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the 20,000 and 30,000D and X cases are in the market in california which includes water sprinklers for wildfire prevention and an included horizontal open air distro plate you can swim in.
I kind of like the trend of having different sized cases with the same design like this and the fractal design cases. I think it's a great way to stop wasting time on usually pointless innovation and just focus on what works and iterate on it. It would be great if we actually get something close to perfect in the coming years that fixes all the recurring issues caused by cutting corners and shortsighted construction.
I really like the 7000D. The build process was fairly painless due to the good design and sheer amount of space in there. 140cm fans provide lots of airflow, easily keeping a 9900k (5ghz all cores) and 3080ti temperatures under control and the system is not particularly loud. My only niggle is that I wish they would provide a fine dust filter for the side radiator panel. You only get a fine filter for the front panel. The coarse vent will allow too much dust into the case/radiator if you use it.
@@justinnesbit3948 CPU is cooled with a front mounted BeQuiet Silent Loop 2 280. Also at the front another 14cm fan blowing at the GPU. GPU is air cooled. On top there are 3 14cm exhaust fans. 1 14cm exhaust at the back. So it's cold air in at the front, hot air out the top and back.
@@lfscrazy Thanks for the response. I was unsure of what the best way to channel airflow would be. Couldn't determine if the design of the case is meant to push air out of the front, top and side, and draw air in from back. I will most likely waterblock AIO my GPU and get an AIO for the CPU, each with 2 or 3 120mm fans/radiator. I wouldn't mind maxing out all fans spaces if it makes a diff.
You want them to still put in the popout plate in the front? The loss of esthetic will ruin their sales. Honestly some cases should have a laptop disk drive placement because that wouldn't be intrusive at all. But 5.25 Is dead
@@davids245 I bought one for my latest build specifically for the drive bays. My old case was just too old for a current system (no space for tower heat sinks, inferior airflow, etc) but I still wanted at least a drive bay. And I also hate the usb ports on top in more recent cases.
Really like my 5000D Airflow. Added more fans, 360mm AIO on CPU, plenty cable management...looks great and keeps my 5950X and 6700XT nice and cool! Thanks Steve & GN Team!
Bigly huge cases for bigly huge custom loops. I'm disappointed there's no option for me stack a bunch of hardrives in the front half of the case, but that's arguably an even more niche use than a custom loop so it's hardly a demerit.
But it should have been an opportunity for the manufacturer of a big case to enable the customer to use it not only for show but for something productive too. Let´s be honest Big Towers are rare these days. And when they come out the usually lack in useful spots for things the typical big tower buyer needs. HDD cases (or lack of) or a second Mini MB hardpoint or a second PSU slot. Enthoo Pro 2 comes to mind which others just that, but with a disappointing build quality. Still using a HAF X because it has great airflow and metric tons of HDD cages (which dont wobble a bit).
Still rocking my 800D. Been doing so for more than 10 years. I'm going to continue with the 800D. There's just something about the case that I love very much.
Used to be a big thermals graph guy but since every case is just a mesh front 3 fan case with a psu basement... ive been enjoying the build quality a lot more these days. Things like the side psu filter
I feel yah. You can get mesh front case with 3 fans stock for $50 but what is the build experience and aesthetics of the case? Whats the feel in quality? Those things are what dictate how much im willing to spend on a build
I really do not get why a case this big doesn't have a drive bay, some of us still use physical media and I would love a new case with a place where to put my Blu-ray drive...
Most of us have switched to external drives and would rather have the space for cooling. I still have an antec 1200 and hafx both have a 5 1/4 drive both house fans now.
@@DaleEarnhardtsSeatbelt I also have an HAFX, personally I am not a fan of external drives due to all the clutter they create on the desk, frankly with a case so humongous there should be really no reason why Corsair couldn't find the space to fit both the fans and the the disk drive or at least give the option to choose...
@@HAL_NOVEMILA yea I see where you're coming from. Unfortunately since the O/S started being more convenient to install from USB that was the end of life support for 5-1/4 drives. I rarely use my external drive last few times it was only for blueray M-discs for long term data retention. Of course I don't speak for each use case but it's hard to accept CDs are joining the graveyard with floppies and zip's.
Building in a drive bay which does not hinder the front fan support is probably not that easy. And fan as well as radiator support is the most important criteria for cases meant to be used for excessive watercooling. Nowadays it is probably more likely to sell such a large case to someone who wants to build a large watercooling loop than to someone who actually needs a drive bay.
I did a liquid build in the 7000X and love it. Cpu/gpu temps staying sub 50c under load, and it’s quiet. Idle, I see around 10-15c.I do agree with the internal door door, cable management was a bit frustrating and I just opted to do without.
My Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced says Hi! This one just looks over-priced and under-production engineered, what with the number of bits you can chuck away from it and still have it working.
My Antec Nine Hundred tried so hard to avoid being taken in for recycling that it may be the cause of my stroke after cancer treatment instead of the chemo therapy weakening my immune system. :p
The attractive thing about these is being able to fit the H170i in the top IMO. I have a case so I won't buy one, but I'm still tempted. I prefer 140mm fans, so I'm kind of ecstatic someone made a 420mm AIO in the first place.
