Corsair Carbide 88R Micro-ATX Case

PROS: well-arranged, can fit a lot of hardware, inexpensive, well-made, easy to build in, fits long GPUsCONS: only one front USB 3 port, can't fit large power suppliesThis case is by far one of the best-arranged Mirco-ATX class cases on the market. Without modifying the case or components at all, I was able to get an H100i and a EVGA Hybrid watercooled gpu in this thing with room to spare. Mounted the H100 up front, with the fans pulling, and mounted the 120mm gpu radiator as rear exhaust. Still had room for 2 hard disks, 2 ssds, and a blu-ray drive.And the whole thing is small enough to fit in a suitcase WITH a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and cables for taking to LAN parties and the like.The only real size restriction I ran into was that the power supply has to be reasonably short, my old HX1000 would not fit at all. A corsair RM650i just barely squeezes in, so you won't be putting overclocked threadrippers and i9's in this thing for lack of power supply, unless you are willing to remove the hdd cage to make room for a bigger supply.My only other complaint is that only one of the front USB ports is 3.0. Really wish they were both 3.0.Overall, this is a great small-form-factor case that won't break the bank.

I love the size of this case. It's not so small that the components are crammed with no room to breathe. Yet it's not an ugly monster either. There is plenty of room, even for a large liquid cooler. Cable management is a little tight The case could be a half an inch wider, but with a little care, it's doable. There is a little heft to the case. It's not too heavy, but shows the quality of the materials used. I did install a light kit to highlight the components inside the window. The large feet on the bottom maintain air space under the case. This is one of the few micro ATX cases with room for an internal optical drive, a must for this build. The case is attractive enough for a corporate or office setting, and the side window gives it a modern work of art appeal, especially with an LED kit. If you're looking for a case with a little elegance, look no further. If you want a crazy, tricked out, gaming case you wouldn't be reading this review anyway. You've found your case. Scroll to the top and click the add to cart button.

Was really easy to install everything in, came with plenty of screws, motherboard standoffs were pre-installed. Love the built-in places for 2 SSDs in addition to the (removable) 2 HDD rack. One optical drive slot and no unnecessary floppy-drive cutout or mounting. Installed 4 additional fans in the front and top. Only negatives are that the back PCI slot inserts are tear-off instead of being able to be replaced (so don't remove them unless you're sure you're putting a card in that slot), and the part of the frame toward the middle of the case that the motherboard attaches to has a bit more bend and flexibility to it than I'd like (I very much needed to put my hand against it for support when attaching the 24-pin power to the motherboard).

Corsair CLAIMS there's an enclosure for 3.5" HDDs, but there's no way you can fit that enclosure into the case if you're using a full-sized GPU and/or full-sized PSU. The cage is positioned barely three inches from where the backside of the power supply will end up, and maybe an inch or two from where a full-sized GPU will go. My old 960 fits into the case fine, but is basically mutually exclusive with the 3.5" enclosure. I can't imagine how tight the fit would be with a larger, more modern GPU.Build quality is excellent and it's a gorgeous case, but Corsair is lying through their teeth - this case does not have mounting locations for 3.5" drives. Expect to need to use M.2 SSDs or 2.5" SSDs.