A Detailed Look from the Outside
The Corsair Carbide 330R Titanium Edition Quiet Mid-Tower case is made from a combination of steel and plastic parts. The overall fit and finish of the 330R Titanium case is good but understandably not of the same quality as some of Corsair’s other high-end cases. The case is painted black inside and out. The riveted SECC chassis is light weight but rigid and the black matte powder coat finish matches the black plastic parts well.
The hinged front door is reversible and made out of plastic with a brushed aluminum front plate that is anodized gun-metal gray (Titanium) to match some of Corsair’s other accessories. The inside of the front door is covered with sound absorption material. Opening the door exposes three external 5.25” drive bays, which are fitted with plastic covers. The lower section of the front panel is covered by an easily removed dust filter and the 5.25” bay covers also contain vent openings with dust filters.
The 330R Quiet case comes with one 140mm intake fan located behind the grill in the mid-section with a second optional fan location below it. The fan blows air directly into the main chamber of the case and is not restricted by a HDD cage. A second optional fan could be used to blow air in across the internal HDD cage.
Note the small 3-position fan control switch just below the top I/O panel in the center above the top 5.25” drive bay cover.
Both side panels are removable and secured with two thumb screws at the back. The side panels are solid (no window option) and covered with sound absorption foam on the inside. In practice, both side panels are relatively easy to take off and re-install and fit securely once in place.
Very conflicting case,
Very conflicting case, Corsair filler?
Not at all. It serves its
Not at all. It serves its intended purpose very well.
You can quite easily have a virtually silent office PC during the day and turn it into a killer gaming rig at night.
I love my 650D except for the
I love my 650D except for the HD trays. PITA to get out. Unless something has changed in the design, looks like not much changed there.
Very similar to the Antec
Very similar to the Antec P100 except for video card length and the reversible door.
I bought this case during the
I bought this case during the Black Friday sale, although the black edition. I am most pleased with it except for two things. The first is space. I had to saw off a portion of the HDD cage to fit both my R9-290s, which is about the same length as a 970 Strix from Asus.
The second is that the dust filter on the underside is laughable and falls off right away. You can use screwdrivers to put it in place, which I did, but the default magnetic solution is terrible.
However, on temperatures and acoustics, it’s an amazing case. It’s also quite light, which is a bonus if you have to move it somewhere, such as like a LAN.
All and all a good review. It
All and all a good review. It would be nice to see more emphasis placed on the cases ability to house an SLI/Crossfire config (two card) and resultant temps. Thanks for taking the time to perform this review.
I own the original 330R.
I own the original 330R.
With 2 140mm intake fans, 120mm exhaust fan and an AIO CPU cooler, two GTX 780 Classifieds work… but temps are really high in SLI. Worst case scenario you are thermal throttling.
Overclocking the Classies with the side on is almost out of the question. Not enough airflow. The second card gets the brunt of it, as is usually the case. No pun intended.
Perhaps a couple of 970’s or 980’s wouldn’t be so bad, overclocked they probably would be close.
I think the best possibility for stable, lower temp SLI or Crossfire in a 330R would be reference cards with blower fans which exhaust the heat outside the case, rather than custom cooling that dumps the heat into the case.
For overclocked SLI I would look at water blocks and a custom loop. But if you’re going to do that why buy a 330R?