Corsair Carbide Air 240 Micro-ATX Chassis Review

Introduction

Since I first saw this chassis at Computex earlier this year I have been eager to get my hands on it. I absolutely loved the Air 540 chassis, but I had one minor gripe about its design, it was too big! I wanted to use the chassis for my own system build, but it wouldn’t fit under or on top of my desk due to its box like form factor. Either way, the Air 540 was a lovely looking and very capable chassis, but Corsair know people want something a little more compact and have come back with the Air 240, a mini-ITX / MicroATX compatible HTPC / LAN box style chassis.

Corsair already have a stunning range of chassis products on the market, but they’ve often dominated the larger form factors, now with the release of the Air 240 they have their targets set on the smaller form factor market and the Air 240 looks like a promising product for those who are limited on space, or need a high-end system with some level of portability. With the rise in popularity of LAN gaming events, having a rig you can put in the boot of your car and take with you is a welcome bonus and it also helps if the chassis is still capable of packing huge amounts of hardware despite its smaller size.

As you can see from the specifications below, the Air 240 is small, but it is far from lacking in ability. There is room for six hard drives, seven fans, room for 240mm water cooling radiators, ATX power supplies, mATX motherboards and a dual graphics card setup of up to 290mm in length, meaning many of today’s high-end cards will fit with ease.

The packaging features a few details on the front as well as a small representation of the chassis overall design.

Around the back we have a technical breakdown of all the major components.

In the box you’ll find the quick start guide and all the major fittings needed to install your components, including some handy rubber grip fee for the bottom of the chassis.