The Warthog is an unexpectedly bold case design from Corsair. It’s actually inspired by the Vengeance C70, a similarly military-styled case that has long since been retired. The Warthog, however, has all the latest gizmos.
Besides its very bold outer shell, which is available in black and olive, the Warthog also comes with a seriously good-looking front panel. It includes a power, reset, and light switch separated by metal bollards, and the reset switch is covered by a protective cover that needs to be flipped up before use.
It also comes with a ‘Remove Before Build’ tag, which doesn’t actually have to be removed before building, but, hey, it completes the look.
That light switch on the front controls the light places above the rear IO. So when you’re crawling beneath your desk, struggling to find a spare port, just press this button and life should be a little easier. Better than just prodding the cable at the motherboard in roughly the spot you think it is and hoping to make the connection. Not that I would do that.
The Warthog has built-in handles, which are probably good come moving day but mostly for aesthetic appeal.
The case itself, I’m told, is based loosely on the Frame 4000D. So the Warthog features a lot of similarities with it, such as the perforated motherboard tray and 3D-Y front panel, which is said to help with airflow.
The Warthog also features InfiniRail, room for one HDD, support for reverse connection motherboards, a built-in GPU anti-sag bracket, and three spots for 360 mm liquid coolers.
There are two RS200 200 mm fans up front and one RS120 in the rear, which should take good care of airflow out of the box. Though from earlier leaks it appears the case may be a little cheaper without fans included—perhaps between $220-$260.
Corsair didn’t mention release dates to me but it should launch sometime in early August if early listings are to be believed.