Review System

Assembly

Installing the motherboard is done with screws and spacers. Corsair includes a pin to align it all in the center, which makes things a little easier as well. There is also plenty of space for cable-routing around the three edges of the motherboard. Long GPUs should also fit, even if you go for an AIO setup in the front. Corsair mentions up to 360 mm in possible length, which should mean that you have free reign in terms of graphic card choice.


Adding an SSD to the iCUE 4000D RGB Airflow is done by simply taking the frame off the case and screwing the drive down. Once filled, just pop it back into one of four possible locations.


You do not actually need any tools for a 3.5" drive as you can snap it into place before sliding it back into the cage underneath the shroud until the two latches on either side of the tray snap down to secure the drive.


To add your PSU, slide it underneath the metal shroud and screw it down through the rear of the chassis, which is pretty straightforward as well. There is plenty of space, so you should have no issues with a potent unit to power all your gaming gear.


Adding an AIO to the ceiling, Corsair communicates up to 280 mm compatibility. However, our 280 mm unit collided with the motherboard, so we had to make do with a 240 mm variant instead. Corsair really needs to be crystal clear about actual dimensions here if there are scenarios that won't allow for what they are communicating. While this tooling did not change from our previous 4000D Airflow review, we are now using AIOs instead of air cooling. On top of that, motherboard designs have changed considerably since then with larger heatsinks and taller memory. It looks like Corsair is not accounting for this and the general age of the case tooling.


With everything installed, the Corsair iCUE 4000D RGB Airflow makes a good, clean impression, but things could have been a little tidier on the bottom with smaller openings. However, the backside is tidy as well thanks to the Velcro ties and cable channel, along with plenty of options to use zip ties.

Finished Looks

With the system turned on, you can see the glow from the three AF120 Elite RGB fans in the front, which looks quite nice. On tip of that,. A clean, white power LED also lights up right underneath the button to let you know that the system is up and running. Naturally, if you opt for the RGB variant of the chassis, you will have slightly more to play around with visually.


As the fans sport hub mounted RGB elements, the semi-translucent fan blades are used to spread the glow evenly out to the edges of each cooling unit. This looks great and the colors may be changed using Corsairs iCUE software. Thanks to the clear glass panel, you can now see all your cool components easily and everything is exactly where you would have expected it, considering the traditional layout of the iCUE 4000D Airflow.