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this video was brought to you by NCI X great technology selections and service hello everyone this is Dmitry with hardware canucks and Corsair has really proven to us that they are very eager to dominate the enclosure market with the expansion of affordable offerings so today we're take a look at the graphite enclosure this is the 230 T a mid tower with a splash of color priced at $90 for the orange and the gray and $10 shaved for the standard black this price point is definitely a sweet spot for the mid-range builds and Corsair is smart to recognize the essential features that most users would need and incorporate them into the 230 t the color is an attractive option with great coating without any signs of peeling that might be just the way to spice up your build this arrow-like side window is awesome to reveal the internals and the side panel is actually just secured by a single thumb screw at the back and removed by pulling the panel forward I don't mind this process plus the angular dent adds a bit of character to the chassis this is also seen up top to keep things consistent where dual 120 and 140 ml or fan mounts are available with small rubber grommets for the fans but no dust filter which I'm not surprised about and I really hope courser starts to include top dust filters on every single case and not just the Obsidian line front panel connections are basic with just 2 USB 3 ports audio jacks and PR buttons that were very difficult to press on our sample removing the front panel we have a built-in mesh to catch the dust and to intake fans included notice how they are on a different plane sort of the top fan mounted more forward so this means no front water cooling options and take a look at the back we have the standard scene with an exhaust fan 7 PCI slots and the removal dust filter for the power supply plus an additional bottom intake slot that is exposed to those dust particles that Corsair loves so much apparently and with power supplies up to 180 millimeters both fan sizes are supported in the bottom the 230 T stands on these very tiny adhesive rubber feet that do provide some level of stability but even for $80 we would need to still see proper case feet so coursers internal frame hasn't changed all that much as is actually pretty good and even the accessory box included is from the 200 our case that has an identical frame with just a few things changed on the 230 t so first of all the drive cage is new they've gone ahead with the completely tools approach with four SSD slots facing them on the board and four standard mechanical slots there are cutouts on the SSD cage to secure the drives inside so that's considerate and you can also appreciate the simplicity of assembly but yeah we'll have to work around the cabling for those SSDs especially since they're facing inside the spacing between each slot isn't much so populating both top and bottom was a bit problematic in our scenario plus the entire cage goes as high as the bottom four PCI slots so GPU clearance will be limited to about 11 inches due to SATA cables for those bottom expansion slots and plenty of clearance for the top three PCI slots Plus this opening will allow direct pooling for the GPU and the rest of your components now for $80 I was expecting to see rubber grommets on the cutouts and also build quality on the frame is not impressive with a lot of flex and everything is riveted and yes this is $80 case so we aren't expecting to see outstanding construction but the coarser quality has definitely seen degradation over time now on a good note coarser has made sure to pre install motherboard standoffs and all black cables so that's very much appreciated coming around to the back there's plenty of room for cable management plus you can tuck the cables at this bottom sleeve and there are some cable time outs also strangely none in the center so I would definitely like to see that changed and with the build assembled those SATA cables definitely need some cleaning work but in the end the 230 key can handle perfectly well a mid-range system with long GPU and overall clean routing there isn't that much room up top for a water cooler but the 120 millimeter holes are offset closer to the windowed side panel to avoid issues with any of the cabling especially that a thin CPU cable all the routing in the back looks like it should and Corsa has always been great with making sure there's enough room to work with and closing the side panel the 230 t looks pretty great and the orange color scheme makes for one unique piece within your computer space so now the things that we liked are the totally tools approach towards Drive mounts both SSDs and mechanical drives excellent paint job without any orange scuffs on the black portions on the frame and both front fans are included so airflow out of the box should be sufficient however the lack of rubber grommets missing top and bottom dust filters poor frame quality that feels really bendy and the somewhat awkward wiring for those SSDs with tight spacing between them are just a few things that we're starting to see more and more from coarser and what the 230 T is not a bad case for someone wanting something basic and perhaps you have the almost $100 to spare it would have been a totally killer chassis if they brought back the features the date themselves sometimes ago were at the forefront of pushing within the enclosure market like excellent build quality rubber grommets and unique features but how do you feel about the 230 t and its drawbacks let us know in the comments below as always thanks for watching don't forget to subscribe and like for more similar content and we'll see you in the next one