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February 2014
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All air intakes filtered
Most functional mini ITX case yet
Accommodates four drives
ATX power supply
And 5.25″ drive without requiring you to pick and choose which you want
Excellent construction quality, Excellent use of space within the compact chassis, Comes with two retail fans, Can hold a 240 mm all-in-one liquid cooler, Includes a fully sized 5.25" drive bay, Dust filter on all intakes, Graphics cards of up to 290 mm w
PSU-mounting frame a bit too thin, No USB 2.0 connectivity possibile, HDDs very easily accessible, which makes them prone to theft, Fairly sharp edges on the front aluminum panel, Quality and engineering comes at a price
The Corsair Obsidian 250D sells for around 75 euro including taxes or 90 US dollars excluding taxes. Excellent construction quality Excellent use of space within the compact chassis Comes with two retail fans Can hold a 240 mm all-in-one liquid cooler Inc...
Abstract: What does it take to make a gaming computer? First of all, it must have a fast graphics card because nearly any mainboard today lets you install a top-performance CPU and a lot of high-speed system memory. So it is this inability to fit in a good enoug...
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Published: 2014-02-11, Author: Ryan , review by: pcper.com
Abstract: The Corsair 250D is unlike most other Mini ITX designs out today in that it supports a lot of full size components. You'll be able to use a standard ATX power supply, many self contained water coolers, full size graphics card and won't have to suffer thro...
All air intakes filtered, Most functional mini ITX case yet, Accommodates four drives, ATX power supply, and 5.25″ drive without requiring you to pick and choose which you want, Easy to build in
Flimsy latch mechanism for 5.25″ bay drive, No documentation on radiator mounting, Very large for a mini ITX case
On the box for the 250D, Corsair says “If you want to build a Mini ITX system without compromising expansion, flexibility, or performance, the Obsidian Series 250D is your answer.” And this is in fact true: you will not compromise expansion, flexibility, ...
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Published: 2014-02-07, Author: Dan , review by: legitreviews.com
Overall the Corsair Obsidian 250 is a great chassis if you're looking for a mini-ITX chassis. Although it is designed for a mini-ITX motherboard which is mainly a small form factor motherboard, the 250D is pushing the limits of SFF. The Corsair Obsidian 2...
All factors combined makes us think that the Obsidian 250D from Corsair is a very funky product. It looks really nice and comes with features that you typically only find starting at the more high-end mid-towers. Next to that the build quality is good as...
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Published: 2014-01-21, Author: E. , review by: anandtech.com
Corsair says, "if you want to build a Mini ITX system without sacrificing expansion, flexibility, or performance, the Obsidian Series 250D is your answer". Although that may be the case, the Obsidian 250D does sacrifice one thing: compactness. The volume...
The current trend of unleashing mITX cases onto the community is overwhelming. The Fractal Node 304 was a great example how it could be done, though it had one major setback and that was the omission of the optical drive in favor of more storage capac...
So here it is. Corsair's first stab at a Mini-ITX chassis—something cut from the same cloth as its other cases, but much more compact. It's a solid start, no doubt about it. The 250D combines small-form-factor dimensions with the amenities of larger encl...
