Corsair CC800DW Obsidian 800D Black Aluminum Full Tower Case Reviews

Big box, January 8, 2010

By Uzi

I bought this some months ago via Amazon.It arrived in good shape. Lucky me.

If you've not seen published reviews for this on the net go look it up. There are some videos here and there to be found as well. It is as good as they say. I can't complain.

WEll, a couple niggles. I dont' like the clear plastic side panel and wish they would offer a solid alternate, easily fixed though with some paint.

I wish I had realized just how huge it really is. LoL. It is a monster case so

be sure it is what you want. Some may not like the open grilling on top but that can be blocked if you need to.I wish they had provided provision to add filters for the top grills for those of us

Where to Buy

Corsair CC800DW Obsidian 800D Black Aluminum Full Tower ATX Enthusiast Case (Amazon.com)

Corsair Obsidian 800D Full Tower Case (TigerDirect.com)

that perfer to push positive pressure inside a case. The top grills are set up to presume one

will use fans that blow out of the case.

I've yet to put a system board in the thing I'm taking my time waiting for

the 'right board' to show up.

It is not perfect but it is close. One of the best case's I've seen in 20 plus years as long as you want a huge case.

100% Satisfied!, November 9, 2009

By Eric Nunnally

PROS:

Spacious, understated, and black. Did I say "spacious" - Looking into the side panel is like gazing into a department store window! PLENTY of room for anything. The hot-swappable bays are outstanding. (Go over to the corsair site for complete specs) Plenty of airflow for cooling (I catch a cold every now and then from the exhaust coming out of the top of the thing). I know I was frantic to shell out for this behemoth of a case, but I don't regret it one bit. This is going to last me for years. Now my Cosmos 1000 is collecting dust.

CONS:

1. When I received the box, it looked like it came from a junkyard - chewed up, plastic ripped away, half open - luckily everything inside was okay.

2. No handles! This thing is huge and heavy when loaded.

3. Doesn't have a front panel for 3.5" card reader (smile). Okay, I'm nitpicking.

4. Gigabyte doesn't make an all black mobo to go with it!

5. Wish I could slap a lamborghini sticker on it and drive it down the street.

6. I would have preferred different feet and a covering for the fans up top...

SPECS:

Corsair HX750W Modular Power Supply

Maximus II Formula MOBO

8GB OCZ Blade DDR2

BF Tech GeForce GTS 250

Hauppage HVR1600 PCI Media Card

(3) Samsung HD103SJ 1 TB HD

(1) WDC5000AKS 500GB HD

(2) Plextor PX 880SA DVDRW

Windows 7