Actually installing components is a breeze, and once it’s put back together, it’s truly a sight to behold. The glass comes with quite a dark tint, which although it will hide much of your internal components, does have a few benefits: It hides ugly cables in plain sight. inch drives, though all-in-all, this setup will leave storage enthusiasts wanting, and I expected more 3.

Comments that contain any of the following will be deleted: terms considered explicit and inappropriate; defamatory, obscene, unlawful, harmful, or offensive. The space at the front of the case goes largely unused, though is of course necessary to create the clearance required to add the side intake. There are already three high-quality Corsair Velcro straps installed in the cable bar holding the I/O and fan cables in place, but apparently that wasn’t enough, so they included 12 more straps, which is always nice to have. The top and front panels are very easily removable, with strong magnets holding them in place instead of screws or latches. Ocuk Limited trading as Overclockers UK is a credit broker, not a lender, and is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable). Equipped with four premium iCUE QL120 RGB fans* boasting 136 individually addressable RGB LEDs, your build will radiate even more spellbinding colors and unparalleled lighting effects, while reaching speeds of up to 1,500 RPM. The 5000X’s side panels come off by undoing two thumbscrews at the rear and pulling the back of panels out of their clips.

In addition, we use some carefully selected 3rd party suppliers to help us enhance your online experience. Some accessory choices outright provide unnecessary barriers to the build process, and it would have been quite the ordeal if there were more complicated cooling setups to install. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. The colours provided show a representation of the colour options available and may differ slightly in person.Screwing the motherboard fan mount back in is a little fiddly as well due to two hand screws that go inside the front corner of the case. Actually installing the motherboard and routing the cables is very easy, and the fan controller makes plugging the fans into the motherboard headers a simple one cable task. The process of removing the accessory cover looks about as irritating to wrestle with as the other internals.

The iCUE 5000x does a very good job keeping things cool right out of the box, which is thanks to mesh coverings that allow lots of space for airflow around the top and bottom panels. The Corsair iCUE RGB 5000x is a delightfully stylish case, sporting four tempered glass panels, 3 high quality RGB fans, and is a delight to build in once you push past the irritating accessories and covers inside.When Corsair announced its Obsidian 4000 Series cases, we particularly liked the glass 4000X for its superb RGB implementation and clean appearance, but it had one big drawback over the 4000D Airflow: thermals. Maximum Cooling Potential: A spacious interior fits up to 10x 120mm or 4x 140mm cooling fans, along with multiple radiators including up to a 360mm in front and a 360mm push/pull in the roof. If you want to populate all the fan slots, you’ll be busy for a while as you can fit another three fans on the side, three 120mm spinners at the top (or 2x 140), and another 120mm or 140mm spinner at the rear exhaust. The front panel has some sizable gaps to let air flow through, and underneath there are mesh coverings (also held on with magnets), which is good to know for those that own pets.