Corsair CC-9011084-WW Carbide Series SPEC-ALPHA Windowed Mid-Tower ATX Gaming Computer Case - Black/Silver

Looks superb, comes with everything needed, quite a small form factor which was what I wanted. Fits in tight space. Easy to work with, no sharp edges, easy install and looks superb.

Good case to build in nice rubber mounted holes for cabling to come through and cable management not too bad.

I purchased this case for a new computer build with an AMD Ryzen 5 1600X, NZXT Kraken x52, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, and EVGA Supernova PSU.I’m an experienced computer builder with nine-years’ experience, but this case has been one problem after another- don’t get me wrong, this is a good case but has many hidden flaws.The first is that the HDD activity light didn’t work (ok, not a big problem), but that many other cases in this price range include PSU shrouds- the Spec Alpha is the exception here. The result is that cables at the bottom of the case are untidy and this is made worse as the bottom of the case is clearly seen through the plastic windowed side-panel. I might note that there exists a 120mm fan mount in this location, but without something on the fan to stop cables from becoming trapped I do not advise that this fan mount is used.Which brings me to another flaw- the 2.5” drive mounts. There is very little instruction on how to use them- they are spring-loaded where you push the 2.5” drive to the back and two plastic clips catch the drive so it does not slip out. This is great in principle but in reality, the clips are strong and need to be held back from the drive as you pull it out otherwise the drive will become significantly scratched on the side (as happened to me, my brand new Crucial MX300 has a massive deep scratch on the side).The case is pre-prepped for an ATX motherboard with mounts screwed in already, which is a nice touch, but I found installing the motherboard to be a fiddly task as the 2.5” drive mount clips are slightly too long and mean that the motherboard needs to be manoeuvred into place. This is a little bit annoying but isn’t a major issue as the motherboard fits snugly in place. The top-mounted red 120mm fans are a nice touch but (at least on my motherboard- the MSI Tomahawk B350) interfere with the motherboard’s RAM slots, so if you need to diagnose memory issues (or simply install memory) I advise that you do so before you install the motherboard. Regardless of this, the top-mounted fans will need to be taken out to install the motherboard in the first place (but you don’t want to install the memory AFTER you install the fans).RIP cable management, because in this case it literally doesn’t exist. This would’ve been helped significantly by the inclusion of a PSU shroud (as mentioned earlier) but you need to make-do with what you have. The case includes points for cable ties but cables will still be showing and the right panel of the case does not have enough room to hide all the cables. This affects airflow in the case, which is pretty bad for a case at this price range and size. As mentioned earlier I have an AIO watercooler, which the case’s manual and web-page suggests that it should be mounted on the front of the case- this is a major issue as half the front panel is covered with solid plastic and there is very little room for the fans that are covered to introduce airflow. This causes the CPU to run warmer than it should be under an AIO (75c on load, and 60c on idle, which isn’t quite right)- this issue goes away when I open the main side panel where temperatures drop to 62c on load and 35c on idle. Ambient room temperature is 24.5c.Front panel IO is normal for a case of this price including two USB 3.0s, power and HDD LEDs, power & reset switches, and headphone/microphone jacks. Front panel IO also has a two-speed fan controller which is good but not great (it feels loose). The power button is large with the power LED embedded in it and the reset switch is small and has an alternative texture to help you find it- unfortunately it feels like the rest of the textured front panel and you’ll find yourself fumbling for it (as I did) if you have the case under your desk or with the side panel facing you.Included are three 3.5” bays with tool-less mounting systems- these are really flimsy and more than once I found myself having to remount one of my HDDs as the mount simply wasn’t strong enough to hold it in place while I was building the system. This would *probably* be OK if you built the system and left it in the same place for millennia, but if you plan to take your system to LAN parties and the like this will pose a problem and you might be better served taking-out the tool-less bays and mounting your 3.5” drives the old-fashioned way.I’m returning the case and replacing it with the Cougar Panzer, which cost only £5 more and offers so much more than the Spec Alpha.

bought PC Case as my first PC Built had my friend help build PC. Great price for case a lot of storage and great room for cable management in the back hidden away also very well ventilated, enjoyed purchasing this product would recommend

I recently purchased this case (the SPEC-DELTA) for a PC upgrade for a friend. All in all it is a very good case. The tempered glass is held together by 4 screws which have rubber covering to not damage the glass. The case comes with three 120mm RGB fans up front set in an intake position and one 120mm non-RGB exhaust fan at the back. There is space up top for 2 120/140mm fans. It's possible to install a 240mm AIO cooler up top or a 240/360mm AIO up front.Regarding installing AIO coolers at the top of the case. The design could result in you not being able to fit one in if you do not have low profile RAM chips installed. Do bear that in mind. The Corsair LPX range of memory will be fine but if you have anything else, you may have problems.Regarding airflow, the three fans up front are hampered a little because the plastic covering in front of them does not have sufficient grilling to allow for a decent amount of air to enter the case. In itself, it's not terrible, but in testing I found that the temperatures in the case at idle were around 3-4C lower if I removed the plastic covering. One workaround is to up the speed of the fans a small amount in the BIOS which can compensate the temps a little without making too much extra noise.They are the only real issues on the case. The rest is very well put together. There is space behind the motherboard tray for 2 2.5in SSD drives and a removable mount located at the bottom for up to three 3.5in drives. Not only is it removable, but you can slide the position of it side to side somewhat so that if you have a lot of cabling and not much room, you can move the tray towards the front for space.There are plenty of areas to cable tie your wiring at the back to keep things neat and plenty of access points for the cables to reach around to the motherboard.Be sure that your motherboard has enough chassis fan headers to connect the fans, unless you buy a splitter for those (DC power) as none is supplied, meaning you need 4 alone for the fans installed in the case. The RGB lighting does come supplied with a splitter though, meaning you only need one header on your board to light all three fans, albeit in the same colour. If you instead use an RGB controller with sufficient connectors then this also won't be an issue.So generally I highly recommend this case for any PC builder on a budget who wants a well featured setup which is easy to install and use. But do remember the AIO cooler space issue up top and the airflow up front.

For it's size it was pretty easy to get the connections to the motherboard plugged in.Usually the CPU power cables are the hardest to get plugged in due to their location.On this case there is a bit more room than usual to get to these, the board isn't right up against the top of the case.I would advise getting a fan splitter too - the motherboard I fitted only had four fan headers ( CPU fan, rear fan, and then two more ). Since the case has four fans in it you will be one connection short.It doesn't come with any top fans, but airflow is good enough to keep it at reasonable temps even under load.Definitely worth it if you're looking for a compact case without spending too much

It is a great case, however it is smaller than I thought, however the internal LEDs are synchronisable with PC settings.Great overall.