Corsair Obsidian 250D Mini-ITX Case Review

[@Barnacules]

You have an amazing channel, don't ever change.

[@TastyPC]

Why thank you, same back :P

[@jamieoliver7947]

Legend :)

[@neilbantoc37]

I love how this video is not only a showcase of the case's features, but a showcase of the case's compatibility with high end components as well. Not many people doo that nowadays, they just talk about "oh this case has this many drives and look it has this and that here" - information i can just pick up from the manufacturer's site. Mostly I'm left with watching videos, hoping for shots of the interior and speculating whether my components fit or not.

[@drfredcreedon7051]

Best review of the 250d I've seen. Concise and interesting. Cool looking rig!

[@NocturneKittieGamez]

I'm also happy to see that Corsair finally got into the M-ITX PC chassis market. I just pre-ordered this case as an upgrade to my Bitfenix Prodigy. Thanks for the video :D

[@uHuDNE]

I love that accent. :) Also the case reviews on this channel are in my opinion the best ones on whole KZbin.

[@ISteelSolz]

great at always lauren, love the water cooling discussion, no one else really talks about that in sufficient detail in my opinion.

[@Persufflation]

Very nice...how is the width clearance for the graphics card?...I was wondering if the gainward 780ti phantom would fit which is supposed to be 2.5 slots???

[@smirkingdevil]

You are my new favorite tech reviewer. :-)

[@TastyPC]

Woop! Glad you like the vids :)

[@PalleKorreborgPedersen]

Can you fit the 5.25" bay together with the Asus 780 DCII???

[@partyprash2000]

im looking to buy a h100i GTX for my 250D build with an Asus maximus impact VII, will it fit the h100i GTX? or should i get the normal h100i ? thank you ^_^

[@Ubeogesh]

Lauren you are amazing! Keep up the great work!

[@DannyOvox3]

TyphlosionExplosion I think this case was designed for a liquid CPU cooler. If you want to use and like big heatsink like the 212 Evo I suggest getting a full tower case like the Rosewill Thor V2 which is what I have it with, it looks awesome.

[@SrchangwaytogoC]

Thank you for getting out of the shoot, otherwise I hadn't been able to pay attention to a great case review. I have check many reviews in the past days because I am thinking of getting this mini-itx case for my next rig, and this one shines over the rest. Fair to say I gave a chance to this review cuz I was genuinely curious about the blonde with a PC enthusiast case on the left. I'll watch some more reviews from you and probably suscribe. Keep up the good work!

[@TastyPC]

I'm glad you liked the review, it is a great case :) I wouldn't recommend watching any of my really old vids, as I was a lot less comfortable in front of the camera than I am now and it's kind of cringey lol.

[@anothersiguy]

You're right, I'm curious as to why they didn't make it upright like a mini Air, I guess it would clash with the Obsidian front design. Maybe they will make a rotated Air version later.

[@TastyPC]

Maybe if they had called it the 250R rather than 250i (R for rotated), it could be part of the carbide series, alongside the air? :)

[@robingroeneveld6866]

Will you be doing a temperature test for this case? It seems like the hardware is really crammed together and would generate a lot more heat than they would in regular cases, especially when you're overclocking.

[@Jinzo05]

Very nice cable management.. Among the reviewers I watched, you got the cleanest..

[@smeliscave]

your voice relax me. I'm italian so i understand 80% of what you say so i watch your videos to relax myself. BIG UP!

[@mattg8888]

Do the heatpipes interfere with the top window? Will it melt?

[@danielhill1590]

TTL says the DCU2 cards don't fit this case but you showed the 780Ti. I have the 780 and was wondering if you think it would fit?

[@zollen123]

In 2016 Nov, Is this still your favorite mini itx case?

[@PhilippeVoyerNguyen]

If you rotated it, wouldn't it be very similar to the Corsair Air 240?

[@waggie]

Looked at the Xigmatek mini atx case?

[@iamjsmith83]

Just completed a build using this case. Pretty nice case. Well-designed. Cabling is a mess and there's not much you can do about it-just do the best you can to get them out of the way. The SSD and HDD trays can be a pain in the rear to line up when you are reinserting them. Fans are plenty quiet.

[@1524mclovin]

I would love to see corsair make a slim vertical mini itx tower that uses a 90 degree PCIE riser card to make room for a full size graphics card and have its rear i/o aligned with the mini itx i/o to make the case thin. the case could look like a large Nintendo Wii, and could have ventilation vents for the GPU, CPU , and an SFF power supply on the exterior with magnetic fan filters. At the front, it could have a slim slot load optical bay to preserve a clean look. they could call it the corsair 150d. great video review by the way Lauren!

