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it's been three years since the corsair air 540 cubed case was released into the wild and in that time we've stopped doing unboxings like this one I mean he doesn't even build a computer in it what is that Corsair forgot about cases for a while and then they finally launched this the air 740 now the air 540 was an interesting case whose big selling feature a dual chamber design for excellent airflow and loads of cable management room worked well but it left some people wanting more especially in the fan filter department so has Corsair met these desires and brought the features up to the same modern aesthetic that the 740 has let's find out mass drop is featuring the AKG K 5 v 3 Pro Studio Headphones featuring over-ear closed-back construction check them out in the link in the description down below now I talked of the modern looks of the air 7:40 in the intro I think it's like some kind of awesome mix between a server and a kegerator let's start with the front interrupting one of the cross blades which is what I guess I'll call the cool things that go across the front of the case is a large set power button down a bit from there and you have in a row from left to right a reset button 2 USB 3 ports headphone and microphone jacks and an LED switch which can be used with Corsairs new SP 120 and HD 120 RGB fan controller though it should be noted you'll need to buy these separately if you want to see this functionality in more detail we should have a PAX West coverage video showcasing it by the time this video is released so go check that out if you're interested below these is a little removable panel which wasn't mentioned anywhere in the reviewers guide or manual and all Corsair would tell me when I interrogated them about it was that it's a potential front panel expansion module so we're guessing it may be a fan control module or something and V are friendly cases are a thing now so maybe an HDMI port another thought we had was that it could be an intentionally blank spot so people can 3d print their own logos and stuff I don't know we'll have to wait and see behind the front panel which is just easy enough to remove without worrying about it ever falling off is a big fan filter with a well implemented magnetic mounting system so we're looking good on the whole fan filter thing so far moving on the top of the case very much resembles the front with the cross blade ESCA design I'll be it slightly less pronounced along with some meshing to cover where the fans will breathe through I think it's well implemented and looks pretty awesome but maybe not something I'd Rock on a daily driver system though I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments the bottom of the case pretty much resembles the top plus an arrangement of solid case feet the left side panel is a large see-through plexi glass window interrupted only by the handle release on the right hand side once opened it can be easily lifted off of its hinges so you don't have to bother with it while you're actually building the system the right side panel is mostly plain but also includes a filtered cutout area for your power supply to breathe through although the filter holes are so large that I would expect that they're mainly going to be stopping spiders and flies from going into your power supply instead of dust perhaps that's a problem at coursera HQ so more fan filters they fix the fan filter problem then well they improved it but didn't in my opinion completely solve it the front intakes and power supply intake are filtered as I previously mentioned but the top and bottom sections remain bare it's a hundred and fifty US dollar case and at that price I expect filters wherever they could be a fan note that could be used as an intake anyways now that we're inside we get to see that there is a ton of cable management holes and really nice rubber grommets scattered everywhere that you could need them and there is so much room I found the air 7:40 easy to build into the point where it was rather relaxing like the comfy couch of computer cases even just down to things like the graphics card mounting screws being inside the case instead of outside it's not a huge deal but I do prefer it that way moving in behind the motherboard we have yet again so much room you can mount three hard drives and four SSDs all in their respective to list trays while just absolutely not caring about cable management because there isn't going to be air push through here by any fans anyways like I did or you can use the abundant zap strap loops on the back of the motherboard tray the CPU heatsink mounting cutout is very large and well placed and the power supply mounts sideways as you probably guessed from the side panel vent I mentioned earlier it also has a little metal bracket that goes in front of it this might seem unnecessary if you're building your own PC but I would recommend installing it if you plan on shipping your computer but all of that said cooling is a big deal for this case and it shows it's compatible with up to 8 120 millimeter or 740 millimeter fans a 240 or 280 Milt op radiator a 240 or 280 mm bottom radiator and a 240 280 or 360 mil radiator in the front that's a lot of freaking cooling especially when none of that will have to fight with anything like hard drive Trey's SSD bays or even cable management unless you're insane and just shove all the cables in the main compartment for whatever reason which I think leads pretty well into the conclusion the Corsair air 740 looks rather striking in a cool way I had a surprising number of people in the office comment on it while I was working on my notes for this review it supports a fairly insane amount of cooling and it's possibly one of the most easy to build in cases I have ever personally handled with ample amounts of room and tooless access to drives etc but is there too much room I mean look at this thing next to me it's large in every possible dimension it's ginormous and if you 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