How easy is the Corsair Obsidian 800D to cable manage?

Ace Modder · 20 Jan 2010 at 13:52

Hey guys

Thought I would post this up. This is a system that has been built a member of staff at Corsair. They have never built a PC before and this was their first attempt.

The whole system took him only around 1 hour to build. For anyone who likes cable management and a great looking interior inside your PC's chassis this case really is the best option.

Take a look at the pics that were sent over to me.

sorn21 · 20 Jan 2010 at 13:53

It genuinely is that easy to manage.

You really CANNOT go wrong with it!

samuelc · 20 Jan 2010 at 14:04

Yeah. I've seen many videos and images of this case as I'm about to get it.

Certainly seems very easy to manage the cables.

setter · 20 Jan 2010 at 14:07

From seeing the corsair videos and various builds on here it does look like a very good case for cable management. I actually considered one myself but sadly couldnt stretch my budget. Opted for a lian li a70fb as it was a fair bit cheaper.

Locke · 20 Jan 2010 at 14:13

Loving that cable management system in there.

If only there was a similar case but in a MIDI version, then I would consider replacing my Akasa Eclipse..

3t3P · 20 Jan 2010 at 15:11

I want this case next

can you say how many ocuk have sold?

Ace Modder · 20 Jan 2010 at 16:23

Quite a few considering it is a > £200 case. More than I expected

reiyushin · 20 Jan 2010 at 16:34

Asides from the money problem (which can be overcame by stopping buying every deal that comes on steam >.< ) my concern with this case is an apparant lack of airflow.

I intend to watercool before the year is out but until the end of summer at least I'll be running on air. Is it worth my time buying one of these bad boys for air cooling? or should I stick with my 902?

Spazzfish · 20 Jan 2010 at 17:16

Lack of air flow shouldn't be a problem. you have a back vent to blow air out and the option to attach 3 120mm fans to the top of the case to blow air out which is more then enough scope for adequate air flow if your just air cooling.

Ace Modder · 20 Jan 2010 at 17:22

I actually built my system in this case on Monday also.

Airflow is not an issue at all. The HDD cage has a dedicated fan blowing side on the HDD's the air hits the side panel and is sucked towards the top of the case due to having 3 x fans at the top of the case sucking warm air out of the case. The fans were not supplied with the case though, you need to supply those seperately.

The rear of the case has a 140mm fan pulling warm air from the CPU and GFX area, this is great. And quiet too.

Previously my case was an Antec P183 but this Corsair is quieter, and that is with 5 case fans running on top of my GTX 295 fan, CPU fan and PSU fan. MY Antec P183 only had 2 case fans running.

reiyushin · 20 Jan 2010 at 21:06

Cool

probably my next purchase then

MrMark · 20 Jan 2010 at 22:19

Ace Modder said:
I actually built my system in this case on Monday also.

Airflow is not an issue at all. The HDD cage has a dedicated fan blowing side on the HDD's the air hits the side panel and is sucked towards the top of the case due to having 3 x fans at the top of the case sucking warm air out of the case. The fans were not supplied with the case though, you need to supply those seperately.

The rear of the case has a 140mm fan pulling warm air from the CPU and GFX area, this is great. And quiet too.

Previously my case was an Antec P183 but this Corsair is quieter, and that is with 5 case fans running on top of my GTX 295 fan, CPU fan and PSU fan. MY Antec P183 only had 2 case fans running.

What fans did you get for the top 3 and have you fitted some form of dust filter?

JimAroo · 20 Jan 2010 at 22:54

Tempted by this case too, quite tired of buying a case and finding out it lacks something, so I have to buy another a year later. This case seems like a case which will last for 5+ years easily, from what I've seen the case is perfect. Only downside if you would call it that is the size, for some people maybe a little too big.

Ace Modder · 20 Jan 2010 at 23:03

MrMark said:
What fans did you get for the top 3 and have you fitted some form of dust filter?

I fitted the fractal design fans to the top of the case, and I have not fitted any dust filter as the air is being sucked out, not blown in.

Hotwired · 20 Jan 2010 at 23:14

Oh if you could only see my ITX case and its wiring next to that

sambot · 21 Jan 2010 at 02:11

very easy to manage!

goin to try and put some pics up of mine in the show off your 800d thread soon

reiyushin · 21 Jan 2010 at 04:27

sambot said:
very easy to manage!

goin to try and put some pics up of mine in the show off your 800d thread soon

Yes, do

I want more pics

ElectroBlaster · 21 Jan 2010 at 16:42

Wow this case has kinda blown me away... I lost interest in cases a while back when things were going a bit ott. Im a Lian-Li man see! love simple clean lines with no tacky frills.

But this corsair case would solve my problem big time! I could basically get rid of my row of towers and start again with just one machine full of drives and that would also make my missus happy, but I hear this case is massive... how massive is it? Also the cost would make my lass faint lol.

reiyushin · 21 Jan 2010 at 16:53

609x609x229mm

Ace Modder · 21 Jan 2010 at 19:28

Here are a couple of pic's compared to the G15 rev 1 keybaord (one of the biggest every made) and my 24" screen. My screen looks tiny compared to the case