Corsair Graphite Series 600T “Steel Silver” Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case

Pros: Let me start this review by saying I upgraded to this case from an Antec 900. Not to knock the Antec (it's served me well for over 5 years), but this case blows the top off of it.
- The case is massive. It's wider and longer (that's what she said....) than the Antec 900. There's plenty of room for everything you want to throw in there, and still maintain great air flow.
- Dust filters! This a big plus if you have pets in the house.
- Plenty of space behind the motherboard to route cables. This is the first case I've owned that has come with this feature, and I'll never buy another one without it. My computer actually looks clean and neat now.
- Did I mention how massive this thing is? I was able to install a Cooler Master Hyper 212 CPU cooler and still have about an inch or two of clearance left.
- Fans are quiet and are a really unnobstrusive nice white hue.
- Removable hard drive bays. Since I was installing only two hard drives, I placed them in the bottom bay, and removed the middle bay to increase air flow.

Cons: Like other's have stated, the pass through USB 3.0 cable seems kind of silly. I did remedy it by purchasing a 20 pin USB 3.0 adapter for a few bucks.

Other Thoughts: Bottom line, you get what you pay for, and this case is definitely worth the money.

Pros: Bought this case a year ago when I lived overseas.

Just built a new PC back home in the US and bought it again.

You look at pictures and you know what it is. And that's what you get

Cons: It's pretty massive for a mid tower, but you have tons of room.

Other Thoughts: If you like your case with some curves, then this is it (or any other in the 600T series). If you want hard angles, corsair's got you covered there too.

Bought it twice, would buy it a third.

Pros: See below

Cons: I would like to make the following change to my previous review see below.

Other Thoughts: *****The only con is that it has only 1 USB 3.0 connection*****

Pros: Excellent cable management options, there are many many ports to route your cables through and by default, many options to route for a nice water cooling system, has 2 options for side view panel; either a clear acrylic window or a mesh window depending on your preference. Nice huge 200mm fans located at the top to let air exhaust out through the top and another 200mm fan at the front to cool your hard drives and both 200mm fans have a beautiful soft blue hue to them so it leaves the case with a nice classy look to it. This case has a dual latch design so you can open either panel on both sides by simply pushing down on the spring loaded latch so you can access either your cables or hardware. i absolutely love the tool less hard drive bays they are a dream and have nice snap and click/lock to them so absolutely no scews needed to mount your HDD's into the caddy which made installation a breeze. Also the optical drive bays are completely tool-less as well all I had to do was slide in my DVD burner in until I heard a nice satisfying click and that was it.

With these dual 200mm fans in the front of the case to the top makes for a nice airflow from the front to the top and rear of the case.

There is an easy to remove dust cover on the front so it makes cleaning up an easy task.

The top mesh panel has a a spring loaded click in, click off type of mechanism so you can remove it for cleaning. Also below the mesh panel located at the top is a space where you could either put two more 120mm fans or you can go with Corsair's H100 or H100i closed loop water cooling system where the radiator will mount perfectly on top.
Case has a nice balanced weight to it.

At the top front part of the case is 4 USB 2.0 ports right next to the fan adjustment knob which is the other I would like to mention about this case is that it has a fan speed control knob so you choose the speed of all of the fans connected to. Speaking of which there are 4 cables that stem from the adjustment knob so you can control the speed of each fan connected to the fan speed control knob.

Last thing I would like to mention is that you can remove one set of HDD cage assembly to make room for either single or dual graphics cards.

As stated in the description of this case by Corsair it truly is cavernous and overall I highly recommend this case for its many options and ease of use along with its cable management ports and dual stock 200mm fans this case is a must have for any builder who likes to build professional classy looking builds.

Cons: Only has one USB port on the entire case. Fan Speed Control Knob doesn not allow for independent control only makes all connected fans go the same speed. When the room is absolutely silent you can hear the fans but if your like me with the tv always on and sound from your PC speakers you definitely cant hear and you certainly could not here the case fans over your AC. The only other con I can think of if it is even a con was that this case was more expensive than the black version but I did however get a 10% discount with coupon code Corcase10 I believe.

