Corsair 2500D Airflow, weiß, Glasfenster

Corsairs 2500D Airflow ist ein Micro-ATX-Gehäuse - aber eines mit Maxi-Kühlmöglichkeiten. Der Cube bietet elf Lüfter- und fünf Radiatorenplätze - darunter sind auch zwei 360-mm-Plätze. Auf Wunsch kann das 2500D Airflow mit Holzflächen umgestaltet werden. Weil das Gehäuse auf Mainboards mit rückseitigen Anschlüssen ausgelegt ist, lassen sich zudem Kabel besonders elegant verstecken.

The Corsair 2500D is part of the rejuvenated line of dual-chamber enclosures that had been long absent from Corsair's product line-up. While their 6500 series provides room for full-size ATX boards, the lower numbered 2500D variant is geared towards mATX builds. Available in two variants, with fans or bare, simply called Airflow, the hefty chassis aims to provide ample cooling potential while taking up less space on your desktop. We received the black version of the 2500D Airflow for review, but Corsair also offers a white option or even three black variants with aluminium or wood accent panels instead of steel.

The Corsair 2500D Airflow is a high-quality chassis, but it comes at a cost, especially if you want any of the accessories sold separately. At 159$, there are many options from the competition, such as Lian Li’s 011D series, Hyte Y60, or even the King 95 Pro by Montech that comes with a 10-fan hub and six fans while costing less. Opting for a vertical GPU or replacement exterior panels will drive the price too high. The 2500X variant with a glass front panel sells at the same price. If the wood panels are to your taste and you don’t want to use an MG-RC motherboard, the Fractal North or the North XL are better options for your pocket. One of the selling points of this chassis is that it is among the first to support the new MG-RC motherboards. If you want to use this type of motherboard, the 2500D may be one of your few noteworthy options. The 2500D’s noise-damping performance is directly related to its focus on airflow, which results in mediocre noise damping. We tested the 2500D with the Corsair RX 120mm fans, intended to be sold with the chassis as a bundle.

Corsair has a long history of making some of the highest quality, most feature-packed and best-looking PC cases on the market, and looking at their new 2500 series, that legacy still holds true today. This is a truly fantastic case and offers a huge range of flexibility for a wide range of PC build types. If you’re going for a purely airflow-focused build, the 2500D Airflow is the way to go, with fan mounts in the front, bottom, side, top and rear. This version will hold two 120mm/140mm fans in the front, three 120mm or two 140mm fans in the top, two 120mm fans in the side, three 120mm or two 140mm in the bottom, and one 120mm fan in the back; up to 11 fans in total. However, if you want the added visibility of the tempered glass front, the front fan mounts are obviously removed, but otherwise, the rest of the case remains the same, meaning it’ll hold up to 9 fans. The 2500X comes with two fans pre-installed. There are daisy chain fans too, and they are quite expensive, but you get what you pay for. A single fan can cost around £35, but a triple pack is usually around £100 and includes an additional hub. For liquid-cooled builds, you can get a 240/280/360mm radiator on the top, 240mm in the side, 240/280/320mm in the bottom, a 120mm in the rear and depending on which version of the case you have, a 240/280mm in the front too. The ELITE panels are cool too, as they allow you to swap out some external panels with wood panels, giving it a bit more of a Scandinavian furniture store look that seems to be proving very popular with PC builders these days. Of course, I reviewed the white version of this case, but there is a black version too, which comes with all-black fittings, and black fans on the 2500X RGB too. There are a lot of other cool features built-in, such as extensive cable management options as standard, with routing holes and three large angled grommets, as well as additional routing holes to deal with the extensive fan and radiator mounting options. However, the case also supports a motherboard with rear-mounted/hidden power connectors, but be sure to check the motherboard product pages to ensure compatibility first.