Corsair 6500X

[Darksaber]

The Corsair 6500X is the first Dual-Chamber chassis from the brand in quite some time. Launching alongside the smaller 2500 series, it is extremely sturdy and manages to provide solid functionality with a clean exterior and interior. Even going as far as providing room for multiple thick radiator setups.

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[Chaitanya]

Top IO is quite loaded with full set of USB port along with both Power and Reset buttons.

 

[bonehead123]

Top IO is quite loaded with full set of USB port along with both Power and Reset buttons.

Yep, and those yellow USB ports look nice on a black case, but would be kinda yucky on the white one IMHO

But otherwise, it's still just anutha same ole same same boxen, and as noted in the review, a solid build but a tad overpriced ...

 

[Chaitanya]

Yep, and those yellow USB ports look nice on a black case, but would be kinda yucky on the white one IMHO

But otherwise, it's still just anutha same ole same same boxen, and as noted in the review, a solid build but a tad overpriced ...

Overpriced is an understatement, checked the prices of those panel kits $99.99 for 6500 series and $79.99 for 2500 series. There are a lot of paid DLCs for the case from cable routing kits, vertical GPU mounts, panels to even motherboard covers. Seems like Corsair has taken the worst part of Phanteks and combined with their "tax".

 

[Udyr]

I don't want to sound redundant, but Corsair is simply out of their mind with the pricing.

This is not a bad case, but with all the similar units and competition at much more affordable prices, why should anyone pay more for this? They can't say it's R&D, because as bonehead said, "same ole same boxen", so you're paying for the logo.

 

[sKam]

another overpriced corsair product ... thinking they're like the "Apple" of PC cases and cooling...

 

[rv8000]

Nice, now every case manf. has a near carbon copy of this now drawn out design. With their new trend of lacking quality, the price is hilarious.

 

[Onasi]

I would say that at least it is somewhat better priced than the O11 if you got some fans with the Corsair, but you don’t. And the elephant in the room then becomes that something like a Montech King is half the price and you get some fans with it. Sure, they might be not optimal, but even if you remove those and bring your own Noctuas/Arctic/Phanteks/whatever you will still probably be ahead or equal with the Corsair BEFORE fans.

 

[Cheeseball]

I don't want to sound redundant, but Corsair is simply out of their mind with the pricing.

This is not a bad case, but with all the similar units and competition at much more affordable prices, why should anyone pay more for this? They can't say it's R&D, because as bonehead said, "same ole same boxen", so you're paying for the logo.

I’d like to say they’re overpriced (and I agree for initial purchases) but I think their US customer service may make up for it. I got all the panels replaced by them with three different support tickets, all legit issues, but one of them did not warrant replacing the entire left glass panel (it was just lightly scratched, and possibly my fault). For the front panel I requested to buy the mesh version (from the 5000D Airflow, which I think is $15 alone) but they just sent me one for free.

 

[HairyLobsters]

These white fish tank cases all look the same.

 

[wheresmycar]

yay a case with fully populated/included case fans for $199. Oh, maybe not! A $200 skeleton with some of that slapper "brand" tax, not my cup of tea.

.....unless the box of screws is made of gold

 

[Chrispy_]

What's the point of dual-chamber these days? The second chamber used to be all the drive bays and the PSU but these days it's a widening of the case by ~100mm solely to hide the PSU out of sight. It's not like there are any drive bays here and just about every other case on the market already hides the PSU out of sight without needing dual chambers and an extra fat 328mm width robbing you of legroom under your desk or actual desk space if you put it on your desk.

Perhaps it's somewhere to stuff the ridiculous amount of RGB spaghetti mess out of sight, if you're a victim of the RGBLED plague - but I'd honestly rather not have the obese footprint caused by a dual-chamber design if there's no benefit to having a second chamber in the first place; Dual chambers were a solution to the now-extinct problem of where to put hard drives without impeding case airflow.

 

[Onasi]

Wait, I just realized that there is also no fan controller included. That is… pretty bad for the price considering that this is a case with potentially what, 10 fan placements? If you are going for high airflow and are not interested in an AIO you’d have to buy your own or go through the hassle of splitters. Another strike against, IMO.

