Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case Review

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The exterior of the Carbide 300R is simple and classy.  A flat black theme with accents and grates for airflow.  Lets talk about each picture explicitly:

1. Again, simple flat black steel exterior.  2x USB 3.0 and HD Audio make for a simple front I/O and are accompanied by the Power and Reset switches.  The front panel itself pulls off to reveal 1x 120mm fan, a spot for another 120mm/140mm fan, and a dust filter (which we see in (8)).  We also see 2x more side fan mounts for 120mm/140mm fans without dust filters.  Finishing off our theme of build quality the whole exterior is steel except for the front panel which is ABS plastic giving it a nice finish.
2. The other side of the case shows the obviousness of fingerprints and finger oil on a flat black finish.  Keep a rag handy.
3. Front of the case showing all case accents.
4. Moving to the back of our case we see our other included 120mm fan, 7x PCI expansion slots, bottom mounted PSU, and thumb screws holding both side panels and PCI guards in place.
5. The top has another 2x 120mm/140mm fan mounts which can either house 2x fans or a 240mm/280mm radiator.  We do not have dust filters here but the top should be an exhaust anyways.
6. The bottom has a dust filter for the PSU fan which is removable through the back of the case (seen in (4))
7. The bottom also has modified feet raising the bottom of the case off of the ground for better airflow to the PSU.  This also means that the case can be put on carpet without the worry of seizing the PSU fan with carpet fibers.
8. Removing the front panel we see the input 120mm fan with a mount for another 120mm fan to blow fan directly over the HDDs.

Overall an excellent exterior.  We see nothing that could be improved or needs to be changed.

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