Corsair has created what it holds to be the primary triple-chamber PC case. One chamber for the elements, one chamber for the PSU and cables, and one particular chamber that solely homes a 360 mm radiator. That is designed to get the new air out of your case as shortly as attainable, with out heating up every other elements.
From one aspect of the Air 5400, it seems kind of like a fishtank-style chassis, with a glass entrance and aspect panel to showcase the elements inside. It options high and backside fan mounting areas, basically forming a chimney of cool air over your elements, like a couple of different in style circumstances of this fashion.
Nevertheless, it does differ to others in that Corsair tells me it is harnessing sure ideas of the Venturi impact, the identical utilized by fashionable F1 vehicles to maintain them glued to the observe, to hurry up the airflow by means of the case.
I am unsure how a lot of that Venturi impact stuff is advertising and marketing or science but it surely has put in plastic housing for the highest and backside mounted followers that shrink on the edge to, presumably, help within the stress/pace change that the Venturi impact would produce.
This Venturi design determines this case to solely use 120 mm followers, however that is no huge subject if all Corsair’s guarantees for top-notch cooling are true.
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As a fan of the unique Air 540, it is no shock I like the look right here, and the glass and mesh two-tone entrance panel seems good. However there’s extra to this design that aesthetics. Flip the case round to the aspect and that is the place issues actually get attention-grabbing.
Behind the entrance panel mesh is a 360 mm radiator. That is the AiO for the CPU and it is situated in its personal particular chamber, away from the remainder of the elements. The tubes going between the radiator and CPU are pushed by means of a brush, fairly than a rubber grommet, to maintain the new air separated from the remainder of the case.
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Look to the aspect panel and you will seen a spot the place the aspect panel must be on the entrance of the case. It is a aspect chamber, the uncommon third chamber of this chassis, and has what can most simply be described as a plastic diffuser—once more with the race automobile lingo—put in inside. That is designed to throw the new air from the radiator out from the aspect of the case and away out of your different elements.
That is almost sufficient pleasure for one PC case, however peel away the aspect panel and the PSU and rear of the motherboard tray are revealed.
Corsair has launched a brand new mounting system for cables across the rear of the case, and it is basically a pegboard to your PC. It has specialised cable holders that clip into the holes surrounding the motherboard plate, however you possibly can simply as simply connect cables with a pair zip-ties. It is somewhat extra aesthetically pleasing than a pair straps, although you’ll have to be extra purposeful together with your cable runs and planning to essentially take advantage of it.
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This new cable administration system/tray can also be on the brand new Body 5000D, which is a step-up from the Corsair Body 4000D I reviewed final month. And excellent news there, too. The Body 4000D shall be getting a slight iteration with thicker sheets of steel, which ought to assist with among the flex that I reported in my evaluate.
One final thing. The Air 5400 solely options Sort-C USB ports on its entrance panel IO. No extra Sort-A, and I am advised we’d see extra of that as EU regulation takes maintain and boots Sort-A to the curb.
With all that, the Air 5400 is shaping as much as be a little bit of a beast. I am definitely hoping to check out one, as a fan of its non secular predecessor, or not less than I assume, the Air 540. Although one slight down be aware to finish on is that this stays an idea for now. I bought vaguely constructive vibes for its eventual launch, however I’m wondering if we’ll see issues just like the Venturi fan shrouds make it into the delivery product, if there certainly ever is one.