VPN: CC650DW
Product ReviewsCorsair Obsidian Series 650D Black Computer Case w/Side Panel Window
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 Rating: Review Date: 09/19/13  |
Cons: could be better cable management
Pros: great window, lots of cooling |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/24/13 |
Cons: None that I can think of
Pros: Easy to installGreat airflow Comment:
This is the best case I have ever bought. I recommend it. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/21/13 |
Cons: Nothing obvious
Pros: Clean lines, great cable management, tons of airflow Comment:
Great case for a gaming PC. At first I wasn't sold on the peakaboo side window, but now I enjoy looking in this things beastly guts. And unlike every PC I've ever built for a friend/family member, this thing was a joy to pu |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/11/13 |
Cons: From what I've heard, the fan controller breaks easily. You might want to buy a spare.
Pros: Sturdy (I sat on it, fully supported my 180 pound a**), Extremely accessible, EPIC cable management, Very customizable panels inside to fit components, Sleek design. Comment:
For my very first computer build, I think I chose the perfect case for my needs. It may look big on the outside, but in fact it's a very compact case to suit your needs, whether you're an enthusiast or not.Would definitely recommend to everyone. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/31/13 |
Cons: - Absolutely none
Pros: - Extremely durable construction- Easy latch system for side panels- beautiful aesthetics- functional fan controller Comment:
This case is just beautiful, and I cannot be any happier with it. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/27/13 |
Cons: USB3 method is poor, you have to run cables externally unless you pick up an adapter that takes 2 USB3 male ends into a USB3 header.
Pros: Looks very niceLatches on side panels are very easy to useNice cable routingEasily removable fan filterLots of roomRemovable/Movable hard drive cages Comment:
Overall I'm quite happy with this case. Looks nice and is easy to work with. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/07/13 |
Cons: None
Pros: Access & build quality Comment:
Awesome case. excellent access to both sides, very well constructed. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/31/13 |
Cons: USB designPoor Fan controls
Pros: Great Model Comment:
I found the fan control wasn't very good and I ended up buying a good fan controller. My other problem was that they designed the front panel USB to go through the case and into the back of your motherboard, I ended up buying an adapter for it. Overall a great case, fair amount of room for different set ups, and has nice fan filters. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/25/13 |
Cons: panel usb
Pros: great great case, way cheaper than 800d Comment:
great case, cheap, but then its a mid tower case, so its up to your build |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/08/13 |
Cons: USB 3 Solution is awful
Pros: AluminiumSexySleekNo plastic desing Comment:
Great case, i am disapointed in the usb 3 front panel method. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/06/13 |
Cons: Front 200mm fan loud, could use more space behind motherboard tray for cable management, fan switch a known weak point
Pros: Appearance, cooling, layout, quality Comment:
Upgraded from a CM 912 HAF, quality is night and day. Finish quality is much higher both inside and out. I didn't want a case that looks like a space ship, much more mature styling that would pass in an office. Grommets are great, lots of porting for cable management although a little more space behind the motherboard would be nice. I had some bunching to deal with. My fan speed selector broke day 1 too but my h100 manages this so not to worry. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/05/13 |
Cons: -collects a lot of dust at stock configuration-loud in my opinion-expensive
Pros: -built pretty well-cabling is good Comment:
Got this when it was on sale for 129.99 at a competitor. Not too impressed with the noise output of the stock fans |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/28/12 |
Cons: The only issue with this case is the choice of the USB 3.0 front panel socket. At the introduction of the case USB 3.0 hadn't standardized the socket, so they used the external one, which no motherboard supports. I ended up routing the wires of the front-panel from the side and out a hole at the back and simply plugged them externally into the motherboard back-panel. This is cumbersome and the front panel doesn't add up the USB ports - simply moves them from back to front.
