- Aluminum/Steel ATX Full Tower
- USB/Audio/IEEE1394 Front Ports
- Bottom Mounted Power Supply
Sailing the digital seas!
04/23/2012
This review is from: Corsair Obsidian Series 800D CC800DW Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Pros:
This thing was a dream to work in. Nothing feels flimsy, the seams on all the panels matched up nicely. I love the release mechanism for the side panels, so easy to put on/take off. Cable management features almost perfect. The finish on the front panel just looks awesome, too bad I have the inside stuffed with water cooling gear so I have the window facing out to show that off.
Cons:
It would be nice to see modular drive bays, seems like you have to pop some rivets if you want to rearrange the inside. Mod's I've seen online seem to point to this being for structural integrity reasons, which makes sense because this thing is solid.
Also could have used a smidge more space behind the motherboard. I had to take extra care to run the cables as flat as possible in the back or else the side panel would bulge slightly.
Neither of these are major enough to make me regret or even 2nd guess the purchase.
Overall Review:
While it is one of the more expensive cases you'll see, I really feel like you get what you pay for. It's the type of case that can dominate a room, and not because it's obnoxious like your more "artistic" models. The window provides the perfect picture of all the internals, while still letting you hide the more unsightly parts(who wants to see the back all the drive bays?)
Definitely worth the extra 100-150 bucks if you're sick of flimsy "high-end" gaming cases.
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- Andrew H.
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