Firstly, the top radiator proved to be quite a squeeze, despite the offset rails, and secondly, we weren't able to insert our power supply without removing the hard-disk cage. Our liquid-cooled AMD Ryzen test platform looks extremely smart inside the case - the colour scheme just so happens to work really well - but there were a couple of niggles along the way. There's also no HDD activity LED, which you may or may not miss.Ĭorsair's specifications read quite well, but you have to build into a chassis to truly get to know it. All you get are two USB 3.0 Type-A, a combination audio port and the customary power and reset buttons. Most of the essentials are covered, but it's a shame the I/O panel doesn't include support for USB Type-C. The top is lined with a magnetic mesh insert, pulling away the front steel cover reveals a full-height filter, and there's a small pull-out filter beneath the PSU bay, too. Cable management is decent, with three rubber-grommeted holes, plenty of up-and-over routes, and of course a PSU shroud to hide any mess, but the case does miss out on modern niceties such as the ability to vertically mount a graphics card.Īs you would expect on any Corsair case, there's good filtering throughout. ICue 220T's storage takes a two-pronged approach a pair of 2.5in sleds are attached to the back of the motherboard tray and a removable drive-cage for a pair of 2.5in or 3.5in drives is located at the end of the PSU compartment. Reasonable limits, and it's the absence of a dedicated storage column that makes capable mid-tower solutions of 2019 more petite than older models. There's room for three 120s or two 140s in the front, two 120s or 140s up top and a 120 at the back, allowing space for up to a 360 rad in front or a 240 in the roof. Rounding out the provisions, we have seven expansion slots and half-a-dozen fan mounts.
On the inside, there's room for an ATX, Micro-ATX or Mini-ITX motherboard, graphics cards can measure up to 300mm in length and CPU heatsinks can stand up to 160mm tall. In its default configuration, the 220T can handle RGB effects just fine, but its fans will occupy three motherboard headers (there aren't any splitters included).
CORSAIR ICUE 220T PRO
The fans aren't PWM controlled, for example, and the Core RGB hub is limited compared to Corsair's Pro models there's no option to attach RGB strips, nor can you attach fan power cables. It's an easy way to synchronise lighting with other Corsair gear, but there are some obvious limitations. Corsair includes a trio of its new three-pin SP120 RGB Pro fans as part of the bundle, and all three are pre-wired to a SATA-powered Lighting Node Core hub that can support up to six RGB fans. That front panel will elicit mixed reactions, but in practise it does work well with the accompanying RGB accents. Without any border, the fixings that hold the steel together are clearly visible in each corner, detracting from the overall finish. The same could be said about the full-size tempered glass panel - it's suitably strong and provides a clear view of the interior - though we're not convinced it needs to be edge-to-edge. It's an acquired taste, for sure.īuild quality is good, with Corsair using a steel frame that exhibits excellent rigidity, and the ventilated steel front cover, which snaps easily into place, is reassuringly solid.
Then again, one man's meat is another man's poison, and some in the office really haven't taken to the 220T's appearance. I quite like the external appearance the colour scheme, bolstered by those RGB fans, has an '80's technicolour vibe about it, and overall dimensions of 395mm (L) x 210mm (W) x 450mm (H) make it relatively compact for a mid-tower solution. are being set aside for plain ol' numbers that will be pre-fixed with iCue if the case is deemed to have smart features.Įnter the iCue 220T RGB Airflow, a 'smart' mid-tower solution with lots of RGB lighting, high airflow potential and an £88 price tag.Īvailable colour options include both black and white, but it's the latter that has caught our attention.
CORSAIR ICUE 220T SERIES
The series identifiers that we've come to know - Graphite, Carbide, Obsidian, etc. Corsair is adopting a new naming convention for its computer chassis.
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