Testseek.com have collected 66 expert reviews of the Corsair Carbide 500R and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Corsair Carbide 500R.
November 2011
(88%)
66 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
With the 500R Corsair is aiming at gamers with a stuffed PC, tucked full with hardware. For these users this chassis thus offers a wider range of cooling capacity, that and a little more flexibility over the 400R in terms of removable drive cages and fan...
I'm becoming increasingly convinced that you just can't really go wrong buying a Corsair enclosure. The issue with the Carbide 500R is that it has to compete with two other Corsair cases in the same price bracket, or for not much more money you can get Ro...
Corsair now has multiple award winning cases under its belt, so when it comes to designing a chassis for the mainstream market they have a lot of experience to fall back on. This is clearly evident when looking at the 500R, as it includes several featu...
The Corsair Carbide Series 500R is an upgraded version of the 400R. For between USD 30 and USD 40 more, you get a 200 mm side fan, a three-step fan speed controller, support for a 240 mm radiator, air filter on the top panel, hard drive bays in a two-c...
Looking back through Corsair's history of cases, I have yet to be disappointed with any of them. I had their flagship on my desk for over two years, and it just recently got replaced. I also have the currently in use, and it was the case that sold m...
PRETTY!, Amazing airflow – great temps!, Pre Installed standoffs, Cooling expansion, Water cooling ready, Fan Speed control, Innovative features, USB 3.0, Toolless drive bays...
Small Fan LED light switch, PSU fits really tight...
Overall this case was pretty sweet! I honestly didn't like the way the case appeared out of the box, but it did grow on me over time. I absolutely love the white and black contrast now. I'm considering making this my home theater case in the living ro...
Abstract: In order to keep pace with changing market conditions, the last few case releases from Corsair have been targeted straight towards budget friendly price points and the newest Carbide 500R is no different. Even though it sports a price of under $150, th...
