Corsair Obsidian 250D Mini ITX Gaming PC Case

[@haroldburrow4363]

Five years ago i watched this review and bought a 250d. I've now used it with three different builds and two different motherboards, currently have an r5 3600 and 5700xt in it and everything fits great and the thermals are awesome. Best case i've ever bought.

[@dduay]

Same. I'm upgrading to 3900x now but I just tossed away the plate for the disk reader.

[@Jacob-qq4zo]

Hey, was wondering, do you run liquid cooling inside of this case? i cant tell if in the video he used liquid cooling or if he used 2 120mm fans instead

[@DKM-uy5kv]

The fact that you can basically build a monster pc in a little ITX case is amazing and fascinating I always wanted to do an ITX build and I think this case is a good place to start since it's something i'll have very little restriction in

[@TheQuikMix]

Perfect. This helped me to decide that this was the right case for the itx build I'm starting for my wife. Mandatory was a 5.25" optical, 2x2.5" 2x3.5" and room for a full-sized PSU. I think this is the first itx case that I've come across with all three of those features.

[@neogatenova1706]

You can NEVER go wrong with the Obsidian series. (FACT)

[@Harry91484]

..and linus too

[@WhyGuy2387]

2x 80mm fans on the back (exhaust) 1x 140mm in the front (intake) This is ideal for the general airflow 1x 240mm radiator with push config on right And GPU cooling completely separate from the rest on the left side. This is ideal for CPU/GPU cooling Add in a fully modular power supply to get cable routing done right. With the hardrives and the optical drive you should then have an optimal running and cool system. I guess I have to build one of those next year....

[@mygetrichslowplan]

I agree with everything except the 80mm fans, I would have them as intakes. I as a general rule go for positive pressure, plus, anything to help push extra air out through that rad would help.

[@jonathanrussel6643]

mygetrichslowplan positive pressure means more intake than outtake, though. I'd go for what WhyGuy said.

[@Mfury001]

I would swap out that 140 for a 200 which it supports, more cfm less noise.

[@mygetrichslowplan]

Jonathan Russel Yes, positive pressure is usually a good idea, especially in a smaller case. Positive pressure means that all nooks and crannies are being forced to be used as exhaust, meaning far less dust gets in, and makes cleaning much easier, all with little to no difference to cooling ability.

[@WhyGuy2387]

There is a reason why I chose it to be the way I said and why I wouldn't use a 200mm front fan. As you can see the front of the case has got a different type of intake as most other ones do. The air is supposed to get in from the edges on around the front panel and the free space between the dustfilter and panel. I thought that a simple airflow fans from the back into the front would be suboptimal here and strong pressure wpuldn't help eitber as it'd just push the air into the front panel. That's why I chose a 140mm preasure fan to force the air into the case and use the suction and airflow from the two back fans as exhaust. Bonus would be their higher situation because heat goes upwards. The reason why I didn't choose a 200mm fan is because "good" ones of these don't exist. As time goes on they will get louder and louder and sound like something is grinding on the inside. Whereas a 140mm one from Noctua would be strong quiet and long-term reliable. I hope you understand the thought behind my comment now :)

[@eskimoranger7537]

I've been running my main machine in one of these since 2014 and getting a little nostalgic since I'm upgrading to a brand new build tomorrow. Has served me incredibly well over the years and will most likely become the new family media server.

[@AllOutNoobHater]

I'm glad you don't go 30 seconds to a minute talking about why to go and get this specific sponsor for this specific reason. I love that. 5 seconds and it is done.

[@Ken87Anger]

Sucks when Mini-ITX case has better rad support than your regular atx case does...

[@Hakeem597]

Man you just solidified my decision on this case. About time a case like this was made. Great build!!!

[@TheMati131]

Looks very slick and neat, i like the small size over a mid tower for the space it can take up

[@grugmn6584]

its about time! i have looked at so many videos reviews on this case and this is the only one where the front was removed, something i wanted to see for moding reasons.