[@Feathez]

Nice Review Lauren and very excited about this case, good to see Corsair going down this road, they just need to make it in white.

[@RenGaming]

cant wait for mine to be delivered!! great work Lauren

[@ZaidRM1]

Is that GPU a noisy card? do fans ramp up or does it get adequate airflow in that case?

[@guitarjay325]

no problem understanding her, good video thanks for posting and for pointing out the button. A lot of people are reviewing this case and not giving ANY drawbacks which makes me more uneasy than anything else earned yourself another sub :)

[@DioDurant]

sorry If I missed this, but can you fit a 180mm fan in front with a long graphics card?

[@TheUbeeR]

Will you be reviewing the Parvum ITX case that will be released within 1-3 months?

[@FlipMore]

What is the front intake fan options, 120, 140, and 200, or 180? Nice review btw.

[@sammcdade5008]

watching the end of the video i was thinking the same thing as you said it. I quite like the case on the side as you were displaying it at the end the only downside to that is the graphics card sucking air in through the side panel would be restricted so may need to make it a little bigger to be honest it wouldn't take much to mod a new panel for the front and just do it like that anyway. Do the feet come off or are they part of the case ?

[@TastyPC]

The case would obviously need to be re-designed slightly, but it doesn't seem like it'd take much.. facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=448987555227279&set=a.158695394256498.32064.155031034622934&type=1&stream_ref=10

[@jankof76]

Does she come with the case?

[@imakeumadLOL]

Currently running a 7970 on three 1600x900 monitors. Would the mars ii or mars 760 show an improvement over the 7970 with their lower usable VRAM for my setup?

[@TRG92]

At the end you said you could get two 760's in SLI, but since it's mini-ITX, isn't there only one PCIe slot?

[@TastyPC]

The Mars 760 is a dual GPU card, with 2x GTX760's in sli. :)

[@rumthin]

During the conclusion, is she using a different front panel on the case? Where did the feet go?

[@jerrymcm4042]

It's just flipped

[@tomm8292]

Will a graphics card with a Gigabyte Windforce cooler fit in here? The case is listed as supporting up to 290mm long cards, but the card in question (Gigabyte N760oc rev 2) is listed at ~294mm long.

[@TheGroovinGamer]

I don't have the power/reset butting sticking.

[@TastyPC]

Yeah, Corsair said they had fixed the issue shortly after I uploaded this video.

[@nicka.6511]

Ah that's good. Fantastic review btw.

[@MrHearthofSIN]

i heard a flaw in you video.. it's not a 180 mm mount in the front it's 200 mm ( according to corsair's website)

[@ernestpaul6444]

Pls do a full review on the new corsair keyboard with rgb lights. Also xigmatek aquila case

[@tomcoxey7739]

Thx for the review -- really curious if that Asus 780 TI DCII heatpipe is touching the top window or what the clearance is there? =(

[@thatoneminer2076]

Going to use this case for a little build for my vaction home

[@victorbart]

Great design! Good use of the small space.

[@bengoulding9684]

Does anyone worry about the motherboards bending in this case? I love the case but at the moment the images I have seen show serious bending when a graphics card is installed, any thoughts????

[@n0v012]

Could you do a build/review of the Lian Li PC TU100, please? It is probably the most extreme mini-itx case I have seen.

[@WiktorJurek]

Hey! I am really excited as I am soon upgrading my rig and making it more compact (ITX) so I'll be getting a new processor, graphics card, case and motherboard. Now I've been snooping around the market and stumbled upon this case, I love the look of it, the size. It's just perfect. My only problem is that I don't know if my new graphics card will fit in it, considering it's very small form factor. I want to buy the R9 280x and some reviewers say that It might be too long, and I need to mae this build pretty much silent as it will be sitting like a foot away from me on my desk; any quiet fan recommendations? And also, do you have a cable management tutorial? The guts of this build are pretty much immaculate! It looks amazing! See, I'm new to building PC's (only built 1) and the cables are all cluttered, literally makes me cringe too look inside and it'd be great if you could maybe make a video showing how to get your cables so organized.

[@iamjsmith83]

Don't go mini-ITX unless you absolutely must. I think the only reason you should is if you want to put it somewhere where the height of a micro-ATX case is too much.