It's strange that people freak out over a $330 case, but don't even flinch when buying a $1,000 CPU or $2,000 GPU. Let's not wine and cry about a $330 price tag for a well-built case!
I got the 7000x because it's gigantic and shiny and full of pretty colors. I've got 12 RGB fans running in it (4 front and side, 3 top, 1 rear). I paid 35 bucks or something after the fact to buy the top airflow panel to improve flow coming off the radiator fans -- best of both function+aesthetic worlds, albeit at a hefty price. I know the current trend skews towards smaller form factor, less garish RGB... but I don't care. I love this case. :-D
I recently discovered that there are three motherboard standoff positions that are compatible with the SSI-EEB form factor and are hidden by the cable shroud and airflow guide panels near the front of the case. I was able to build a Threadripper Pro workstation in the 7000D Airflow. What a pleasant surprise!
I've got a 5000D airflow and a Fractal Meshify 2 in the house right now, can confirm that the Fractal is just a bit more well thought out and easier to work with. No odd screw access angles or metal plates/cage origami to figure out. And can fit tons of hard disks. Definitely lighter weight construction to the Fractal, but cleaner in execution and fewer poor ergonomic choices, and far better, specific documentation for such things as the fan control header distribution.
The 7000D Airflow feel to me like "return of the king", because it quite feel the return of heavily airflow focused XL towers from 2010ish years, I still have a Antec DF-85 and waited for a worthy successor, the 7000D Airflow is just on point for that. Pure raw airflow/performances aimed case, like back in the days, I LOVE IT, and I WANT IT !
I had the Antec DF-35 case had lots of fun with that case. Didn't ever think some 1 would talk about that case series ever again. The good old days. still got the pics of it with the cold cathodes in it haha. Fun fact still got the same SSD from then still works ;p.
@@DjManeyecool I still rock a Corsair HX750 from 2009 for my Ryzen 3800x with a RTX 2060 x), some stuff can't die ! I'm pretty sure you can doo MAD mods in a DF-85 if you remove some hard drive trays and the drives bay, add on that a custom tempered glass and you have the coolest old XL tower x)
Something that'd be nice to see for these case reviews is some sort of "standardized" way of testing the case if all the fan slots are occupied. Obviously for low/mid ranged cases the stock config is more relevant , but especially for these large cases its pretty safe to assume people will be shelling out for extra fans as well anyway. Whether that be for RGB fans or just plain ones. If you can budget for such a large case, I think its safe to assume you can budget for fans lol. Particularly for a case like this with side intake, that would certainly help the thermals of even the solid panel versions that otherwise look disappointing performance wise. I say this as a 5000X user where with all the fan slots populated with corsair QL fans (not exactly great airflow fans) and I see only about 1C difference for both GPU & CPU swapping between glass and airflow front panels or even removing it entirely. At that point, the trade off is way more acceptable than the review would imply.
Wow I’m really disappointed your comment didn’t get any attention, I would love to see what you’re suggested implemented. It’s hard to on their thermal results as they aren’t not representing how the cases will be configured in the real world, if not left stock
These new cases from corsair look amazing (subjective :P). I got a 5000d refurbished from amazon, which came with a broken panel. Something that is not often mentioned, Corsair's support is exceptional. The tech I got on the phone was unfamiliar with the specific parts of the case, and we looked together to find the correct replacement. I feel like they are trained to actually listen to the person on the line instead of just walking through a script. Kudos to corsair for their renewal of cases.
GDI, I built in a 4000D which I like (even though I had to creatively mod it to make shit fit), but then Corsair releases the 5000D which I like better, and now the 7000D which I like even better still. I am so tempted to ditch this still fairly new case and rebuild in it's bigger brother (I probably will) , damn you Corsair!!
The Meshify 2 XL and the O11 XL has good ones, tho in lesser quantity in the latter case. Tho i do agree that older cases did have more care taken into HHD cages. Just because SSD´s are a thing doesn´t mean HDD´s are suddenly not important anymore, especially for people who buy a large tower who usually do so because they need storage space.
I like big cases. I like 6 3.5" hard drive bays. (I tend to use at LEAST 4 for a spinning-rust RAID 5 array.) I like 140mm fans. All-in-all, I almost love this case. BUT when you have that front-of-PSU area AND a logo on the bottom of the case, every single time I scream because that'd be the perfect place to have an interchangable front panel area with a logo for the option of 1 or 2 optical drives. I'd much rather have that as an option as sometimes I still use an optical drive than have a wasteful door behind a door to conceal ... nothing that you can see. That part irks me. Also, what sadist said, "We should pair BLACK fans with a WHITE case," and did NOT get slapped upside the head for it?
The front I/O is just 1 additional USB-C port away from being a perfect setup that I would want to throw money at. Basically what the Obsidian 1000D has, but I could live without the RGB. And the closer to a mid tower in terms of sizing and ideally pricing, the better.
Why did you show me the new Toughram models!! I NEED (want) them now!!! 😭😭😭 The look so good. I have the original that came out a little over a year ago and am very satisfied with thermaltake
The 5000D Airflow Black is amazing, I have it. It's very cool, very quiet, and BIG, so this will be massive! I honestly wouldn't look past the 5000D, best case I've ever had.
