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Review on ๐Ÿ”ฎ CORSAIR Crystal Series 680X RGB White ATX Smart Case with High Airflow and Tempered Glass by Rickey Ortega

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Good case, overpriced due to poor fan performance

Aesthetically pleasing case with plenty of mounting points for heatsinks and fans. The dual compartment design is based on and improves on the concept popularized by Lian Li PC-011 Dynamic. Supports all types of power supplies and motherboard sizes. Each fan slot can be populated with a 140mm fan for superior cooling or a quieter fan, but the gap is only designed for 2 140mm fans at the front. Introducing the 680X with LL120 RGB as the rear exhaust fan. The actual product features a cheaper non-RGB SP120 instead, forcing customers to spend an extra $20-$30 to match the promotional images and give their system a better sense of symmetry, and customers a useless one , leaves leftover fan. If you're using a Corsair AIO, you'll also miss symmetry with your RGBs, as the RGB versions of their AIOs use ML-series fans, which lack the circular RGB "loop" on the fan's edge that LL-series fans have . . Corsair is forcing customers to choose between the superior performance of the ML series fans but inferior RGB quality, or the lower performance of the LL series fans but superior RGB quality. If you're looking for symmetry identical to the promotional images, be prepared to shell out $120 MSRP for additional fans. I find that manipulative on the part of Corsair and for exactly this reason I would like a fanless version of this case. I accidentally damaged the top hinge of a glass door. I contacted customer service to get a replacement under warranty. Each email reply took 24 hours and no reply on weekends. It took me a week and a half to hand over the emails and photos before the agent finally asked me to return my ENTIRE, already assembled suitcase to fix this extraordinary problem. I refused because I was wasting not only materials and labor but also my own time. I later found the part I needed for $5 at their online store. I don't know if I was being served by an idiot or if this is typical Corsair behavior, but I wasn't happy to have found this part, although I'm glad Corsair offers almost all parts in their store, although 10 USD shipping fee total overpriced order amount must not exceed $3. The air gap of glass panes can be improved. Corsair is aware of the thermal issues caused by insufficiently small air gaps, as they have increased the air gaps in the iCUE 465X to nearly eliminate its negative impact on temperature. Increasing the fan speed on the iCUE or adding additional intake fans to the bottom vents can alleviate some of the lack of ventilation on the top and front of the 680X. More drives require active cooling, but there are no mounts. for fans in the secondary room, for the compulsory use of cable ties or double-sided adhesive tape.

Pros
  • Acceptable
Cons
  • Fair