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hello good people I'm Dimitri and there was a case that arrived back in January so right after CSI received this massive box and we can finally do something together with it shall we hi Fred it is this my friends the Corsair obsidian 1000d and so this thing has literally become a piece of furniture for my hallway I'm gonna finally take it out no joke when this thing was delivered the FedEx guy told me he had a hernia surgery next week I laughed because I thought he was kidding I'm such a jerk yeah this thing is heavy so this definitely needs two people to carry and potentially a set forth apartment too maybe I'll use a bigger desk too man this is huge it really is like unboxing a piece of furniture so these are side panels I can feel it right underneath here oh yeah and now it somehow we need to remove the cardboard need more light Wow now that is a monster so it is slimmer from what I remember at Computex but I'm guessing that's a good thing you know they slimmed down the frame a little bit while it still accommodates dual systems and crazy amount of water cooling should be fun now normally I don't like gigantic enclosures I prefer small compact simple ATX systems but I feel like for this one we're definitely gonna have to do something special but first let's see what makes to 1,000 be so unique right after this the new master keys 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 cooler master doing it right check it out below alright so the Obsidian 1000 d is like on a whole other level of a case it's not particularly for me but I appreciate what it can do it's pretty clear that this case is designed for water-cooling builds only and I think it's there to directly compete against the fantex elite as they're roughly the same size and support a dual system and the dual power supply configuration it's a huge case here's me for size reference they've really not held anything back for radiator clearance so I think it should be pretty clear who the target audience is and why this case exists I do want to say the build quality in the 1,000 is actually a pretty spectacular despite the entire frame being out of Steel you know nothing creaks and it doesn't feel cheap when I'm handling the case it is incredibly heavy so I definitely just keep that in mind and have your back ready for when you need to work inside something like this but build quality no complaints or any red flags throughout my experience with it as with previous obsidian cases I appreciate that it doesn't have branding all over the place the front glass is spaced out for that unrestrictive airflow and the Corsair logo is hidden behind the dust filter that illuminates once you power on the system it's an elegant case and I feel that Corsair has an advantage with the price at $4.99 almost half that of the fantex elite and their approach to simplify the frame to make installation of Hardware easier is actually pretty awesome on all levels so that means we have easily removable gigantic dust filters at the front and the top they slide out and they're also magnetic plus the mesh is super fine but I really like their approach to fan brackets that sit on Rails slide fully out of the case to make mounting easy both of the front and the top by default we have a 120 mount times 8 bracket at the front and the 140 mount times 3 for the top and they are interchangeable since the sliding mechanism is identical and there's also the secure flap to prevent the rails from sliding out now I'm not sure of having a 140 mount only at the top is a good default configuration perhaps if the bracket was interchangeable with 120 and 140 Miller amounts it would eliminate any incompatibility with your choice of radiator but you can purchase additional brackets for 120 sizes and there's even a bracket for dual 200 millimeter fans and for rear exhaust we have a dual 120mm mount because the height of the case allows for that many fans just keep in mind the 240 right here is not possible because the rail closes off that clearance actually I take that back you can mount a 240 rod in this rear section but only with the tubes at the bottom so right now if I line the holes here we have the radiator making clearance right below the bracket so there are no issues but only if the tubes are sticking from the bottom now I'm going to need your suggestions as what type of system I should build inside the 1000 D and I'm not really a water cooling enthusiast and I've only done one water cooling system with just a single loop for the CPU it was inside the cooler master 693 that was a fun build but you know the 1,000 he really does inspire me to do something special and go back to the the water cooling days to see what we can do with this giant case wow that rhymed and I will be approaching it from my dual system configuration and we'll see that makes sense and yeah should be interesting coming inside the motherboard tray is well equipped for a ATX motherboards and beyond there are standoffs already pre-installed there's a second row of rubber grommets and this multi mount ventilation looking area for reservoirs we have additional rubber grommet above the motherboard tray and overall this is an extremely open layout with about five-and-a-half inches of clearance above them on the board and five inches from the front bracket till the hard drive cage so it's a bit surprising to me that the second ITX mount is right below the main motherboard that means you'll need to water cool that one also or use a low profile cooler to avoid any clearance issues and to keep the frame pretty slim we have our main ATX power supply alongside and sfx L power supply in the third chamber for that second system so for that second power supply mount you have to remove this little piece here that allows the ITX motherboard installation so it makes sense you only remove it if you need to install the second system so here it is your SFX L mount sits nicely secured here with low ventilation area but notice this check this out the side panel doesn't close because of this bottom SSD mount which you can relocate to the top here so there are four positions but otherwise it closes just fine the main IO includes four USB 3 and dual type C Gen 2 ports plus the power and reset for one of the systems while the other set of power reset connections is located in an awkward spot behind the case I don't know if the separation makes sense I've never owned the dual config before but just having two power buttons right at the front would be definitely more convenient now the rear chamber is actually pretty clever and that these French doors completely conceal your cables and storage area so when the glass panel is on you don't have to worry about loose cables or the panel not closing properly in total we have 6 SSD caddies on these French doors and the conventional drive cage with five vertical caddies plus the courser command the pro which is necessary for case of this caliber it has six PWM fan headers to USB motherwort pass throughs and optional LED connections for the lighting of the note pro now I'm pretty happy they did not include any fans because for a case of this caliber any builder will use their own but I was hoping that we would see a second commander Pro and this way you'll be able to connect the minimum of 12 fans instead of 6 for case that can support up to 20 and so the corsair commander pro is super important here because it is your fan controller it is your lighting controller it allows other USB accessories to pass through it so it doesn't have to buy USB headers on your motherboard and you control all that through the corsair software so it's a nice little hub for control in fact that the only include one here may not be a disadvantage because you can use fan splitters and connect at least 12 fans in here and i know for their like overkill system that they've showcased at like at shows they used for command the pros to connect all those fans and so that's something to keep in mind for a case of this caliber it's good that it's included because it does nudge you into this direction to potentially purchase more of these also the drive cage is non removable unless you Dremel out rivets and I assume wiring the SSD caddies will introduce its own set of challenges based on their orientation as for the side panels they're just a giant slab of glass with aluminum front and back I appreciate that there are off the case during shipment so handling the frame is much easier because it's lighter but keep in mind the tint is quite dark and illumination is necessary to reveal anything behind it and also because they're quite heavy opening them up may tilt the entire enclosure if it's empty so keep that in mind for safety and just for fun before we journey out into building an epic system in here I'm quite nervous doing like a water cooling build you know going from zero to something like that I installed an ATX motherboard just to give you a reference point at how big that interior is we have so much space above and in front of the motherboard for thick radiators and post pool so that should be fine so I'm thinking X 299 for the main ATX motherboard and a gaming ITX system with like coffee like CPU and I am happy to say that there is a rubber grommet behind the ITX motherboard for all your connections and cabling should be pretty clean job for cable management now for water cooling enthusiasts they would absolutely appreciate all this additional space above the motherboard tray to me it's a bit strange to see a 45 million radiator with a set of fans and then yet have so much extra clearance above the motherboard but this entire area is intended for push-pull with thicker 60ml for sure all right people so what do you think of the Obsidian 1000 d for $4.99 is that a good price to pay for the case of this calibre I'm not exactly sure I've never done builds like this but there's definitely cheaper than the fan Tech's elite and I would say it's in competition with what Thermaltake offers with their gigantic enclosures too specifically for water cooling so wish me luck the second phase of this entire project is just beginning I'm excited to share my journey along the way yeah let me know what you think of this case in the comments below make sure to check out this other relevant content and we'll see you in the next video