Corsair Obsidian 500D PC Case Review

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Product Showcase - The Build

The Build 

It is time to gather some gear and build us a PC. I am not going extraordinary with extensive and custom liquid cooling etc., we'll be building a system that you guys would build at home.
  

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We used a basic Z170 motherboard with a cheap cooler. This build is a bit of a showcase and trial only. We'll also add a LED bar for a bit more of an aesthetic feel.
  

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You could mount a radiator so extremely well in the front-side, and that would look great. The good thing about this design is that the radiator can be nice and thick (up to 60 mm) as well, bringing you that little extra performance. For the top side, I would recommend a 240 mm or 280 mm as the maximum. Everything fits, the ATX sized motherboard could have a bit more clearance on the bottom side though.


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As you can see, keep your PSU size to a max of 20 cm please as you do need to factor the outgoing plugs. Normal ATX size PSUs are roughly 16~17cm overall so you should be good there with some extra space to hide more cables. The backside (behind the mobo) really could have used a cm more clearance for cable routing though.


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