[@rps215]

Depends on which 280X. I think all the Sapphire and HIS ones, as well as MSI and Gigabyte ones will fit in just fine. Obviously you cannot put triple slot cards in there, though some 2.5 slot cards like the MSI GTX 780 Lightning can get in, though it takes a bit of effort.

[@zeus1117]

I was not expecting much from the review - no offense - but the comparisons, the thoughts and the great remarks made me make a surprized face. Well done !!

[@ColinDavidChen]

Great looking Mini-ITX case and build. I'm looking at some of the new gaming chassis that are inspired by the console/'steam box' trend. AZZA's case that is being used in the CyberPowerPC Zeus Mini and Silverstone's Raven RVZ01 are examples of changing the form factor by re-orienting the graphics with a pci-e riser card. They should be available soon. I'd love to see a build of one of these from you.

[@jamesel-ghandour9456]

Great review as always, this might be my next case.

[@vteckpwr]

Another awesome video :) I think I'll be looking into purchasing one of these cases for my next build.

[@Fromm13]

Do all the mesh type openings(like one of the side panels) have dust filters?

[@TastyPC]

Both of the side panels have a removable magnetic dust filter.. Then there is also the one at the front that I showed that clips out, and the one for the PSU intake under the bottom of the case. The only grills that aren't covered is the 2x 80mm fan mounts and the HDD vent.

[@Fromm13]

Thank you, and again a great looking build!

[@mos6581com]

Hmmm, when I get round to rebuilding my gaming rig I might have to get one of these. Currently rocking a Fractal Design Define R3, Phenom II 975 OC'd to 4.3Ghz and a GTX560TI. I'm definitely in need of a bit of an upgrade.

[@sanders2strong]

LOL i have same thing, except the 965 @ 4.1 ( it gets sketchy @ 4.3 :/ ) and its in an older Antec 900 case lol

[@Telekine5i5]

can this fit MSI Gaming cards the reason i am asking they are bit taller from the side because of 100mm fans

[@muhammadfirdauskhiruddin113]

msi twin frozr cards are shorter than the direct cu ii cards which she fitted in the 250d, I think it should not be a problem

[@Telekine5i5]

Muhammad Firdaus Khiruddin no offence but the MSI lets say GTX 780Ti Is Wider then any card on the market dude to 100mm Fan google it

[@Chargersball1]

Would something like a hyper 212 evo fit in there?

[@SteveMavronis]

There seems to be up to 150mm space inside for a CPU cooler based on my research. I think the Hyper 212 is larger than that. Select something somewhat less than 150mm in height for some breathing room so you don't hit into the window.

[@TastyPC]

It's 158mm high, so about 10mm+ too tall by my measurements and even then you might have issues with your motherboard/memory clearance.

[@SteveMavronis]

TastyPCTV Also I wasn't considering if a DVD drive overhangs the 5.25" bay if in use. So maybe 95mm is a safe number after all.

[@SuperDare83]

Nice review, your voice is so relaxing!

[@christopherjohnston3772]

Can this case fit an H100i?

[@mbkongalor]

I really wish the 250D case had a different option for the top panel. I'd prefer something with a handle like the FragBox!

[@Calibreeze83]

Great review as always, made me buy one :) both my FD node 304 and CM elite 130 get burning hot on the long gaming sessions :P btw, does it come with dust filters on both radiator and gpu side??

[@tailslide5053]

I could listen to you talk all day. =) Oh, and great review, thanks!

[@seru715]

Are those stock fans on the H100i?

[@jerrymcm4042]

Sp120 quiet i think with red rings

[@JayMannStuff]

The odd thing is, a few minutes before this video appeared, me and a friend were talking about how we like the Carbide 540 Airflow, and we'd love a version of the 250D in cube-case form factor for better airflow, with noise dampening materials (like Fractal Design Define series, or Nanoxia Deep Silence cases), and a good set of metal handles. Seems great minds do think alike. =D Great job on the review, by the way. (Any chance we'll see Nanoxia DS4, DS5, and DS6 case reviews soon?)

[@chuchahan]

Great as always Lauren

[@sravans5100]

Miss/Mrs .... You have an awesome accent with a bold tone voice ! Keep it up!

[@Dolphinsz]

Hey miss L! Can you a stress temp with some temp readings? Thank you :)

[@lewisthorne]

it seems all the review samples sent out to reviewers had some issues with the front panel.

[@TastyPC]

Who else had an issue?

[@lewisthorne]

TastyPCTV tiny and linus seemed to have issues with the metal door and fan filter sticking, one might of been a shipping defect since the packaging was damaged, but 3/3 it seems a packaging change might be in order for these cases.

