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Air 540's are amazing

Commander_Z
By Commander_Z
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So i ordered my Air 540 last Friday, and it arrived yesterday

I tell ya, Videos and photos don't do this case justice.

It's bigger than what i thought it would, but in a good way

The space inside and behind the mobo tray is massive, so some awesome cable management can be achieved here.

my Z97-A and H100 fit really well inside, and I can wait to finish the build in the near future hopefully

For now, here's some pics I took
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Tell me about it.

PC: 4770K @ 4.0 GHz --- Maximus VI Hero --- 8 GB 2133 MHz Corsair Vengeance Pro --- EVGA 780 TI Classified @ 1300 MHz --- Samsung Evo 250 GB --- Corsair RM 750 --- Corsair Carbide Air 540 --- CM Storm Rapid-I (MX Blues with PMK Evergreen Keycaps) --- Windows XP --- Razer Naga --- Custom Loop Parts: 380I, EKWB 780 Classy Waterblock and Backplate, 240mm and 360mm XT45, Swiftech MCP655, EKWB multi option reservoir, Mayhems Pastel Red, Primochill Primoflex Advanced Clear Tubing, 5 SP 120 Quiet Editions --- Mobile: Surface Pro 3 (i5 128gb) with JD40 (MX Clears) and Microsoft Sculpt Mouse --- Galaxy S6

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And this is why the air 540 is my favorite case.

Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W

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It was my second choice honestly, but the enthoo primo won.

If you've previously won the build off please pm me so we can get something worked out.

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540 is the greatest. I wonna build an air 240 rig just because it's so bad ass.

Main RIg Corsair Air 540, I7 9900k, ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero, G.Skill Ripjaws 3600 32GB, 3090FE, EVGA 1000G5, Acer Nitro XZ3 2560 x 1440@240hz 

 

Spare RIg Lian Li O11 AIR MINI, I7 4790K, Asus Maximus VI Extreme, G.Skill Ares 2400 32Gb, EVGA 1080ti, 1080sc 1070sc & 1060 SSC, EVGA 850GA, Acer KG251Q 1920x1080@240hz

 

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I like my air 540 but it has it's problems. Like the stupid HDD sleds underneath the GPU's. Those should be fan mounts. Also the case makes my Matx motherboard look that much smaller, which is why I will be upgrading to dis

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Enthoo Luxe has the same price but it's a much better case in every way.

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I like my air 540 but it has it's problems. Like the stupid HDD sleds underneath the GPU's. Those should be fan mounts. Also the case makes my Matx motherboard look that much smaller, which is why I will be upgrading to dis

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So umm where would you put your HDDs then?

Also its a atx case so that's just kinda assumed. Maybe look at the air 240?

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So umm where would you put your HDDs then?

Also its a atx case so that's just kinda assumed. Maybe look at the air 240?

I did, I can't remember what but there was something about it I didn't like. Although the 240 has alot better drive mounting implementations than the 540, like that thing in the back above the PSU and whatnot.

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I did, I can't remember what but there was something about it I didn't like. Although the 240 has alot better drive mounting implementations than the 540, like that thing in the back above the PSU and whatnot.

Yes I agree but it has worse fan support when using mATX in it than desired (for me).

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Yes I agree but it has worse fan support when using mATX in it than desired (for me).

What? I haven't had any issues with fan support using my mATX board that I didn't have with my previous ATX board. Most motherboards don't support the number of fans this thing can hold.

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What? I haven't had any issues with fan support using my mATX board that I didn't have with my previous ATX board. Most motherboards don't support the number of fans this thing can hold.

The three fans in the bottom of the Air 240. Any MB with PWM can control just about as many as you can put in. I have 14 running off my X79-Deluxe.

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2x140mm on the bottom, no problem!  Love my 540 long time.

 

the bottom

 

do yo not mean the top???

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the bottom

 

do yo not mean the top???

 

Yes, the bottom.  I got rid of the two drive swaps on the bottom for 2x140mm.  Was kind of a pain but worth it in the end.  Check out my photo.

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Its an amazing case its just a shame its this wide... :( I haven't got a place on my desk where I can place this where I can see it and doesn't cost me a lot of desk space.

However if I'm ever going to build a microATX system it will be in a 240.

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