Corsair Carbide 270R Mid-Tower Chassis Review

Final Thoughts

Price

The Corsair 270R comes in at the competitive price of £59.99 for the non-windowed version, and £69.99 for the windowed model which we reviewed today.

Overview

The Corsair 270R is an interesting chassis, offering up plenty of support for high-end hardware, such as huge graphics cards, thick radiators, a decent amount of storage and more, making it priced perfectly for the person that wanted to invest another £50 into their GPU vs a more expensive chassis for the same level of support. There are a few rough edges here and there, such as the lack of the dust/debris filter on the top panel, as it’s pretty exposed as it is. For around the same price, there are other chassis on the market that come with a little more hardware too, a fan controller, maybe more fans, but nothing too big to tip the scales drastically.

The design is a little bland, with a dark black theme all over that gives the 270R a very stealthy look. However, I like that about it, it looks clean, smart, and the front panel is especially tidy looking too. I’m 32, I don’t want wings and spikes on my chassis, so I appreciate the mature design here, and it’ll look great for a water-cooled Titan X rig as it would a humble workstation sitting in the corner of a quiet office.

There are a few welcome perks here too, such as the two pre-installed fans and the red LED one in the front is a nice bonus. The water cooling support is impressive too, made so by the lack of HDD bays in the front section. That leads me on to my next thing, I don’t care to see my hard drives, so I love that Corsair has moved them all to the rear section; out of sight, out of mind. The slightly hidden I/O panel is a nice touch, keeping the front looking tidy, and the PSU dust filter, keep the PSU from clogging up, especially if your rig is sitting on a carpeted floor.

Pros

• Robust build quality
• Two pre-installed fans
• Decent water cooling support
• PSU shroud
• Excellent cable management/storage space
• Rear mounted HDD bays
• Support for extra-long GPUs
• Clean front panel design
• Filtered front and PSU intakes

Cons

• No debris/dust filter on top panel

“The Corsair 270R is perfect for those who want a chassis that isn’t too complicated but still ticks all the right boxes for those building a high-end system, complete with water cooling, large graphics cards and more. For the overall quality of the 270R, it’s priced pretty fairly too and should appeal to those who would rather invest their money in faster hardware than a more expensive chassis.”