Corsair Carbide 275R Tempered Glass Chassis Review

Complete System

Building a system inside the 275R was an absolute breeze. There is a lot of space in here for what feels like a compact chassis. Of course, hiding all the HDD bays out of the way frees up a lot of space too, meaning our GPU has plenty of breathing room.

A multi GPU configuration obviously won’t put up too much resistance here. Furthermore, that horizontal cable grommet works great for passing cables to the motherboard, as well as to the GPU.

Clearance from the front is massive, even with a large GPU. I love that Corsair chose to mount the intake fan level with the PCIe slots, as it means the hottest hardware (the GPU) is going to get cool air directly.

CPU cooler clearance is pretty decent, although anything more significant than this may struggle, so measure twice. The clearance from the rear fan is good too, and an AIO cooler should fit in the back or top easily enough. However, keep in mind that low-profile RAM is recommended for mounting 240mm radiators in the top.

The cable routing grommets are very well placed too. Many mid-towers put them way to close to the motherboard, but Corsair has some common sense.

Overall, the build looks as slick as you could hope for, and everything is neat and tidy.

With everything back in place, the blacked out interior hides all the cables and boring stuff. Obviously, a little light from the motherboard and GPU, as well as lighter coloured hardware, all shine through the glass nicely.