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welcome back to harbor unboxed today I'm checking out the brand new Corsair obsidian series 1000 a super tower case I wouldn't say this is going to be a comprehensive review but it will be certainly more involved in a simple overview and of course I will be installing the foundations for well my mega build let me just start though by saying that for this content there's been a little more fumbling around in the dark than usual for a few reasons firstly I have no instructions at all no manual nothing I guess the manual wasn't included with this early production run and of course it hasn't provided me with any digital copy either so there hasn't really been much to go on for this one I have no specifications or no spec sheet no official facts or figures so I've had to work out pretty much everything for myself what I do know is that it's called the obsidian 1000d because the name was on the box and it's bloody big ridiculously big as you can no doubt already tell this build will replace the obsidian 500e that was here the 1000 a hasn't crushed the computer was previously here I just took it apart and removed it oh yes this is the new background PC for all my videos and it won't just sit here as a showpiece I will use it from time to time don't mostly just for gaming ok so let's talk about the video title for a minute coffee Ripper I had initially thought to call this build sky Ripper as the plan was to use that little asrock mini ITX x-29 board that you might have seen a build that I did quite recently and then I was gonna stick the core I know in 79-80 XE on that why not and then also put in the MSI x3 nine damning Pro with the thread rip in nineteen fifty X and if you're a little confused at this point I should mention that this super Tower can fit two desktop systems but I suppose given the size it's hardly surprising having thought through the initial plans a bit more though it became clear that while very insane kind of Awesome the skyriver build was ultimately a bit pointless that's assuming you don't need to productivity monsters in the same case the problem I have right now and I admit it's somewhat of a high-class problem but the problem I currently face is that my main PC uses the msi extra known gaming Pro carbon with the thread Ripper 1950 ex it's a great system and it makes my video editing and encoding work a breeze however from time to time I do like to actually relax and play a few games I'm not benchmarking them and while the 1950 ex is fine for the most part that's not the ideal gaming solution I have run into a few little problems here and there and well I know there is a better gaming experience to be had so as a result I sometimes find myself playing on my core i7 87 oh okay test system and because that's used primarily for benchmarking and not gaming it's not really the ideal setup that being the case I think it makes more sense to drop the sky like X portion of this build and replace it with a coffee like a core i7 87 or okay so that's what I'll be doing meeting that this build houses an 8700 K gaming rig along with a 1950 X workstation and that's the stuff of dreams okay so time to talk about the star of the show the corsair obsidian series 1000 d some of you might have caught wind of this super tell a few months ago when corsair and amazon accidentally leaked information about the upcoming case I'm actually surprised this didn't happen sooner as I agreed to a 1000 day embargo with Corsair way back in December of 2017 the plan at the time was to create a build series in January but due to various issues the release day was pushed back till now although I don't know for sure I assume there was some kind of production issue with the front glass panel which features curved edges in the leaked photos but this has now been replaced with a flat glass panel which doesn't really look as sleek but possibly allows for greater airflow so it's likely a more practical solution in that sense so the 1000 d is the new flagship case from Corsair and it's expected to cost about $500 u.s. which is a lot but for the case of this caliber it's actually surprisingly reasonable at least in my opinion and I'll talk a little bit more about that towards the end of the video for now let's go over the specs so the case measures six hundred and ninety three millimeters long and it's 697 millimeters tall and then it's 307 millimeters deep or wide whichever one you prefer basically though that gives it a volume of 148 liters and that makes the 1000 a roughly 30% larger than the 900 d and well that was already a comically large computer case the 900 d was also incredibly heavy at 18 point 6 kilograms but brace yourself because the 1000 d has packed on quite a few extra kilos and is now almost 60% heavier at a whopping 28 point five kilograms forget about your back though what's the structural integrity of your desk like the reason for the massive increase in weight is largely due to these just absolutely huge plus side panels and there is a glass panel on both sides of the case then we have the glass panel on the front of the case and then there's a neat little strip across the top of the