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oh my god what it has been 438 days since we last review the courser case that changes today with 500 d the new master case MK 750 keyboard comes with a comfortable magnetic wrist rest beautiful RGB light bar on the perimeter and perky lighting control with a variety of Cherry MX switches and the bottom type-c connection coolermaster doing it right check it out below hello good people I'm three tree and the Corsair 500 E is an interesting closure because it's their new obsidian which is their most premium series and this curved visual artifact on the wall is a good representation on Corsairs direction they're no longer going with the whole like boxy and like squared corners look now it's more curved at $149 it looks beautiful with some interior refinements so let's see what the experience is like first is it a good feeling having the entire case covered with this protective film it gives you that impression of something premium but at the same time also something super sensitive to fingerprints like the brushed aluminum front and top panels and to save you the hassle of cleaning I would peel everything after the build is finished but here is an interesting accident when I was peeling off the front protective film the logo or half of the logo peeled along with it leaving only the top portions of the sails attached to the case and that I thought looked even better and more discreet on the front panel and I could easily reapply the sticker if I had some glue but seeing that this is the application method from the factory be careful when wiping off the fingerprints as the sticker could easily come off okay so it's been two weeks and courser has delayed the launch of the 500 d just to fix that exact issue of the logo peeling so i have the replacement case here so let's check it out alright the moment of truth BAM all into ahh alright so all good in the hood that burnt lead the peeling logo was only present for the first batch of review units that were sent out and the retail units are all fine they fix this issue back to the review now let me know if you agree with this thinking that glass has sort of lost its premium appeal because now it's found everywhere even on $60 cases so how do you differentiate between quality glass versus you know whatever mounting so of course there have done a really good job with the mounting approach as the side panels smoother to open to make access easier so we have strong magnets at the front to hold the panel's plus I love the aluminum plating that get on each side that also curve in a little bit to complement this whole curvature of the front panel that looks absolutely gorgeous and don't worry about the air flow as the front panel is properly spaced out from the fans by almost a full inch that by the way is also covered with a magnetic dust filter it's easy removal from the side so the slight curvature of each side panel helps to conceal the front intake without blocking air flow meaning we have this gorgeous facade of the front that deserves the Obsidian name the glass is pretty dark and it's the same color on both sides and we have a screw that must be removed in order to lift the panel off the hinge now I'm not surprised that majority of the weight comes from these glass panels but this is the first time where the case could not support the weight of the side panel when it's open and it caused the case to tilt if the opposite panel was removed and this of course would not be an issue if the system was installed or you have both side panels in place also the glass is not flush against the frame but we have this four millimeter gap that might cause additional dust entrance and of course noise vio is standard with illuminated power button there's a type-c connector that's awesome and then easily accessible reset switch in this good-looking IO the top panel is interesting because the raised sides benefit airflow so the ventilation is only present in the center that I must say has this really unique ventilation pattern but it is not found anywhere else on the case and I find that strange also you would think that these aluminium panels would be removable for easier access for the front and top fan areas but the part of the frame and are not made to be removable that I think is super unfortunate because accessing those areas is now made more difficult so instead we have these fan brackets that at the front is fine because access is not an issue and you can run at 280 in two positions or a 360 rod with this bracket but my issue is with the top fan bracket and it deserves its own fail award you can check this out the frame at the top completely blocks your access to the thumb screws that hold it in place that by the way are not captive making reinstallation a lot harder than it needs to be then the bracket is identical in size to the front bracket yet it only supports a 280 or 240 Miller sizes for readers and the case is large enough to mount a 360 up top so you could switch them from the front bracket but I still don't understand this limitation now the interior is based off the 570 x case that is roomy we have two fans included a power supply filter 7 PCI brackets with 2 vertical the non removable shroud has been closed off at the front and they've added a rubber grommet for better cable routing and some additional mounting locations for pump or reservoirs at the bottom I also appreciate the long standoff in the middle to catch your motherboard and at the back we get 2 large drive caddies and three individual SSD brackets so storage is exclusively for this area now with my system completed there are no glaring issues that I could think of with the assembly nor are there any high praises either if you like an open space and feel your hardware deserves some breathing room the 500d does that well even with my H 150 I installed in the front and you have additional 4 inches until the shroud wall so you could do push pull easy or go with the thicker radiators cables under the motherboard are routed just fine but this is the first time I notice how the ventilation on the shroud isn't all that pretty when you can see the power supply underneath there's a lot of space above the motherboard but due to the top bracket and it's terrible mount you'd want to avoid putting yourself through that but we have 8 centimeters of clearance until we hit my ram slots cable management is ok but I honestly was hoping they would improve on some things since 1/2 years ago so all the cables entering the main interior must be channeled through this metal cover first it's pretty tight to fit all basic cable's so it would be nice if the the bracket was wider and second the thumbscrews again are not captive making reinstallation more difficult they also used really short thumb screws that might not even reach depending on how many cables you have bundled up behind it so I swap them out for longer ones to make my life easier and so it's weird to have all these missing small details that pull together and detract from an otherwise excellent experience like why not have captive thumb screws on all the panels just as they have on their SSD caddies and finally putting on the side panels you can see the 500 e was made to be beautiful and I personally love the darker tint on the glass panels to mute any lighting on the inside and hide anything on the cable side but I wish more was done to improve the top fan bracket and the cable bar and spread this awesome ventilation pattern throughout the case for that cohesion element and so to me the 500 D feels like an odd Obsidian because my interpretation of the series means they put their best designs forward that will then trickle down into like the carbide and lower tiers and I was expecting more because NZXT is doing a lot of cool things be quiet is flipping their interiors you know cool master is fixing their errors but they all feel like they're moving forward and there's some progression and with this being Corsairs first 20:18 release let's just say I'm excited to see what they have for later in the year because this was kind of underwhelming and I say that because the interior is basically copy paste from a case that was launched here and half ago with some minor refinements I love what they've done on the exterior but I think they can step up their game for those interior unique features a bit more than 2018 but let me know if you agree so that's it for me the Corsair obsidian 500 d let me know what you think of in the comments below I'm a tree tree thanks so much for watching I'll see you