Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow Tempered Glass Mid-Tower Smart Case, White

Awesome Case. Lots of space for GPU, no so much for backplate wiring.

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2021

Color: BlackStyle: CaseVerified Purchase

TLDR:

The Good: Looks great. It's spacious where the motherboard and GPU go. The airflow is great. Easy to build into.

The Bad: Space for wiring in the back of the computer if very minimal due to the backplate of the case not being popped out.

I absolutely love the look of this PC. I bought it for my wife, and her and I both really like it. I took the parts from her old comp, and put them into this one. Moving all the parts over was easy. It had a LOT of space for the GPU, and has a lot of slots to bring cables in from the back. I was able to route most of the cables so they couldn't really be seen much. I really like the RGB lights. I added 3 of my own as well. The ventilation is great, and the magnetic filter for the top fans is a nice touch. I love the glass plate on the side. It has a nice black bezel, and it feels very premium. It fits into the screw slots nicely as well, which makes it easy to sit there while putting the screws in. My biggest issue was the amount of space behind the case where all of the wires go. I had to really work it to get everything to fit in there right, and get the back plate to go on right.

The only things I would ask to change about the case would be: making more space for wire in the back of the computer, and adding a module to plug the 3 included RGB fans into for power.

Overall I love the case, and have strongly contemplated buying one for myself. Just haven't yet, because my case is still great, just not as good looking.

3 people found this helpful

Helpful

John Buczynski

Perfect Case for 1st time & Advanced Builds

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2020

Color: BlackStyle: CaseVerified Purchase

Pros
- Perfect case for a minimalist build. Bought this for my first ever build and it was perfect for what I needed: ATX size mobo, no HDDs, no radiators, no disk drives, a GPU with 2 fans, only 1 M.2 being used, and 2 additional Corsair RGB fans for top and rear.
- Great overall size, they nailed the dimensions with this one.
- Excellent airflow through this case! The front is cool to the touch.
- The tempered glass side is nice, the thumbscrews have a rubber washer to prevent scratching which I liked upon constantly opening and reopening the case during tweaks.

Cons:
- The gap behind the motherboard for wires is very tight! Saying there is 5/8” - 3/4” is a STRETCH but it’s doable to get all the cables routed properly.
- My lighting node won’t work to my motherboard. I have all 5 fans plugged (correctly in order) into the node and then all 5 fans with 3 pin connectors into the motherboard. I received a USB overcurrent message at first start up and troubleshot it to the node being plugged into the motherboard USB 9-pin. The node does work because I plugged it in when the PC was running and the iCUE software recognized it - allowing me to program the RGB the one time. If someone has any assistance on this it would be great because I’m not a big computer person and I didn’t see anyone else with this issue on forums and blogs. Unless I’m missing something obvious, it seems like no one else has this issue and the node does work as confirmed outside of startup. It would be a shame to need an additional component from Corsair because them integrating this node in the case was a great touch and one less thing for me to worry about. I reached out to Corsair but no response after almost two weeks.

Conclusion:
Great mid-sized tower for a minimalist build and excellent airflow. I would recommend to anyone with similar specs below. It will still work with more components and will require the effort to route everything efficiently, but it’s possible.
My system specs:
Mobo: MSI X570 Gaming Edge
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X (stock Wraith Prism cooler)
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB (2 fan version)
RAM: G Skill 2 X 16GB, 3200 DDR4
PSU: Corsair 850W
Storage: 512GB M.2 SSD

Helpful

Caroline

Cute, Flashy, Fully Functional

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2020

Color: WhiteStyle: CaseVerified Purchase

This is a midsize case. People continue to mention that in reviews, a lot of times in complaint. I absolutely love it though. I have it right beside my monitors to take advantage of the RGB setup inside. The front is gorgeous, especially in the evenings if I turn the room lights down and just have the monitors and case as lighting. I had no issue getting all the components in, I just had to take a moment and look at what I was working with. Motherboard was an easy install, the intel bracket for my AIO cooler also fit on perfectly with no trouble. The cradle for the SSD's is easy to take in and out, and if you're a bit lazy and a bit frustrated with the lack of space in the back of it for cable management you can even gently move some SATA excess into the cradle if you're only running on larger drive in it or if you're going to mount straight onto the back panel. There are several openings on the sides with nice cable covers that can wind PSU connections through to help with the aesthetic aspect, as well as smaller openings on the very top as well.

The case worked well with the corsair h100i platinum cooler I installed, with the only downside being that I was unable to mount both fans directly onto the radiator due to the distance that the RAM stuck out from its motherboard slotting. Once again, this was something I anticipated though, and for the size and aesthetic of the case I would not trade that.

Only real complaints are the very small amount of cable management space on the back panel which with zip ties and patience you can absolutely make it work, and the fact that the case fans are not white, as every other component is including the AIO cooler fans. It's a small detail that paying a little more for would have ideally gotten you, but in the long run that's also not the biggest sacrifice by any means.

