New corsair case: Obsidian 800D

hankahanaka · 3rd June 2009, 1:01 AM

http://www.corsair.com/products/800d/default.aspx

This could be the best case i have ever seen. Sure i've seen prettier ones(every mac hateBois secret fetish, powermac G5), but this one is huge, feature packed, more cable management than you can shake a stick at, no doofy door on the front and gorgeous black internals.

Only thing i don't like is it's a bit boxy, and the angled window doesn't do it for me.

MR CHILLED · 3rd June 2009, 7:02 AM

It looks just ok I guess. I do like the idea of an isolated area for the psu.

Pugs · 3rd June 2009, 7:12 AM

clean lines yes.... enough sexy smooth lines no... the hot swapable bays are an interesting addition love all the cable management holes.. i won't be upgrading my case to this for awhile but if i was building a system and this was a decent price I'd ceretainly look at it

Ravennoir · 3rd June 2009, 7:22 AM

Theres heaps of cool features in there

Hole\flap behind the motherboard to help with bolt-though coolers
Heaps a holes in the motherboard tray for cable management (with nice rubber protection)
looks like there is room for a 360 rad at the top
The drives being accessed though the front (nice a quick access)

the weird thing though is the window shows the lower compartment which means you cant hide any cables from the PSU down there, byt maybe it just me who does that

The only other thing i would be worried about is the weight, being that its all steel

TX3 · 3rd June 2009, 9:50 AM

mmm, innovative complete cable management design

Skobb · 3rd June 2009, 9:59 AM

Wow.. I love it :|
It's beautiful haha

Mikey_D · 3rd June 2009, 2:34 PM

It's been on the way for a while

Was going to use it for a build but decided I couldn't wait

Mjollnir · 3rd June 2009, 5:07 PM

If I wasnt such a lian-li fanatic, this definitely would be on the top of my list.

Love the detachable back plate behind mobo, very handy for people who constantly change CPUs

popolopolous · 3rd June 2009, 5:41 PM

Do want.

Like, read some reviews, and if the build quality is anything comparable to Lian Li (with a price uncomparable!) this thing will be mine so hard it's not funny.

Sadly I doubt it'll be under $350... even $300.

Chop92per · 3rd June 2009, 6:05 PM

umm it looks like that new CM case ATCS

DiGiTaL MoNkEY · 3rd June 2009, 6:11 PM

I like the internal design, heaps of holes for cables etc etc...but i can't see it being cheap and pending the cost, i'd probably just go for a Lian-Li.

t8y · 3rd June 2009, 6:29 PM

looks better than my lian-li, though i think this is going to be targetted at a higher price point.

like the cable management, color scheme (all black is great), top fan setup.

dont like the hard drive bays (not my thing), the window (showing the PSU, but not the cpu/top fans (or radiator) area fully - who wants that?!), and the fan setup for the hardrives, where is it getting the air from that with that side intake?
edit: my main problem with the hdd bays is the way it looks from the front. while i think its nicer looking than most cases (antec, nzxt and thermaltake in particular, and some of the silverstone cases..), its just not quite right..

id be keen on the revision 2 or 3 of this case, in my next build.

standby. · 3rd June 2009, 6:44 PM

really like the all black design and especially the cable holes as they have that rubber stuff and it helps to not show the cables on the back of the mobo tray
but the front of the case is too plain
i only like the internals of the case
more case manufacturers should pick up on that cable hole rubber stuff

terroristone · 3rd June 2009, 6:54 PM

Hetic case, love that alot of thought has gone into it, and yes you can put a 120.3 rad in the top check this http://www.tweaktown.com/news/12355/...wer/index.html

