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The Official Corsair Carbide 540 AIR Owners and Builds Thread


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Guess im first up. Little messy in the back but I know where everything is. Specs are in the drop down. Also fans on the nh-d14 have been changed to corsair h100 fans.

 

 

Little update for mine with h100 fans and new ram. Sorry corsair guys I could not find vengeance pro reds anywhere near me. Tiger direct Canadacomputers and a few other stores only stocked the silvers. I'm disappointed and had to get some red Patriot viper 3. Also added a 512gb ssd for games, hidden in the back tho.

 

Corsair should make the vengeance pros come with all colors just like there fans. It's just a separate piece anyways...

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I have a couple pre-finished pics

 

I haven't received all the parts I need just yet....

 

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I'll post up some more once I get these other fans I've ordered...

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haha

 

I do like the carbon wrap Kov... I've got some of that stuff lying and I was looking to wrap something on the case too. But was too impatient to get the rig running

 

Thanks and it's easy stuff to work with, done my mice with it to.

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Start my work with it this weekend as I want to close off the bottom of the case. Going to use some acrylic covered in carbon

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LOL not even started yet lol. I want another one so I can spend time doing want I want with the modding

 

no im started but i have 3 other builds so i can take my time with this but having a evga 780 and a 4930k processor sure makes the waiting hard...;):

whats taking time is moving the psu outward 1/4 inch,cutting the 2 bay 5.25 drive cage down to 1 1/4 bays and modding the top and front of the case.

theres 10 different pieces of sheet metal being used in this build and doing all the cutting and bending by hand.

time and energy is very slim so its been small steps so far.

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I love this build. I thought I was the only one who mounted their H100i radiator vertically!

 

Yeah being seeing that a lot but my 7970 matrix would not allow me to do that. One thing I am finding is that a lot of people are putting 3 x 120mm in front.

My acrylic, carbon and some of the nuts and bolts have arrived

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Right I have now closed the bottom of the case now and why the bottom of the Corsair Carbide 540 comes with a opened bottom I do not know. Changed to a lot of red in the case. My AX850 now has red wiring, the SP120mm fans now have the red clip ons

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Didn't this case just recently release? How are your vents so dusty already?

 

Here are my finished pics...Sorry the background mess...

 

 

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My 540 rig consist of:

i5 3570k

H100i

2x8 Vengeance

Samsung 840 250GB

WD 1TB Black

CX750M PSU

GTX670

ASRock Z77 Pro4

Xonar DG

 

 

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My 540 rig consist of:

I7-4930

Asus P9x79 M/b

32 gig Dominator Platinum memory

Evga 780 gpu

doing a custom water loop on this[sorry corsair my other 3 builds love your coolers]

ive had these parts for weeks just sitting and waiting but gonna finish ordering my WC parts tomorrow---WOOHOO

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My 540 rig consist of:

I7-4930

Asus P9x79 M/b

32 gig Dominator Platinum memory

Evga 780 gpu

doing a custom water loop on this[sorry corsair my other 3 builds love your coolers]

ive had these parts for weeks just sitting and waiting but gonna finish ordering my WC parts tomorrow---WOOHOO

 

Don't forget to get the VRM block for p9x79 board. I had that board with 3930K and vrm overheating causes a lot of cpu throttling while stress testing.

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14589/ex-blc-1021/Heatkiller_MB-SET_ASUS_P9X79_-_Full_Coverage_Water_Block_Kit_-_Nickel_Top_11432.html

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I'd like to extend a BIG thanks to Kovoet for starting this thread. I've made it THE official 540 build thread. Keep it going. Spread the word, we enjoy seeing end user feedback like this.

 

Your fault for selling good stuff, thanks so much

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