Top-of-the-range casing
Magnificent case, even if very bulky, fits perfectly in a living room with the bamboo side.
Magnificent case, even if very bulky, fits perfectly in a living room with the bamboo side.
This Corsair aquarium housing with integrated Link system really makes life easier when it comes to RGB management. There are far fewer cables, which really gives it a clean, well-crafted look. I had to try a bit harder to manage the space taken up by the rear panel, but that's more down to a habit I'm used to with medium-sized cases. That said, I really don't regret my choice of the 2500X over the 3500X. Even if it does impose a few constraints in terms of components, it's a case that you can easily have on a desk, even a 'standard' one measuring 60 by 120cm, without it becoming too imposing and intrusive. I also like the fact that you can put the SSDs on the back of the front panel, rather than in the rear compartment, it's pretty well done and well thought out (as is often the case with Corsair). I didn't have any major problems assembling it.
Very good quality case, good cooling and very attractive.
The icue software handles Corsair products well, but not necessarily other brands.
I had no problem integrating my Asus motherboard, but not with my MSI.
Super box for a large configuration, medium tower certainly, but very large nonetheless.
The cable management is a pleasure, and the cooling levels are great (140mm everywhere except on the sides), and all that (for the admissions) dust filters everywhere, especially on the cable and power supply storage side which is a dust filter in itself.
The only fault would be its weight, it's very heavy (14kg) and when the PC's mounted it becomes an ordeal to move it.
Another point to note is that the front panel requires 2 internal USB 3.0 sockets and 1 internal USB type C (type E), so be careful which CM you choose.
I'm very pleased with the service and the quality of the product.)
Very good design for this Corsair case and excellent with my MSI Z790 Project Zero motherboard. Very imposing case.
Whether from an aesthetic or useful point of view, this case meets all your needs. The large space for the cables makes it easy to run the management cable and all the little details to help are there. Magnificent case once all assembled, Corsair as usual offers us an excellent case!
I've got a configuration with an ASUS BTF Z790 Tuf Gaming motherboard, and you really appreciate the reversed connectors, making all cables invisible from the outside. There's plenty of room for an RTX 4090 and around ten fans with watercooling. There are 5 USB sockets (including 1 USB-c) on the front, which is great, but you'll need to check that your motherboard has enough USB 10G sockets, which isn't the case with the ASUS Tuf gamin BTF Z790, so you'll need to buy a USB 2.0 -> USB 10G adapter. I wanted to mount the graphics card vertically: I tried a generic kit sold on Aliexpress, but it was a failure. So I picked up the Corsair kit specifically for this case, which costs around 100€. I managed to fit it, but I had to adapt the kit a bit and, above all, I had to force the connectors, which resulted in a rather rough aesthetic. For vertical mounting, prefer another case if you're a bit of an asshole...