Testseek.co.uk have collected 66 expert reviews of the Corsair Carbide 500R and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Corsair Carbide 500R.
November 2011
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The editors liked
Unique
Attractive looks
Great value for money
Good thermal performance
4 cooling fans pre-installed
Fan control and LED switch
Four fans
Well built
Tidy interior
Excellent performance
Fantastic to work with
Superb cable management facilities
Added extras make it a convincing step up from 400R
The editors didn't like
Flexing on HDD trays
Lacks the 600T's full feature set
Integrated fan controller supports only three fans
Can get annoyingly loud with fans running flat out
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...
Abstract: Corsair's successful entry into the case world has taken quite a few people by surprise including consumers and many competitors in the case market. With the first Corsair Obsidian series, the 800D, Corsair standardized many features that were only ...
This case has great features, great air flow, and only only has one true flaw, and that is that it blocks some SATA ports on EATX boards. Corsair also needs to include more than zero documentation with their cases to help new builders. Otherwise, I thin...
Published: 2011-12-02, Author: The , review by: hardwarebbq.com
Abstract: Corsair is one of those well organized companies who properly divide their product into the series: Dominator, Vengeance, Hydro… list is pretty extensive. It should be a no-brainer for some who is in regular update with what's happening in today's hardwar...
Abstract: Today we're having a look at another computer case and this time it is the Carbide 500R from Corsair, which feature a beautiful white finish for its mid-tower size.It is based on the Carbide 400R computer case but with even more and better features. ...
Excellent engineering quality, Excellent paint job, Additional 200 mm fan in the side panel (compared to 400R), Great external looks, Very well thought out internals, Parted HDD cages, so that you may remove one for long graphic cards, New and unique lock
A full $40 (40%) more expensive than the 400R, Dust can easily enter the system
Corsair has already managed to impress with the Carbide 400R chassis and the more potent 500R is no exception. It takes the already great 4-series Carbide chassis and improves on its cooling possibilities, adds a fan controller to adjust the rotation s...
