CORSAIR Carbide SPEC-04 Mid-Tower Gaming Case

This is the case I picked for my first build! And though I may not be an expert it seemed perfect to me! The glass panel lets me see everything inside and if you take a couple of extra minutes to manage your cables it looks amazing! Every wire and cable hides easily behind the mother board and panel and were easy to manage with the zip ties that came included. It does a great job of keeping everything cool and I love that it has lots of fan options if you every need them(6 different locations!), though I do wish it came with two fans instead of just one... I would definitely recommend getting at least one more at the start so you can have at least one intake and exhaust fan. Also because the stand off locations were already marked its super easy to install an atx or a micro atx board which I appreciate! Easy to use hard drive bay that can be removed if need be. I wish it had a cover over the PSU as mine happens to have a big yellow sticker but oh well lol not everything can be perfect about it guess!As silly as it is, a large reason I picked this case was because Corsair offered a purple led fan option! This may not seem like much but Im a huge purple fan and its such a nice change from the traditional red, white blue options(I promise they look purple irl though they look blue in the picture). Though this case only comes with one white fan, additional fans were super easy to find and reasonably priced as well (a 2 pack for just under $20). I also went another step further that most people would think was silly but.. I didn't enjoy the red/yellow/grey color options so I order the grey and modified it with a bit of effort and spray paint! Hence the purple frame! The entire front panel comes separate to attach the fans. The black panel and the metal honeycomb cut outs are very easily removed and all it took was 2 coats of an appropriate spray paint and I got my ideal case! Silly and unnecessary but I want other to know the option is there if they so chose! Overall I am so happy with my purchase!

Note: I wanted to go with the SPEC-ALPHA yellow, but out of stock in anywhere I looked, oh well...https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-Carbide-SPEC-Alpha-Mid-Tower-Gaming/dp/B01HUFNX4MPros:A good color design for my preference, interesting sharp design, and at a decent price.I definitively admit I have a little addiction for Corsair products, and the yellow color has definitively slowly advanced as my favorite thanks to its industrial-like sharp yellow with black colors.So to mix together my other Corsair products (Void SE and Scimitar), I decided that my build would be inspired with black and yellow colors (Again, SPEC-ALPHA Yellow was my first option, but under these Out of Stock circumstances...).Cons:My only complain, however, is that the included fan cannot be relocated to other fan slots (tried placing it on the rear while adding 2 fans on the front). I had to improvise and use a different size screw, forcing its way in... no, I'll definitively remove it later.The cable management is limited, but my approximate build budget is 500$, and so for a budget case of 60$, I paid for what I get and does the job well. Not to praise for, but neither to refund the product. It's good!If bad cable management is a cardinal sin for your life, well you already made your first mistake by going cheap on your case. This is a budget case, please save some more dosh and your quality of life for your cables can significantly increase.Overall, good budget case that gives a good statement for 'you get what you pay for', would probably buy it again (or the ALPHA if it is ever in stock again) for a friend if having the chance.

I bought this case for my sons first build, and I am super jealous. This case is roomy, and the windowed side panel allows for you to see all aspects of the build. The HDD cage is removable, and plenty of space for any size GPU you decide to throw in it. I let him pick the majority of his components, and his build turned out quite impressive. there are no spaces for CD drives, be aware of that when you are browsing. Most things have gone to digital download style programs, so it really isn't that much of a loss. This case will most likely go through multiple builds, as it is super compatible with most anything. Great case for the money, I wish I had one now!

It is a pretty solid choice for a case. The build quality seems good, except for the front panel which just feels very cheap. There are 2 or 3 fan mounts in the front of the case for pretty much no reason because the plastic and thick mesh restrict airflow almost indefinitely. I recommend moving the stock fan to the top of the front panel for (a little) more airflow going in as well as a fan at the back of the case as an intake as well. Then run two exhaust fans out the top. Also the usb inputs, power button, etc. are on the wrong side of the case. All that aside tho it is a cool look and cable management is easy as it comes with several zip ties. It works as intended and thats what counts.