Corsair Launches Obsidian Series 800D Chassis

By DE Editors

Corsair has announced its entry into the PC chassis category with the launch of the Corsair Obsidian Series 800D.

The steel structure of the Obsidian Series 800D has a matte black coating both inside and out, and is finished with a brushed aluminum faceplate. It supports up to five 5.25-in. and six 3.5-in. drives in total, and is compatible with ATX, Extended ATX, and Micro ATX motherboards. These include four hot-swap SATA bays, a cut-out section in the motherboard tray for easy CPU cooler installation and a cable management system that decreases cable clutter to increase airflow.

The Obsidian Series 800D has a total of seven fan positions and three isolated cooling zones for the power supply, hot-swap SATA bays, and main compartment. A dust-filtered 140mm fan draws in cold air at the bottom of the chassis and exhausts it at the rear and top of the chassis, forcing fresh air over the graphics cards and CPU. The SATA hot-swap bays are cooled by a separate 140mm fan, which exhausts out of the rear of chassis via a sealed chamber, preventing the heat generated by the drives from entering the main compartment. The power supply also has a dedicated intake and exhaust, which is also isolated from the main compartment.

The Obsidian Series 800D also has a pre-drilled section in the roof to support single, dual and triple radiators, or up to three additional 120mm fans.

The Corsair Obsidian Series 800D chassis will be available in early July at an estimated price of US $299.

For more information, visit Corsair.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.