Andrew

sympozium · 3rd June 2009, 7:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terroristone

and yes you can put a 120.3 rad in the top

you mean 360 rad, 120.3 is the thermochill with different spacing

3rd June 2009, 1:01 AM	#1
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Pugs Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Glenunga, SA Posts: 3,690	clean lines yes.... enough sexy smooth lines no... the hot swapable bays are an interesting addition love all the cable management holes.. i won't be upgrading my case to this for awhile but if i was building a system and this was a decent price I'd ceretainly look at it __________________ PC Gamer , PC/ Networking Geek, Licenced Cabler , Sci Fi Junkie. No I didn't get that thing you sent me..... Jesus was a Chippie, I'm a data cabler..make sense ??? "I don't just have tickets on myself, I have a whole booklet of tickets on myself" My PCDB

3rd June 2009, 7:22 AM	#4
Ravennoir Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,705	Theres heaps of cool features in there Hole\flap behind the motherboard to help with bolt-though coolers Heaps a holes in the motherboard tray for cable management (with nice rubber protection) looks like there is room for a 360 rad at the top The drives being accessed though the front (nice a quick access) the weird thing though is the window shows the lower compartment which means you cant hide any cables from the PSU down there, byt maybe it just me who does that The only other thing i would be worried about is the weight, being that its all steel __________________ Intel Q9550 - ASUS Striker II Formula - 4Gb Corsair Dominator 1066 - 2x GTX 280 (SLI) - TRUE 120 eXtreme - Logitech G19 Logitech G9x - Silverstone TJ07 - Enermax Galaxy 850W - Viewsonic 22" - BenQ 22" - Win 7 Ultimate (64bit) PSN ID : Ravennoir - PS3 Trophy Card : http://ps3trophycard.com/profile/ravennoir

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3rd June 2009, 6:11 PM	#11
DiGiTaL MoNkEY Digitally Disturbed Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 20,849	I like the internal design, heaps of holes for cables etc etc...but i can't see it being cheap and pending the cost, i'd probably just go for a Lian-Li.

3rd June 2009, 6:29 PM	#12
t8y Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: west vic Posts: 856	looks better than my lian-li, though i think this is going to be targetted at a higher price point. like the cable management, color scheme (all black is great), top fan setup. dont like the hard drive bays (not my thing), the window (showing the PSU, but not the cpu/top fans (or radiator) area fully - who wants that?!), and the fan setup for the hardrives, where is it getting the air from that with that side intake? edit: my main problem with the hdd bays is the way it looks from the front. while i think its nicer looking than most cases (antec, nzxt and thermaltake in particular, and some of the silverstone cases..), its just not quite right.. id be keen on the revision 2 or 3 of this case, in my next build. __________________ Gaming PC: Q6600 \| DFI X48 LP \| 4Gb 1066Mhz DDR2 \| Asus HD4870 512Mb \| Swiftech WC \| G.Skill Falcon 128Gb \| Samsung 1Tb \| Lian-Li PC-A17 \| Corsair TX650w \| Windows7 x64 \| 3DMark 2006 Last edited by t8y; 3rd June 2009 at 6:57 PM.

3rd June 2009, 6:44 PM	#13
standby. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 104	really like the all black design and especially the cable holes as they have that rubber stuff and it helps to not show the cables on the back of the mobo tray but the front of the case is too plain i only like the internals of the case more case manufacturers should pick up on that cable hole rubber stuff

3rd June 2009, 6:54 PM	#14
terroristone Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melb, st albans Posts: 773	Hetic case, love that alot of thought has gone into it, and yes you can put a 120.3 rad in the top check this http://www.tweaktown.com/news/12355/...wer/index.html Andrew __________________ MAIN RIG : Gigabyte ep45 ud3p:q9650@4.4ghz :OCZ 9600@1200 5-5-5-12:ATI 4870 CF 840/1100:PHYSX CARD:2x74g RAPTOR RAID 0: DELL 30"+2x2001FP":Corsair hx1000:PC-70:Logitech G15,G9&Z5500 24/7 clocks 3dmark06 25187 points SIM RACER : DFI LTx48t2r:Q6600 GO@3.6: inno gtx285:XFX 9800GTX:GSkill F2-8500 2GB 4-4-4-12@1000:G25:SST LIGHTNING:TX750:BUTTKICKER:3XDELL 2009WFP MY SIM http://mysimracerproject.blogspot.com/