Review on 🔮 CORSAIR Crystal Series 680X RGB White ATX Smart Case with High Airflow and Tempered Glass by Joel Briggs

I think it's a great case and I'm completely satisfied with it. HOWEVER, I have built many PCs over the years. If you are new to PC building, be aware that if you have a mATX sized motherboard, the installation will be tricky. If you're patient enough, go ahead, but if you're an impatient person, you might want to consider a different case model or use an ITX-sized motherboard. Some common confusions in this case: 1) Yes, mATX will fit, but will block the cable. Holes and prevents the selection of some water coolers. If you use this size it will fit right into the bottom of the case. While Corsair's information states that a 280mm water cooling radiator can fit on the bottom, this only applies to ITX sized motherboards! A 240mm will fit, but it fits very snugly into the mATX on the bottom edge where most motherboards have USB ports etc. So they are stuck and may not fit at all. Depending on the thickness of your graphics card, a bottom heatsink might be a very bad idea. Be careful! 2) Top Radiator: A 240mm or 280mm radiator can be placed here, but note that if you use 280mm, the top cable routing slots will be completely blocked. This applies to motherboards of any size. 3) Radiator Front: There is enough room for a 240 or 280 radiator without blocking vital vents. BUT, if you place the heatsink in the front, there isn't enough room at the top and bottom for a full-size heatsink. 4) MATX seals two cable holes with rubber grommets so that only one remains usable. 3.5) Some people complain that the glass doesn't let enough air through. I have a 5600X Ryzen 5 and everything is fine. If you're using a Ryzen 9 or an Intel i9 you'll probably end up in the not enough airflow group, but with a 5 or even 7 I'm sure you'll be fine. Also, if you find that the airflow is not enough, there are two very simple changes that need to be made. First, Corsair sells case feet for the 680X on their website in the Parts section, and replacing these feet significantly increases airflow from the bottom. Second, the top glass already comes with fairly long screws, and there's plenty of room to add more washers to increase the air gap. 6) The small holes in the rear grille are NOT big enough for the screws that come with the case fans. . So no, you can't put an 80mm fan in there unless you have a drill and don't want to use one. Cutouts that only fit 120mm fans may no longer be available.