[@stallionboy6114]

My brother gave me this case as a hand me down and I was unsure at first but now I heckin love this little monster

[@skylordgaming6273]

my favourite case. my rig: Haswell i5 4670k. Corsair H100i 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance low profile RAM MSI Z87i MoBo EVGA 2GB GTX 660 SC Corsair RM550 PSU WD 4TB HDD Kingston 120GB SSD all this in a Corsair Obsidian 250D runs totally flawlessly. i love it.

[@joem1117]

Nice build man! Do you notice a lot of heat in the case?

[@skylordgaming6273]

well if im honest its a friends rig and i was copying it. his runs beautifully. so i decided i was going to make a built that was identical in every way. but then after realising i had some money coming to me and my birthday is actually a few days away i am upgrading it. it will now have an i7 4770k and a gtx 780 ti and 16GB of RAM. it should be built within a couple weeks so then ill let you know. my friends system doesnt have any heat trouble but mine is gonna be a whole different ball game now. ill let you know when ive built it.

[@davidrd85]

Chuck Norris Could you please post your complete part list here again when your build is done? Do you plan to use a different PSU or is the RM550 still powerfull enough?

[@mcwopplays3935]

davidrd85 RM550 would be plenty for his build

[@jasonsaez3668]

I own a Bitfenix Prodigy and I would have bought this Corsair case in a heartbeat had it been out back then. Awesome use of space and the ability for all the cooling and HDD's......SWEET! Thanks Linus!

[@mashirohakase]

It's 2019 now, I've gotten interested in this case, tried to find some info and lol, this is one of the better pieces of information out there, GJ! :D

[@FerralVideo]

Good luck finding one of these little buggers these days. They're very hard to find for sale anymore.

[@jonathanrussel6643]

Big thanks for assembling an actual system in there that even looks amazing! Other reviewers just show the case and that's it. Thumbs up!

[@Hobogoku]

That is fantastic. My next thought in the video was "I wonder what a build would look like in it" and BAM, next thing you do is make a mock build. Thank you Linus. It may not seem like much, but this is part of the reason why I've been subscribed to you for like ever now haha

[@andreasronnqvist6162]

Loved the fact that the original LTT outro was in it!!

[@SamoScopom]

OMG I love this case. Those hdd/sdd mounts are awesome!

[@BeastOrGod]

Wow, seriously, instead of giant ass towers, there should be more Mini-Itx cases like this!

[@KoriFudo]

if only more ITX Mother Boards support more RAM capacity :(

[@uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweug9353]

Just got this case :) Specs: i5 6600k Corsair H100i R9 Fury Nano Asrock fatality Z170 gaming ITX Corsair Vengeance 16gb ddr4 2400 Crucial bx100 1tb ssd x2 Seasonic 620w Full Modular

[@tomschiefexecutivesecretar4514]

That psu do

[@billyderbyshire8682]

+Watch Me Nein Nein. Verdict?

[@uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweug9353]

Billy Derbyshire Well first of all its a beast, second I enjoyed playing on it with a 1080p all max settings on a 144hz monitor, decided to upgrade to 1440p but latter sold it coz I can't distinguish the details but I defenitely miss the smoothness.

[@bacon.cheesecake]

+Watch Me Nein Nein. almost everytime i read someones specs i get dissapointed because of an overkill PSU

[@uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweug9353]

Bacon CheeseCake STFU better safe than sorry besides its a fucking $5 dollar difference from a 500w.

[@_Randwulf]

Well done Linus.... Best review of all by far. The reviews all seemed to come out within hours of each other.

[@SupurrrCat]

Is anyone else's KZbin player broken? It keeps changing resolution and replaying sound when the video freezes, it's so irritating >.

[@BeefIngot]

No no no. Thats just new features designed to help with the user experience. Of course Google, a multi-billion dollar company whose main business is on the internet, has rigorously tested their flagship products...

