Assembly

Installing the motherboard is done by traditional means with the use of spacers and screws. Thanks to the central placement with plenty of room at the top and bottom you will have no issues getting to any of the connectors on the edges of your board. There is also tons of space for long and thick GPUs. As there is a large gap towards the front, those with the 2500D Airflow can rest assured that even with air or liquid cooling in the front, any long graphics card will fit.


Adding an SSD to the mix requires screws and a screwdriver to mount them to one of the two metal trays. These are designed in a way to keep the connectors fully accessible, which is a small but important detail. Once filled, simply put the frame back unto the side of the larger HDD cage and secure the captive screw.


The plastic trays used for 3.5" drives look surprisingly generic. While Corsair has been using these types of trays across well over a decade, this variant is all plastic, whereas past cases implement metal pins at least. In other words, the trays used in the 2500D Airflow series are more fragile. Each of these can hold either a 3.5" or 2.5" drive, but you only get the pleasure of a tool-less experience with the bigger storage format. Once the 3.5" drive is clipped into place, you may slide the tray back into the cage until it snaps in firmly.


The 2500 series can hold essentially any PSU you want to throw at it with an official clearance of 225 mm. It is held in place by four screws and the two lips are rigid so that they can keep the unit in place without issue. As you can see, you are meant to have the power supply intake fan facing outward, so that it may draw fresh outside air through the mesh side panel.


Unlike the larger 6500 models from Corsair, there is no removable tray to allow for prep of an AIO outside the confines of the chassis. That said, there are no surprises when screwing down the radiator to the ceiling of the 2500D Airflow. As you can see, the 360 mm unit fits beautifully and the cable management is a breeze as well, thanks to the numerous, well-placed hooks. While there is still access to the motherboard headers at the top edge, odds are that these will become unreachable if you use a thicker setup.


With everything installed, the interior of the Corsair 2500D Airflow looks spotless. As this variant doesn't ship with any fans, the all black and gray setup feels right at home inside it. In the rear, cable management was a real breeze. We were easily able to secure most of them in two trenches running down the center of the chassis due to the hooks.

Finished Looks

With everything installed, the Corsair 2500D Airflow looks nice and clean, with the power button being clearly illuminated by the white border.


Viewing the finished build from the front and rear, you can clearly see the components within, which is a good indicator that the chassis will allow for ample airflow if you opt to install fans as well. Thanks to the clean and clear glass panel, you can easily show off all your hardware and see the RGB illumination as well. On the other side, not much is visible due to the lack of lit up components. However, thanks to the mesh structure, if you were to go with ARGB based cooling or even a PSU with such a fan built-in, both would be visible on this side as well.