One person found this helpful

Helpful

Chris

Pretty Good, Not Incredible

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2019

Color: BlackStyle: CaseVerified Purchase

I spent tens of hours researching the perfect case for my new build and I narrowed it down to the Meshify C, the Icue 220T, and the NR600. Based on case availability, Corsair brand recognition, and maybe a little bit of RGB, I ended up with the Icue 220T. Overall it's a pretty good case, but part of me still wishes I had gone with the Meshify. Honestly the most shocking part is the fact that they mislabeled the power sw and reset sw connector on my specific case.

Pros:
- Decent air flow (Comes with 3x SP120 Fans)
- Front panel design is well designed for cleaning the dust filter (air filters on the powersupply and front intake)
- Generally nice ascetically
- Tempered glass w/ thumb screws
- Includes the Lightning Node Core RGB controller (Must have all the same fan type to operate correctly e.g. only SP120s for example)
- I actually like that its a nice compact case just maybe needs another inch in height for the top mounted AIO
Cons:
- They labeled the Reset and Power switch wrong in the case so when I first tried to boot up it wouldn't work until I hit the reset SW. (Come on Corsair WTH?) First time builders could have a really hard time figuring this problem out.
- Case is tight, with the ASUS Tuf x570 there is minimal room for a top mounted AIO due to the heat spreaders on the mobo and ram (1.25" clearance)
- Powersupply is very close to the HDD cage so you will want a 140 MM power supply if you intend to have HDD
- Cable management can be tricky due to the amount of space between the MOBO mounting board and the case side panel
- The machining on the case side panel (non tg) screws feels like bad quality (hard to screw / unscrew the thumb screws)
- No exhaust fan so I am grabbing 2 additional SP120s for the top exhaust where the AIO wont fit

Side Note: Make sure you look at your graphics card and CPU cooler dimensions, you have to be within 300MM for GPU and 160MM for CPU cooler. This wasn't a problem for me just a consideration.

47 people found this helpful

Helpful

Edgar Mertins Pappa

Most compact ATX case I've worked with

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2019

Color: WhiteStyle: CaseVerified Purchase

Let's get it out of the way: yes, it's very small and cramped. If you want to build in this case, you have to plan your build well.

Max cooler height is 160mm, which restricts several popular heatsinks. Leaves very good options in 120mm towers like the Noctua NH-U12S though.

AIOs are "supported", as long as your RAM is normal profile (Corsair LPX series) for radiator being installed on top, or video card under 300mm if installed in front. Again, very specific RAM and video cards can be chosen if an AIO is to be used.

To keep it small, the work space on the back for cabling is poor. Using PSU extensions kills your free space, so if you want to change your modular cables for something nicer, you'll have to go with replacements, not extensions. Just the three fans that comes with it have six cables (3 3-pin and 3 RGB), and add to that any other cables and HDDs or SDDs you may install... it's horrible. I'd recommend going for a M.2 drive if only to save yourself of needing SATA power cables and SATA data cables.

So yes, restrictive. BUT! If planned and built accordingly, it's difficult to miss the mark of an extremely beautiful build. Looks-wise, the case is beautiful in white, very well built and top notch materials. Air flow is superb, as was expected. The case is MEANT to be small, and comes of course with the compromises of that decission, so can't take a star off because of that.

I'd love to see a version without fans. The SP120 fans that come with it aren't to bad, but are far from the best... and are 3 pin only. I personally swapped them for white LL120s, which seem to work MUCH better in this case.
Love it.

22 people found this helpful

Helpful

Ashton Bond

Absolutely fantastic case

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2023

Color: WhiteStyle: CaseVerified Purchase

Building inside this case was very easy. It worked well with a full ATX motherboard. It looks absolutely fantastic with the rgb case fans that it came with. Corsair has an easy to use software that all the fans connects to. The dust filters are very nice for this case as well and limit a lot of the dust that enters this case. Build quality is fantastic and it looks absolutely stunning.

Helpful

Common Sense

Stunning case with A very well thought out builders design implementation

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2021

Color: WhiteStyle: CaseVerified Purchase

Just remember that this gorgeous case is a mid ATX. It will hold a full ATX motherboard though but it’s very very tight.

I have a top mount duel radiator mounted inside and a very large graphics card as well as a full a TXX 570 Asus motherboard. Everything fits perfectly but it is very very tight so just make sure you know what you’re getting. A few times I had to take out the top radiator just to get the ram and take it out safely without pulling too hard on the ram so just know that it’s a wonderful case and it cools amazingly and my AMD 5900 X loves it and runs very cool and I love the lighting affects and the white case with the clear side it looks absolutely stunning by just manager cables very well and take your time because it’s a very tight fit putting a full ATX motherboard in this mid ATX case. Some people had to take their motherboard out a couple times because certain things should be installed in certain orders and if you don’t do it just right you’ll be doing it again lol but I love this case it took the best of the case I had off my desk and now I have a compact nice white very beautiful case sitting there instead of a great big black tank lol this thing is awesome

One person found this helpful

Helpful

Michael E.

Pretty Lights

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2020

Color: BlackStyle: CaseVerified Purchase

This is a decent case (if you can find it on sale).

