The Corsair 6500X is meant to revive Corsair's dual-chamber line-up in combination with the smaller 2500 variant. Considering that many brands in the last few years have been bringing their own dual-chamber cases to market, it is a bit surprising that Corsair took this long to revisit their vision of a modern version could look like. That said, the 6500 series is an extremely sturdy, hefty and beautifully understated chassis.

At $199.99 for the reviewed 6500X, that is rather expensive when you compare it to what is out there from competing brands. While not as hefty, those do add a bit more detail into their engineering and offer things like embedded ARGB, movable IO, a reversible motherboard setup and more. As such, purely from a cost perspective it becomes really hard to recommend the Corsair 6500X.

However, the heft and thick steel employed in the case feels like a strong reason to favor the Corsair 6500X. And, while it may be tooled fairly simply in comparison to the other options out there, the case never falls short by delivering a solid build experience in everything it offers. On top of that the enclosure manages to further separate itself with the excellent liquid cooling capabilities that are uncompromising, no matter which of the placement possibilities you go for - be it the floor, ceiling or side of the chassis.

This combination makes the Corsair 6500X stand out somewhat and, while the ability to swap panels to aluminium or wood is a nifty benefit, users may be hard-pressed to let go of the massive steel panels that already look great and have been paid for. Especially as the additional ones clock in between $70 and $80 - in other words money that could be budgeted towards getting you double the memory, a bigger SSD, or better cooling in your new build.

All said and done, if you fall in love with the simplicity & functionality of the Corsair 6500X and the very solid build quality, then go for it. Cost aside, it is a great chassis and can thus be recommended.