[@TastyPC]

Mojo I did have an issue with the glue staying on the front panel, but that was easy to remove with a make-up removal wipe.

[@lewisthorne]

Mojo come to think of it it might of been teksyn logan and not tiny i'm blanking on the reviews atm lol

[@murphy7801]

At first you saying Um used to annoy me now its adding character kinda a trade mark.

[@davideverett2]

I really like this case and like you said we can fit excellent components in it. If I didn't want to go sli for multi-monitor this would of been my choice.

[@SteveMavronis]

This has become the case I want to build in ever since its debut. Until then I never considered any mini-ITX case. So I've been spec'ing out my build as an air cooled unit. There seems to be a typo or not sure what Corsair was thinking with the box claiming 95mm air cooler height, when clearly there is about 150mm from motherboard surface to roof panel. Maybe they are accounting for DVD drive obstruction. Anyway I can't wait to build this using the Asus Maximus VI Impact and Noctua CPU cooler & fans. I think that will give it a nice look and be a powerhouse i7-4770K system for me. Thanks for the great review Lauren!

[@SteveMavronis]

***** Well, I'm still evaluating the size and fit specs for anything under 150mm tall to play it safe and I have to account for how much of the motherboard edge over the RAM slots will an optical drive cover for coolers above 95mm. My favorite existing Noctua cooler is the NH-U9B SE2 (71x95x125mm) w/2x NF-B9 92x92x25mm Fans. I'm trying to decide what orientation would work best for case air flow. If I have the fans front to back, one covers the inside RAM slot so I'd have to use memory with low profile heat spreaders, and I have to see if it clears a DVD drive installed. I could turn it sideways since it's 95mm wide and it wouldn't block anything except maybe the Asus Maximus VI Impact's VRM riser, of which I'm trying to get a solid number for its height off the motherboard plus the SFX audio riser card. I also like the low profile Noctua NH-C12P SE14 (152x126x114mm) w/NF-P14 140x140x25mm Fan but because it's large and 114mm high it will have to mount sideways but I'm worried if the heat pipes will hit the VRM module. What I'm looking at are coolers that won't interfere with an optical drive or the RAM slots. There are a couple future Noctua 95x95mm footprint coolers that I like for 100% motherboard compatibility. They were shown at Computex 2013. One is a 95x95x65mm tall version (including 92mm fan) similar to the NH-L9 series but taller. The other is a twin tower cooler that goes 95x95mm vertically with a 92mm fan in the middle. The prototype also has clips for optional extra fans on each end. Noctua told me the expected Q1 2014 release has been postponed due to other projects so they might not be out until later this year. Those would be as perfect as you could get with 95x95mm vertical footprints. As far as that optical drive bay, it is removable at least. One could go with an external optical drive as a workaround but I like everything self-contained if possible.

[@SteveMavronis]

I'm also looking at all the other brands too. When I find one the right size and looks good to my eye then I check out reviews to see if it's crap or not. I'm trying to do everything in my power to avoid a water cooling solution because for me that seems like an accident waiting to happen. If I was into extreme overclocking maybe that would be my thing.

[@lonespartan31289]

Well actually, i had an 850D and my power button stuck too. Not to mention the quick swap drive bay card was broken too...had to return the whole case because Corsair would not even respond to me..really soured my experience with them, and will avoid them whenever possible.

[@AquaStun]

Hi, when you built in the 250d, what motherboard and gpu did you use? Can I fit a evga 780 reference card in there?

[@TastyPC]

It was the Asus Maximus VI Impact and the ROG Mars 760. I've done video's separately on both if you're interested. :) Yes, it looks like it should fit.

[@AquaStun]

TastyPCTV I looked it up a bit more and it turns out that the Titan can fit but cards like the 780 cannot because the pipes will not allow the side to close.

[@SteveMavronis]

Hassan Z The GTX 780Ti or regular 780, what brand? I want to go with the EVGA one, Superclocked with the reference fan version or ACX cooling, either with their protective backplate.

[@AquaStun]

Hi, I think i read up that it was all brands and versions of the 780 because they apparently have the heatpipe and it wont allow the pannel to close. I suggest checking up about it a bit more though.

[@Ubeogesh]

Brilliant review! Also what I'd like to see is some kind of "camera flying around the rig"... I had to watch the video 2 times to comprehend all the layout.

[@born2fragothers]

Thank you for the Review. Loved it ! I also love the case... considering i am not a small form factor case lover this did it for me :) Congrats !

[@HJTh3Best]

would a micro atx board fit on this?

