The mounting points for front fans are extremely flexible and delicate, which is a tradeoff for the fact that they use little material and don’t overly obstruct airflow. There was one minor fit-and-finish flaw in our review sample, but it nearly broke one of the fans we use for testing. *Specs table copied directly from product page, please read review for our own measurements and opinions THE BUILD With all that effort, it’s somewhat surprising that the stock fans are just two plain black 120mm case fans-they don’t clash with the color scheme, but they are certainly a cost-cutting measure, especially compared to the RGB stock fans on the 4000X. A triangular motif is also present throughout the entire case, most impressively in the top filter, which has tiny triangular holes rather than the standard hexagonal ones. We have mixed feelings about the yellow accents scattered throughout the case, but they are at least consistent: yellow plastic washers under various thumbscrews, a yellow pull-tab on the top filter, and yellow USB type-A port on the front panel. Black is still the default, cheap-to-produce color for cases and case hardware, and Corsair has obviously worked hard to make this design possible at $80. Even some hidden elements like the plastic snaps that hold in the panels are color-matched: they’re gray on the white case and black on the black model. Corsair also color-matched the top surface of the magnets for the top filter so that they’re less visible, and the magnets are intentionally arranged so that they don’t line-up with radiator screws that might push it upwards. The glass is tinted for the black version and untinted for the white, with white masking around the border. Almost every part of the case is painted white or gray, including the borders of the glass panel, the rear PCIe slot covers, and all the externally-visible rivets on the rear panel. The white color scheme is well done, and the case’s appearance in general deserves discussion as Corsair has clearly devoted extra attention to it. That said, if you’re planning on mounting a front panel radiator with a push, pull, or push-pull configuration, it’s always best to double check the clearance to make sure you still have enough room to accommodate your new graphics card.The 4000D samples we were sent are both white, but they come in black as well. In conclusion, we’ve prioritized cases that offer a good amount of ventilation on the front panel since that’s the driving force for pulling in lots of cool air. The 1000D is just an absolute beast and can hold up to 18 cooling fans, dual PC systems, up to 480mm sized radiators, and an advanced custom cooling loop like our Hydro X Series if that is what you’re going for. If budget is not a problem and you are willing to go all out on aesthetics without compromising on performance, then the Obsidian 500D SE mid-tower and Obsidian 1000D super tower are fantastic choices for ideal air and water-cooling. Instead of a mesh grill or cutout design for the front panel, it features solid tempered glass that’s positioned with enough space to allow good airflow and not smother the front intake fans. Since it has 370mm of clearance for the graphics card, it can fit even the monster RTX 3090 with room for up to six 120mm cooling fans.Īnother great mid-tower case is the 465X RGB, especially since it comes with three of our highly popular LL120 RGB fans. The 275R Airflow is a budget-friendly mid-tower case that has proper airflow, as the name suggests, with its ventilated cutout design on the front panel. The 4000D, 4000D AIRFLOW, and 4000X are available in black and white. If you have a slightly bigger budget and want to “bling out your rig”, then the 4000X will give you everything the 4000D has to offer, along with a tempered glass front panel and extra accessories like three RGB fans with AirGuide anti-vortex technology and a Lighting Node Core to control the lighting. The new 4000D is a great choice if you prefer a clean, minimalist aesthetic (take a look at the airflow version if you want even better cooling). Here are a few of our top recommendations for PC cases. If you’re building a completely new system from scratch or upgrading your current system, you might want to double check your PC case to make sure it can facilitate enough airflow. With the new Nvidia RTX 30 graphics cards finally on the market, it’s important that your system is kept as cool as possible with sufficient airflow.
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