Corsair Obsidian Series 800D CC800DW Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window

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Tons of room in this thing and add the built in cable management (no having to cut holes in everything) makes this case easy to look clean and professional. It's begging for you to install water cooling!Sadly, the parts that are plastic seem cheap and flimsy and don't really "snap-in" too easily. Also, the front panel can be a bit of an annoyance to remove, and you HAVE to remove it to get to the bottom HDD's. Easily the best case I've ever used.

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Other than a few minor issues like the cheap plastic parts, I love this case. I went with this case with water cooling down the road in mind. (Before next summer.) I wish to place a 3x120mm fan rad in the top, and will be WCing everything. I wanted a case that had space to maneuver and the 800D has it in spades.Do I really need to say it? The cable management is second to none. It and it's size was what sold me, more the cable management really.I'm excited to see the next iteration of this case. (A Corsair rep. is taking suggestions on improvement at [H]OCP forums. This review was modfied by poster @ 12-09-09 12:06 PM

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Excellent choice for watercooling. Ample room for cable management. However, 140mm fan for cooling HDD in hot swap area is extremely starved for air. The airflow is very poor in this case. As a result, HDD and GPU temperatures will be very high.Recommend reversing the rear 140mm fan to become an intake, and add three top 120mm fans.

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This is by far my favorite case. Ample room, even enough for the new ATI cards as long as a bus, and excellent cable management make it a great case to work in. Any water cooling system (within reason) will have plenty of room to mount in/on this case. The 140mm fans keep airflow good and very quiet. I am very glad they included an extension for the 8-pin power because it is a long way to the top. Although this case is excellent there do seem to be some quality issues with the side panels flexing and just some minor complaints with the mounting mechanisms for the optical drives. Overall though I really have not much to complain about. This is an awesome case and as long as you have the room for this giant I would highly recommend it.

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I have bought a lot of cases over the years but this one is simply the best I have ever seen. I always had Apple envy when I looked at the Power Mac towers...until now. This is a case for life. I cant imagine a feature or component coming out that this case wont be able to deal with. All black is very cool and the plain exterior design is perfect for any location. For a first case, I think Corsair hit it out of the park.

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I am really happy with my purchase, I got it bundled with the Corsair H-50 cooler on sale. I had been waiting ages for this to go on the weekly sale! It seems like the H-50 and 800d were made for each other. If you are air cooling make sure underneath is well ventilated and not on carpet. I would also recommend at least 2 exhaust fans for the top. Recommend too a PSU with its intake fan facing down. Cable management is simply the best experienced. Make sure things like an additional fan controller used have long enough leads. I use the Zalman ZM-MFC3 which did the job good.

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Excellent case with excellent cable management. The noise issue from plastic cover is minor but removing the cover kinds of messing up the airflow design. I was not expecting such issue from a $300 case. Overall, I am still very please with the case.

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Over All this is an awsome case. Easy to install components even for a novice like myself!! Great cooling options and cable routing options. This case is worth every penny you are going to pay for it!!! It would be nice if Corsair supplied an external 3.5 to 5.25 adapter for installing flash card readers or floppy drives.

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A dust-filtered 140mm fan draws in cold air at the bottom of the chassis and exhausts it at the rear and top. This forces air directly over the graphics card and CPU. The power supply compartment has its own dedicated intake and exhaust,isolated from the main compartment. This review was modfied by poster @ 10-28-09 12:36 AM

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I bought this gem after reading raving user comments and noticing how the case is very well desiged. The materials is very sturdy and it's very very big. There is a lot of room to work inside even with 2 loops installed.

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Very very nice case,hot swaps are great, easy to remove front panel. No screws requird for the 5½' devices.Read the MANUAL!!!! Lots of great stuff that I would not have guessed!

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This case is a good buy and is very well built. If you looking for a high quality case then look no further. Very easy to install devices and has great cable management features. Only thing i would change is have the case doors open sideways instead of lifting them up to remove them.

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Owned this for about a month now and it is the best case I have ever owned. Perfect for watercooling and people with big hands. The all black color scheme goes good with everything and doesn't require any painting right out of the case.http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/3158/imgp0445.jpg This review was modfied by poster @ 10-14-09 04:39 PM

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update  : got a replacement case this week, and it's simply perfect!This case is simply gorgeous, but some batches appear to be suffering from expansion slots alignment issues, making it completely useless. This review was modfied by poster @ 11-24-09 06:58 PM

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I have to echo many other comments about this monster of a case by simply saying it is HUGE. I transferred my existing system into the 800D from a two year old P182SE case, and the difference in work quality and component management is night and day.This is bar none one of the easiest cases to set your components up in, and makes even a beginner look like a pro with the cabling grommets seemingly everywhere. Even with a fully flushed out system, two video cards and an array of disk drives, there is ample room for water cooling loops, fans, whatever you could possibly want to stuff inside a computer case.I only have two gripes with this case: the physical size, and location of the dust filter. When fully loaded with a system it is very heavy and bulky to move around, which compounds the problem of cleaning out the dust filters. The only way to access it is from the rear of the case. This may not be a problem for many others, but my orientation makes it a pain to turn the tower.Overall the build quality is excellent, and I know that until the ATX spec goes the way of the dodo, I will not have to buy another case for future build upgrades. Corsair hit a home run with this case, and although it was a bit pricey they have delivered.

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completely Legendary.....100% AWESOME. Imo the most awesomest case you'll ever own , ton of room, looks clean, ridiculous air circulation, and its completely black. A w e s o m e .

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This is the case I was waiting for most of my adult "computer life." It has all the features you could ever want, is incredibly well tooled and constructed, looks sleek and professional and can satisfy any enthusiast with its ability scale to meet the demands of additional hardware.Anyone who wants to build their system right and can afford Corsairs foray into the world of enclosures would do no harm buying themselves this case. I highly HIGHLY recommend it.Only one note - this case is LARGE AND HEAVY. My cat happened to run into the case sideways and ended up on her back end. The cat weighs 10 pounds, and moving at good clip she bounced right off the case. Although the whole event was comically awesome, it goes to show - you will need to "bend at the knees" to lift this case - 40 plus pound of steel and universal appeal ;-). This review was modfied by poster @ 09-16-09 08:49 PM