Other Thoughts: I had been slowly adding to my Gateway FX 6860 and when I had ordered my Gigabyte Z77X mobo it would absolutely not fit in the oem case and I had planned on buying this one anyways. Like all of you I pured through all of the cases searching day and night and everytime I reverted back to this one. For another build I am going to try the Corsair C70 Military Green case which was also extremely nice but this one in particular stood out as nice and classy with a good clean look. I had used my oem product key for Windows Home Premium SP1 and I had finally wanted to add another 16gb of DDR3 ram but I knew only Windows 7 Professional would recognize 32gb of ram so I upgraded for 89.99 plus tax. So I get my new case in so I began to build my new rig with all of my new parts and so I installed a fresh copy of Windows 7 Professional and I couldnt activate Windows with an upgrade version of Windows 7 Professional so I then installed Windows 7 Home Premium with the OEM product key and sure enough I couldnt activate Windows because all of my hardware was new and was a completely different configuration than from the original Gateway FX 6860 that the OEM produt key came with. So I was stuck I couldnt activate my Windows 7 Professional upgrade and I couldnt activate the original Windows 7 Home Premium so I called Microsoft and after about 45 minutes and talking to 2 different customer service reps I was finally granted a new product key and a link to download a copy of Windows 7 Professional so now I can do clean installs with the new product key AND I was able to keep using the previous OEM product key so I can keep that old Gateway FX 6860. So once I get the Core i7 3770k I will take out the i7 2600 that came with the Gateway and I will put it back into the original machine and then I will then have 2 machines but of course I am obssessed with building custom PC's and Newegg absolutely feeds my electronics habit and with that I will find ways to make that Gateway into another awesome gaming machine.

Here is my current yet unfinished build:

Core i7 2600 @ 3.4GHz
32gb of G Skill Ripjaws DDR3 Ram running @ 1600MHz
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660
Asus Xonar DX 7.1 Audio Card
Asus 24x DVD Burner
Dual 120gb G Skill Phoenix III SSD's running in Raid 0
2tb Hitachi 7200rpm w/ 32mb cache
Logitech G500 Laser Mouse
-----> All wrapped inside a Corsair Graphite Series 600t "Steel Silver" Case. This case compliments my build.

Overall I love my new rig and while Raid 0 increases risk of failure I dont store anything on the Raid Array that is what the traditional 2tb HDD is for. For the next phase Im getting a second Gigabyte GTX 660, a Core i7 3770k cooled by a Corsair H100, a Blu Ray burner, a multi card reader, and finally an AOC 27" monitor with a mechanical keyboard.

Please those that review dont take off eggs for shipping or basically anything that has nothing to do with the product itself!!!! Review and stick to the product!!!!!!!!!!!

Pros: This case seems sturdy and has great cable management options. There are dust covers galore and an optional mesh side panel with more fan mounts. There are ample screws provided and the barrel lock is a nice touch. I couldn't find any sharp edges to cut yourself on or to catch cables. The included 200mm fans are super quite and the subtle white glow is a nice. The side panels and 3.5" bay covers are easy to remove with just a few clips. The expansion slots use thumb screws for quick removal/replacement of PCI/PCIe cards. This case is also very spacious, the photos on Newegg don't to it justice. Corsair has also provided rubber grommets for all the fan mounting points, a nice touch to reduce vibration and noise.

Cons: This case is heavy, so if you're looking for something lite this almost 30lb monster isn't for you. I noticed that the side panels on my case were warped a bit, when removed, while installed you don't notice at all. The leads for the fan controller require a Molex lead from the power supply, I wish they had gone with Sata or provided an adapter. The USB3.0 lead is also a pass thoough not a 20 pin internal connector. Be warned this case is heavy (wait, did I say that already?).

Other Thoughts: Corsair has added an extra expansion slot in the rear of the case with a small knockout for that pass through USB3.0 cable, a small redeeming factor. In my setup I have also installed a Corsair H100i cooler, the two fans that come with the H100i will not fit inside the case with the radiator mounted at the top without bumping into the RAM (and in my build the CPU power as well). Luckily you can mount the fans between the inner grille and dust cover on top of the case. I also removed one of the quick connect pegs from the drive trays when I was mounting SSDs in them. You don't have to do that but the SSD does wedge between the bottom of the peg and the plastic cage so I popped them out. The Firewire port on the front panel also seems a bit useless to me. In my build I can't connect it unless I buy an addon card, my motherboard does not have a Firewire header.