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

I would say that at least it is somewhat better priced than the O11 if you got some fans with the Corsair, but you don’t. And the elephant in the room then becomes that something like a Montech King is half the price and you get some fans with it. Sure, they might be not optimal, but even if you remove those and bring your own Noctuas/Arctic/Phanteks/whatever you will still probably be ahead or equal with the Corsair BEFORE fans.

They have an RGB version with three of their new RX fans for $269.99

 

[Udyr]

I’d like to say they’re overpriced (and I agree for initial purchases) but I think their US customer service may make up for it. I got all the panels replaced by them with three different support tickets, all legit issues, but one of them did not warrant replacing the entire left glass panel (it was just lightly scratched, and possibly my fault). For the front panel I requested to buy the mesh version (from the 5000D Airflow, which I think is $15 alone) but they just sent me one for free.

Understandable, but this is like paying for an insurance you didn't ask for, just in case something with a low failure rate has an issue.

 

[dgianstefani]

What's the point of dual-chamber these days? The second chamber used to be all the drive bays and the PSU but these days it's a widening of the case by ~100mm solely to hide the PSU out of sight. It's not like there are any drive bays here and just about every other case on the market already hides the PSU out of sight without needing dual chambers and an extra fat 328mm width robbing you of legroom under your desk or actual desk space if you put it on your desk.

Perhaps it's somewhere to stuff the ridiculous amount of RGB spaghetti mess out of sight, if you're a victim of the RGBLED plague - but I'd honestly rather not have the obese footprint caused by a dual-chamber design if there's no benefit to having a second chamber in the first place; Dual chambers were a solution to the now-extinct problem of where to put hard drives without impeding case airflow.

Dual chamber makes sense for SFF or for massive watercooling builds.

 

[Cheeseball]

Understandable, but this is like paying for an insurance you didn't ask for, just in case something with a low failure rate has an issue.

Yeah, it depends on how you think a product is worth its price. Customer service (aftersales support) is pretty big for me since I've had stuff break on me with minimal or no assistance from the manufacturer while still being under warranty or early unexpected failure.

 

[Udyr]

Yeah, it depends on how you think a product is worth its price. Customer service (aftersales support) is pretty big for me since I've had stuff break on me with minimal or no assistance from the manufacturer while still being under warranty or early unexpected failure.

To me a product is worth its price if it offers something unique or better than the competition, which is not the case (non intended) on this particular unit. Customer service on something that rarely needs support is stretching the justifications for a price premium.

 

[trsttte]

Certainly an inspired design. The Airflow version seems nice but it's really expensive, the Lian Li o11 Evo this is ripping off is 50$ cheaper.

What's the point of dual-chamber these days? The second chamber used to be all the drive bays and the PSU but these days it's a widening of the case by ~100mm solely to hide the PSU out of sight. It's not like there are any drive bays here and just about every other case on the market already hides the PSU out of sight without needing dual chambers and an extra fat 328mm width robbing you of legroom under your desk or actual desk space if you put it on your desk.

Perhaps it's somewhere to stuff the ridiculous amount of RGB spaghetti mess out of sight, if you're a victim of the RGBLED plague - but I'd honestly rather not have the obese footprint caused by a dual-chamber design if there's no benefit to having a second chamber in the first place; Dual chambers were a solution to the now-extinct problem of where to put hard drives without impeding case airflow.

I think the point remains the same plus having extra space for full custom loop watercooling builds, the issue is the glass display case idea got mass marketed to the point every one is coming out with their own version and users are eating it up even though a regular tower would fit them better. The case does have drive bays (or is it a DLC? If so that's lame!!!), not that they're likely to be used by the majority of people buying this.

 

[vMax65]

Way too much. Got the NZXT H7 Flow for a £100 which is great value, does pretty much the same with unique angled fans...Corsair do make good stuff but the prices are just getting out of hand...

 

[Upgrayedd]

What's the point of dual-chamber these days? The second chamber used to be all the drive bays and the PSU but these days it's a widening of the case by ~100mm solely to hide the PSU out of sight. It's not like there are any drive bays here and just about every other case on the market already hides the PSU out of sight without needing dual chambers and an extra fat 328mm width robbing you of legroom under your desk or actual desk space if you put it on your desk.