case which is also made out of glass the 1000d follows the styling of the 500 d the case that I had here previously and well in my opinion I think that's a good thing because I really liked the styling of that case and it had a bit more character than the Obsidian models that came before it so like the 500 d you do get those fantastic door hinges they're beefed up on this model obviously because we have this gigantic glass panel and if the glass panel is again fixed in place via our magnets if I just there you go that holds it quite nicely you don't really have to worry about the doors swinging open when you move the case because there is just absolutely no way you're moving this case with the two glass panels on so you would remove them first and then attempt to move this beast and even if you had big arms Tim by your side it would still be a big job ok so I'm not going to cover every last detail of the 1000 d in this video because it would be a half hour long video of the case and I don't really have all the components to do it justice just yet so rather I'll quickly just point out the design aspects and features of the case that I really liked and then mention a few things that I feel can be improved things that are awesome and worked really well include the removable dust filters which I'll show you some b-roll of those but basically you open the door up and then there's a big filter at the and a big filter at the front there's also one at the bottom for the PSU vo getting at those panels is really easy and then you can clean them out slide them back in it won't slow down too much the i/o panel at the top is fantastic there's enough USB ports there for two systems and you can figure those however you like some can be attached to the mini ITX rig in the bottom while others can just go on the full-size ATX system and there's also a pair of USB type-c ports which is of course very welcomed those of you wondering only the power and reset buttons for the main ATX rig are found on the front io and then around the back you will find the power and reset buttons for the little I TX system one of the coolest features are the fan trays but the 500 d these were removable so you could install the fans and radiators outside of the case and that just made the installation process a bit easier and then once you were done you two slotted the trays with everything and still back in very nice system that the 1000 D though takes this concept to the next level with sliding rails for much easier access the trays unlock by a single thumb screw and slide right out of the case this is a seriously cool design element that made installing the 11 fans in the front and top of the case just a breeze in total you can install 13 fans 8 120 millimeter fans in the front which is what I've done then you can put 3 140 millimeter fans in the top and again this is what I've done and then you are meant to be able to put 2 120 millimeter or 140 millimeter fans in the rear which is a bit strange because I couldn't actually get a pair of ML 140 fans in the rear of the case they just simply didn't fit and upon closer inspection there's only 260 millimetres of space here so I'm not sure how you're meant to squeeze 280 millimetres worth of fans there it's a bit odd that at the front of the case down the front panel here there is a 20 millimeter gap on either side and that allows for airflow and while a ventilated panel would have no doubt increased air flow this design isn't really that restrictive and with 8 front mounted 120 millimeter fans you can just feel boatloads of air being sucked through this panel here so I don't think airflow is going to be a problem in this case the top panel also features four main ventilated sections each run the entire length of the case and have a height of about 10 millimeters so overall that is a large open sectional at airflow into the top or out of the case other feet also raise the case about 20 millimeters up off the desk or whatever surface you have it on a ventilation here isn't really an issue but you do have the PSU which will be drawing or could be configured to draw in cool air from under the case so that's important and the feet to extend the entire length of the case there homemade out of aluminium and they are quite strong because well the case is extremely heavy around on the opposite side of the case the 1000 D takes cable management to the next level with a pair of barn doors open them up though and you have a massive sort of basement section or back section whatever you want to call it and here we have a pre installed Commander Pro half-a-dozen two and a half inch drive trays five three and a half inch drive trays and a whole lot of space for hiding cable mess which I very much appreciated in this build was all that RGB fan action at the basement section is 490 millimeters wide 490 millimeters tall and 70 millimeters deep now the left side door reveals a massive interior ready to take advantage of an open-loop cooling system or well a few of them with just the fans installed like what I've done there is five hundred and eighteen millimeters worth of clearance for graphics cards so it's fair to say you could install a super