Corsair Ships the Carbide Series 500R Case

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By Doug Crowthers
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Corsair releases the Carbide Series 500R to go along with the Carbide Series 400R case to fill the gap between the 400R and the Graphite Series cases

The 500R is available in two color combinations: graphite gray and arctic white. The 500R measures 20.5" x 8.1" x 20", supports ATX and mATX motherboards and is equipped with eight expansion slots. It features a front I/O panel with USB 3.0 (x 2), FireWire (x 1) and audio (x 2) ports, four exposed 5.25-inch bays, and removable 3.5-inch/2.5-inch drive cages. 500R can support up to a 17.5" graphics card with removal of a 3.5-inch/2.5-inch drive cage.

Cooling is provided by one 200mm side panel fan, two front-mounted 120mm fans, and one rear 120mm fan a side panel, along with a multi-channel fan controller to controller the up to four fans. The 500R provides support for a 240mm dual radiator for those users keen on water-cooling setups.

The Corsair Carbide Series 500R comes with a 2 year warranty and is available from authorized retailers worldwide at a suggested retail price of $139. Read more on the Corsair's Carbide 500R Series case at their product page.

Doug Crowthers
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18 Comments Comment from the forums
  • ikyung
    I've used both the 650 and 600T from corsair and they make their cases very well.
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  • amk-aka-Phantom
    Looks like a sweet case, Corsair's cases always have solid looks and quality. I like it. However, it looks somehow narrow from the photos... according to dimensions, it should fit a Hyper 212+, but the tower looks too narrow for it :) Maybe because it's very tall?

    I just wish there would be no crazy price overhead on cases in my country. This will probably cost $200-240 here :(
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  • chumly
    Corsair ALWAYS makes quality stuff, but that case is HUGE! You could put 4 computers in there.
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  • liquidchild
    This case came out at the same time as the 400...about a month ago.
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  • oblivionlord
    The damn case should have been wider. Wider for the compatibility of large towers and wider for the use of a front 200mm fan... not 2 old ass 120mm fans.. geez

    Perhaps they did this intentionally to not completely take sales away from the 600t.
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  • one-shot
    I could use one of these in a full tower. 600R, anyone?
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  • AbdullahG
    I must say Corsair makes amazing cases (the 600T has such great cable management it looks like your components are running without cables). I would love to see a mATX case or SFF for LAN gamers or for people who just want a small case.
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  • Components are getting smaller, cases are getting larger. Please make a smaller case that has spots for SSD.
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  • verbalizer
    looks nice.
    I'm not a big case type of guy.
    but these look nice.
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  • christop
    Looks sweet and not a bad price either.
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