Corsair Airflow Mini PC Case - Steel Mesh Panels - Three-Slot GPU Support - Optimized Cooling - Modern I/O - Black

Needed something to move the contents of a Corsair Bulldog 2.0 into.Long story short, I fit my AIO CPU cooler and hybrid water cooled evga ftw 1080ti to fit in without issue.This allows a lot of room to grow for my kids hammy down computer. The RGB fans are fantastic. Assembly is easy and construction is robust.I’m using this case for the “family computer” which means it’s being constantly used by toddlers who love the style and RGB fans. Airflow is great and temps are fantastic. If you like screens and cleanable filter panels this case will satisfy that itch.Corsair as always is a great manufacturer, this is an excellent case with fantastic features at this price point.

I just built a system based on this case w/MSI miTX motherboard..I like the result quite a bit...1st of all I really like the austere look, when my wife 1st set eyes upon it she thought it was a stereo speaker, it just sort of disappears if you know what I mean...the reason why I chose this case is because it allowed me to build a small form factor PC without using proprietary components, albeit in an unconventional manner... i.e.,. the mb I/O ports are on the bottom of the case...the PSU vents out of the top of the case...all 4 sides of the case are perforated for airflow...the perforations are in actuality the dust filter...the assembly was a bit challenging at first, as it is a bit cramped for the wiring, however not at all impossible to negotiate...I was able to install a Corsair 360mm AIO...you can use a full size graphics card...it would a tight squeeze but there is sufficient room for this...some recommendations I would pass on to those who would consider this for their build...- I used 15mm x 120mm Corsair fans vice 25mm x 120 fans, I also used these on the AIO...this helped maximize the available space...- you will have to use an iTX PSU, so I just opted for Corsair's SF1000L...fit like a glove...- this case is not what I would call a showcase for RGB...for me this was not an issue, and quite frankly made the wiring scenario quite a bit easier to negotiate...you can however see any RGB effects through the mesh sides, although they are just a bit subdued by the mesh...- for the GPU, I recommend something compact, like an MSI GeForce RTX™ 3060 AERO ITX 12G...this would have quite a bit of video HP, fit easily and not put out a lot of excess heat, so ambient cooling should more than sufficient...all-in-all, I am very happy with these choices...the 2000D w/ MSI iTX mb + Corsair 360mm AIO handle an Intel i9 13900K with aplomb...(I don't delve into Over Clocking)...this system runs very cool as described...there are some videos on YouTube about the 2000D...after the build, I found them to be unduly critical...I would buy & build this setup again in a "heart-beat"...highly recommended...jo'c

I love the footprint and the look of this case! It’s real small and discreet, which is exactly what I was looking for. The biggest drawback is the limitations in the internal layout—there is really only one good way to place fans and coolers and the like. So far, it’s been fine, though!

It's a nice case, easy to take apart it's panels, airflow is very nice. Cable management is a little tricky but doable. Just keep in mind on what components you're going to put in it, like GPU length and thickness and height of the CPU cooler (including the fan). The way you have to connect your cables on the back of the motherboard is a little unorthodox so I highly recommend watching a case review before pulling out the wallet on this.

For reference, I purchased the version which included the fans. I've worked in two different 2000Ds now, and I have had very mixed reactions.Pros:Quiet. The fans are fantastic at pushing air into the case, and are quiet under load. The RGB with the mesh also looks quite nice.Fan/RGB hub: These are extremely welcome, and the RGB hub had more than enough cable to reach pretty much anywhere a 2.0 header was on your board.Easy Install of motherboard: It was very easy to get it in, and the cutout on the back of the tray was more than ample enough to mount any cooler in place, rather than outside the board.Air cooler support is fantastic. There is more than enough space to fit a 165mm air cooler here, meaning that even something as beefy as a NH-D15 will fit in here. Mounting for an air cooler in this case, even after the board has been installed in the system. (oops on my part.)Cons:AIO Support: This has been one of the banes of my existence for the last week. I tried two separate AIOs in there, and they were both a complete pain to route properly. One was a 360 Lian Li Galahad and the other was an Artic Liquid Freezer II 240. These do not work well with full size fans in any orientation, and the tubing was an absolute nightmare to keep from impinging on cables (or the fans, if they were in the case). Neither was easy to get in or out, and it feels like there was almost no thought put into how the bracket was supposed to work for anything but a select few AIOs.It took me about three hours of finagling with multiple configurations to get it to work, and I ended up needing to cable manage the tubes to get them to work. Make sure any AIO you plan to use has flexible tubing, and I would absolutely recommend slim fans for any configuration.Fan controller: Cable was way too short, it barely reached the board. What the F. Had to buy an extension for it.PSU: Two things: One, the case is more than large enough to support a full-size ATX power supply. I have done it already, with no clearance issues even with a 3 slot card. Why this wasn't included as a potential feature, I've no idea. It does make fitting an AIO EVEN MORE FUN(see: impossible), but it is able to be done. With some pretty minor tweaks, they could have made this a thing. I did it with a drill and some 20mm TV spacers.Second, the awkward cable-down-the-back thing could have easily been avoided. There is more than enough space to have done this internally, and it even looks like there was a cutout on the bottom that was where it was (possibly) supposed to go in the right-front corner.Cable management: It's an ITX case, so cable management is obviously a secondary issue. It would have been nice to have a few extra places to route cables. Some of the places included were extremely difficult to get zip ties through, especially near the motherboard tray.What I think happened is this case experienced a sudden and complete redesign at multiple stages, to accommodate the girth-based cards that we are now resigned to own from Nvidia and it's board partners. Everything about this case feels like it was a missed opportunity. Despite the mesh and filters literally everywhere, it feels like the space wasn't utilized to the fullest, and it really hurts the final product.If you plan on just putting air cooling in and a SFX PSU, it's absolutely a great case. However, the selling point was the AIO, which feels like such a miss on this case. I really would recommend it as long as you don't put an AIO, as it's roomy enough to work in for a beginner to ITX, it's got great fans included if you go that route.If you do decide to do an AIO... uh, good luck.