Corsair 2500D Airflow review - Awesome back connect support with some issues
169Prawn here with an in-depth review of the @corsair 25000D Airflow. I've built in this case in several ways (specs below) so that I can give you an in-depth review of the case and the potential lay out options as well as things you need to think about before buying and building in this case.
This is a case that's comparable to the Lian Li Air Mini in my mind and that's no bad thing. It has solid build quality and is compact, yet offers options like support for ATX power supplies and upto a 360mm radiator.
However I found a few issues worth knowing including issues with GPU installation, cable management, SSD wiring/positioning and more, so watch to find out.
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Specs of the builds
Build 1:
Case - Corsair 2500D Airflow - https://go.corsair.com/Py9DWe
Motherboard - MSI B760M PROJECT ZERO - https://amzn.to/49t41EA
CPU - Intel i7-14700k - https://amzn.to/3TcHdn8
RAM - Crucial Pro Overclocking 32GB Kit (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 - https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr5/cp2k16g60c36u5b
CPU cooler - Lian Li Galahad 2 Trinity - https://youtu.be/bhPJbLNk1tw
Fans:
5 x Lian Li SL120 V2 Reverse Blade - https://youtu.be/apyHOoNX3ZQ
6 x Lian Li SL120 V2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wPi_zNzKF4
PSU - Corsair RM1000e - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUnfuF6nSVw
NVMe - Corsair MP600 Elite - https://go.corsair.com/WqakEA
GPU - MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12G Gaming X Slim https://amzn.to/3uK6OdE
SSDs - Crucial MX500 2TB and Crucial BX500 2TB https://youtu.be/IOJNybKZ4wk
Build 2:
Case - Corsair 2500D Airflow - https://go.corsair.com/Py9DWe
Motherboard - Gigabyte Aorus B650i Ultra https://youtu.be/sWczRtBV0Ig
CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X https://amzn.to/3sBhDxc
RAM - Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 16GB x 2 6200MHz https://go.corsair.com/eKAL3Z
CPU cooler - Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE LCD XT - https://go.corsair.com/MmxLEq
Fans:
11 x Corsair AF120 RGB Elite - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEeMzFHxtWw
PSU - Corsair SF1000L - https://go.corsair.com/anj2yR
NVMe - Corsair MP600 Elite - https://go.corsair.com/WqakEA
GPU - MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12G Gaming X Slim https://amzn.to/3uK6OdE
SSDs - Crucial MX500 2TB and Crucial BX500 2TB https://youtu.be/IOJNybKZ4wk
Fan controller - 2 x Corsair Commander Core XT - https://go.corsair.com/q4Ar0Y
Corsair USB hub - https://go.corsair.com/5gM1Pj
Specs of the 2500D Airflow
Dimensions 479 x 304 x 376 mm
Material: Steel, Tempered Glass
Included Fans: None
Cooling Layout: Front: 2x 120mm; 2x 140mm
Top: 3x 120mm; 2x 140mm
Side: 2x 120mm
Bottom: 3x 120mm; 2x 140mm
Rear: 1x 120mm
Radiator Compatibility
Front: 240mm, 280mm
Top: 360mm, 280mm, 240mm
Side: 240mm
Bottom: 360mm, 280mm, 240mm
Rear: 120mm
Expansion Slots (Main):
4 Horizontal (Vertical GPU Mount Sold Separately)
Motherboard (Main): Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX
Storage: 4 x 2.5-inch SSD or 2x SSD and 2 x HDD
Clearances:
PSU: 225mm
CPU Cooler: 180mm
GPU: 400mm
Dust Filters: Front, Bottom, Side
Front I/O:
USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (x2)
USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (x1)
Headphone/Microphone (x1)
Power/Reset
PSU support: ATX / SFX
00:00 Hello
00:47 Motherboard support
02:08 Case overview
02:45 PSU support
04:31 Cable management
07:21 HDD cage problem
08:53 Rear Connect motherboard
11:06 SSD issues
14:50 Radiator mounting issues
19:19 Front fan noise
20:51 GPU install issues
22:31 Wood effect panels
25:20 Conclusion
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