Pros: The 650D has ample room to accommodate a high-end system. With large watercooling, multiple HDD bays, front panel, USB 3.0 and 3 fans, few will be able to fully utilize the features of this case. The ventilation is very good and there are many ways to route the cables and wires to get them out of the way.Clearly care was made to details when designing this case. It was very simple and easy to figure out what goes where. The screws and wires as well as the cable passages are all thoughtfully made and never get in one's way.Monitor: HP ZR30W 30” 2560X1600Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DeluxeRAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z 32GB 1866 j 2000CPU: Intel Core i7 3930K 3200 j 4700 MhzCooler: Corsair Hydro Series H100GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7950 Double DSSD: Samsung 830 Series 256GBHDD: 2TB Seagate/1TB Samsung/640GB WD/640GB WDCase: Corsair Obsidian Series 650D Comment:
One of the best cases on the market. Solidly built with great features and room for multiple drives, large and well-ventilated compartments. Accommodation for watercooling and multiple fans. |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/26/12 |
Cons: Wish there was just a little bit more room behind the mobo for cable storage
Pros: The cooling is excellent with the stock fansThe filters on the bottom and front allow for easy cleaning Comment:
This case is pretty easy to build with, especially with cable management in its normal setup. Good case over-all |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/26/12 |
Cons: None
Pros: Very well built, nice all black inside as well as all wires, Very nice finish on the front, Alot of room inside, nice to be able to remove the hdd bays, very good cable management. Comment:
I am very impressed with the build quality, compared to my old AZZA case. Very easy to work with and it is nice to have the all black inside. Lots of room for cable management. I would recommend to anyone. |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/02/12 |
Cons: The fan controller is garbage, maybe they just put it there to use for testing or if you're too lazy to set up fan controller software, such as ASUS AI Suite. Also you need to go buy a $5 part to use the USB ports on the front properly, but who cares.
Pros: Just about everything. Looks nice and clean and doesn't accumulate too much dust in my fairly messy room Comment:
Within this case took place the most painless and quickest build I've ever done. I didn't even have to get creative with the cable ties to make my cable management nice and neat, the case looks like it's going to be very easy to clean as well. With ASUS AI suite controlling my fan speeds this thing is nearly silent, aside from the ageing fan in my PSU. Cheers, Corsair! |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/17/12 |
Cons: A lot of the cables (front power/reset/LED/etc), 2x USB 3.0 cables, etc. are run loose as single cables and should be zip-tied together for a tidy build. It's not much extra work (5 mins tops) but a bit of an annoyance in such a high end case.-USB 3.0 connector should be the motherboard header style (it's August 2012 here, not 2011), not 2x regular USB 3.0 cables. I had to buy an extra adapter cable for $5 to connect them to my motherboard.-2.5" drives require 4 screws to put them into the drive tray-Top 200mm fan is a tiny bit noisier than I like
Pros: -No sharp edges-A joy to work in. Very roomy inside, with plenty of room for the motherboard, PSU, SATA cables.-HDD cages only need 1 screw to remove-Tool free side case panels - just press the two "locks"-Motherboard cut-out behind CPU socket is big enough to adjust/add/remove backplates (unlike some cases - I'm looking at you Thermaltake!)-2.5/3.5" hotswap dock at the top of the case Comment:
This case is a pleasure to use and work with! It's solid, well built, and has plenty of room in the back to stash loose cables. The 2x modular HDD drive cage design is wonderful. I love that they can be stacked one on top of one another, side by side, or that you can remove them. I currently have only one of the two cages installed (2x 3TB and 1x 256GB Crucial M4).I needed a case with at least one SATA hot-swap bay, which limited my options. I was looking at the Corsair 600T, but it doesn't have a built in SATA hot swap bay. I got the 650D, and I'm not disappointed at all. I also appreciate that the 650D is 2" less tall, 1.4" less wide and weighs 4 pounds less. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/09/12 |
Cons: - The front panel USB 3.0 ports are connected to USB cables that need to be run out to the back of your case. No internal header option included or ability to convert to USB 2.0 internally.- Related, it would be great if the front I/O and SATA cables were modular. For instance I am not using the USB 3.0 or the SATA bay, so I had to bundle these cables out of sight, taking valuable cable management space.
Pros: - Beautiful sturdy construction and design, from the case to the cables to the fan filters.- Large quiet fans.- Built in fan controller.- Good assortment of included accessories (cable ties, screws, etc. all black)- Unique power supply mounting where the power supply is clamped into place. You don't need to use external power supply screws if you don't want, unless of course you were shipping the system.- Very spacious interior, easy to build in, lots of options for fans, liquid cooling, etc.- Very cool quick release latches for the case sides.- Tool-less everything.- Excellently placed and large CPU backplate hole. Very helpful for installing custom CPU coolers.- etc. etc. etc. Comment:
What can I say about this case that hasn't already been said? I took a long time deciding on what to replace my aging Antec P180 with (thanks NCIX Forum folks!), and after doing my build in this case, I couldn't be more pleased! I haven't seen any of the build quality issues that others have mentioned, and every aspect of this case has been a pleasure to work with.NOTE: Even though the Part # listed on the site is CC650DW, I received the CC650DW-1. The -1 is the improved version where Corsair fixed several issues.One thing I will mention too is that cooling in this case seems very good to me. Just moving my existing system from the P180 to this case, all other things being equal, dropped my air cooled overclocked CPU temps at idle by 2-3 degrees, and my Prime95 tests maxed out at 69 degrees C, where before I was easily in the mid to high 70s. Your milage will vary depending on what you are switching from, but I have no complaints about the cooling design. I think my pros and cons above speak for themselves, so I will just say I highly recommend this case! |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/03/12 |
Cons: No front USB 3.0 20 pin connector (using male cables, had to buy an adapter).