That sub door on the side has a purpose. If you want free flow air passage, you can remove the mail side panel and the front grill+mesh filter completely, and still have the cable routings neatly covered.
No mention of how the front fans are partially blocked by what appears to be a radiator mount? Why even include fans, if there is no serious support for aircooling? Instead of all these extra internal parts, there should have been an airflow dedicated fan bracket.
This pisses me off so much. I bought a 5000D a month ago and I would have bought a 7000D had I known it would come out so soon. Why don't companies announce the whole lineup at once with a roadmap so that we know what to expect? I would have given them more money ffs.
Actually, I would say they found their way compared to the past where they were only concerned about looks. The 4000D Airflow is one of the best cases on the market.
I thought for a second from what you said that the power supply exhausted out of the side. That...would actually be pretty cool. If a power supply mounted sideways had a vent in the side panel, you could just have the cord and switch attach on the side near the rear for easy access! Cool!
It's funny, this case reminds me of the 900d from corsair. That was my favorite case for years, I only recently moved over to an 011d xl. I'm hoping they put out another ridiculous overkill case like the 900d again, maybe the 9000d?
I just can't get into the front panel aesthetics. To me, it's like the old beige boxes. Or an outdoor a/c unit. The front fan mount is puzzling. Now it blocks a ton of flow from 140s. At that price, they could have made a swap-able mount plate.
I hate when expensive cases like this can afford all these extra bells and whistles, but they make the power supply shroud permanent and unremovable. It's just mind boggling to me at this price point to do something like that.
Just installed my computer in this case yesterday, and when I woke up today, found that the glass side panel glue to the metal hinges weren't enought to keep it in place, and it tilted, A LOT. Still waiting for a solution from Corsair, but this happening was a huge turn off.
Mine broke too it's because the door's/including the glass panel has Metal pins to seating to plastic holders. Metal + plastic always breaks, they should've been metal holders not plastic.
This is a nice case. but for XL builds I think the EVGA DG-87 is the best. i just love how it comes apart so easy. They are hard to find now. thats why i have two yo. yepi
The case market is stagnant, old case designs are better than the new ones. For some reason case makers are not preserving what made the older case good cases, and there is no innovation. there is room for improvement, but case makers are not taking the opportunity. At least not yet.
12:10 Here you can see one of the few usecases for a Gigabyte PSU. Being a placeholder for where a real PSU might go. Other usecases include cutting the sidearmor of a Corsair 7000 case with an electric arch from a failed PSU component.
Why no 6000 series cases? Correction: these should have been called the 6000 series of cases. Unless, . . . there's something we haven't seen yet? AAAHHHHHHH !!!, Be Afraid !!!
I went from a HAF-X Coolermaster Nvidia Edition to this Corsair 7000D just because i was looking for a tower so i could rebuild and use my old PC again. I installed my old components in the HAF-X case, and moved my current components to the 7000D. The sleek simple look without any RGB is pretty nice, RGB lighting is in my opinion just distracting and unneccessary.
I actually bought the 7000D and enjoy the space for my 4 120sp rgb fans on the right side and two 140mm fans on the front and the one on the back. It works great with my rm1000x shift and 4080, the 4080 is a giant keyboard sized card and having all the space and ability to actually work with the shifts side panel ports is amazing. I currently have a h100i right but plan on replacing it with a h170i in the future as well as possibly adding another 140mm fan on the front.
Anyone know a GOOD hard Drive cage that will go in the Corsair 7000D Airflow? I just bought this thing and it's coming in a few day, I need more drive space and I'd like to have matching Extra Cages that aren't trash BEFORE the tower arrives.
I have a 4000D I picked up in the NE Shuffle along with my 5950x a while back and it genuinely looks like a decent airflow case. A bit small to fit my 3090 and I prefer the Fractal Design aesthetic, so I went with the standard Meshify 2 on the build. I'm not sure what to do with the case, maybe I'll see if I can give it to a family member or someone.
Holy…what are the odds I was looking at case reviews on this channel! Can someone help me find one? I’m having trouble. Need for one ryzen 3600 and gtx 1660 super. This crap hp omen case is too hot
well, i was thinking on this case Corsair 7000D Airflow and the lian li 011 dynamic xl rog........ to my threadripper, E-ATX MOD. and want tomake a custom cooling with the EK-Quantum Surface X480M - Blanco radiator and EK-Quantum Kinetic TBE 300 D5 PWM D-RGB - Plexi pump..... i was thinking EK-Quantum Surface X560M - Blanco radiator but the case dont support.... so think this option................. what do you think
Wasn't there already some thousand something? The front panel also looks similar on the thumbnail, or am I missing something?? huh edit: oh it's just big
I am thinking of getting this case and pairing it up with the Gigabyte X670-E Aorus (AMD-version). Specially with GPU's getting to be the size of cars lately 👀💀 I have always wanted a large case, because every time I purchase a Mid-Twoer case, I always find myself squeezing things into the case and always feel claustrophobic with parts being forced into the case. So I always wanted something with a bit more breathing room. Plus the (6)-HHD's would be a cool option to have. 😋 What I REALLY wanted was the Thermaltake W200 case to be able to have (2) computer systems in one case. But their cases are extremely overpriced hovering around $480 or more. 👀💀 Cases are getting to be ridiculously overpriced for what it is. Which in turn those companies loses respect of its customer's for their shenanigans of price gouging tactics. Anyways, still shopping for a full tower case to own at least once in my lifetime before I depart this world.. LOL 🤷♀😋😁👍
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" "It weighs almost as much the e-waste Dell's warranty comes with." - Steve of GN"
- Wayne Gretzky
The explosion poster is absolutely beautiful.