thick radiator in a push-pull configuration without any issues there it's also possible to install air coolers like what I've done and they could stand as tall as 195 millimeters but this really isn't a case where you want to be using air coolers sadly this is how I'm forced to configure my system for now but in the future I do plan a rather crazy open-loop system finally the PSU shroud does limit the power supply lengths to around 220 millimeters as you still need to squeeze the cables in that space for such a massive case this does seem a little limiting that said you should be able to cram in something like the Corsair ax 1500 I without much trouble installing the ATX PSU is a bit of a pain as you do need to remove the shroud and this means disassembling the ITX system if you've already installed that there doesn't appear to be any other way of installing or removing PSU or adjusting the cables at least as far as I can determine without an actual manual a removable bracket at the rear of the case probably would have helped with this issue so it's a bit annoying that caller says overlooked this the same is also true for the SFX power supply but because that's located in the basement or back section you can access that directly without much trouble one thing I will note is that I feel like the entire ATX motherboard tray needs to be shifted up about 20 millimeters now this would give the ITX system more Headroom and improve compatibility I'm really not sure why there's so much Headroom in the top of the case even with a 60 millimeter thick radiator and a push-pull configuration you'd still have a good 30 millimetres of clearance between the motherboard and the fans other really fair location also needs to be stretched out a bit so you can actually install a pair of 140 millimeter fans I'd also like the ability to mount a 120 millimeter fan just here behind the graphics card or just in front of the ITX motherboard so on top of the PSU shroud oh this is just help force a bit more air over the ITX boards of erm and really this is a much needed feature when you install something like a core i7 8700 k so the 1008 isn't perfect in my opinion but it's still pretty close and I don't really see any deal-breakers here's especially for those wanting just an absolutely outrageous build using custom liquid cooling again I do plan to liquid cool my 1000d build and it will happen in a future video so just remain patient for that I know I have to for now though I have installed the foundations which include the MSI x-ray no motherboard along with the thread ribbon nineteen fifty X and a Vegas 64 graphics card and then of course for the ITX gaming build we do have the MSI Zen 370 I damming Pro carbon AC with the core i7 87 okay and then of course the geforce gtx 1080 TI gaming extra oh that's impressive that the 1000 d actually manages to make the gaming extra look somewhat small i mean it's a truly massive graphics card and just look at it in there look at it little guy for now i filled the case with corsair ml series fans and they will remain in place when i upgrade to the liquid cooling radiators and a lot of stuff hopefully in the not too distant future either 1000d i'm it looks very barren with that liquid cooling in there obviously this case is designed to take advantage of liquid cooling and something like the thermal take the tower 900 without liquid cooling it really just doesn't make sense so you can imagine a pump and reservoir here maybe two of them some massive radiators here and here and some hard shoes running all over the place it's going to look pretty awesome I think the Corsair 1000 II is a super impressive super Tower and at the suspected $500 u.s. price tag it's actually quite reasonable I think considering everything you get in the build quality but talking about the value aspect of such a product probably is a waste of time I imagine even at $500 the 1000d will be one of the cheaper components featured in almost every build destined to end up inside this behemoth this really isn't the kind of case you'd even consider if your budget didn't have a five digit number attached to it I can already imagine some of the comments in the comments section below but let me just say that yeah its massive and it's over the top but that's the point of course it's more practical to build two separate systems so separate damming and a separate workstation PC are two systems in a single case doesn't really make that much sense but that doesn't mean it's not awesome because well it very much is even though two separate systems is more practical for a number of reasons I personally would go for something like the 1000 d just the wow factor alone and it's just a lot of fun building in it and something a bit different and if you're gonna be spending that kind of money on two systems potentially then why don't make it one really big unique one and well that is going to do it for this one if you enjoy the video then be sure to the like button subscribe for more content if you appreciate the work video remarks then consider supporting us on patreon thanks for watching I'm your host Steve and I'll see you again next time you can't see me now I'm gone