Corsair Obsidian 750D Builds

bigmac121 · 12 Aug 2014 at 22:32

Bazzards said:
Bigmac,I think I am going to go with bungee cords. Looks like a cheap and clean way of storing the hd's.

Can you link me

Please trusted you Cheers

Bazzards · 12 Aug 2014 at 22:52

Check out this thread, all the info you need.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18269719

Citizensnipss · 13 Aug 2014 at 11:02

Gerico's build looks super nice..

bigmac121 · 17 Aug 2014 at 19:57

demon8991 said:
Here's mine.

Out with the old...

In with the new!!!

Here's all my kit!

Finished!

Is that HDDS in the top?

tonyt3rry · 18 Aug 2014 at 11:36

thinking about getting one of these is the airflow good on the front i noticed the front panel has a block and not grill does the air come in from the side of the gap? its put me off it a bit still debating to get 450d

jimbaw · 18 Aug 2014 at 19:37

tonyt3rry said:
thinking about getting one of these is the airflow good on the front i noticed the front panel has a block and not grill does the air come in from the side of the gap? its put me off it a bit still debating to get 450d

the airflow is quite decent. gaming on air at the minute and never had a throttling issue.
whenever I bench or stress test, I just pop it open to make sure but it's not necessary
it draws air from the sides

tonyt3rry · 18 Aug 2014 at 21:16

jimbaw said:
the airflow is quite decent. gaming on air at the minute and never had a throttling issue.
whenever I bench or stress test, I just pop it open to make sure but it's not necessary
it draws air from the sides

yeah i noticed that only thing that put me off was someone had a candle inside the case and it wouldnt blow out while the front was on and when it was taken off the candle blew out only reason i find this a issue is my 280x toxic does get hot

jimbaw · 18 Aug 2014 at 22:11

tonyt3rry said:
yeah i noticed that only thing that put me off was someone had a candle inside the case and it wouldnt blow out while the front was on and when it was taken off the candle blew out only reason i find this a issue is my 280x toxic does get hot

ah the famous candle test! haha
to be honest, I think it's a bit of a non issue as the difference won't be drastic.
however, I do believe they are working on somenthing:
http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1040964430&postcount=9

tonyt3rry · 19 Aug 2014 at 09:40

thanks thats good enough for me payday next week so i will be upgrading

joshcowin · 19 Aug 2014 at 13:49

quick question would it possible to fit a 240 rad in the front the another in the bottom? thanks

Captain · 19 Aug 2014 at 15:08

joshcowin said:
quick question would it possible to fit a 240 rad in the front the another in the bottom? thanks

Yeah

you can fit a 240 in the front, to fit a 240 on the bottom, you'll have to remove both HDD cages, i would have a 240 in the front and a 360 up top.

tonyt3rry · 8 Sep 2014 at 11:08

so took the plunge after debating what case to get only probelm is how long is the cable seen something about headers and fans are short and make it hard to install components

zoomee · 8 Sep 2014 at 17:48

Just got my 750D on the weekend - time to strip down my 540 Air.

Nice case, was surprised though that the forest still had older stock (the revision with the 'volcano' standoffs).

Not quite as well built as my old 700D was but can't complain about the space!

Bazzards · 8 Sep 2014 at 19:57

Hey guys, what do you think of my ghetto cooling.

https://imageshack.com/i/f0ZSt1SBj

Had to find a way of cooling my top 780GTX, far too toasty on the M-ATX mboard.

setter · 9 Sep 2014 at 21:25

Bazzards said:
Hey guys, what do you think of my ghetto cooling.

https://imageshack.com/i/f0ZSt1SBj

Had to find a way of cooling my top 780GTX, far too toasty on the M-ATX mboard.

Much of a temp drop? Might try something similair as my top card gets a bit toasty too. Non ref cooled models though.

Bazzards · 9 Sep 2014 at 21:47

10c drop on the top card. I have the fans plugged into the motherboard and controlled from there. Working well enough for me. However, the main noise from my system when under load is from both cards, but this is not something I am going to get away from unless I watercool.

zoomee · 10 Sep 2014 at 21:51

Finally completed the transfer from my 540 air - knackered!

Sorry bowt the crappy phone pics:

Thanks to overclockers the new acrylic insert for the AE5 made is actually look very nice on the front of the 750D - no need to mod it

Plenty of space left inside - if I ever decide to go xfire I can easily add another 120.2 on the bottom with minor adjustment to the existing loop

setter · 10 Sep 2014 at 22:02

@Bazzards, 10c is quite a nice drop. Will have to give it a try. Could save me cutting a hole in the window of my case.

@zoomee, very nice setup. Such a spacious case the 750d.

savgebeast · 10 Sep 2014 at 23:28

Got my 750d in the works and am wondering what you guys think would be best for airflow with mounting a top 240 rad (h100i) and a 120 rad on the 295x2.

I was thinking of putting the 120 rad on the top(with the 240) or rear as an exhaust with the bottom and front fans as intakes. Or if it would reach using it as an intake from the bottom, anyone got any ideas/feedback?

Bazzards · 11 Sep 2014 at 09:34

I was surprised tbh. Top card was hitting 84 in heaven bench, now at 74c. I had to move the blower card to the top slot for best performance. Also wedged a piece of rubber between the cards to provide a small gap at end of cards for better airflow. Used bungee cord to tie the fans to the top of the case. Not very elegant, but it works.