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May 2012
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Door opens either to the left or to the right without any additional configuration or you can simply remove it
Meshes for optional top and left fans come closed with plastic lid and dampening foam
Air filters for the top
Left
Front
Bottom
And power
Quiet
Great concealment of adjustable areas
Recessed motherboard tray.
Filters
Removable covers for the side and top fan grilles
Toolless optical drive bays
One button side panel releases
Lots of space to change out CPU coolers without removing mainboard
Both drive bays can be removed
If need be
Lots of space to hide PSU cables
Top panel is removable
If you happen to need to
Door opens to the right
The left
Or comes off completely
In
Excellent engineering quality
Solid Aluminium front door
Very good sound dampening materials used
Covers on side and top air vents to maximize silence
Door may swing open to either side
Great external looks
Very well thought out internals
Parted HD
Easy installation
Sleek and silent design
3 included fans
USB 3.0 support
The editors didn't like
None
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Heavier and warmer than your average case.
No Molex adapters included for the fans
Mainboard tray inhibits use of PATA drives
Somewhat cheap trim on the front panel interface
Could do with a couple more USB ports in front
More expensive than other silent cases on the market
Which clock in at 100 - 110 US Dollars
Simple I/O
Silent approach makes for restrictive air flow - especially in the front
Published: 2012-12-26, Author: Thomas , review by: tomshardware.com
Abstract: Yesterday, we embarked on a quest to find the ultimate quiet gaming case. Today, we're testing three more enclosures: Corsair's Obsidian 550D, Fractal Design's Define R4, and Gigabyte's Luxo M10. How will they compare in cooling, noise, and overall value?...
Easy installation, Sleek and silent design, 3 included fans, USB 3.0 support
None that I found
Corsair just keeps on impressing me with their cases. This is the 4th Corsair case I have reviewed and I would recommend all of them. That really says a lot about Corsair and what they have set out to do when they announced they were going to be maki...
Surviving our enthusiast testing process isn't a chore to be taken lightly. Every case that comes through the HardOCP labs is thoroughly examined, pushed to the limit, and tested in ways that we feel gives you an accurate assessment of the product's abili...
After spending a good amount of time with the Corsair 550D, I can easily say this is one of the best cases I have ever had the privilege to test. Not all its features are completely over the over the top, and it doesn't have a military inspired exterior. ...
In operation, this case was incredibly quiet—so much so, I had to double-check that the computer was even on. The only notable noises from this case are the optical drive spinning up and the video card fan when the system is under load, and even those...
It's no surprise that Corsair is in the business of making high quality gear. Enthusiasts have an almost rabid loyalty to the company, whether it's memory, coolers, cases or what have you, and I'd say it's well-founded. There's no denying that Corsair...
With the Obsidian 550D Corsair brings an appealing and compelling product to the market to the ones that seek a nice clean looking chassis yet don't want to forfeit on noise levels.Everything with this chassis is wrapped around noise levels, rubber feet...
Abstract: In recent years, some of my favorite cases have come from Corsair - a statement that not too long ago I would have never thought I'd be making. Since the company's rapid expansion into nearly all things enthusiast computing, the Corsair Obsidian lin...
