The biggest, baddest case around? - Corsair Air 740 Review
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2017-05-06
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1,501 words · ~7 min read
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it's been three years since the Corsair air 540 cube case was released into the
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wild and in that time we've stopped doing unboxings like this one i mean he
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doesn't even build a computer in it what is that
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Corsair forgot about cases for a while and then they finally launched this the
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air 740. now the air 540 was an interesting case whose big selling
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feature a dual chamber design for excellent airflow and loads of cable
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management room worked well but it left some people wanting more especially in
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the fan filter department so has Corsair met these desires and brought the
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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
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air 740 in the intro i think it's like some kind of awesome mix between a
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server and a kegerator uh let's start with the front interrupting one of the
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cross blades which is what i guess i'll call the cool things that go across the
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front of the case is a large set power button down a bit from there and you
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have in a row from left to right a reset button two usb 3 ports headphone and
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microphone jacks and an led switch which can be used with Corsair's new sp 120
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and hd 120 RGB fan controller though it
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should be noted you'll need to buy these separately
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if you want to see this functionality in more detail we should have a pax west
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coverage video showcasing it by the time this video is released so go check that
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out if you're interested below these is a little removable panel which wasn't
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mentioned anywhere in the reviewer's guide or manual and all Corsair would
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tell me when i interrogated them about it was that it's a potential front panel
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expansion module so we're guessing it may be a fan control
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module or something and vr friendly cases are a thing now so maybe an HDMI
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port another thought we had was that it could be an intentionally blank spot so
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people can 3d print their own logos and stuff i don't know we'll have to wait and see
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behind the front panel which is just easy enough to remove without worrying
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about it ever falling off is a big fan filter with a well implemented magnetic
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mounting system so we're looking good on the whole fan filter thing so far moving
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on the top of the case very much resembles the front with the cross blade
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esque design albeit slightly less pronounced along with some meshing to
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cover where the fans will breathe through i think it's well implemented
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and looks pretty awesome but maybe not something i'd rock on a daily driver
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system though i'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments
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the bottom of the case pretty much resembles the top plus an arrangement of
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solid case feet the left side panel is a large see-through plexiglas window
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interrupted only by the handle release on the right hand side once opened it
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can be easily lifted off of its hinges so you don't have to bother with it
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while you're actually building the system the right side panel is mostly
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plain but also includes a filtered cutout area for your power supply to
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breathe through although the filter holes are so large that i would expect
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that they're mainly going to be stopping spiders and flies from going into your
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power supply instead of dust perhaps that's a problem at Corsair hq
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so more fan filters they fixed the fan filter problem then well they improved
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it but didn't in my opinion completely solve it the front intakes and power
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supply intake are filtered as i previously mentioned
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but the top and bottom sections remain bare it's a 150 us dollar case and at
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that price i expect filters wherever they could be a fan mount that could be
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used as an intake anyways now that we're
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inside we get to see that there is a ton of cable management holes and really
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nice rubber grommets scattered everywhere that you could need them and
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there is so much room i found the air 740 easy to
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build into the point where it was rather relaxing like the comfy couch of
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computer cases even just down to things like the graphics card mounting screws
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being inside the case instead of outside
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it's not a huge deal but i do prefer it that way moving in behind the
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motherboard we have yet again so much
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room you can mount three hard drives and four ssds all in their respective
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tool-less trays while just absolutely not caring about cable management
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because there isn't going to be air pushed through here by any fans anyways
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like i did or you can use the abundant
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zap strap loops on the back of the motherboard tray the CPU heatsink
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mounting cutout is very large and well placed and the power supply mounts
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sideways as you probably guessed from the side panel vent i mentioned earlier
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it also has a little metal bracket that goes in front of it this might seem
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unnecessary if you're building your own pc but i would recommend installing it
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if you plan on shipping your computer but all of that said cooling is a big
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deal for this case and it shows it's compatible with up to eight 120
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millimeter or seven 140 millimeter fans a 240 or 280 mil top radiator a 240 or
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280 mil bottom radiator and a 240 to 80
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or 360 mil radiator in the front that's
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a lot of freaking cooling especially when none of that will have to fight
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with anything like hard drive trays SSD
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bays or even cable management unless you're insane and just shove all the
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cables in the main compartment for whatever reason which i think leads
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pretty well into the conclusion the Corsair air 740 looks rather striking in
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a cool way i had a surprising number of people in the office comment on it while
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i was working on my notes for this review it supports a fairly insane
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amount of cooling and it's possibly one of the most easy to build in cases i
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have ever personally handled with ample amounts of room and toolless access to
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drives etc but is there too much room i mean look at this thing next to me it's
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large in every possible dimension it's ginormous
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and if you consider how much of the space behind the motherboard tray is
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actually used it feels like you're making a trade-off for that ease of use
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so if you want a wicked looking case and an easy building experience this may be
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which is our old air 540 video because you get to see like Linus just
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say random things about a case that he's never seen before because he used to do
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unboxings with no prepper he would just open the box and then just talk as he
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