Pros: massive, looks awesome, decent fans included, high air flow

Cons: the only real con is lack of a motherboard header for usb 3.0, this is a high end case and if you buy a case like this your probably also buying a high end mobo to go along with it that has a 3.0 header, just a little silly to make it a pass through

Other Thoughts: white led's are not bright spotlights they just illuminate, which is perfect for me

Pros: This an outstanding case! It's a LARGE mid-tower and about the same size as the CoolerMaster CM Storm Sniper. In fact, the two cases are very, very much alike (I have one of each).

Cable management in this case is an absolute joy compare to most other cases. Plenty of pass throughs for cables to keep the mess behind the motherboard. Airflow is outstanding.

The sides come off by pulling the lever and swing downward (meaning no pain in the rear trying to slide the sides on like most computers).

Able to access the back of the motherboard when installed if needed for CPU cooling options. The CM Storm Sniper has the access in the wrong area.

Nice big 200mm Fan on the top which quietly vents hot air out the top and has a manual fan speed dial on top, same as CM Storm Sniper.

Cons: Only a few cons with this case:

No ability to shut off the fan LED's like you can in the CM Storm Sniper.

The wiring for the top panel USB 3.0 port is silly given how excellent cable management is throughout the rest of the case (it's a pass through to the rear I/O ports) This is why only 4 out of 5 eggs; no excuse for this on such a well made case.

The side panel is setup for 4 smaller fans rather than 1 large 200mm (even though the fans it comes with are 200mm in the front and top) - bigger fan means less noise (generally) so CM Storm Sniper does this better.

Other Thoughts: If I could meld the CM Storm Sniper with this Corsair Graphite it would be an exemplary case better than each of them individually. As is, it's still a great case with very few cons.

Pros: Ample size (Seriously)
Dust Filters in all the right spots
Easy latch style doors
Choice of window or mesh with fan mounts
Painted interior
Black case cables
Durable Construction
Beautiful finish
Ample Size!

Cons: USB 3.0 Pass through cable. Really?

Other Thoughts: I love most everything about this case. Videos and pictures do not do this thing justice. It is huge for a mid tower. The width of this case is the biggest difference I see over other cases. The painted interior and exterior really make my components look great. The construction is of really good quality. I will rebuild in this case a couple times. :)

Pros: This case is absolutely massive. This is definitely pushing the definitions of a midtower, but that has been known about the Graphite series since they came out. The color is perfect, it is not as silver as the pictures make it seem here on newegg. Air filters, 3 fans (two of which are huge), windowed and mesh side panel (comes with both), the best cable management i have ever seen, a nice integrated fan controller (up to four fans), removable hd bays and a great tool free mechanism for the optical bays. This is a great product.

Cons: There are not many, and the ones that do exist are not enough to dock an egg. They are nitpicky at most. The USB 3.0 is passthrough and you must buy an adapter to attach it to the motherboard without routing it outside of your case. When mounting smaller hard drives in the hd trays you must remove a metal pin that is meant to hold in bigger drives. And, (this is not newegg's nor corsairs fault) when my case arrived, presumably do to shipping, the mesh insert for the side panel was slightly bent. I just bent it back into shape.

Other Thoughts: This is a wonderful case and would recommend it to anyone.

Pros: Lots of room to build, add a water cooling system in the top, removable drive bays for even more room and unrestricted air flow, build quality is very high, choice of window or mesh in side door, all exterior panels are push tab removable(nice feature)

Cons: front case mounted usb 3.0 cable has no header plugin, you have to route it thru and out the back of the case and plug it in to a rear usb 3.0 port(wow is that dumb), nice case but it is quite pricey

Other Thoughts: I like the fan speed adjustment on the top front of the case, also no doors to open like my antec, it's very wide if you elect to go with a large cpu cooler, bigger than most mids, will take on any video card you can throw at it with ease, I reversed and filtered my rear fan and forced air in to the cabinet to pressurize it with a GT 2150 variable from the front control, lots of options with this cabinet!!!