Every time he says "in this case" drink.
@@maxfmfdm In this case, I need to be careful.
Steve: *cringes as throws steel door down
Me: *cringes too
Steve: "it's steel, don't cringe."
Can't wait for the 10000D, an airflow-focused mobile home complete with pre-installed AIO chair for you to rest on.
the 20,000 and 30,000D and X cases are in the market in california which includes water sprinklers for wildfire prevention and an included horizontal open air distro plate you can swim in.
@@Timmer1 i'll wait for the 100,000,000,000D so i can enjoy my nice floating island in the sky properly.
If they developers here allow you to put one on your property, it'll be one of the few ways I can afford a home. Sign me up.
You mean a toilet?
@@SteelTumbleweed No, only Dell supplies those.
Wow that is almost 10x the D of my corsair 750D
same here! :o
So that means it's 30x the D of my Corsair 500d se.
7000d huh that’s almost as many as my wife endulged on when we were married before that pastor stepped into our lives
@@braydenjohnson2090 that's a lot of D's
I love my 750D.
"weights almost as much than the e-waste that dells warranty comes with" LOL
Why do I feel like "E-ATX isnt real!" will be somewhere on Steve's tombstone.
I would buy an “E-ATX isn’t real!” T-shirt without any hesitation
hahaha xD
@@thespicyswede9302 absolutely!!
Big assumption that Steve is going to die.
@@idrinkbbq5927 No, he be turned into hardware, by his own hardware, like in Superman, but will live forever.
"At least 40% better than the 5000D" 0:09-0:16
Corsair needs that quote on their marketing page.
Thanks for the humour as always GN ;)
I feel you really missed the right moment for that xzibit meme from a few videos back at 1:46. “Yo dawg, I heard you like doors…”
Considering it's size, shouldn't it be called the 7000 "double d" ?
1000D would like a word with you
...and bulletproof doors
I see what you did there
It's big, but it isn't quite over 9000.
Hyper D exxxtreme
I kind of like the trend of having different sized cases with the same design like this and the fractal design cases. I think it's a great way to stop wasting time on usually pointless innovation and just focus on what works and iterate on it. It would be great if we actually get something close to perfect in the coming years that fixes all the recurring issues caused by cutting corners and shortsighted construction.
You broke me at "Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 Master Master Master" 🤣
this comment deserve more likes
You're a broken man.
At least he didn't mention the rebate for the Cooler Master Frame 700. It would be called the Master-bate.
The delivery just makes it too
"Patrick and I" Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?!
Its the "e-atx" of GN
NZXT still hasn't grasped the concept of "air flow".
They should really start focusing on airflow
They got heat flow down, though. 😊
@Supernova Right?
That shit looks fire, literally...
We need a price per D breakdown Steve, stat. Who knows if the D's in the 4000 are more value for money than the D's in the 5000 & 7000. 😉👍
Me: I should sleep now.
Steve: I'm about to end this man's sleep schedule
Literally same
Steve: "It's excessive and it's large."
Jay: "Finally!" *Immediately starts rebuilding Skunkworks in it.*
That FLEXlace is a thing of beauty. Trademark that ASAP.
if corsairs marketing people are any good they'll already be taking pre-orders
Does it double as an antistatic bracelet?
@@CaveyMoth No, that is a separate product and includes rgb
I really like the 7000D. The build process was fairly painless due to the good design and sheer amount of space in there. 140cm fans provide lots of airflow, easily keeping a 9900k (5ghz all cores) and 3080ti temperatures under control and the system is not particularly loud.
My only niggle is that I wish they would provide a fine dust filter for the side radiator panel. You only get a fine filter for the front panel. The coarse vent will allow too much dust into the case/radiator if you use it.
What method do you use to cool the CPU and GPU?
@@justinnesbit3948 CPU is cooled with a front mounted BeQuiet Silent Loop 2 280. Also at the front another 14cm fan blowing at the GPU. GPU is air cooled. On top there are 3 14cm exhaust fans. 1 14cm exhaust at the back.
So it's cold air in at the front, hot air out the top and back.
@@lfscrazy Thanks for the response. I was unsure of what the best way to channel airflow would be. Couldn't determine if the design of the case is meant to push air out of the front, top and side, and draw air in from back. I will most likely waterblock AIO my GPU and get an AIO for the CPU, each with 2 or 3 120mm fans/radiator. I wouldn't mind maxing out all fans spaces if it makes a diff.
@@justinnesbit3948 You're welcome. The case is designed around 140mm fans/rads so I wouldn't use 120mm.
