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teacherboy · 23rd Apr 2012, 20:40

I've been looking at this case since it was announced and it looks perfect for my needs - quiet, unobtrusive, easily upgradeable cooling and bomb-proof build quality.

I was wondering if anyone has one themselves and can say if it is significantly better than a Fractal R3 for example which seems to offer the same for less money or if the Corsair is worth the £30 premium over it.

Any advice and opinions from real world use appreciated - should be getting it at the end of the week/early next week at latest

teacherboy · 26th Apr 2012, 21:02

Nobody??

Am planning on migrating from my NZXT Hades which no longer suits my requirements (too noisy) and whilst i'm happy to pay more for discernably better build quality if the corsair warrants it i don't want to pay over the odds if they are identical in other respects such as noise etc.

Both essentially the same design and concept but £35 difference in price must be somewhere rather than a name

Sarakon · 27th Apr 2012, 09:50

I also would like to have this case, but I already have the 650D. I would say the internals and build quality will be the same. I can vouch for the excellent layout and quality. As far as I know it's all steel, so it is quite a heavy case, which I am assuming the 550D will be as well. I just want the quietness + Corsair's sleek look

hamza_tm · 27th Apr 2012, 11:08

I thought the title said Corsair SSD lol

I heard it is one quiet case, apparently more so than the R3? I was looking to get one myself as soon as my P180 reaches retirement.

23rd Apr 2012, 20:40	#1
teacherboy Part Carbon/Nylon/Bovine Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Somerset Posts: 390	Anyone got a Corsair 550D? I've been looking at this case since it was announced and it looks perfect for my needs - quiet, unobtrusive, easily upgradeable cooling and bomb-proof build quality. I was wondering if anyone has one themselves and can say if it is significantly better than a Fractal R3 for example which seems to offer the same for less money or if the Corsair is worth the £30 premium over it. Any advice and opinions from real world use appreciated - should be getting it at the end of the week/early next week at latest __________________ Case Corsair Obsidian 550D PSU Akasa Powermax 900W Motherboard Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P CPU i5 2500K@4.6GHz under Be Quiet Black Rock Pro GPU GTX480 with Arctic Accelero Extreme Plus @865 core/2050 memory/1730 shaders RAM 8GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance LP Black Sounds Asus Xonar DX SSD Samsung 830 128gb Media Drive Samsung F4 1TB

26th Apr 2012, 21:02	#2
teacherboy Part Carbon/Nylon/Bovine Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Somerset Posts: 390	Nobody?? Am planning on migrating from my NZXT Hades which no longer suits my requirements (too noisy) and whilst i'm happy to pay more for discernably better build quality if the corsair warrants it i don't want to pay over the odds if they are identical in other respects such as noise etc. Both essentially the same design and concept but £35 difference in price must be somewhere rather than a name __________________ Case Corsair Obsidian 550D PSU Akasa Powermax 900W Motherboard Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P CPU i5 2500K@4.6GHz under Be Quiet Black Rock Pro GPU GTX480 with Arctic Accelero Extreme Plus @865 core/2050 memory/1730 shaders RAM 8GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance LP Black Sounds Asus Xonar DX SSD Samsung 830 128gb Media Drive Samsung F4 1TB

27th Apr 2012, 09:50	#3
Sarakon The German Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: JHB, South Africa Posts: 692	I also would like to have this case, but I already have the 650D. I would say the internals and build quality will be the same. I can vouch for the excellent layout and quality. As far as I know it's all steel, so it is quite a heavy case, which I am assuming the 550D will be as well. I just want the quietness + Corsair's sleek look __________________ Obsidian 650D \| Asus P8P67 EVO \| Intel i5 2500K \| OCZ Vertex 4 \| Corsair Vengeance 16GB \| MSI GTX 660Ti PE OC \| Cooler Master 850W Silent Pro M Wolves of War \| 650D Mod World Of Tanks: Sarakon \| BF3: SarakonGT

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27th Apr 2012, 11:08	#4
hamza_tm Mod Master Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 2,892	I thought the title said Corsair SSD lol I heard it is one quiet case, apparently more so than the R3? I was looking to get one myself as soon as my P180 reaches retirement.