How to Build with the Corsair Obsidian Series 250D

[@rrgert4]

i didnt know nicolas cage worked for Corsair

[@bigpicturemodefan4369]

A swiftech H220 fits easily. Tried n Tested. Good to know. For a custom water cooled loop build. Notes: Have the filler port facing out. You can have it the other way but with a 140mm (max) fan+rad on the front it wont clash with the main rad but you will need to remove it to get to the filler port on the inside. But other than that, only other problems there is to deal with is the front I/O USB n Audio Connectors need some special consideration about routing and as expected with the m/b choose wisely. If you run a FM2+ your ATX power nylon clip is likely alongside the radiator so may just need to cut off a bit of nylon plastic.

[@robwhitney7568]

@4:16"The positive for each connector will be on the left with the print facing you." Also indicated by the black arrow on the connector head too. Really would have been nice to have that in the printed manual! Thx for the vid though, saved me having them all hooked up backwards.

[@939Batze]

you could use an Corsair i75 For the CPU and even put a aio watercooled GPU in there, using the front 120mm mounting for the radiator

[@luizs2287]

Thank you for the video. I followed it and had my build working at first try. A comment about all this complain regarding cable management: the purpose of the video is to give you the steps to build the systam. I did my own cable arrangement, so should you.

[@Aimela136]

I personally would have used a motherboard with both the 24-pin and CPU power slots more toward the front of the case, making it so that the cables aren't going over the motherboard, giving a cleaner look and slightly better airflow.

[@WiktorJurek]

Thank you! Favorited for later in the year when i get my 250D!

[@nexorabolis]

Great video :-) I'd love to do one of next builds in this case. Just like with cars, with the right parts, small doesn't mean it can't be high performance.

[@Somna7h]

Is this case only good for modular PSU and water cooling ? Or good for air cooling with regular PSU too ?

[@RidgeR5]

I'm having trouble fitting my H100i in the case. Either i put it in with the radiator hoses unable to fit next to the upper most USB/PS2 connections, or I put it with the hoses in the front, in which case I'm having trouble clearing the intake fan. What do?

[@reddevil211287]

Is it important for the radiator fans to be on the inside, while the radiator it self is facing the side panel? The 250D build I just brought home from my local computer store has the fans facing the side panel....and most probably blowing air out. Is this the right config? any help would be much appreciated!

[@FlowersForYou629]

Is there a situation where it is recommended not to use a 200mm fan? Besides the obvious like a fan that was cheap and didn't perform or isn't compatible.

[@concretemathematics8146]

Very poor cable management.

[@McSzakalTV]

Corsair thanks for that video, it will help many to see about real dimensions and posibilities of that grat case. What about H105 and 250D? I'd like to see video or list of Corsair Cases compatibile to new Hydro Series H105 with 38mm radiator. We got lots of issues with mounting that raidator. For example with Obsidian 350D and Asus Z87 Maximus Gene we couldn't mount radiator on top, because there is no room for that. And why are U using AF120LED IF U R usually recomending SP120 coolers?

[@scpulp]

The H105 isn't compatible with the 250D; the 250D was designed specifically to be exactly wide enough for the H100i. We offer the H105 as an alternative similar to the H110; if you can fit a 280mm radiator, we suggest the H110. If you have extra clearance for a 240mm radiator but can't fit a 280mm, then that's where the H105 comes in. As far as using LED AF120s instead of standard SP120s, as I mentioned above, I decided to make the trade-off for style over performance. The SP120s will perform better, but since I'm not hammering the 4770K with this build, I figured the aesthetics would get more mileage.

[@McSzakalTV]

Dustin Sklavos thanks for quick response.

[@geraw247]

If you put a 200mm fan at the front, is there gonna be any space for an optical bay?

[@Layput]

No.

[@johnmchenry3854]

Yes there will.

[@TheB3tha]

can i use the corsair link lighting node with out connect it with my h100i?

[@scpulp]

Absolutely. The only difference is that you'll lose the fine-grained color control and be stuck toggling between preset colors. But if you just want blue or purple or something basic, it'll totally work.

[@TheB3tha]

thanks for the help

[@SteveMavronis]

Very nice build guide. Thank you.

[@Bladex750]

Does the h100i v2 fit? The radiator is a few MM thicker than the previous gen.

[@MrSlaughtematic]

If it helps, the h105 doesn't. Not sure about the v2 though.

