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November 2011
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Excellent cooling capacity
High quality build
Onboard Fan controller
Removable HDD cage(s) to support extra long videocards
USB3.0 to 2.0 Adaptor included
Easy cable management
High-end features at a mid-range price
Sleek design
Stylish lighting
Easy to build in
Room for 6 hard drives and 4 optical drives
Both hard drive cages can be removed
4 included fans
Fan controller and LED on/off switch
Four stock fans
2x 120mm front
1x 120mm rear
1x 200mm side
Many additional fan mounting options
All toolless installation
Configurable hard drive cages
Multiple
Wide
Grommeted cabling spaces
Convex side panels for extra space
Excellent construction and style
Excellent engineering quality
Excellent paint job
Additional 200 mm fan in the side panel (compared to 400R)
Being pushed as a performance case, the Corsair Carbide 500R certainly lives up to its billing. Airflow is key and while the front intake fans are restricted by its filter as much as a typical case, the substantial 20 cm side fan offsets this easily. Moun...
High-end features at a mid-range price, sleek design, stylish lighting, easy to build in,
Slightly larger than necessary for most builds, proprietary fan control limits retrofit options
So overall, cooling is above-average, noise is kept to reasonable levels, and the build process went very smoothly. Oh, and the case looks great standing still or running full tilt with its cool white LED lighting engaged (the LEDs can be turned off with...
Sleek design, Room for 6 hard drives and 4 optical drives, Both hard drive cages can be removed, 4 included fans, Fan controller and LED on/off switch
Hard drive trays were a little weak
I’m going to say it again, Corsair has another great case on their hands. When it comes to cases their track record has been pretty amazing. I don’t think I’ve reviewed one of their cases that I had an issue with or that I did not like. The Carbide ...
From a design and visual perspective, the Corsair 500R has clean lines and an uncluttered look. The finishing of the graphite gray/black with the combination of the mesh grills really make this case stand out. Corsair designed this case for those who a...
Abstract: System cases selling under the Corsair brand used to have attractive specs but came at $150 and higher. The new Carbide series is meant to expand Corsair's product range downwards from the $140 Carbide 500R to the $90 Carbide 300R. We’ve got all three...
Corsair has seen the world just what they are made of since they introduced the Obsidian 800D. They seems to not care much about the competition as cases after the 800D like the Obsidian 650D and the Graphite 600T saw just able the same success. This ...
As with many cases that are watercooling-friendly, the Carbide 500R doesn't break any records as an air cooled case. However it's far from bad, managing to keep up with some of the high airflow cases we've tested. However its not in cooling that Corsai...
Overall, the Corsair Carbide 500R screamed first class, starting with the white/black color scheme to help it stand apart from the swamped, predominately black, case market. The addition of the USB 3.0, fan controller, and the LED light switch are al...
Excellent cooling capacity, High quality build, Onboard Fan controller, Removable HDD cage(s) to support extra long videocards, USB3.0 to 2.0 Adaptor included, Easy cable management,
Lacking side panel dust filter, Only mATX and ATX mobo support, Fans could be a bit more silent
With the Carbide series Corsair is able to adress yet another public then with it's fancy high end, but also more expensive, Graphite and Obsedian lineup. A public that still wants to own a high quality chassis, but at a more affordable price level....
It’s always tough to rank products in roundups like these, especially when each one has merit, as is the case with each of the products we reviewed here. Truly, depending on your taste and needs, you could purchase any one of these cases and be satisfi...
