Within The Air 540

Getting inside the Carbide Air 540 is straightforward enough with the removal of 2 thumbscrews per door. Taking off the left door reveals the motherboard tray, designed to back up Mini ITX, Micro ITX, ATX and Due east-ATX motherboards.

Surrounding the motherboard tray are a serial of cable management holes complete with rubber grommets. There are 8 holes with a larger ninth hole at the bottom that doesn't have a rubber piece.

At the base of the enclosure are two removable hot-swap 3.5" tool-less drive cages that likewise support 2.5" devices. The fact that these bays are hot-swappable makes installing and removing drives into the Air 540 extremely quick and easy.

Finally, in that location are three high quality Corsair Air Series AF140L fans constitute in the left side of the case, two at the front equally intakes and a single exhaust at the rear. The front fans each take a large dust filter too every bit four white LEDs.

While Corsair has included three 140mm fans information technology is too possible to install and additional two in the top of the case. Equally for radiator mounting locations, the front tin can support 240/280/360mm radiators while the top can handle 240/280mm radiators and the rear a 140mm radiator.

We discover all the pre-installed cables around the other side where the majority of the storage is located along with the power supply. Those hot-bandy bays both accept data and power extension cords pre-installed. All pre-installed cables are black and blend into the blueprint well.

Surprisingly, in that location are no further 3.5" drive cages in the Air 540 despite their being plenty of room. Corsair could have easily fit another four to six drives in the correct side of the case.

The company has only provided room for two 5.25" drives and four 2.five" devices. This ways the hot-bandy trophy institute in the left side of the case are all the Air 540 has to offering in terms of three.five" storage, limiting the case to 8TB of hard drive space. Having starting time imagined this box as a cool workstation/server, the lack of iii.5" drive back up is disappointing.

Although Corsair hasn't taken full reward of the room bachelor in the right side of the Air 540 there is enough of room for cable management. There is also room for power supplies as long every bit 200mm, though realistically if there was a power supply longer than that the Air 540 would still fit it.

The Air 540 too supports CPU coolers up to 170mm tall with the maximum GPU length being 320mm.

Overall, while nosotros are pleased that Corsair offered hot-bandy 3.five" drive bays, we are disappointed that in that location are just two. Nonetheless, where the Air 540 really excels is in cable management and cooling performance.