@@lfscrazy I figured most AIO waterblocks defaulted to 120mm fans on the radiators lol
I really wish large cases like this had some sort of 5.25" bay. Even if it was optional or removable or something.
That for sure and also move all the ports and power to the front where we can reach them.
I miss the old days of common sense.
You want them to still put in the popout plate in the front? The loss of esthetic will ruin their sales. Honestly some cases should have a laptop disk drive placement because that wouldn't be intrusive at all. But 5.25 Is dead
@@SquintyGears seems like you could almost just stick a cd drive in there somewhere and just pop the side open when you want to use it
Long live the 5.25" bays!! Love my ancient 750d airflow.
@@davids245 I bought one for my latest build specifically for the drive bays. My old case was just too old for a current system (no space for tower heat sinks, inferior airflow, etc) but I still wanted at least a drive bay. And I also hate the usb ports on top in more recent cases.
I just watched Jay start rebuilding Skunkworks in this case. If I didn’t know better I’d say you were working together to sync content lol
There's no such thing as a coincidence.
Unsub from jay, he has no clue
@@TheVault1999 he has at least 2 clues... Don't be harsh towards jay
Ha, didn't realize he was working with it. Have been busy lately and haven't been able to check what everyone is working on. Will check it out!
@@TheVault1999 rude
Really like my 5000D Airflow. Added more fans, 360mm AIO on CPU, plenty cable management...looks great and keeps my 5950X and 6700XT nice and cool! Thanks Steve & GN Team!
"As Corsair adds more "D"s to it cases, we assume it gets better."
That what *he* said
What can they say, Corsair loves the D
@@Nathan__A
"I love Ds."
-- Corsair, 2021
@@suntzu1409 😂
Bigly huge cases for bigly huge custom loops. I'm disappointed there's no option for me stack a bunch of hardrives in the front half of the case, but that's arguably an even more niche use than a custom loop so it's hardly a demerit.
But it should have been an opportunity for the manufacturer of a big case to enable the customer to use it not only for show but for something productive too.
Let´s be honest Big Towers are rare these days. And when they come out the usually lack in useful spots for things the typical big tower buyer needs. HDD cases (or lack of) or a second Mini MB hardpoint or a second PSU slot.
Enthoo Pro 2 comes to mind which others just that, but with a disappointing build quality.
Still using a HAF X because it has great airflow and metric tons of HDD cages (which dont wobble a bit).
0:20, as Corsair adds more “D’s” to it’s case, lmao
One can never have enough "D".
@@hardlyworgen71 Sunny D... MMMMmmmm
@@TheJjjoj truee
We need WHEELS for cases like this. Not a single review notices it including corsair themselves not offering them.
"weighs as much as the e-waste that Dell's warranty comes with" (I died lol)
I flat out chuckled!
Friends and family miss you dearly.
Still rocking my 800D. Been doing so for more than 10 years. I'm going to continue with the 800D. There's just something about the case that I love very much.
I wish I kept my 700D.
I'll stick with my 750D....5 years and counting and hold up well
Why not the new 4000D
@@cj7073 Oh i would like the 4000d...the 750d i have still works for everything i need. Its the i really dont need to upgrade path
Used to be a big thermals graph guy but since every case is just a mesh front 3 fan case with a psu basement... ive been enjoying the build quality a lot more these days. Things like the side psu filter
I feel yah. You can get mesh front case with 3 fans stock for $50 but what is the build experience and aesthetics of the case? Whats the feel in quality? Those things are what dictate how much im willing to spend on a build
Wait, did they just skip over making a 6000D case?
Yes it must be a AMD case... lol
The top-secret 6000D is sold exclusively to the NSA and all computers built in this case run Windows 9 and use IPv5 for internet access.
@@Ensign_Nemo Pretty sure NASA still uses Windows XP but are rocking sweet Pentium 2's
I really do not get why a case this big doesn't have a drive bay, some of us still use physical media and I would love a new case with a place where to put my Blu-ray drive...
Most of us have switched to external drives and would rather have the space for cooling. I still have an antec 1200 and hafx both have a 5 1/4 drive both house fans now.
@@DaleEarnhardtsSeatbelt I also have an HAFX, personally I am not a fan of external drives due to all the clutter they create on the desk, frankly with a case so humongous there should be really no reason why Corsair couldn't find the space to fit both the fans and the the disk drive or at least give the option to choose...
@@HAL_NOVEMILA yea I see where you're coming from. Unfortunately since the O/S started being more convenient to install from USB that was the end of life support for 5-1/4 drives. I rarely use my external drive last few times it was only for blueray M-discs for long term data retention. Of course I don't speak for each use case but it's hard to accept CDs are joining the graveyard with floppies and zip's.
Building in a drive bay which does not hinder the front fan support is probably not that easy. And fan as well as radiator support is the most important criteria for cases meant to be used for excessive watercooling. Nowadays it is probably more likely to sell such a large case to someone who wants to build a large watercooling loop than to someone who actually needs a drive bay.
I did a liquid build in the 7000X and love it. Cpu/gpu temps staying sub 50c under load, and it’s quiet. Idle, I see around 10-15c.I do agree with the internal door door, cable management was a bit frustrating and I just opted to do without.
thanks for the heads up, usable info.
