Although this might not be the single best cheap computer case on the market, it's a great option that gives you most everything you could want. It has seven expansion slots, so you get plenty of room for your cards and components on your motherboard.

Budget enclosures are rarely the most exciting, but they're a necessary and crucial part of the market due to the sheer volume of cases sold at lower price points, especially in developing economies around the world.

Great windowed budget case that isn't budget quality.

Nice build quality; Decent front panel; Nice window and great hard drive mounting system; i have a hyper t4 CPU cooler (153mm) and it doesn't even reach the edge of the case not including the buldge in the side pannel

There's not much room behind the motherboard tray but the bulged side pannel helps

Easy to install everything, plenty of room.

This case is the centerpiece of my build. It looks very nice at night with its red led fan lighting up at the front. I have lots of space inside the case so i have space to upgrade in the future. If you have a red and black build it would look perfect in this case.

- Very cheap; - Looks nice; - Red led fan; - Lots of options

- Not much space for cable management

Known for their excellent computer cases, Corsair are now a household name in this competitive arena. Whilst there are many series to choose from within their portfolio of cases, they aren't synonymous with being particularly affordable and so Corsair has decided to switch the focus and appeal to...

+ Easy on the eye; + Affordable to all; + Great feature-set for price; + Can add up to five cooling fans; + Excellent graphics card support

I really like the Spec-01, it stands out from the crowd in terms of design, mostly due to the aggressive, yet somehow understated front panel. Budget friendly chassis are often a little cheap feeling, with glossy plastics and thin metal panels, but that really isn't the case here.

Good build quality; Stylish design; Room for a long graphics card; Dust filtering on front intake and PSU mount; Capable cable routing; Very competitive price

One one pre-installed fan; More USB 3.0 ports on front panel would have been nice

These Corsair SPEC series are sold at an amazing price tag. One even starts to wonder how much profit can still be made with decent quality builds at this price level. The Carbide SPEC 01, is Corsair's lowest entry level offering, close to being considered as an OEM builder chassis.

We all know that Corsair make some of the best cases on the market, we also know that they do "High End" extremely well. What has perhaps been missing from their world dominating line up though is a decent value for money gaming case. Enter then the Spec-01.

Corsair has been making some brilliant high end PC cabinets and it now seeks to capture the budget gamer market with its Carbide Spec series. We will be reviewing each of the three Spec series [...]

Excellent design with thoughtful touches; Great internal clearance; Good value for money; Good Build Quality

Top side of case can get cramped; Cables might show in gap between drive bays; No handles for ease of carrying around