Sunday, March 11th 2018
Corsair Obsidian 1000D Leaked to Amazon
It's been a while since Corsair pushed the upper end of its Obsidian series high-end PC cases. The Obsidian 900D has held the fort since 2013, but could be getting dated in the wake of newer standards such as tempered glass, RGB lighting, newer connectors, etc. Corsair is careful not to just make a mash of glass and RGB lighting; when designing its upcoming flagship case, the Obsidian 1000D super-tower (model: CC-9011115-WW), which leaked to the web thanks to an eager Amazon listing, in which it's priced at USD $500. The Obsidian 1000D retains the "for grownups only" styling of the series, with a beautiful combination of curved tempered glass, matte black aluminium, and subtlety in the amount of RGB LED lighting elements on use. The feature-set of this full-tower will blow any high-end case out of the water.
The front, sides, and top panels are made of curved tempered glass with aluminium inserts, and enough discrete air inlets for the countless fan mounts inside. The front-panel features four USB 3.1 type-A, and two type-C ports; in addition to audio jacks. Connectors are framed by RGB lighting diffusers. The case is highly modular, and you can either choose between storage-heavy configurations, or cooling-heavy configuration that frees up room for multiple liquid cooling loops. The rear I/O can be configured to be perpendicular to the plane of the motherboard with 8+2 slots, or parallel to its plane, with 5+2 slots. You can install E-ATX and everything smaller, but longer 10-slot form-factors such as HPTX and XL-ATX are a notable exclusion.This case is so large, that it can mount up to eight 120 mm fans along the front panel (four on each side of an inner grill), three 140 mm top exhausts, and two 120 mm rear exhausts. Its radiator support will hence be 480 mm x 120 mm front, 420 mm x 140 mm top, and 240 mm x 120 mm rear. Drive mounts include six 2.5-inch and three 3.5-inch. A Corsair Commander Pro fan- and lighting-controller comes integrated.
The front, sides, and top panels are made of curved tempered glass with aluminium inserts, and enough discrete air inlets for the countless fan mounts inside. The front-panel features four USB 3.1 type-A, and two type-C ports; in addition to audio jacks. Connectors are framed by RGB lighting diffusers. The case is highly modular, and you can either choose between storage-heavy configurations, or cooling-heavy configuration that frees up room for multiple liquid cooling loops. The rear I/O can be configured to be perpendicular to the plane of the motherboard with 8+2 slots, or parallel to its plane, with 5+2 slots. You can install E-ATX and everything smaller, but longer 10-slot form-factors such as HPTX and XL-ATX are a notable exclusion.This case is so large, that it can mount up to eight 120 mm fans along the front panel (four on each side of an inner grill), three 140 mm top exhausts, and two 120 mm rear exhausts. Its radiator support will hence be 480 mm x 120 mm front, 420 mm x 140 mm top, and 240 mm x 120 mm rear. Drive mounts include six 2.5-inch and three 3.5-inch. A Corsair Commander Pro fan- and lighting-controller comes integrated.