Perhaps it's somewhere to stuff the ridiculous amount of RGB spaghetti mess out of sight, if you're a victim of the RGBLED plague - but I'd honestly rather not have the obese footprint caused by a dual-chamber design if there's no benefit to having a second chamber in the first place; Dual chambers were a solution to the now-extinct problem of where to put hard drives without impeding case airflow.

I just built in the O11 Air Mini for someone after having used standard mid tower style cases forever. I liked it more than the standard tower style. Easier to plug things into the psu, I can put intake fans right under the GPU and the psu gets air from the side instead of the floor. It still fits eATX too. I just wish it had the 2nd rear exhaust feature of the newer 216.
I just put the case next to the desk. It's not taking up legroom or deskspace. A wide case is also more stable for anyone who has children around.

I'll probably just stick to that design over standard tower style.

 

[wheresmycar]

What's the point of dual-chamber these days? The second chamber used to be all the drive bays and the PSU but these days it's a widening of the case by ~100mm solely to hide the PSU out of sight. It's not like there are any drive bays here and just about every other case on the market already hides the PSU out of sight without needing dual chambers and an extra fat 328mm width robbing you of legroom under your desk or actual desk space if you put it on your desk.

Perhaps it's somewhere to stuff the ridiculous amount of RGB spaghetti mess out of sight, if you're a victim of the RGBLED plague - but I'd honestly rather not have the obese footprint caused by a dual-chamber design if there's no benefit to having a second chamber in the first place; Dual chambers were a solution to the now-extinct problem of where to put hard drives without impeding case airflow.

there is a nice-to-have feature with these dual chamber case types... with the PSU flipped behind the board it opens up a window for some additional air intake from the base of the case. Personally, whether considerably effective or not, i like the idea of the GPU fetching a burst of fresh air from the bottom intake fans. I guess this is achievable with alternative single chamber case options (NR200P/AP201/etc) with the PSU mounted towards the front but some of that 2-side glass aesthetic appeal is lost.

Personally i'd fancy an ITX dual chamber with the GPU close enough to the base fans + a clean 2-glass panel for show (yep a sucker for undress your hardware for aesthetics). Unfortunately my desk-space refuses to comply, as such, the fattened up footprint won't appeal to everyone.

 

[Chrispy_]

The case does have drive bays (or is it a DLC? If so that's lame!!!), not that they're likely to be used by the majority of people buying this.

You get the bare-minimum two drive bays, the exact same number that just about every much smaller case with a PSU basement has had for the last decade.

I can put intake fans right under the GPU and the psu gets air from the side instead of the floor.

Seems like a downgrade to me;

Standard case - $150 PSU gets to suck floor dust, $300-$2000 GPU gets cleaner air from higher up.
Dual-chamber case - $150 PSU gets premium clean air, $300-$2000 GPU gets pure floor dust.

Fan filters only stop some of the dust.

 

[Upgrayedd]

You get the bare-minimum two drive bays, the exact same number that just about every much smaller case with a PSU basement has had for the last decade.


Seems like a downgrade to me;

Standard case - $150 PSU gets to suck floor dust, $300-$2000 GPU gets cleaner air from higher up.
Dual-chamber case - $150 PSU gets premium clean air, $300-$2000 GPU gets pure floor dust.

Fan filters only stop some of the dust.

You're acting like there's filters on the front too lol

Mesh will always get dusty but it's easier to dust a GPU than a PSU I find. The gpu isn't necessarily on the bottom of the case either. It still gets plenty of air. In a standard tower the bottom psu filters get clogged and impede flow to the psu. In a dual chamber nothing gets compromised flow.
Also the drive bays in the basement of standard towers just get in the way of psu cables and usually cause stressed bends in cables when they aren't usually removed, making the whole basement pretty much useless.
Dual chamber cost me $90

 

[AusWolf]

Another Corsair designer case with a solid glass front panel. These things look good, but the airflow inside, man... Been there once, never again.