[@Brockzillagaming]

I know it's several months later, but I have the h100i v2, and this case, and it's ayers and no. Technically it doesn't, it rubs and won't mount correctly, but I was able to offset it to a slight angle and it fits without stressing anything, it just only has I think 3 of the 8 mounting screws in, which is fine if you're not shipping it.

[@Infestedjoker]

where can i find those led strips?

[@VictorEscamilla]

can i fit an evga gtx 980 sc the one that has only one fan and push the air to the back of the case?

[@MrEPiiKK]

You should had noted the limits in GPU height in this case and maybe chosen different fans for the cpu cooler

[@karelkovanda4990]

power supply vents inside the case?

[@sirprintalot]

What is the purpose of the front fan when there's a solid front to the case?

[@vaguedirector_7342]

sirprintalot There's vents around the sides of the front aluminium panel.

[@gibbo01089]

what is the point of a window in that case as it is too cluttered inside I wouldn't want to show off the wires

[@jpbautista1926]

That is the most untidy build that i have ever seen in my entire life.

[@fruitcaketech934]

are the standoffs pre installed?

[@AstroTrain100]

Do they have a M-atx for this case?

[@darkbaby9]

Check out the Corsair 350D

[@VangelisVelazquez]

If am installing a normal CPU fan should I install it in the motherboard before I put the motherboard inside the case?

[@RidgeR5]

Vangelis Velazquez I would, because there is a gap in the tray behind the motherboard, and I'd be afraid of bending or cracking it while trying to press the fan mounting points in to place.

[@read6281]

Yes, absolutely

[@demonspawnedangel]

That cable management is awful.

[@verisimilitudeteller]

So little room for cable management I would skip the optical drive and use that space. On a build like that I also wouldn't bother with watercooling but I understand the purpose of the video is to show that it can be done in such a tight space.

[@furiousd5855]

seriously.....Cable Management is not that hard.

[@feflofeflic]

... totally agree... cable management was totally ugly... where is some reasonable air flow?... in ass...

[@toshi7220]

Does Ryzen 1500 would fit in this?? Not getting GPU. Well I wish I could slide my r9 fury in there... but Yes optical drive. It is for company use. Not sure how big is ryzen stock cooler is.

[@jason950216]

Can anyone test fit an inno3d ichill 970/980 into this case? I am concerned with the thickness in particular. Would be very grateful for that

[@greenmachine6672]

where did you get white cable???

[@greenmachine6672]

Thank man

[@sayresyDevino]

I like to use CORSAIR parts whenever possible, BUT, I bought a bunch of AF140's to case cool my new system and they all went whiney after a short time. Wasa shame as I would like to use the AF-LED's in a build I have coming up.. nice build though

[@lucasgattoni4827]

is it a h100 or a h100i? if it is a n h100i, is it loud, what if i change the stock fans? will they hit the mobo? please answer, i'll get a similar pc in a few days and don't want to screw everything up with some stupid mistakes

[@sgthartman3031]

Luca Sgattoni It's not loud unless you make it loud. Quiet and balanced are sufficient for anything.

[@lucasgattoni4827]

.....too late....i went with another pc build....XD thanks thought

[@DanielmsDj]

Where I can buy the case with all inclusive

[@Layput]

xoticpc.com They call it drone.

[@Jonq9933]

do you face up or face down the psu?

[@sgthartman3031]

Quoc Nguyen The bottom of the case has intake vents for a PSU to be installed the same way you always should, intaking air from the bottom and exhausting out the back.

[@read6281]

Always install PSU fan down so it can suck air through the vent in the bottom

[@AtomicAJ74]

Ordinarily I would agree with you, but not this time. This is a mini-ITX system, and the build I plan on has a motherboard with an M.2 connector on the back of the motherboard. This would normally mean almost no air flow on the M.2 in this case. Inverting the power supply will generate air flow over the M.2. Also, if you build this case with positive pressure (meaning a bigger fan than they one Corsair provides), they power supply should be just fine. The trade off here is you won't know if your power supply's fan is operating/failing. If it does, then you have a serious problem. It's a risk I'm willing to take.

[@robbiejames1466]

how many HDD's will this xase support?

[@apks9474]

2 SSD's, 2 HDD's, and 1 5.25'' bay.

[@robbiejames1466]

+apks94 awesome bro, thank you

[@south_west_spotter137]

can I fit a 120 walter cooler

[@oof7796]

Can this pc stream 1080p 60 fps to twitch as a streaming only pc

[@mrjakobt]

If your internet is fast enough, yes.

