INTRODUCTION

   When the first tempered glass PC cases made their debut roughly 3 years ago they had hefty price tags attached to them just like with most RGB gaming peripherals when they were introduced in the market shortly after. The good thing about the electronics industry in general however is that it never stays still and as a result prices tend to take serious hits as time goes by. So today consumers can find numerous affordable PC cases in the market that feature not only tempered glass side panels but also RGB lighting. CORSAIR released the Carbide Series Spec-Omega mid-tower this January and after a very positive reaction by both media and consumers all over the world they decided to take it back to the drawing board both for further tweaks and to also to swap its white LED strips and fan with RGB ones. The result is the brand new Carbide Series Spec-Omega RGB Mid-Tower Tempered Glass Gaming Case which is here with us today.

   Founded in 1994, CORSAIR supplies high-performance products purchased primarily by PC gaming enthusiasts who build their own PCs or buy pre-assembled customized systems. The company's award-winning products include DDR3 and DDR4 memory upgrades, computer cases, PC cooling products, gaming headsets, gaming keyboards, gaming mice, power supply units, USB flash drives, solid-state drives and system monitoring and control devices.

   Just like the original Spec-Omega the Spec-Omega RGB is a compact mid-tower aimed towards people with space restrictions who are also looking to get something good looking for their desks. Leaving out the fact that the Spec-Omega RGB version features a PSU shroud/cover and comes ready with a front RGB strip (30 LEDs) and two HD120 120mm RGB fans instead of the front white LED strip and a single 120mm white LED fan found in its predecessor everything else remains pretty much the same (of course both feature the same tempered glass side panel). So once again we find enough room for up to ATX sized mainboards, three 2.5" (vertical drive tray) and two 3.5" drives (removable drive cage), six 120mm fans and/or two 240/280/360 radiators (240/360mm front and 240/280mm top), 170mm tall CPU coolers, 370mm long graphics cards and 180mm long power supply units. The new Spec-Omega RGB is also compatible with CORSAIR's iCUE software (you can check our last look at this specific software suite here) so that means that you have the ability to manually adjust the color and modes of both the front RGB LED strip and its two HD120 RGB fans (you can also synchronize the colors and modes with other CORSAIR RGB compatible devices). Also since we never got the chance to test the original Spec-Omega RGB mid-tower CORSAIR was kind enough to send one over so we could do a side to side comparison with the new RGB version.