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with its power loss protection affordability and performance the SP 924 may data makes upgrading to an SSD remarkably safe and simple so the graphite 230 t appears on first glance to be Corsairs response to the cheap bold looking gaming cases on the market that deliver a lot of flash but not a lot of - upon further inspection we find that that's exactly what it is it's relatively compact and lightweight doesn't have a ton of extra features comes in a variety of colors and includes orange red or blue LED fans depending on the configuration you choose as well as an aggressively shaped window and speed arrows that are strategically positioned to make it go faster this case was extremely polarizing when it first launched with many criticizing the looks but I actually disagree and I feel like Corsair has nailed their target demographic here with the look but what do you think let me know in the comments but while we might normally say okay it's for gamers check and it looks cool check editor's choice this is Corsair and we hold them to a higher standard than other case makers because they ask for more money than other case makers so we're gonna dig deeper and evaluate this case as if it's not just empty bling and it has to deliver in terms of functionality as well also I like tearing apart his creations and finding all the cost-saving compromises he made just for the sake of giving George a headache but before we do that I'll need my special announcement hat thank you no one's here with the spec but before I do that I'll need my special announcement hat thank you because to celebrate geek Pride Day motus is hosting their annual geek stakes sweepstakes and giving away some serious swag including an MSI GSC an oculus rift electro camera and AR Drone and more it runs until June 6th and you can find full details in the link in the video description but it's pretty simple just like motifs on Facebook fill out a brief form and you could be drawn at random to win you're 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hundred percent sure further down we find the included dual front 120 millimeter LED fans orange on this model behind a mesh fan filter that unfortunately is actually quite difficult to remove for cleaning you need to remove both side panels which slide on front to back rather than back to front for some reason then undo all six plastic clips individually to remove the entire front bezel moving on to the top of the case we've got nowhere to put this side panel or what I mean to say is we've got ventilation holes with noise-isolating rubber grommets in them so they can be easily moved to support either dual 120 or 140 millimeter fans or even a dual 120 or dual 140 millimeter radiator as long as your motherboard heat sinks don't interfere with the extra thickness from the red unfortunately our saber-tooth z87 didn't allow either of these radiator mounting options so we went with a rear 120 millimeter thick red to match the fan that was already in there but your mileage may vary also at the back we've got our standard 7 PCI expansion slots with some extra ventilation holes next to them and the bottom mounted power supply with an easily removable fan filter that will keep dust from the air that it intakes directly from the bottom of the case of note is that you can install the fan either way so we opted to leave the fan facing up this doesn't make use of that dust filter but it does keep the power supply safe if you plan to use the PC on a car where the other orientation would result in basically zero airflow that's an issue with any case with the bottom mounted power supply pretty much though moving inside we start to find some nice little coarser touches in no particular order the motherboard standoffs are pre-installed with their signature nubbins standoff in the middle that holds the board in place while you're installing it all the metal bends are folded over and nicely finished so it's pretty much impossible to cut yourself while you're working in this case all internal wires and connectors are all black down to the very ends with the exception of the HD audio connector a notable feature by the way at this price point makes it look really clean inside and the tool is five and a quarter inch two and a half inch and three and a half inch drive mounts are all pretty well implemented the five and a quarter inch bays use a simple metal tab system the four three and a half inch bays each have a nice long spike that goes into the side of the drive that holds it very securely in place and they feel surprisingly rigid especially when you consider that the cage is actually plastic something I don't recall having seen before and then finally the for two and a half inch mounts are easy to use with a simple you know slide in from the back technique it's not perfect though it is pretty tight as you jam it in there but quite loose once it's installed so if you put a hard drive in there with a slimmer than usual profile it might wiggle around causing damage now go listen to the last twenty seconds or so of this video and think of penises this time you're welcome ease of use aside cable management is a bit of a sore point with the two and a half inch cage for me since Corsair recommends you leave the SATA connectors hanging towards the video card I know you won't see them due to the shape of the window but I still wish they could be managed differently somehow other than that cable management isn't bad there's isn't a ton of space behind the motherboard trade due to the compact case design but anchor points on the back of the tray will help you out the eight pin connector to the nice big hole at the top left of the motherboard tray and the bent right hand side gives plenty of space for your 24 pin and PCI Express cables for everything else you can use a combination of the space behind the motherboard tray or above the hard drive and SSD mounts to make things as tidy looking as you can it would be easier to achieve perfection with rubber grommets in the spacious cable management holes here but that was obviously a cost-saving omission speaking of holes between the ones on the right and the bottom of the motherboard and the large CPU cutout at the back I expected the motherboard tray to be pretty flimsy but I was very pleasantly surprised in this regard it's rock-solid in fact the 230 T meets or exceeds my build quality expectations even my unreasonable coarser ones in every way especially when you factor in the solid price point it's just plain better than similarly styled blingy competitors so at the end of the day I guess that's what this is it's a value case that I think will appeal to its target audience one that delivers good if not groundbreaking features and cooling and surprisingly solid build quality at a fair price it gets my better than spending your money on a really fancy stake then forgetting to cook it in time and you get a disease from eating it Award for stunning excellence in the field of humdrum mediocrity an award that I reserved for only the best products that target a given price point and achieve a compelling enough value proposition that's someone looking to spend that amount of money might want to consider buying it all of these silly award jokes aside this is actually why I don't really review much entry-level stuff I feel like there can't be any surprises in my conclusion about the product the 230 T is good but it's made by Corsair it wasn't going to be totally stupid in the first place it was going to be good I mean because of cost constraints though it's not like George can make the rivets out of like magnesium unicorn horn alloy so I just feel like there isn't much to say other than it met my expectations but you guys let me know if I'm wrong was this video up until the goofiness at the end as interesting to watch as when we cover high-end stuff do you just straight-up want to know like what's a good $70 case so you can go and buy a truckload of 230 T's tomorrow or do you prefer that we focus on the high-end stuff that's fun eye candy but you don't necessarily intend to buy need your feedback my peeps and I guess like all the all the jokes aside from the you know how drum mediocrity actually very solid case definitely recommended by at seventy bucks if that's what you guys are looking for alright so that's pretty much it guys like this video if you liked it dislike it if you disliked it share the video accordingly if you thought other people should watch it please share the video also guys we've got our support link in the video description along with a pricing and availability link for where to buy this case if you do want to check it out in the support link you can also find where to buy our the cool linus media group t-shirts that we make as well as how to give us a monthly contribution so we can keep making these videos if you think that they're good and finally a way that you can change really the doorbell whatever I'm just going to keep 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