I got a 7000X for my current build, its great.
Me looking at my old Antec Twelve Hundred: Don't worry, you're safe.
My Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced says Hi! This one just looks over-priced and under-production engineered, what with the number of bits you can chuck away from it and still have it working.
My Antec Nine Hundred tried so hard to avoid being taken in for recycling that it may be the cause of my stroke after cancer treatment instead of the chemo therapy weakening my immune system. :p
@@petenielsen6683 Oof on the case thing. Best of luck with the chemotherapy, hope it goes well for you.
The attractive thing about these is being able to fit the H170i in the top IMO. I have a case so I won't buy one, but I'm still tempted. I prefer 140mm fans, so I'm kind of ecstatic someone made a 420mm AIO in the first place.
It's strange that people freak out over a $330 case, but don't even flinch when buying a $1,000 CPU or $2,000 GPU. Let's not wine and cry about a $330 price tag for a well-built case!
I got the 7000x because it's gigantic and shiny and full of pretty colors. I've got 12 RGB fans running in it (4 front and side, 3 top, 1 rear). I paid 35 bucks or something after the fact to buy the top airflow panel to improve flow coming off the radiator fans -- best of both function+aesthetic worlds, albeit at a hefty price. I know the current trend skews towards smaller form factor, less garish RGB... but I don't care. I love this case. :-D
I bet you're smiling now knowing a 4090 might fit into that beast of yours.
@@XenoGraphica Or 6900 they might not want to cause a continent sized power outage just blowing off steam in Quake or COD.
@@gorkskoal9315 the 40 series is more efficient than the 30 series so not sure what you're on about.
The problem now with the 4090 is that the 5000D is too small
Really? 5000d isn’t exactly small?
I can't imagine the research that goes into this channel. Thanks for all the work your team does for us computer builders.
I recently discovered that there are three motherboard standoff positions that are compatible with the SSI-EEB form factor and are hidden by the cable shroud and airflow guide panels near the front of the case. I was able to build a Threadripper Pro workstation in the 7000D Airflow. What a pleasant surprise!
Sheeyat, I was about to go to sleep...
*insert any Thanks Steve meme*
I've got a 5000D airflow and a Fractal Meshify 2 in the house right now, can confirm that the Fractal is just a bit more well thought out and easier to work with. No odd screw access angles or metal plates/cage origami to figure out. And can fit tons of hard disks.
Definitely lighter weight construction to the Fractal, but cleaner in execution and fewer poor ergonomic choices, and far better, specific documentation for such things as the fan control header distribution.
The 7000D Airflow feel to me like "return of the king", because it quite feel the return of heavily airflow focused XL towers from 2010ish years, I still have a Antec DF-85 and waited for a worthy successor, the 7000D Airflow is just on point for that.
Pure raw airflow/performances aimed case, like back in the days, I LOVE IT, and I WANT IT !
I had the Antec DF-35 case had lots of fun with that case. Didn't ever think some 1 would talk about that case series ever again. The good old days. still got the pics of it with the cold cathodes in it haha. Fun fact still got the same SSD from then still works ;p.
@@DjManeyecool I still rock a Corsair HX750 from 2009 for my Ryzen 3800x with a RTX 2060 x), some stuff can't die !
I'm pretty sure you can doo MAD mods in a DF-85 if you remove some hard drive trays and the drives bay, add on that a custom tempered glass and you have the coolest old XL tower x)
@@antoinepersonnel6509 Heck yeah.
Something that'd be nice to see for these case reviews is some sort of "standardized" way of testing the case if all the fan slots are occupied. Obviously for low/mid ranged cases the stock config is more relevant
, but especially for these large cases its pretty safe to assume people will be shelling out for extra fans as well anyway. Whether that be for RGB fans or just plain ones. If you can budget for such a large case, I think its safe to assume you can budget for fans lol. Particularly for a case like this with side intake, that would certainly help the thermals of even the solid panel versions that otherwise look disappointing performance wise.
I say this as a 5000X user where with all the fan slots populated with corsair QL fans (not exactly great airflow fans) and I see only about 1C difference for both GPU & CPU swapping between glass and airflow front panels or even removing it entirely. At that point, the trade off is way more acceptable than the review would imply.
Wow I’m really disappointed your comment didn’t get any attention, I would love to see what you’re suggested implemented. It’s hard to on their thermal results as they aren’t not representing how the cases will be configured in the real world, if not left stock
These new cases from corsair look amazing (subjective :P). I got a 5000d refurbished from amazon, which came with a broken panel.
Something that is not often mentioned, Corsair's support is exceptional. The tech I got on the phone was unfamiliar with the specific parts of the case, and we looked together to find the correct replacement. I feel like they are trained to actually listen to the person on the line instead of just walking through a script.
Kudos to corsair for their renewal of cases.
GDI, I built in a 4000D which I like (even though I had to creatively mod it to make shit fit), but then Corsair releases the 5000D which I like better, and now the 7000D which I like even better still. I am so tempted to ditch this still fairly new case and rebuild in it's bigger brother (I probably will) , damn you Corsair!!
8:50 Those drive caddies are as good as it seems like any manufacturer cares, unfortunately.