[@suhdude9704]

Totally

[@maplelover140]

Whoa, red lighting kit for the dominator? Where do theh sell these T-T

[@scpulp]

So the red lighting kit is a prototype that never went to market. When illuminated, it actually glows a kind of blush wine color instead of the red we wanted. I rescued the prototypes from the lab. :)

[@imacomputer101]

holy crap! Those corsair lighting strips are $100+ you have to buy another part to make the strips work.

[@Ryio5]

4770k and 660 Ti? wat.

[@Techinbound]

Yeah. lame. But would it be possible to fit a 780 in the case?

[@TeaRexTheMighty]

horsec92 No problem installing a 780 there, as long as it doesn't go over 2 slots.

[@Ryio5]

MagicPuffin Do they even make a 3 slot 780/Ti? I know ASUS made a 7970 and a 580 with the 3-slot design.

[@scpulp]

horsec92 So a lot of the parts were used simply because we had them languishing in the cage in the back, and this build was designed to give my girlfriend a system to try gaming on. That's why we used the 660 Ti; we had one back there and it's perfectly fine for a beginning gamer. The 4770K is because, hilariously, it's the easiest Haswell chip to get inside the industry. Engineering Samples fly around and can't be resold, so we use those wherever possible.

[@MrNickmand]

Ryio5 phantom and lighting versions are 2,5 slots

[@MarcoLoves360gamer]

this case support the h110i gt?

[@jasonpaulwhiting]

+MarcoLoves360gamer it does not. the 110i is a bit thicker (fan are the same but the radiator is thicker) so id doesn't fit where this expects you to put the fan an radiator (the case was designe for the H100i). However, people have used the 110i with this case but they have to buy low profile fans.

[@ResidentEvil91]

Would noctua NH-D15 fit there? :)

[@robindegu7294]

+Shahram Javed a NH-C14 will though! :D

[@jasonbowden3624]

All I could think about through the entire video was that Dustin failed us all by not listing his parts in the "About" comments. He could have alternatively used video editing to make a caption for each part, too, if he wanted people to at least view this video for a minute while looking for specs. But no, nothing at all is in text and I'm still looking for that particular model of liquid cooling system.

[@raohshiro1711]

How many SSD's and 3.5" Hard drives will this hold with one GTX 780Ti? I need a micro/mini ATX case that can hold a minimum of three Hard Drives and four SSD's?

[@BrandonSimmsAllDay]

2 and 2 this case isn't for you unfortunately

[@raohshiro1711]

Brandon Simms Do you know any Mini ATX cases that can hold three HHD's and three our four SSD's? How about the Corsair Obsidian Series 250D, Graphite Series 380T or Carbide Air 240? I'm also interested in the Aerocool XPredator cube Avenger series. Which is the best for hard drive space, with a graphics card like the GTX780? ·

[@BrandonSimmsAllDay]

Google

[@DeilGrist]

Raoh Shiro You might want to give the Fractal Design Define Mini or Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 a look as well.

[@raohshiro1711]

DeilGrist That's ok. I found four excellent Micro ATX cases that meet and exceed my expectation! AeroCool MicroATX, Corsair Carbide Series Air 240, Aerocool Strike-X Cube and Aerocool Xpredator Cube

[@Th3MaskedDj]

Price of this build?

[@Amr0d]

I really like the idea of putting a lighting node into my 250D but why the hell can't I buy it anyway on this planet? Even in your own shop it is out of stock?

[@ВалерийБеляев-ъ1й]

You made mistake when instal power supply. You must invert it. I read instruction of this case. Ansver me for what mesh under the power suppy?

[@aldrinsangma5363]

Corsair please make 10 litre ITX case

[@Freyia935]

I hate how there is no mountable pump or reservoir in the case.

[@Brockzillagaming]

The psu is totally upside down.... It will be in-taking from a metal wall....

[@AtomicAJ74]

No, this case is built with an air flow column between the motherboard tray and the power supply. There is a gap of about 1/2 inch (maybe less).

[@Brockzillagaming]

+AtomicAJ74 thanks for coming in over 2 years later. I have the case.

[@triliner254]

Just saying hi 1 month later. I don't have the case.

[@Hakeem597]

screw cable management huh

[@L3ON360Z]

You used the AF120 instead of the SP120 PURELY because of the LED fans. See, you guys at Corsair want LEDs on the radiators, so release a SP120 LED!!!!

