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The Corsair company declared a release of a new PC framework, called Carbide SPEC-04 Tempered Glass. The difference between this chassis and its reference model lies in the side panel, made out of tempered glass.The specialty possessing the 492 x 201 x 433 mm dimensions is intended for mini-ITX, microATX or ATX system boards. It can hold up to seven 370 mm expansion cards. The maximum CPU cooling system height should be 150 mm, and the power supply unit must not be longer than 225 mm.
Carbide SPEC-04 Tempered Glass offers enough space for three 3.5-inch and two 2.5-inch drives. It’s supplied with one 120 mm fan featuring red LED-backlighting. All in all, one can mount up to five 120 mm fans, as well as the liquid cooling system with the 240 mm heatsink.
Connectivity is ensured by the USB 3.0 (x 1), USB 2.0 (x 1) ports and a jack for a mic and headphones.
Corsair supplied its novelty with a 2-year warranty and estimated it to cost 69 EUR.