The Meshify 2 XL and the O11 XL has good ones, tho in lesser quantity in the latter case.
Tho i do agree that older cases did have more care taken into HHD cages.
Just because SSD´s are a thing doesn´t mean HDD´s are suddenly not important anymore, especially for people who buy a large tower who usually do so because they need storage space.
I like big cases. I like 6 3.5" hard drive bays. (I tend to use at LEAST 4 for a spinning-rust RAID 5 array.) I like 140mm fans. All-in-all, I almost love this case. BUT when you have that front-of-PSU area AND a logo on the bottom of the case, every single time I scream because that'd be the perfect place to have an interchangable front panel area with a logo for the option of 1 or 2 optical drives. I'd much rather have that as an option as sometimes I still use an optical drive than have a wasteful door behind a door to conceal ... nothing that you can see. That part irks me. Also, what sadist said, "We should pair BLACK fans with a WHITE case," and did NOT get slapped upside the head for it?
There's no need for this case: just convert a closet to be the enclosure. :)
The front I/O is just 1 additional USB-C port away from being a perfect setup that I would want to throw money at. Basically what the Obsidian 1000D has, but I could live without the RGB. And the closer to a mid tower in terms of sizing and ideally pricing, the better.
I think the purpose of the door is not to conceal the cables, but rather provide an easy way to check whether your cable management is flat enough
Why did you show me the new Toughram models!! I NEED (want) them now!!! 😭😭😭
The look so good. I have the original that came out a little over a year ago and am very satisfied with thermaltake
Corsair make great towers.
Loving my 1000d case.
Wish I had of held out for the 7000d though.
Please make your pronunciation clearer - English is a second language for me and sometimes I do not understand :(
The 5000D Airflow Black is amazing, I have it. It's very cool, very quiet, and BIG, so this will be massive! I honestly wouldn't look past the 5000D, best case I've ever had.
That sub door on the side has a purpose. If you want free flow air passage, you can remove the mail side panel and the front grill+mesh filter completely, and still have the cable routings neatly covered.
wtf are people really bugged that much by the looks of cables?
You dont need to remove the cable bar to use side fans if its anything like 5000 series.
I was able to do it lol
But then you just have a bunch of air being pushed into a wall and will have very much diminishing returns and worse noise/cooling ratio.
I did that and it increased my temps.
No mention of how the front fans are partially blocked by what appears to be a radiator mount?
Why even include fans, if there is no serious support for aircooling? Instead of all these extra internal parts, there should have been an airflow dedicated fan bracket.
I like this case. I like the bigger cases more, tons of fan support and i love how the power supply unit is lined up at the bottom.
Now I'm using the 5000D Airflow best perfect size for me and good cooling
This pisses me off so much. I bought a 5000D a month ago and I would have bought a 7000D had I known it would come out so soon. Why don't companies announce the whole lineup at once with a roadmap so that we know what to expect? I would have given them more money ffs.
Because they want to move the old stuff and possibly sell more when you have buyers remorse and eBay your last 😆🤣😂
Something doesn't add up here @19:18. How does the 7000X have more airflow over the 7000D, stock for stock
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Challenge everything
Challenge your wallet.
Challenge your patience.
i really like corsair case.. worth my money.. i usually use aircond in my room at 22c all the times for 12 hours...
my yearly salary USD700k.
The detail of your case reviews are phenomenal! The honesty in every detail is extremely helpful.
I have the 5000d airflow and really like it. Quality is excellent. The inner door is useless though.
I swear Steve uploads at random times just to troll Europeans
Material of this case is good but not permuim material as cooler master cosmos c700m
Corsair really seem to have lost their way with cases.
Actually, I would say they found their way compared to the past where they were only concerned about looks. The 4000D Airflow is one of the best cases on the market.
need a case that you get in to stay cool with the computer
you know the more fans you have the faster your pc goes i've got 9 up to now when i get 13 fans wow m8 its going to take off :P
I thought for a second from what you said that the power supply exhausted out of the side. That...would actually be pretty cool. If a power supply mounted sideways had a vent in the side panel, you could just have the cord and switch attach on the side near the rear for easy access! Cool!
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Dude, I think the best thing about this case, is that if WW3 hits, I can use the vibranium back panel as a shield.
It's funny, this case reminds me of the 900d from corsair. That was my favorite case for years, I only recently moved over to an 011d xl. I'm hoping they put out another ridiculous overkill case like the 900d again, maybe the 9000d?
That case exists!
Ridiculous? check.
Overkill? Check.
Let me introduce you to the 1000D.
Still rocking a 900d. I still like 5.25" bays which you can use for drive cages or other accessories.
I just can't get into the front panel aesthetics. To me, it's like the old beige boxes. Or an outdoor a/c unit.
The front fan mount is puzzling. Now it blocks a ton of flow from 140s. At that price, they could have made a swap-able mount plate.
The front mesh design has that dot illusion lmao. Annoying to look at after a while.
I hate when expensive cases like this can afford all these extra bells and whistles, but they make the power supply shroud permanent and unremovable. It's just mind boggling to me at this price point to do something like that.
Do you think the 7000d will be big enough to fit a future 5090?