[@SupurrrCat]

Cory Amazing work by Google once again, we owe them a massive thanks!

[@BeefIngot]

SupurrrCat Yup, So do youtubers. They are so thankful that they voluntarily give Google all of the revenue from the now 60% of all views mobile views. Boy o boy is Google getting better every day.

[@llibert333]

google hates the 301st dude that watches the video, just wait

[@martynbooth6775]

supurrrcat, same me always like that, my motherboard is s*** so I have to change i5 or i7 better.

[@zanduh04]

Linus the unofficial Chrome app is amazing! Little popup showing me this video came out is really convenient

[@hazzmansingh9165]

Thanks so much linus. I tried to find if the impact and the H100i fit together in this case for sure, along with a card the size of the titan. I just could not see any definite confirmation, until you came along and proved it on video. Awesome work.

[@AbdulTechTips]

i like how you, tek syndicate and newegg all posted the same case review today!

[@PvtHaggard]

Oh cool.. cant wait to get my hands on some 2.5 mm drives

[@TheFourth23]

Always check out this guy before buying something, top of the class Linus!

[@NightSidew1nd3r]

Bare in mind you can flip the h100 around the other way and have no clearance issues for the tubing. TTL showed that its millimeter perfect with an impact MB.

[@ThierryTheuns]

Is it just me or does that motherboard bend too much?

[@mnm333]

I'd have been tempted by this one for one of my 3 ITX builds I've done in the previous months. I ended up doing BitFenix Prodigy for all. Maybe I'll try out the Corsair in the future.

[@JohnWelker42]

I think I need to start building in Corsair cases, these things look amazing.

[@romayojr]

Can't wait for the Graphite 760T unboxing video!

[@TheRealGamerHD1]

I don't understand why all un-boxers and reviewers care so much about the packaging, for me, it's as long as I have the case and it's not scratched, that's cool. It doesn' t make me wan to consider one product over the other. Good Review tho :)

[@DrCrispy93]

will the MSI R9 290 Gaming fit in this?!?!?!?!

[@MrSaltytoast]

you have the best job in the world

[@sebastianw.3670]

I noticed that the quality was much better than before at the last secounds you where walking than it used to be on previous videos :)

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

Finally a mITX case that doesn't require you to sacrifice an optical drive for a dual radiator! Even if my games are mostly on steam I still watch DVDs and Blurays.

[@Espersontheone]

I love this case, i might even use it in my next build

[@PeteTheL337]

Good video as usual Linus and Co. That bending motherboard has me worried though.

[@xTygazHD]

Beautiful! Well done. A well compact build that looked clean. I would dream of a simply build like. Well done!

[@icedtea-]

MSI GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G does not fit in the case with the PCI-E power cables. The card is too wide and simply no room for the extra half an inch of the power cables. The lid of the case does not close.

[@josephgarfield3363]

Andrew Kwong use an evga powerlink

[@Tripl3Trouble]

I would really like to see a full watercooled build! That would be awesome! Or does a whole watercool set up not fit?

[@Iron-Soul]

Looks like a case for a powered subwoofer. It's nice for it's size.

[@gokuren]

at 6:25 , that can't be healthy for the board to be flexing that much. Feels like there should be some additional support.

[@tobster786]

I'm still using my 250d and I love it

[@hakleach]

did anyone else notice that he said the hard drive bays were 2.5mm and 3.5mm not inches?

[@LinusTechTips]

lol oops.

[@hakleach]

LinusTechTips still a good review, i may actually purchase this case

[@alcallen]

Lol

[@ratia4201]

+hakleach www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HFRTF5W/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00HFRTF5W&linkCode=as2&tag=uoofgh4sd-20&linkId=6GI4HHWDQR4C7YRW Corsair obsidian 250D is $59. I think its good mini itx case cuz its cheap :3. did anyone else notice that he said the hard drive bays were 2.5mm and 3.5mm not inches?