[@LarsMueller-CATSTYLE]

Nice.

[@countFtw.]

You know the guy is amateur when he doesn't use SP120's or any pressure optimized fans (instead he uses airflow optimized) Corsair give your guys some education lessons :D

[@scpulp]

I explicitly opted for the LED AF120s as a choice of style over function, and even explain that in the video. It's true the SP120s would perform better, but the AF120s still get the job done as we're not pushing the 4770K that hard. The person that is using this system appreciated the violet lighting. Sometimes it's okay to go for style at the cost of a few degrees of performance.

[@carmichaelat]

You know you're a critic when you don't watch the whole video and hear him point out this EXACT trade-off. "You know the guy is an amateur"...come on, really?

[@countFtw.]

i'm not serious. I know and they do alot of stuff for looks, i'll give an example from their other video "we went with i5-4670k because we didn't see the need for i7-4770k with hyper-threading premium price" Still they had "32GB (4x8GB) Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3-2400 with Light Bar Kit" on their system that costs 540$ if they need editing amount of RAM why would they cheap out on CPU. also they had GTX 760 2 way-SLI with the price of they could have bought GTX 780

[@Sladeintheshade]

Count Of course they are going to try and up sell the ram. They don't make CPU's.

[@ElevatedEwok]

Nicolas Cage anyone? Good video nonetheless.

[@jackteare7688]

This is a messy ass build, route the cables away so that they look nice.

[@MehlstaubtheCat]

Sleaved cables but no cable management, fail

[@greenbud9424]

All sold out i want this case...

[@GeoffTheGiraffe]

just bought one at frys for $79 :D

[@greenbud9424]

i got one finally $89.99 -$10 rebate glad i waited.. free shipping at newegg cant beat that..

[@GeoffTheGiraffe]

glad to hear you got one :D

[@terrencepowersofficial]

This whole build could have been done better i felt. I understand that this was uploaded 3 years ago. However, This is what i would have thrown into the case for 2017 CPU : Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU Cooler : Corsair - H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler Mother Board : Asus - ROG STRIX Z270i GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard RAM : Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory Storage : Samsung - 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive GPU : EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card Powers Supply : Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

[@mrjakobt]

I'm sure you don't need that system anymore. Why not give it to me? :)

[@AngelZLopez]

Could you build me a obsidian 250D for $800 please?

[@tjwinter2]

no the h105 is to large.

[@kupu9593]

Mess

[@AXLplosion]

Came here for tips on managing the cables in my build. Oops.

[@koob1413]

should have used a GTX 750Ti

[@taygai6256]

is it just me or do these vids make anyone else cringe? i swear all these corsair vids the guy is trying to break everything/being much rougher than necessary

[@robindegu7294]

+tay gai yeah.. kind of brutish handling.. suppose they've done this so often they know what the parts can take though? i'm building my first pc in a while this week with this box and i know i'm probably going to baby each cable in xD

[@immadodgeguy]

I have to agree...I do love Corsair products...but watching this video...it seems unprofessional. Zero cable management, and if I ever had someone take power tools to any of my computers, they would have to leave.

[@imacomputer101]

I thought there wasn't much cable management that could be done with this tiny case.

[@johnszczerba9979]

its like they are doing hard construction work lol. just unscrewing thumb screws and plugging in a mobo. surprised the guy isnt wearing an orange vest and hard hat.

[@enyokiq6346]

I completely agree.

[@VictorRomano]

660 Ti, really?

[@muffemod]

EWWW NO DUST FILTER ON SIDE PANEL WITH GRAPHICS CARD. DAFUQ U DOING?

[@muffemod]

OPTICAL DRIVE? WTF IS THIS 90s?

[@thisismyhappydays]

Your poor cable managment just make me don't want to buy this case.

[@jasonycw1992]

High end CPU, RAM, SSD, PSU and mid end GPU and motherboard. Wired build. Also, the cabling is really ugly. :\ Not an ideal build for a 250D.

[@ElysiumQC]

Sloppy.

[@wundimeister7786]

power supply inversely :D :D :D Learn a little more

[@DoMiNuSxX1]

It will definitely be a heat fest in there.No Thanks!!

[@scpulp]

Actually the airflow in the 250D is pretty fantastic and plenty for the components included.

[@CJHissle]

can a corsair h105 fit in the case ?

[@Layput]

No.

[@diamonddash9545]

would a h80i fit in the 250d