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Corsair Obsidian 250D mITX Cube Computer Case Review

Cases & PSU/Cases by leeghoofd @ 2014-01-21

Formerly known as a pure RAM manufacturing giant, Corsair has expanded their lineup big time over the past years; the product range is now ranging from RAM, PSU's, enclosures, gaming peripherals to even air/processor coolers. The cases covering from budget friendly till ultra high end versions. From basic mini towers till full blown full-tower models. Though the industry never stands still and formats tend to change. Corsair couldn't be left behind in the mITX race; hence why they released a mITX case version in the form of the Obsidian 250D on January the 8th. Today we are proud to introduce you to Corsair's latest sibling: The Obsidian 250D.

The Build and temp results

For the test setup we have to thank Tones for supplying us with the ASUS H8I-Plus mITX mainboard. The used hardware was:

Intel i7-4770K cooled by boxed cooler
ASUS H81-Plus mITX mobo
16GB of Corsair 2400C10 ram
ATI 7970 videocard
Intel 520 240GB SSD
Western Digital Green Caviar 1TB HDD
Corsair CS550M PSU

By using a (semi) modular power supply a clean build can quickly be achieved. It's all just a matter of tucking some cables away under the mainboard and routing them to the affiliated connectors. The AMD 7970HD GPU still has got some room to spare.

Another of them clever ideas was to make the optical drive bay removable; by unscrewing four screws it can be completely removed and allows easier access to the hardware below.

Temperature Results:

We compare the Intel I7-4770K test setup on the Corsair Obsidian 250D versus our usual test platform the Corsair Vengeance C70. Idling two degrees higher at idle speeds already gives an indication that the airflow is quite okay for such a tiny case. Under load, stressing all cores via Mersenne Prime95, a 4°C temperature difference is observed versus the mid tower C70 Vengeance case. Not a bad showing at all for the Obsidian 250D.

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