[@austusross]

I really liked your finished build.

[@kristofferkarlsson2196]

Oh, that water-cooling idea was a very good idea. Could we see a video like it in the future?

[@djayarrpersonal]

This thing beats the Node 304 IMO because of the watercooling capabilities. That top window also is a huge plus for me because of kind of aesthetics i'm looking for. Definitely gonna be my choice for my Ultimate LAN/SFF build.

[@Strettger]

And here I am looking at this as a NAS enclosure.

[@xXdevil9852Xx]

Awesome case. I might have to get one of these.

[@marcobonadonna95]

I hope that you will do a build guide on this case cause i would love it!!

[@batismul]

Definitely getting this for my new build!

[@andrewpetty24]

i would have definitely done the obsidian stealth dvd drive mod to that optical drive.

[@SuperBigDog2U]

Looks like a great, solid mini case. Maybe you guys can do a current day, latest technology home dvr theater system with cable card setup video. Haven't seen anyone do this lately and with the latest tech I'd imagine it would be a beast compared to past builds I've seen.

[@DinoMark74]

Thanks for the video. It is good to have these in videos.

[@mattvalcarc]

Ordered this case a few days ago for my first mini itx build. so hype. so tired of having a thor v2 on my desk

[@TechZACH16]

For 86 bucks with free 2 day shipping I decided it was a good purchase. I already have a H100i that I will be reusing for this build and I'm thinking about going asus all the way on this one (motherboard and gpu) and then a corsair modular power supply. I'm super excited.

[@tehhaldiniho]

i think a choice between the window or another fan or two would be better imo.

[@sgcandrewkard]

Well I would argue that the fan mounts on the right side of the case would be fine if you went for a CPU air cooler. And if you went for a AIO like the h100 there would be no need to have top mounted fans.

[@volvorancheast235]

anyone notice the pretty decent amount of flex in the mother board with the titan installed that's a bit worrying

[@plehis123]

Gonna get this case or the CM Elite 110 case as soon when they come available here.

[@Nicktrance1]

I think I prefer the Node 304 in terms of looks TBH, probably much easier to build in this, though.

[@XerisTech]

Really like the look of this case..seems Corsair really made good use of the space.. my only fear is it'll end up like the Bitfenix Prodigy and everyone and their aunt will have one lol and great timing posting almost exactly the same time as TS haha

[@jonathanrussel6643]

And Tech of Tomorrow and Newegg TV lol.

[@TheDarrenc1973]

Sweet case... would like to see a build with it

[@DashRetro]

Why not point the camera down at the table a bit so he doesn't have to have the case shoulder-mounted to show anything? Also, this part 5:25

[@feeterican]

wow that mobo is bowing bad. did you not add the center standoffs ?

[@IceX92]

Cringe-worthy

[@crazyp2jimmy]

Mini-ITX motherboards do not have center standoffs. Just one on each corner. My ITX board bends like this as well. No problems.

[@jnse23]

That case is MACRO HTX (“Huge TX”). That stuff is bigger than the “NExT” computer in which Tim Barners Lee developed the WWW! The NExT PC was one feet cube !!!

[@benjokazooie]

good review, im thinking about using one for a simple small unraid/plex server at my partners house. i curretly have an obsidian 900d as my server downstairs and an obsidian 600d for my pc. the obsidian range is just brilliant. its always well built and has pretty much everything you need.

[@trykkermike]

Why is those closed-loop water-coolers so popular, I mean I know they cool well, but I've heard that pump-failure after a couple of years of use is quite typical.. Tower coolers may be big, and difficult to fit, but my guess is, they are one of the pieces of hardware in a build that will last the longest..

[@marcobonadonna95]

The video that i was waiting for !! Thanks guys :)

[@naveennarayanan2659]

that's a really slick case. I just wanted to know if a customer would hit a bottle neck in terms of space

[@Omnilatent]

Thanks for the review, Linus! Are you doing builds in all feature case reviews from now on? Because I love that!