[@iamjsmith83]

no

[@HJTh3Best]

I already know :P, it was like 2 months ago.

[@markybyeah]

I understand her fully I am British... Shes talking a bit fast though.

[@TastyPC]

Yeah sorry about that, I was trying to talk slowly as well lol.

[@murphy7801]

TastyPCTV it was fine for me

[@happyhavingfun]

I'm German and I can understand her very well.

[@RWSBrowning]

Talking a bit too fast compared to her other videos?

[@happyhavingfun]

RWS Browning Not at all.

[@daddio320]

Well done Lauren...and I agree, I have a Prodigy and was very happy, till this came along...........now I might switch

[@xXDeltaXxwhotookit]

That's a sweet little rig example

[@TastyPC]

Thanks :)

[@ForbinColossus]

You have a smooth delivery. Wish you were better 'miked' for more clarity...Kindly do a review or build on the cooler master elite 120. Subscribed & Thx.

[@yoochoobb]

Nice review and very tidy build. Agreed about the Bitfenix Prodigy PSU limitation. I can cram a 160mm PSU -- a Corsair RM650 that Newegg gave me as an EggXpert reviewer :) -- in mine, but just barely. Re your voice - I think it's much better modulated these days than in your earlier videos, and as for your accent, it's kind of your trademark :)

[@paullikethesaint]

So what you're saying is that you can build a fully SICK mini-itx rig with this little guy? Water cooling, fully modular, big GPU.. Yup looks this is a win over the Prodigy... Quick note, you should consider talking slower for those of us that have problems following your accent; your voice is amazingly soothing but slowing down would be nice for comprehension. ON that note, what water cooler do you have in there? I had a hard time following what you said when you were talking about it. Thanks!

[@sk8guitardrums]

nice case review, love it. And nothing wrong with her voice at all. she is perfect and talented.

[@joelashin]

Tek Syndicate had a hands on with the Corsair Obsidian 250D and their button did not stick so i guess it was a one off flaw.

[@Eicengenharia]

I used an evga 1000 supernova on mine and ended not having enough space for cable management

[@xetion9573]

Why the fuck would you use 1000W PSU for a single GPU?

[@Mr.BlueOfficial]

did you say 2 670 in sli? really? what ITX mother board has 2 PCI express slots? ones i'm looking at only have 1

[@TastyPC]

It does only have 1, I was using a Mars 760, which is 2x 760's in SLi.

[@preilly1866]

I imagine a lot of people are considering miniITX gaming rigs as PC's steam towards the living room ;). Good watching as usual..

[@randomtragedyx]

Also can't wait till you do a review on the RGB corsair keyboard coming out. If you get one that is : )

[@mickdundee100]

Very well done looks like a sound mini case

[@jhimoquejada1829]

very nice build me like it.... im getting Mars for sure for my Maximus Impact

[@LawrenceTimme]

dat mars :P. shame the window covers half of it, that could be fixed with a dremel though.

[@James-gr1jo]

Great review Lauren! This case is as cute as you lol

[@paliosmiazoi]

Oh my god look at that bend on the motherboard at 6:35

[@ItsAkile]

Nice review dear !!!

[@Juoperi]

Excellent review!

[@TastyPC]

Why thank you kind sir :)

[@boniedwin]

Please do review of Corsair Graphite 230t :)

[@SamCampbell]

I'm now determined to build a full water cooled system in this case.

[@champmav]

Well done, keep up mentioning things that need improvement! Case manufacturers need accountability. Build quality on this case appears to be barely acceptable in isolated instances. It will be interesting to see what the greater masses experience when the case is in wide release with lots of builds. Really need some temperature data before I'm sold.

[@Moose_338]

If you're talking about the reviews you've seen so far it'll be because most of the cases are either engineering or early production runs for testing and sending to reviewers. Corsair has really good build quality on their cases, never had one I wasn't happy with.

[@luisrafael1570]

the node 304 is better. you can water cool with an h80i in push pull config and install a pretty big graphics card.

[@MsMartinib]

I really like this channel nice reviews

[@randomtragedyx]

bahhh...I really need to get some of those corsair fans. I keep putting them off for other things. They really give a lot of color to the build.

[@Minecraftermr1]

+TastyPCTV What's the biggest graphics card & processor i can put in here?

[@Minecraftermr1]

Bruce Wayne You're really a little kid. I'm just asking, fucking ignorant bitch.

[@josephstalin2138]

Cleanest Corsair 250d build, mine doesn’t look too good 😞😞