Corsair Obsidian 550D

Zitat: Best Award Very quiet, plenty of room inside and it looks amazing, too

Zitat: Now that Corsair has figured out the formula to churn out enthusiast grade cases it is no surprise they tried their hand at building a silent case. The Corsair Obsidian 550D borrows a lot of the features from the rest of their case line up and even adds a few new ones such as silencing panel on all but the rear fan ports to allow you to run cool or silent. This case was very roomy to build in for a mid-tower and we are sure the removable bottom hard drive cage will be an area that will quickly be modded to fit a 240mm radiator. The magnetic intake filters on all ports is one of those things that make you say why isn´t everyone doing this on their cases. With all the fan ports being 120 / 140mm compatible it makes large silent fans an easy choice to keep the Corsair 550D nice and cool. The sound deadening was not very thick but in our test run it did make the case totally inaudible with our simple stock i5 build. Frankly it was hard to find anything wrong with this case as we felt like they thought of everything and a few things we did not think of! However, and this is picky, the front door seemed to want to totally snap off more often than pivot from the left or right. Something about the way the pins and clips work makes this harder than is seems it should be. Given how rarely we access our optical drive I am not sure this is even an issue and so minor we wouldn´t deduct any points. With a two year warranty and a current price of $132.75 shipped , the Corsair Obsidian 550D is a swoosh for our Legit Reviews Editors Choice Award. Legit Bottom Line: Arguably one of the best mid tower case on the market today with a price / feature ratio that sets the bar for the competition.

Zitat: Duidelijk is dat de Fractal Design Define R3 en de Corsair Obsidian 550D duidelijk hetzelfde doel hebben. Beide behuizingen zijn onhoorbaar. Het prijsverschil bedraagt ongeveer 25 euro. Dat moet Corsair zien te rechtvaardigen, en dat probeert het met twee keer zoveel 5,25″-bays, namelijk vier in plaats van twee. Daarvoor lever je wel twee 3,5″-bays in. Verder heeft de kast één USB 3.0-frontaansluiting meer, maar door het weglaten van USB 2.0 in totaal wel één frontconnector minder. Ook kun je in de Obsidian 500D meer fans kwijt en krijg je er één fan meer bij. Er zijn videokaarten te vinden die niet passen in de Define R3 (29 cm), maar wel in de 550D (45,2 cm na verwijderen HDD-cage, wat bij de Define R3 niet kan). Mocht je dus een whopping HD 7970 IceQ X² Turbo  van 31,3 cm willen gebruiken, dan kan dat alleen in de 550D. Ten slotte waren de koelprestaties van de 550D iets beter. Kortom, er zijn redenen te bedenken waarom je die 25 euro mee zou willen uitgeven. Als geen van de genoemde punten iets uitmaakt, zou je net zo goed voor de Define R3 kunnen gaan. Dat neemt niet weg dat Corsair een zeer nette behuizing op de markt heeft gebracht, die met de beste koelprestaties het meetminimum van onze geluidsmeter wist te halen. Een Best Tested-award is dus zeker op zijn plaats!

Zitat: Pro: + Super quiet. + Sturdy build with attention to exterior detail. + Cools well considering lack of air holes and copious soundproofing. Contra: - Semi-difficulty in accessing external drive bays. Overall I’m pretty happy with the case. Not only did it surprise me with temperatures it was even quieter than I could have expected. It is simply a great case. It doesn’t scream, "look at my fancy case and my expensive or cheap hardware" – it’s subtle and sits as literally a little black box to record all your life moments in gaming, in picture taking, music making, or whatever it is you do. This case has no single "type" to be associated with…no branding of who you are whatsoever. You get to pick who you are – and the contents of your drives will express who that is. It is truly a great case no matter what your needs. The 550D is great case for you, for a family member, or even a build for a friend. It is subtle, so don’t let this one go past a good look of your own. The design is simple, classy, and above all, it´s extremely quiet. Major props to this case from me…another gold-worthy member in my family of reviews.