Corsair Carbide Air 740 Extra-Wide ATX Gaming Tower Review

[Crashman]

Corsair needs to go back to the drawing board.

Who in their right mind would release a mid tower case that is this huge with only 2 front USB ports, no bottom intake dust filter, and the inability to support three 140mm fans in the front?

Talk about a waste of space and money.

To begin with, the case is not huge in spite of how Corsair promotes it. It's about average mid-tower height, only a few inches wider, and not as deep as many mid-towers. Its volume resembles that of a classic (read, smaller) full tower.

And it doesn't hold three 140's on front. They added a few inches so it could hold three 120s. They came up just shy of three 140s of space, though a modder could fit them by opening up the top of the front panel, into the space reserved for top/front radiator overlap.

Ok, that's a great explanation about the lack of triple 140mm fans up front. What about only supplying 2 front USB ports and the lack of a bottom intake dust filter?

That's why it didn't get a "Recommended" award It's only approved based on its performance and its ability to support two 2x140 and one 3x120 radiator simultaneously. That stamp of approval is meant to get buyers who want those specific things to take a closer look, but you don't think it's appropriate?

Honestly an "approved" rating for something that was there in the previous version of the case Air 540, and they had the opportunity to correct it in the new version Air 740 by adding a simple dust filter............customers will not approve.

As a side note not even the PSU dust filter is decent either. The only decent dust filter is the front intake 🙁

that's too bad, because I can't alter awards. I'll be a little less generous next time.

 

[urbanj]

Honestly an "approved" rating for something that was there in the previous version of the case Air 540, and they had the opportunity to correct it in the new version Air 740 by adding a simple dust filter............customers will not approve.

As a side note not even the PSU dust filter is decent either. The only decent dust filter is the front intake 🙁

Out of curiosity, how dusty are people's houses??
I mean, my old Antec P180 case that I still use has only front filters, and they rarely get dirty.
The only way I could even foresee having a truly dust free option would be having ACTUAL filters installed, which would add bulk, and require fans with more static pressure.

I just don't understand the obsession people have with dust filters, and this leads me to wonder how often they clean their house....unless I'm completely missing something (and I have two dogs that shed).

 

[USAFRet]

I just don't understand the obsession people have with dust filters, and this leads me to wonder how often they clean their house....unless I'm completely missing something (and I have two dogs that shed).

How often do you clean under the PC sitting on the floor?

With the 540, its a case of they did all the design and engineering to make a dedicated space on the bottom for a filter.
But at the last moment, decided to not include a $1 filter.

98% of the work, fail at the finish line.

 

[thundervore]

Honestly an "approved" rating for something that was there in the previous version of the case Air 540, and they had the opportunity to correct it in the new version Air 740 by adding a simple dust filter............customers will not approve.

As a side note not even the PSU dust filter is decent either. The only decent dust filter is the front intake 🙁

Out of curiosity, how dusty are people's houses??
I mean, my old Antec P180 case that I still use has only front filters, and they rarely get dirty.
The only way I could even foresee having a truly dust free option would be having ACTUAL filters installed, which would add bulk, and require fans with more static pressure.

I just don't understand the obsession people have with dust filters, and this leads me to wonder how often they clean their house....unless I'm completely missing something (and I have two dogs that shed).

Different people live in different regions with different environments. I do not have any pets but I do live in an apartment facing a busy 2 way street. I went away for a week and forgot the window open and left the computer on because I wanted to remotely access files, the room was locked. When I returned there was a thin layer of dust over everything and the front filter in my H440 was so full of dust It was unbelievable I even took a picture of it just for memories. But the inside of the H440 was clean with just fine dust too small for the filter which a quick blast of the air can took care of. I now clean the filters every 3 months and the inside of the case is never dirty and this is thanks to a good intake filter.

 

[Crashman]

Honestly an "approved" rating for something that was there in the previous version of the case Air 540, and they had the opportunity to correct it in the new version Air 740 by adding a simple dust filter............customers will not approve.

As a side note not even the PSU dust filter is decent either. The only decent dust filter is the front intake 🙁

Out of curiosity, how dusty are people's houses??
I mean, my old Antec P180 case that I still use has only front filters, and they rarely get dirty.
The only way I could even foresee having a truly dust free option would be having ACTUAL filters installed, which would add bulk, and require fans with more static pressure.

I just don't understand the obsession people have with dust filters, and this leads me to wonder how often they clean their house....unless I'm completely missing something (and I have two dogs that shed).

The point of these cases was to provide another radiator on the bottom. Without a bottom radiator mount, they might as well have kept the power supply and drive cages down there.

If you use the bottom intake, you'll find that it's the one that picks up the most pet hair. This is particularly true if it sits on the floor. I don't personally put my computer on the floor...

But the point is, if you're going to make the bottom radiator mount the selling point of the case, it had better at least have the same quality of dust filtration as the front.

 

[urbanj]

The point of these cases was to provide another radiator on the bottom. Without a bottom radiator mount, they might as well have kept the power supply and drive cages down there.

If you use the bottom intake, you'll find that it's the one that picks up the most pet hair. This is particularly true if it sits on the floor. I don't personally put my computer on the floor...

But the point is, if you're going to make the bottom radiator mount the selling point of the case, it had better at least have the same quality of dust filtration as the front.

See, that's what I find odd, that people would pull air IN to the case from the bottom. It is as strange to me as front mount radiators that have fans pushing air IN to the case.

Rads should be top/bottom/rear mounted, with air blowing OUT of the case, and the front should strictly be intake, ensuring that your CFM IN > CFM OUT, thereby only needing any type of filter on the front of your case.

 

[USAFRet]

The point of these cases was to provide another radiator on the bottom. Without a bottom radiator mount, they might as well have kept the power supply and drive cages down there.

If you use the bottom intake, you'll find that it's the one that picks up the most pet hair. This is particularly true if it sits on the floor. I don't personally put my computer on the floor...

But the point is, if you're going to make the bottom radiator mount the selling point of the case, it had better at least have the same quality of dust filtration as the front.

See, that's what I find odd, that people would pull air IN to the case from the bottom. It is as strange to me as front mount radiators that have fans pushing air IN to the case.

Rads should be top/bottom/rear mounted, with air blowing OUT of the case, and the front should strictly be intake, ensuring that your CFM IN > CFM OUT, thereby only needing any type of filter on the front of your case.

Rad or no rad, then why the holes on the bottom? If big holes, or an open mesh...include a filter that costs them $1.