Pros: Nice cooling, plenty of space, great looking, packed with features. Comment:
First time I buy such an expansive case, especially without a power supply, and it was well worth it. Best case I've hard, really solid case, packed with tons of feature I didn't even know, it's all black, even the wires are all black. I had tons of fun to build my pc and it's looking fantastic in this case, with all the cable management holes etc etc. Definitely recommended. |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/07/12 |
Cons: - Stock 200mm fans are noisy. I replaced top fan with a couple of AF-120 fans for my H100. Replaced the front one with an NZXT fan.- The internal USB 3.0 cables for the front ports. Why not make them compatible with common USB headers as opposed to buying a separate adapter or having to run them to the back of the case to hog the rear USB 3.0 ports on the motherboard?
Pros: - Incredibly stylish. Simple but stunning design. Very slick.- Very spacious. Taller than my 600T. Makes H100 mounting easier.- Construction feels pretty solid.- Has a handful of customizing features.- Cable management. Has very nice grommets to feed cables through as well. Comment:
Even though I already had a very nice 600T Special Edition White, I felt like a change. Internally, the 650D is identical to the 600T except it's taller, which works out great for my CPU cooling solution. With the 650D I am now able to mount my H100 properly ('fans -> radiator -> case' as opposed to 'radiator -> case -> fans on top'). This case also looks extremely sexy. I love the fully square design. No curves or other fancy shapes - just purely simplified. The 650D is definitely a long-term keeper. I just wish it didn't have two internal USB 3.0 cables that I can't plug in anywhere, making the front ports useless. |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/06/12 |
Cons: Large for mid-sized case (not a con really...)
Pros: Lots of room. Good air flow Comment:
Amazing case - I am really enjoying it. Have a IB i5 3570k with GTX 570 & GTX 275 (Physx & 2 additional monitors), and everything runs nice and cool. I highly recommend this case! |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/20/12 |
Cons: Small, empty-wallet syndrome.
Pros: has a window,sturdy, black design, has sound absorbing features. Comment:
If you can't afford the extreme performance, airflow savvy obsidian 800D, buy this one, next best thing to its older brother. Has many a a 200mm fan, reccomend this for non-enthusiast gamers. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/02/12 |
Cons: The right side cover is indeed difficult to close without a slight warp after cables have been routed behind the mobo, as others have posted. In the case's defence, my psu has very stiff cables, so that may be a contributing factor. After a lot of cable bending and smushing I was able to get it to a minimum. I found the 5.25in bay locks to be cheapo.
Pros: First build went in very smoothlyMine came perfect, with no chipped paint or scuffsI was nervous about 200mm fans, but they are super quiet compared to 120's in my exp.I love the way the front filter pops offWindow size strikes a good balance between showy and subdued Comment:
I really liked the style and build quality of Lian-Li, but none had everything I wanted without upgrading an already expensive case with insanely expensive aftermarket parts.(i.e. $90 for an optional side window + $120 for a top panel with fan mounts O.o)This case has the looks and features, and almost the quality, for a much closer to reasonable price. (still expensive) |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/26/12 |
Cons: cheaply made, bad customer support
Pros: dust filters, nice aesthetic, windowed, tool less Comment:
I don't really have any problems with this case other then the fact that it's been falling apart since I got it. The fan controller died one day after use. One of the rubber feet fell off right away, cheap glue I guess. The worst thing though has to be that the paint has been chipping off randomly for no reason... Needless to say I will not be purchasing anymore cases from corsair. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/25/12 |
Cons: none
Pros: Price, cable management, Looks clean Comment:
I bought this case for $140 on sale, and it's by far the best case I have owned, It definitely beats all my previous antec cases. I have a h100 mounted to the top with a push pull configuration and it's reasonably quite with all the fans on full. Build quality and cable management is excellent, wouldn't recommend anything but Corsair. |
bought this with my modular power supply and routing the cables is not a problem however when you get a few drives in and your front I/O plugged in, it gets cluttered in the back and the back panel is tricky to put back on, other than that, this case is a dream, I love every other thing in this case has a perfect sized window.