I have Corsair Obsidian 750D and It's probably one of the best cases I had... I literally see no point in changing it ever.
Just installed my computer in this case yesterday, and when I woke up today, found that the glass side panel glue to the metal hinges weren't enought to keep it in place, and it tilted, A LOT. Still waiting for a solution from Corsair, but this happening was a huge turn off.
Been reading that on Reddit and....Could be a demotivator for someone who was looking out for it
Mine broke too it's because the door's/including the glass panel has Metal pins to seating to plastic holders. Metal + plastic always breaks, they should've been metal holders not plastic.
thanks for the review got the 7000x it pwns quality is great love the fans
Full Tower FTW!
This is a nice case. but for XL builds I think the EVGA DG-87 is the best. i just love how it comes apart so easy. They are hard to find now. thats why i have two yo. yepi
The case market is stagnant, old case designs are better than the new ones. For some reason case makers are not preserving what made the older case good cases, and there is no innovation. there is room for improvement, but case makers are not taking the opportunity. At least not yet.
12:10 Here you can see one of the few usecases for a Gigabyte PSU. Being a placeholder for where a real PSU might go. Other usecases include cutting the sidearmor of a Corsair 7000 case with an electric arch from a failed PSU component.
Damn. Thats almost as toasty as the Gigabyte PSUs
"The E-Waste Dell's warranty comes with"
That's it, I don't need any more internet today, this wins.
Why no 6000 series cases?
Correction: these should have been called the 6000 series of cases.
Unless, . . . there's something we haven't seen yet? AAAHHHHHHH !!!, Be Afraid !!!
I got corsair 4000D last month, great build quality. I loved it!
great review as always
What a beast... who is this case for? NBA players?
Shaq?
The 5000D only takes 2 HHDs, whereas the 7000D does 6.
I went from a HAF-X Coolermaster Nvidia Edition to this Corsair 7000D just because i was looking for a tower so i could rebuild and use my old PC again.
I installed my old components in the HAF-X case, and moved my current components to the 7000D.
The sleek simple look without any RGB is pretty nice, RGB lighting is in my opinion just distracting and unneccessary.
I actually bought the 7000D and enjoy the space for my 4 120sp rgb fans on the right side and two 140mm fans on the front and the one on the back. It works great with my rm1000x shift and 4080, the 4080 is a giant keyboard sized card and having all the space and ability to actually work with the shifts side panel ports is amazing. I currently have a h100i right but plan on replacing it with a h170i in the future as well as possibly adding another 140mm fan on the front.
Did your case's window panel hinged from the magnetic/glue thing?
Anyone know a GOOD hard Drive cage that will go in the Corsair 7000D Airflow? I just bought this thing and it's coming in a few day, I need more drive space and I'd like to have matching Extra Cages that aren't trash BEFORE the tower arrives.
I have a 4000D I picked up in the NE Shuffle along with my 5950x a while back and it genuinely looks like a decent airflow case. A bit small to fit my 3090 and I prefer the Fractal Design aesthetic, so I went with the standard Meshify 2 on the build. I'm not sure what to do with the case, maybe I'll see if I can give it to a family member or someone.
Holy…what are the odds I was looking at case reviews on this channel! Can someone help me find one? I’m having trouble. Need for one ryzen 3600 and gtx 1660 super. This crap hp omen case is too hot
I don't know why you're driving home playing dumb about EATX, that has been the mainstream term for ssi-eeb boards since at least the early 00's
Love your video's Steve, I just watched your ESD video as well, and I always learn so many things that I never knew. Thanks for the in-depth review's!
Steve you're an awesome guy, gamers nexus is awesome and you look like Jim belushi, keep up the great work
i build 7000d with 2 rad 480 slim (heatkiller) +1 rad 360 in top slim (heatkiller) without problem
well, i was thinking on this case Corsair 7000D Airflow and the lian li 011 dynamic xl rog........ to my threadripper, E-ATX MOD. and want tomake a custom cooling with the EK-Quantum Surface X480M - Blanco radiator and EK-Quantum Kinetic TBE 300 D5 PWM D-RGB - Plexi pump..... i was thinking EK-Quantum Surface X560M - Blanco radiator but the case dont support.... so think this option................. what do you think
Wasn't there already some thousand something? The front panel also looks similar on the thumbnail, or am I missing something?? huh
edit: oh it's just big
I am thinking of getting this case and pairing it up with the Gigabyte X670-E Aorus (AMD-version). Specially with GPU's getting to be the size of cars lately 👀💀
I have always wanted a large case, because every time I purchase a Mid-Twoer case, I always find myself squeezing things into the case and always feel claustrophobic
with parts being forced into the case. So I always wanted something with a bit more breathing room. Plus the (6)-HHD's would be a cool option to have. 😋
What I REALLY wanted was the Thermaltake W200 case to be able to have (2) computer systems in one case. But their cases are extremely overpriced hovering around $480 or more. 👀💀
Cases are getting to be ridiculously overpriced for what it is. Which in turn those companies loses respect of its customer's for their shenanigans of price gouging tactics.
Anyways, still shopping for a full tower case to own at least once in my lifetime before I depart this world.. LOL 🤷♀😋😁👍