Corsair Obsidian 550D Case Review

Inside the Corsair Obsidian 550D (Cont’d)

In Figure 16, we get another overall look inside the case. As already mentioned, it supports the installation of 240 mm radiators for liquid cooling solutions on its top panel. Expansion cards are fastened using black thumbscrews. The Corsair Obsidian 550D supports video cards up to 12.2” (310 mm) long on its default configuration, but if you remove the top hard drive cage, this clearance is increased to 17.8” (452 mm).

Figure 16: Overall look

You can install two 120 mm fans on the disk drive cages to cool down the interior of the computer.

Figure 17: Place for installing two optional 120 mm fans

The power supply is installed at the bottom of the case. It can be installed with either its bottom fan facing up or facing down, so you can decide if you want the fan of your power supply pulling air from inside the case or from outside of it. As you can see in Figure 18, the case comes with a rubber frame that stays between the power supply and the rear panel in order to reduce noise.

There is space for installing an optional 120 mm or 140 mm fan on the bottom panel. If a 140 mm fan is installed, you can only install power supplies that are up to 6.3” (160 mm) deep. With a 120 mm fan installed, you are able to install a power supply up to 7.1” (180 mm) deep. If you have a power supply deeper than that, you won’t be able to install a fan on the bottom panel.

As already discussed, the case comes with an air filter for the power supply fan and the optional bottom fan.

Figure 18: Power supply compartment