[@Rookiereece]

how on earth is this the prodigy without HANDLES!!!!!

[@ComandanteJ]

I'm thinking of building a secondary low power PC for 24/7 server and general browsing and such, powering up my main rig to check a couple of PDF feels like wasting a lot of resources LOL. I might stack it with my 750D, if they are the same width, it could be very cool.

[@WizKidAdam]

Can you please put the components in the video description i'm always very curious when you do these kind of videos! would appreciate it

[@ryPish]

I like this form factor :3 Maybe a crazy PCI ribbon could be used to fit a graphics card on each side for SLI/Crossfire with a DTX board?

[@VilletheFin]

Bought this used a month ago and been running 5600x with 240 rad and 3060 in this. It's still hella good. Only issue was that the 240 rad fans and a noctua 200mm 30mm thick fan in the front didnt fit together without a little modding to the noctua fan.

[@richardgomez8010]

What did you to make it fit?

[@VilletheFin]

@@richardgomez8010 Trimmed the noctua fan with a saw a little bit =)

[@utubie24]

Awesome review Linus!!!!

[@squeeeaky]

cant wait for the 750D

[@notsoren665]

the hour of corsair obsidian 250D, 3 channels in one hour :D

[@notsoren665]

nope 4 :D

[@notsoren665]

Suten S now 5 ._.

[@GreaseMonkeyGamer1]

As much as I love my full atx Phantom, I really want this!

[@RochiTube]

I love this case *_*

[@leoru]

Very cool little case.

[@joshstyer1960]

The rear fans are 80mm not 60 and the front panel comes off with out removing the feet. Still nice review I wish you could of showed it running with your LED fan so we could see how much light passes to the front.

[@hunterallen2312]

I wish they would make a case similar to that of Digital Storm's bolt 2.

[@nourtonyg]

Thank you very much for this great review. You're awesome Linus.

[@Travis_Inlanzer]

Awesome case. I would like to build a system with that.

[@curbdancer2002]

Have you done a video on performance for this setup? Interested in building a similar build to save on some space.

[@JackDoesCars]

Love the look of the case but that motherboard looks slightly bent?

[@Droneman93]

4:02 LOOK at that motherboard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, man,

[@Ryerbu]

About as straight as a roundabout .

[@Droneman93]

***** Yes.... i fell sory for that motherboard.... :(((

[@machiavelli316bg]

I find this better than the Bitfenix Prodigy...

[@dragonsage317]

I have the prodigy, and it's an amazing case. This looks quite nice as well, although the Prodigy is far more flexible. Watercooling in particular is much better in the prodigy. The 250D does have far more space for the PSU, but if your PSU doesn't fit in the prodigy, its probably overkill for the hardware anyways(I crammed a Rosewill HIVE-750W into my prodigy).

[@BeckerHomesteadKY]

I have this case and I love it. I only have a 120 RAD but it works great

[@SpeedyDrawMcGraw]

1:31 Nothing like a faucet with a nice aerator.

[@LivelysReport]

good stuff home boy... LOL I would love to have this very same build... question on the h100i... would it fit better if it was turned 180* from how you put it in so the flow was near the back of the case instead of the front?? I just did not like how the hoses came over the top of the ram... Also would love to see corsair vengeance ram LP gain some higher speeds... then you could have put in two LP vengeance sticks instead and then it would have been better with the radiator hoses over the top...

[@STOPTHEEU]

This is a fantastic build! I would buy one of these :)

[@cjrazzle]

I think you meant 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 inch ssd/hdd slots.

[@mrburgermaster]

It's very wide for a m-itx case. The 350d actually makes more sense for people with little desk surface area.

[@richieh7476]

I'm just gonna come over and take that beauty...

[@proskill4900]

O_O Linus! Is that the new BeQuiet! Dark Rock 3 on the shelf there?!?! I must know!! YARRGHH!