Product Showcase

Here, we take a quick look at the front of the case from the inside. You'll see the plain black 120mm fan here. Again, it's a DC 3 pin unit. In my experience, the SP120 fans are fine up to a certain RPM, where they can get a little raspy. Then again, aside from a very select few models, isn't that true of almost all 120mm fans?

Comparing a photo of the back of the 270R and 275R, you'd be forgiven for thinking they were different cases altogether.

The first thing you'll notice is the reduced PSU area, down from a significant 225mm in the 270R to 180mm in the 275R (though removing the drive cage in the latter, as said before, does open this up again). This is a major difference, and it is almost as though the decision was made purely by someone looking at this chassis not really needing a PSU of over 180mm. I can understand this logic, for sure. 

This also allowed Corsair to do a much more traditional drive cage layout, rather than mounting 2 3.5'' drives on the back and toward the front of the back panel. In my experience, this approach can make SATA cable chains difficult to manage, so the presence of a 'safer' but more common drive cage is fine by me.

As is normal, the drive caddies are tool-less for 3.5'' units, and the drives simply snap into place. SSDs in these brackets will need four small screws. SSD's mounted to the same area where the 3.5'' bays were in the 270R are secured using the same screws. Potentially a little awkward, given that you'll need to reach around the case, but entirely manageable.

 
The fact that Corsair found room for 2 more SSDs is nice in itself. Installation of 2.5'' drives in the more traditional vertical caddies (the black sleds that you can see on the right-hand side of the back panel) are secured with a single thumb screw, and you can remove these of course. This all adds up to a fairly fuss-free drive install process, truth be told, and I have no issues at all with it. Next, we can begin to build inside the PC and take you through (some) of the process.