Corsair Obsidian 550D Case Review

The Disk Drive Bays

The Corsair Obsidian 550D has four external 5.25” bays and six internal 3.5”/2.5” bays in two cages, featuring tool-less installation mechanisms, except for 2.5” devices that must be installed using regular screws.

Figure 19: Disk drive bays

The two disk drive cages are removable. The top one can be removed if you want to install longer video cards, as previously discussed. The bottom cage can be removed if you want to install components for a liquid cooling solution. The case comes with four thumbscrews on its bottom panel for this installation.

Figure 20: Case with the top cage removed

Figure 21: Case with both cages removed

Figure 22: One of the cages

Each 3.5”/2.5” bay is actually a small drawer. See Figure 23. The pegs that hold 3.5” hard drives in place have rubber rings to absorb vibration and, thus, reduce noise.

Figure 23: One of the 3.5”/2.5” bays