel there's a latch on the left hand side near the front panel which quickly
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and easily releases the door which sits on hinges this is a pretty cool system
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if you're someone who wants to show off your handiwork also if you want to
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remove the panel completely it's very easy to lift off of its hinges but not
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so easy that it's annoying and is just going to randomly fall off the top of
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the case is also mostly just a plain panel minus the I/O which includes 2 USB
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2.0 2 USB 3.0 headphone and microphone
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jacks a storage activity led a solid feeling three-speed fan controller and
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satisfyingly clicky reset and power buttons on the bottom we see the four
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large feet supporting the case and raising it off the ground for improved
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air flow especially carpeted areas we also see that a large very large filter
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is magnetically held in place and is again easy to remove but not so easy
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that it just falls off speaking of supporting the case I did some
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structural Integrity tests and overall the case is really solid the back
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features the power supply mounting plate enabling you to install the power supply
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through the back of the case instead of from the inside which also Segways us
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perfectly into the attic of the case not
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that I'd recommend it but you can take the panel off that hides your power
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power supply and cable Nest by removing two screws from the back of the case and
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then releasing the clips from the bottom of the attic cover you can also decide
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to leave the main large panel in which will cover up the cable nest and your
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optical drive bay area but take out the smaller panel with the Corsair sales
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logo in order to show off your power supply also covered by this attic panel
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but below the main shelf platform are two 3 and 1/2 in hard drive Bays which
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slide in on more of a platform than a rail system and feel quite solid overall
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behind the motherboard tray there are three toolless SSD trays which work
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really well and make it super easy to install or remove an SSD due to how they
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have a little plastic bit pushing against it from the top but then also a
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plastic clip holding it in so it definitely won't fall but if you want to
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remove it it helps you help it below this there's a large cutout for backside
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access to your motherboard allowing you to install back plates for CPU coolers
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super super easily around the motherboard there's cutouts for running
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cables most of which have rubber grommets to help make your cable
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management look all nice and pretty no complaints about the actual quality of
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the rubber grommets although I do wish that those two bottom cutouts had them
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as well you can fit a heat sink that's 200 mm tall a power supply that's 210 mm
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long and a graphics card that is a whopping 300 and 70 mm long if you can
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find one you can install up to a 240 or 280 mm Radiator in the front a 140 mm
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Radiator in the back and a 280 or 360 mm
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Radiator in the bottom which is a pretty wicked amount of cooling if course a
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just wanted to go for air cooling here I would have liked to see them ditch one
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of the hard drive bays and both the optical drive bays in order to make the
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case about 4ish in shorter but in its
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current configuration it would be really easy to set up a pretty wicked amount of
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water cooling kit and it would look pretty amazing due to the motherboard
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orientation as well another thing to not just as we close out here is that the
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inside of the panels on the quiet version are lined with sound dampening
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material and the the clear one it has no
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sound dampening material on the inside in conclusion this case has overall very
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solid construction an interesting and fun motherboard layout and loads of
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expansion options at a pretty decent price for what you're getting if you
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want a relatively standard looking case outside but an interesting and funky
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