Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange with Window Compact Mid-Tower Computer Case

I wanted a low-cost basic case for a build in 2015 and this was perfect. I have the orange color which looks very good and is easy to clean. Corsair quality through and through.

--PROS---Fixes massively large graphics cards.-Excellent cooling, you will have no problem keeping everything in this case cool all tho is your a power user you might wanna upgrade the case fans, they work but are cheap fans (personally the LED's are not in my taste).-Great support for CPU air coolers.-Decent cut outs to run wires, no rubber grommets but you shouldn't have any problem running your wires.--CONS---Lack of tie off points on the back of the case (you will have to work some funny business to get everything tucked away nicely).-Radiator mounting on the top of the case is hit or miss. Not a lot of room to mount if your motherboard heat sinks (or ram's heat sinks) are in the way, an extra half inch/inch would have added a great deal of radiator support (they seemed to have went half way with it and stopped just short of great leaving them in a yes and no area.-The photo (this is a personal con I really loved the look of the matte orange) looks like a dark semi matte orange, it's a bright shiny orange that pops out.-There has been a lot of complaints that the paint chips easily. I haven't ran into this problem yet but if you take off your doors often I'm certain you will run into this problem.-Panels slide off backwards (this will depend on user as I don't find it really a negative but they can be very hard to put back on there is 3 cut outs at the top and 3 at the bottom it can be a pain in the butt to line them all up perfectly first try as it will still slide shut even if they are not all lined up it just leave the panel crocked out at one spot).-Hard to remove front filter, You have to take off the front face of the case (and remove any drives that are installed) to remove the face plate. The filter is built into the face plate as well, would have really liked to see a pull out filter as the face plate can take 1-2 hours to dry after washing all the dust out.-Case offers options to mount your Power Supply face down, however the feet on this case are nearly non existent. I highly suggest you do not mount your Power Supply face down if you plan to set it on carpet as it will cut off all airflow to the Power Supply, I would also caution against it even on a desk as there really is no lift for airflow provided by the feet. (if you insist on putting your Power Supply face down put a book or something about a inch thick under it to give your Power Supply room to breath).I don't want it to seem as this is a bad case, because frankly I love it. However I want to help inform people who are interested in this case to things I was not aware of when I looked into the case. I'm simply trying my best to inform you all of anything problems you will encounter with this case.

TL;DR: A good sized, stylish case with decent airflow and cooling options that had one weird design issue.So I needed a mid tower that could hold a longer graphics card, stay cool, and I wanted something besides the typical black box. I did some research and came across the 230t. Seemed to have everything I needed. The smaller form factor but still all the space I needed to get everything in. I recently built a system in it so I figured I would tell people how it was to build a system with this case.So standoffs were pre-installed for ATX motherboards so that is a huge plus for me. I am an outside builder so I had it all running and just dropped it in with no problem.Next I seated the power supply. Had a bit of an issue there but the space for it is just very snug so I actually appreciate that. Lots of holes through to the back of the case for cable management with sensable tie down points for your zip ties or whatever you want to use. The only thing I need is for the holes to have some sort of grommet around them. They did roll the edges so they aren't sharp but it does make it look better with the grommets than an empty hole. I should mention a huge plus for this case is that all of the edges are rolled steel so no cuts on this case.Next I installed my drives. 2 2TB mechanical drives and 1 256gb ssd. I love tool less drive bays but I did have an issue here. So the 3.5in drives slide in with their power and data ports towards the opposite side panel so it is easy to access them. The ssds pop into a slot on top of the drive cage that points their ports towards the back of the case making it extremely difficult to connect SATA power and data when you've got a longer graphics card like I've got. I ended up putting my SSD on a sled and using one of the 3.5in bays for convenience. Just seemed like an odd chioiceThe included case fans are decent and quiet enough. I included 2 more. One on the CPU cooler, a Hyper 212 Evo, and one on the top. So I've got a pretty good airflow and I ran HeavyLoad for an hour and never got over 100F for my whole build. So it cools pretty well if you set your flow up right.All in all a really good case. I don't feel like talking a star off for the SSD options but if I could give half stars this would be a 4.5I bought this case used from an Amazon Warehouse deal so it was obviously a return. It was marked as having damage on the rear panel and damage to the original box. I was a bit wary but had good success from these deals in the past and was very pleased with the condition of the product. The box did have damage but it was just cardboard so I was gonna throw it away anyway. The case its self was immaculate not a single blemish I could see.

I bought this as part of a number of purchases from Corsair, and I am delighted! The case has plenty of space behind the motherboard tray for cable management, and whilst the case isn't tall enough for a large watercooling radiator up top if you have large heatsinks on the board itself, the rear 120mm port provides ample space for me to mount my Corsair H55 rad. There are also a number of little personal touches which I feel really show Corsair knows their audience; all of the power and fan cables are black which makes things look neater, the case comes with one of the rear PCI grills removed and stashed in the back of the case (since obviously you'll be installing a GPU in one slot ), and instead of just throwing the screws into a bag along with the manual, they actually mounted a perfectly-sized screw box into one of the HDD drives, with a little toolless hole and all!I bought the orange one, and let me say that it is VERY orange. It's not unattractive, however for people who prefer subtlety in their colouring, this may not be the choice. I used blue cold cathodes to light up the inside, however, and I think it brings the appearance together overall.

I bought this to upgrade an 8 year old ThermalTake case. The Corsair Graphite Series 230T case is much easier to work with and looks extremely good!Pros:+Looks really good :)+Pre-installed fans (two in front, one in back)+Mounting points to install one fan in base and two in top (or radiator for liquid coolers)+Hardly any screws or fiddly devices to secure drives, just slot in place and away you go+Good cable management (slots and cable tie hooks) and rear cut out for CPU cooler backplate access+Dust filters pre-installedCons:-Reaching motherboard connectors on the top can be a bit fiddly if you have fans or a radiator mounted, you have to keep taking them off.-Not much else cons at the moment.A good upgrade if like me you had an old clunky 8 year old case!

First of all I don’t normally review stuff, but in this case (no pun intended), on first Impression the case is well built looks great the orange colour makes it stand out.pros — it is perfect of a high powered gaming rig, it has got plenty of room for expansion, air flow was excellent my I9 never exceeded 30c tempriture due to it.con — fitting the motherboard although this is a minor issue the screw mounts don’t fully line up with the screw holes on the mother board making it a chor to fit , The back fan looks cheap so I replaced it with a high quality orange lcd one.Once assembled booted it up it was job well done and it looks great (check picture)In summery this case is for those who don’t want to spend a fortune on a bling case or care about bling, but wants a quality case that looks good then check this one out.

I have made a lot of changes to the computer since I bought this case and the design of the case makes this easy. This case is so well organised and convenient. Cannot understand why cases were not like this years ago. Sides can be a little tricky to fit back, but good seal when back. Like the separate SSD holder and being able to get to the back of the board without removing it saved an awful lot of time recently when fitting a liquid cooler.

It's a big case, and you'll need a good bit of force to put the mobo in properly to get it on the risers. Came with plenty of accessories. Tonnes of drive bays. Cable management facilities are okay, not the best but they work. Plenty of space for anything you could want to put in there. Easy to open, and the fan filters are great.I also really like the swastika shape the fans make, it's hilarious.Case looks great, plenty of room, good on a budget.