Corsair Carbide 100R Silent Mid-Tower Chassis Review




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Interior


With the side panel removed from the 100R Silent, we can see that it has been given the same powder black paint job as the exterior, as well as all black fittings and cables, giving the 100R a very tidy and uniform appearance throughout. There’s a small CPU cooler mounting cut-out behind the motherboard, all the stand-offs are pre-installed and there’s a wide range of cable routing cut-outs around the motherboard area, so the whole build process should be nice and straight forward.

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Tucked away in the top of the chassis, you will find a layer of high-quality sound dampening material, as well as the cable for the 3-port fan control switch, which needs to be powered by a spare SATA power cable.

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The base of the chassis has four small rubber pads to reduce vibrations from the PSU. There’s also quite a lot of space here, so you shouldn’t have any issues with PSUs that are longer than standard ATX.

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The rear 120mm fan isn’t anything fancy, but it is of a good quality overall; you could always swap this out for a 120mm AIO cooler if you needed to. There’s also clearance for a CPU air cooler of up to 150mm tall.

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There’s no mid storage bay, which gives you a lot of extra room for large graphics cards and improved airflow from the front 120mm fan. There are four drive trays, which are tool-free for 3.5″ drives, although you can screw 2.5″ drives into place if needed.

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There’s two tool-free 5.25″ drive bays in the top, perfect for installing a card reader and optical drive.

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There’s not a huge amount of room behind the motherboard, but the extended side panel design should free up more than enough space for some good cable management. There’s also a few cable tie-down loops that will help you keep everything neat and tidy.

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Just like the top of the chassis, each side panel has been treated with a thick layer of sound dampening materials to help reduce unwanted noise and vibrations.

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