I don't care much for the tempered glass side it has. its thick and all, but it collects finger prints like no one's business. i also feel like i'm gonna break it when handling it (i know i probably wont, but it is a possibility i'm not entirely sure i'm comfortable with).

other than the side, there isn't much not to dislike about this case. its more than big enough for a matx mobo, it should be alright for a full sized one. it can handle a rtx 2080 well, and the airflow as the title implies is quite a lot.

cable management is alright, not as great as i seen on other corsair or other brand cases, but its not a biggie if you have a modular power supply, if you don't have one it could probably been an issue.

wouldn't be much of a review without mentioned the 3 beautiful fans it came with. these things are great. i wasn't too big on the whole rgb thing, i'm still not, but colored fans are one thing, rgb everything is another. my computer sets below my desk on a cart, so i don't really ever get to see it, but the fan lights are bright enough they light up the floor under my desk, so there is at least that.

if you can get in on sale, i would say go for it, for its regular price, i would honestly say there are better cases for the same price. this one is a little "short" on its length, so i can see it getting a bit crowded if you were using a AIO water cooler or a small custom loop, or using a full size atx mobo, it would leave you with even less space. so if you plan on doing any sort of water cooling, i'd honestly believe you'd be better off with another case in this price range, but if you are like me who goes air cooling, then this will be more than enough.

One person found this helpful

Helpful

Jaison Rawlings

AMAZING CASE if you're going basic.

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2022

Color: BlackStyle: CaseVerified Purchase

From the title you can tell something's up.
Let's start with the pros:
This case is FANTASTIC, if you're only using it as an RGB air flow case. This thing has tons of air flow going through it, it's nice to look at, and it is EXTREMELY easy to take apart and clean.
Now the cons:
If you are planning to really build and try to make this thing a monster case to look at and use, this not the case for you. Any modular PSU above 600w will require you to remove the HDD housing for space for your cables coming from your PSU. I know that we're in an era where HDDs are essentially useless, but if you're a content creator or just like to save videos you record, an HDD is the best budget option instead of wasting more money on another M.2 or SSD just to store stuff. The PSU shroud has a break where if your looking down at the PC, you can see where the HDD housing should be and if you remove it for more PSU space, it kinda kills the aesthetically pleasing feel of building a PC. If you buy cable sleeves and you have this case, you would have to go more expensive cable sleeves (for longer sleeves), or hate yourself for getting cheap ones and trying to cable manage in this case. The sleeves only go to the middle of the back of the case and the connectors protrude more than the back plate of the case allows for, so there will be bulging if you force the back of the case on. My brother and I both have this case, but he uses his case for a streaming PC only, and it works fantastic for him, I use this case for my main setup, and I've considered buying a new case multiple times.
Final thoughts:
All in all, I think this case can be good for some people. If you're building something basic, just want to build someone a starter rig, or you don't want anything crazy fancy, just want some RGB and decent air flow, this case is amazing. If you're a content creator or building for aesthetics, this case isn't for you. I had a hard time picking what rating I'd give this case, and solely for the reason that some people might not read reviews, I gave it a 4/5, because this case is good, I just hope people take time to read the review so they know what they are getting before they pick this case and try to build in it.

TL;DR
Good case of you're building basic, ie: no HDD, no cable sleeves, plain airflow case (plenty of room for an AiO as well) with RGB lights, and a non modular PSU. Not so good if you want cable sleeves, nice cable management, modular PSU, HDDs etc.

8 people found this helpful

Helpful

John

Okay Build. Overpriced

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024

Color: BlackStyle: CaseVerified Purchase

It was pretty easy to build in but the parts inside are no better than the competition who sales similar cases for half the price. For the price I was hoping it would have been like pictured but instead the RGB hub is a flimsy little board with no protection which is unacceptable considering they include much better RGB hubs in their fan sets you can buy for $50. The front panel still doesn't have a USB-C port which it claimed it did when I bought it and it would be nice if they bundled the front panel cables together like some of the even cheaper cases do at this point. It wasn't a big deal as I am used to these cables being separated anyways but if this your first time building I would recommend a skylite case over this one. You will save $150 and it will be easier to build in. On top of that you're going to buying a new RGB fan hub anyways because the one included in this case looks like it was assembled by a toddler and is nowhere near even medium quality. Basically stay away from anything but top of the line corsair offers.

Helpful

5 star
4 star
3 star
2 star
1 star

Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow Tempered Glass Mid-Tower Smart Case,...

›

Customer reviews

Customer reviews

Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow Tempered Glass Mid-Tower Smart Case, White

Top positive review

Top critical review

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

From the United States

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

Questions? Get fast answers from reviewers

Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow Tempered Glass Mid-Tower Smart Case,... › Customer reviews

Customer reviews

Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow Tempered Glass Mid-Tower Smart Case, White

Top positive review

Top critical review

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

From the United States

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.

Questions? Get fast answers from reviewers

Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow Tempered Glass Mid-Tower Smart Case,...

›

Customer reviews