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When Corsair announced their first computer case mid-way through the year it caught our attention and ever since we have been hoping to get our hands on the Obsidian 800D. Finally the time has come where we get to show you what this case is all about and if it is worth the asking price... More often than not we get the pleasure of testing some of the hottest PC components. From processors to graphics cards, these can sometimes go for well over the $500 mark. And while these very expensive parts are usually targeted at gamers and the enthusiast crowd, you will find it rare to have this same group spending as much on other parts like a case, for example.  I have admittedly been guilty of spending $200 on a case myself, though at first instance walking away from such purchase left me with a rather funny feeling, like I had just been conned or something. But thankfully the purchase turned out to be well worthwhile, and I have never had to look back. Now imagine spending even more, and it’s the same scary thought all over again. This crossed our mind when presented with the Corsair Obsidian 800D which is currently selling for almost $300 US. However believe it or not, there are quite a few cases selling in this price range and well above it. Some of the better examples include the Silverstone TJ09, Lian-Li PC-B71, Antec Twelve Hundred and Cooler Master Cosmos, all of which are full tower cases. So what does the Obsidian 800D offer for this kind of money? This quickly turned out to be our primary focus as the case was removed from its enormous box. Having finally removed the packaging, we proceeded to lift the 15.8kg slab of case and dumped it on the nearest desk. Already a few things were apparent other than the fact that the Obsidian 800D is one seriously heavy case. Although aimed at gamers Corsair has not gone silly with the Obsidian 800D in an effort to try and make it look too aggressive. Rather they have taken a similar approach to that of Lian-Li and Silverstone giving the Obsidian 800D a more stylish and sleek design. Based on a steel structure the Obsidian 800D has a matte black coating both inside out and is finished with a brushed aluminum faceplate for that professional look. Making this a true enthusiast case is the windowed side panel so users can show off all their hard work. There are many more impressive design features that we are going to now show you... |
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