Final Words & Conclusion
Final Words & Conclusion
Much like the 5000D, the build quality of the 7000X is excellent. Next to that, the top side has changed, and of course, inside, you'll have more room with a really nice option to place a radiator next to the motherboards. Thanks to the new topside design, the chassis looks better than ever, albeit that, of course, is a bit of a subjective thing to state. The top, front side, and side glass panel have a nice sturdy feel to it being all metal, and then the design is elaborate with the nice tempered glass panel. Acoustic tests disappointed a little; however, the fans are quiet but at higher RPM, not silent. But, hey, with the airflow gaps, lower fan RPM a notch, and you'll never hear anything from this chassis fan-wise. The dark interior and cable management will complement your components. Despite its roomy interior, the 7000X feels like a compact-looking chassis; you can house anything starting at E-ATX motherboard-wise. Anything smaller will fit in there, but anything of a larger form factor would be an issue (XL-ATX, which is rare these days). The heart of it all is an iCUE infrastructure; here the iCUE COMMANDER CORE XT binds it all together, your RGB, Fans yet also thermal probes. iCUE has evolved really well over the years, and the current revision v4 of the software just works really well.
Aesthetics
The looks then; yes, this chapter is subjective, but we think the product is stylish. It definitely gets a more premium finish from the new top, side, and front, all tempered glass with side panel-based doors that easily open and close. Overall it looks nice and dark, and nothing shouts loudly. Some may find Corsair's new yellow signature accents gradually into its product offensive, but this is definitely not repugnant for this editor. When you want RGB, you can use the RGB version; adding an RGB-based LCS is, of course, recommended,.as this chassis has been designed for it. Finally, the dark tint tempered glass will make you look inside the PC and its components. Nice to see is that everything is black, from the dust filters to USB 3.1 integration and rubberized grommet holes.
Features
The internals are great, properly sized E-ATX form factor motherboards will fit, the most lengthy graphics card will fit problem-free. There's also good space for liquid cooling on the front side and topside. The icing on top of the cake is the ability to place a radiator or RGB fans next to the motherboard, and there are plenty of configuration options for that. You'll even get two 420 rad placements. The drive bays have sufficient space for six HDDs, and you can install plentiful 2.5" SSDs (which are slowly getting replaced by NVMe M.2 storage these days as well, of course). The chassis has nice motherboard cut-outs with that gutter, and there's space left for cable routing, albeit we'd like to have seen more space at the rear side of the motherboard fop cables.
The Verdict
First off, apologies if this review is a little shorter than expected, due to a mistake I only learned yesterday about the embargo date of this product, next to that this morning when I wanted to finish the article, the SDCARD holding all photos was corrupted, so we had to do it all over again. As a result, some photos of the product inside the box as such are missing. That said, let's conclude.
As a chassis, the 7000X is nothing new in terms of design and structure, and in fact I had a 5000D flashback. You can only invent the wheel one time, right. Well, that's not entirely the case with the 7000X. Corsair added easily to open hinged side panels, tempered glass panels at front, side and top and also included four 140mm SP RGB fans at default. These all come together at an expensive iCUE COMMANDER CORE XT HUB, which on its end ties towards iCUE software. And therein is an evolutionary step made as you can control anything and everything, including thermal probe sensors. Of course, this is a beautiful-looking chassis. The tested model's dark design paired with aesthetics and overall features will definitely please many. The top side has been revamped, the nice option for an LCS next to the motherboard, it all is nice. The cooling performance is adequate for this 7000X model; need more? Opt for the AIRFLOW version with mesh; however, that's at the cost of the clean looks. The included fans are moderately silent but perform 'mid-range.' There's lots of room in the front and top for a nice LCS, even 420mm, and you get easy access there as well. Overall the chassis is easy to use and fairly maintenance-free, with the easy to clean magnet-based dust-filters. You'll have enough storage options alongside proper cable routing and management options. Corsair offers a compelling and good-looking product that is very feature-rich thanks to everything iCUE. However, there remains one main issue, pricing. The 7000D Airflow will go on sale for 260 euros; the 7000X RGB has a price tag of €330,- I am always willing to spend a bit more on a proper chassis as this one oozes quality, and it as well is the product you'll be looking at all the time in that gaming room of yours. As a quality versatile and fantastic looking chassis we can recommend the iCUE 7000X RGB chassis. But that price, daumn son.
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