Corsair Announces Availability of $99 Gaming PC Case

Corsair has announced today the worldwide retail availability of the company's new Carbide Series 400R gaming PC case, bringing an excellent combination of price and value to gaming enthusiasts on a budget.

The 400R has been designed in the builder-friendly ideal Corsair sets for all of its cases, but with an aggressively low price. For just $99, builders will get simple and fast system build and upgrades, thanks to easy side panel access and tool-free drive installation and removal, along with a cable management system to keep things looking simple and clean while improving airflow through the case.

Speaking of airflow, the case comes with three fans out of the box, with room for dual-120mm fan form factor radiators for compatibility with Corsair's own Hydro Series H100 liquid cooling system and  plenty of extra fan mounts to keep components running cool.

The 400R also provides eight expansion slots with room for full-length GPUs up to 316mm long, making it an ideal case for those users looking to get some SLI/Crossfire going. This accompanies 3.5" hard drive caddies with native 2.5" SSD support, all with tool-less installation. The sweetness is topped off with two USB 3.0 ports on the front panel, along with FireWire, headphone and microphone connection ports for ease of access.

Remember, this is all available right now, and at a sweet $99 price point. Check the release below.


CORSAIR ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF $99 GAMING PC CASE
Carbide Series 400r offers superior cooling and flexibility for building awesome gaming rigs

FREMONT, California - September 8th, 2011 - Corsair, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced worldwide retail availability of theCarbide Series 400R gaming PC case.

The Carbide Series 400R has been designed for PC gamers with the same builder-friendly philosophy as the award-winning Obsidian Series and Graphite Series of PC cases, but at an aggressive price point. New system builds and upgrades are fast and simple, thanks to the easy side panel access and tool-free drive installation and removal. Corsair's innovative cable-management system allows for clean-looking builds and improved airflow.

Superior Cooling

The Carbide Series 400R and has room for dual-120mm fan form factor radiators for compatibility with the new Hydro Series H100 Liquid CPU Cooler and custom water cooling systems. The 400R includes three fans, with a total of four 120mm fan mounts, and six 120mm/140mm mounts for safe, reliable operation of high-performance components.

Flexible and Future-Proof

The Carbide Series 400R provides eight expansion slots, making it ideal for multi-GPU setups, and can accommodate full-length GPUs of up to 316mm in length. The 400R also offers tooless 3.5" hard drive caddies with native SSD (2.5" drive) support, and the front panel has two USB 3.0 ports (compatible with internal motherboard connectors) as well as FireWire, headphone, and microphone connection ports.

"The Carbide Series 400R is a remarkable achievement — a high-volume, aggressively priced case for PC gamers with the ease of installation and cooling flexibily that serious builders and gamers demand," said Ruben Mookerjee, VP and General Manager for Components at Corsair. "Performance enthusiasts operating on a tight budget can step up to renowned Corsair quality when choosing the case that's going to be the foundation of their gaming system."

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The Corsair Carbide Series 400R is available from authorized etailers worldwide at a US suggested retail price of $99 USD. For more information on the Carbide Series 400R mid-tower PC computer case, please visit:

http://www.corsair.com/cases/carbide-series/carbide-series-400r-mid-tower-case.html

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