Corsair Carbide 300R Case Review - PAGE 4

Testing Setup:

• CPU: Intel Core i7 2600k
• Cooling: Corsair H100
• Video Card: AMD Radeon HD 6970
• Motherboard: Gigabyte
  
• Case: Cooler Master Cosmos II
• Memory: 8GB Mushkin Redline DDR3 2133
• HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 7200.11

Comparison Cases:

• Cooler Master Storm Trooper
• Corsair Carbide 400R
• Corsair Graphite 600T

Testing:

For testing I maintained an ambient room temperature of 70°F and used HWMonitor to monitor each component's internal temperature. The idle temperatures were taken after the computer remained on, but with no operating load for an hour. The load tests were taken after a 15 minute period with Kombuster's power supply test active.

For the price and size, the Corsair 300R did a good job when it came to cooling and even with one fan, the CPU core temp was still right in the range of more expensive cases such as the Cooler Master Cosmos II.