Corsair Obsidian Overview
The people who are looking for an attractive case that is easy to build, and is packed with various features, along with an extraordinarily quiet system will find the Corsair Obsidian 500D an excellent option.
The ones who are performance enthusiasts shall need to add in the extra cost of fans and cooling water components as well, to build their system correctly compensating due to the lack of thermal performance.
Corsair has been producing components that have been much loved and appreciated by people over the past two decades. And currently, this company is releasing the products of Obsidian to its latest collection.
This chassis is built to make its user have a swift experience in building his dream PC. It features a mid-tower made up of aluminum. And the panels of glass are attached to a frame made up entirely of steel.
Functions
Specification
It has a height of 508, a width of 233, and a diameter of 502mm and weighs approximately 24.6 lbs. Along with being painted as black externally and internally. The entire top of this product is covered with a panel made of aluminum, with a row of holes for triangular ventilation. Just below the top panel, there are locations for two fans of 120mm and 140mm.
It also includes a large filter made of plastic that can be removed from the sides. Its filter edges are washable and magnetic. The panel on the top is held closely together with the support of screws.
Drive
The Corsair Obsidian is not supplied with a drive bay of external 5.25". The rear of this product is covered with a thick panel made of plastic and a thin layer of aluminum that is to match it with the aluminum top panel.
At the back of this product is a motherboard, along with an opening for a bottom-mounted power supply unit, a location for an exhaust fan that supports fan of 120mm, and seven expansion-card slots.
The location of the exhaust fans features slots for the screws that would allow its users to adjust the fan's position allowing it to fine-tune the airflow, leaving space for the components of systems.
Fan
At the bottom of this product is a filtered hole to supply power to the ventilation. The four large feet below are entirely coated with rubber and elevate this case off the ground for approximately half an inch. The Corsair Obsidian 500D comes along with large filters that are removable, made entirely of nylon, and cover every location where the fan is, even at the power supply.
At the top and the front of the product, the fan filters can easily slide in and out for maintenance. They are also held intact by magnets. From the rear side, the screen of the power supply slides out. It requires moving the whole system for access to cleaning and maintaining.
Exterior
The exterior of the product is subjective. It might look good in a variety of environments and for different users as well, such as in the gaming environment and business environment.
Interior
The interior of the product is spacious. In the main compartment, due to the lack of racks for hard drives and the addition of seven expansion slots. Even three graphic cards can be installed in the expansion slots. The Corsair Obsidian 500D features locations for water pumps and reservoirs at the bottom of the product.
Drives and Settings
The Corsair Obsidian 500D consists of a chipset of Intel INF 10.1.1.42. Along with the CPU of 3.8GHz (38x 100MHz) @ 1.2V Core and a motherboard of Firmware 7A78v17 (07/03/2017). It contains a RAM of 16-17-17-36 along with the graphics of Maximum Fan for Thermal Tests | AMD Radeon Crimson ReLive 17.9.1.
Pros
- Exceptionally designed hinge
- Glass side panels that are tempered
- Fits perfectly, making it look professional in all aspects
Cons
- Very high price
- The intake fan's performance lacks cooling
Conclusion
The Corsair Obsidian 500D's is elegant, stylish, sleek, and of high-quality. Combines with all of its primary components, it joins together as an attractive item for the clients to buy. Other than that, it is also builder-friendly. It is present between the price range of Rs. 23,499, and Rs. 39, 123. This product can be bought off any online platform or any local shop for the products of electronics.