New Corsair Obsidian 550D! - Page 7

JimTram · 03-15-2012, 04:01 PM

Out of the box - fresh install of OS a month or so ago:

**CrowdAds** · [Remove Advertisement]

*PeterT* · 03-15-2012, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimTram

Hi Pete -

Using the stock 120's that came with the case. They are quiet! Speed at 90 and 100% Power Cycle are 1100 and 1200 RPM's respectively. Using BIOS to control their speeds.

This case is quiet, I mean really quiet! I really like how easy it is to clean the filters, and the real bright Pwr switch light. It's the little things for me.

I purchased the Intel cooler separately from the CPU as the old push-pin stock HSF that originally came with my CPU was getting a bit worn as I like to experiment with boards. NE has the cooler for about $90.

Great push guys, really love this case!

Thanks Jim.

Good to hear they're quiet.

fvbounty · 03-15-2012, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimTram

Out of the box - fresh install of OS a month or so ago:

Thanks Jim, I just checked mine a few days ago with Samsungs software I'll go try it with ATTO!

JimTram · 03-15-2012, 05:08 PM

Just for you my friend: Since you started the OT

, can you get Sandog to move all the SSD stuff to the Samsung thread. Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by fvbounty

Thanks Jim, I just checked mine a few days ago with Samsungs software I'll go try it with ATTO!

fvbounty · 03-15-2012, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimTram

Just for you my friend: Since you started the OT

, can you get Sandog to move all the SSD stuff to the Samsung thread. Thanks!

Well looking at ATTO for me its the same, first pic is first install and the second today!

JimTram · 03-15-2012, 05:30 PM

It's good. Don't get caught-up in the misinformation about write degradation. I don't trust too much from the websites anymore as many of them take advertising dollars.

I use ATTO because it's third party. I don't trust the OEM's to give unbiased data!

But if your worried, my old Intel 510 is available for sale! SSDlife gave it a minimum of eight years to go.

Good price. PM if interested.

Quote:

Originally Posted by fvbounty

Well looking at ATTO for me its the same, first pic is first install and the second today!

fvbounty · 03-15-2012, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimTram

It's good. Don't get caught-up in the misinformation about write degradation. I don't trust too much from the websites anymore as many of them take advertising dollars.

I use ATTO because it's third party. I don't trust the OEM's to give unbiased data!

But if your worried, my old Intel 510 is available for sale! SSDlife gave it a minimum of eight years to go.

Good price. PM if interested.

You know looking a little closer to my new ATTO score the writes are faster than when it was new....lol

JimTram · 03-15-2012, 08:07 PM

Gee, sounds opposite to what some are saying.

You have the data, and that's the deciding point.

Enjoy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by fvbounty

You know looking a little closer to my new ATTO score the writes are faster than when it was new....lol

radeonized2 · 03-16-2012, 09:20 AM

After much consideration weighing the pros and cons(none) this is the best case.. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/artic...-Review/1508/8

fvbounty · 03-16-2012, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radeonized2

After much consideration weighing the pros and cons(none) this is the best case.. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/artic...-Review/1508/8

Thanks for the review, they really like it, not 1 con!

*PeterT* · 03-16-2012, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radeonized2

After much consideration weighing the pros and cons(none) this is the best case.. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/artic...-Review/1508/8

I agree.

JimTram · 03-16-2012, 05:23 PM

I'll second that!

**Sandog** · 03-17-2012, 01:09 PM

I'll 3rd it lol. I am still enamored with my Corsair 650D case. One of the features that moved me to the Antec DF-85 was the hot-swap SATA drive bay on top. Well the Corsair 650D does the same thing only much nicer looking and hidden inside the case and has many other great features. Beside the 550D not having the SATA hot-swap bay and a side panel window I think it is a perfect case. It has newer and better features than the 650D even.

JimTram · 03-17-2012, 01:48 PM

It's as close to perfect for me as it can get. Can't think of one thing wrong. The side-window and hot swap while appealing to many, is of little use to me. I wanted a large quiet case and that's what I got.

I'm very happy.

**Sandog** · 03-17-2012, 03:04 PM

I'm glad you got a new case there JT, you deserve it. Good ole Antec was a true friend for years and years but they are not as enthusiast or as high quality as Corsair. The 650D is the last tower case I will be buying...period.

03-16-2012, 09:20 AM	#99
radeonized2 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 1,791	Re: New Corsair Obsidian 550D! After much consideration weighing the pros and cons(none) this is the best case.. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/artic...-Review/1508/8 __________________ GA-Z68Xp-UD3-issd(4,413MhzOC),i5-2500k,Cooler Master Hyper 212+CPU cooler,Gigabyte AMD-5850OC-X2(crossfire) VC, Patriot-G2 1600 2x4 DDR3 ram, 500g WD program HDD, PSU= 760w, Windows-7/64bit. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
(Offline)

03-16-2012, 05:23 PM	#102
JimTram Seabees, USN-Retired Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Camarillo, CA Posts: 6,072	Re: New Corsair Obsidian 550D! I'll second that! __________________ ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe Gen3, Intel i7-2600k cooled by Intel Liquid Cooling Corsair Vengeance CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16G (4x4G) EVGA GTX 570 SC Intel 520 180G, Seagate ST31000528AS 1TB, Sony Optiarc HT-Omega eClaro, Sennheiser HD280 Pro Corsair 550D Case with 2x120 fans, Antec Truepower 750W PSU Deck-Legend Frost KB, Logitech MX518 Mouse APC Back-UPS Pro 1000 Win7 Home x64 SP1 Dell™ U2311H iPhone 5 Black 16G
(Offline)

03-17-2012, 01:09 PM	#103
Sandog Future Haswellian Join Date: May 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 10,025	Re: New Corsair Obsidian 550D! I'll 3rd it lol. I am still enamored with my Corsair 650D case. One of the features that moved me to the Antec DF-85 was the hot-swap SATA drive bay on top. Well the Corsair 650D does the same thing only much nicer looking and hidden inside the case and has many other great features. Beside the 550D not having the SATA hot-swap bay and a side panel window I think it is a perfect case. It has newer and better features than the 650D even. __________________ New Haswell System Waiting on.... NVidia GTX 780 Intel Haswell i7-4770K Intel Extreme Edition DZ87KLT-75K
(Offline)

03-17-2012, 01:48 PM	#104
JimTram Seabees, USN-Retired Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Camarillo, CA Posts: 6,072	Re: New Corsair Obsidian 550D! It's as close to perfect for me as it can get. Can't think of one thing wrong. The side-window and hot swap while appealing to many, is of little use to me. I wanted a large quiet case and that's what I got. I'm very happy. __________________ ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe Gen3, Intel i7-2600k cooled by Intel Liquid Cooling Corsair Vengeance CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16G (4x4G) EVGA GTX 570 SC Intel 520 180G, Seagate ST31000528AS 1TB, Sony Optiarc HT-Omega eClaro, Sennheiser HD280 Pro Corsair 550D Case with 2x120 fans, Antec Truepower 750W PSU Deck-Legend Frost KB, Logitech MX518 Mouse APC Back-UPS Pro 1000 Win7 Home x64 SP1 Dell™ U2311H iPhone 5 Black 16G
(Offline)

03-17-2012, 03:04 PM	#105
Sandog Future Haswellian Join Date: May 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 10,025	Re: New Corsair Obsidian 550D! I'm glad you got a new case there JT, you deserve it. Good ole Antec was a true friend for years and years but they are not as enthusiast or as high quality as Corsair. The 650D is the last tower case I will be buying...period. __________________ New Haswell System Waiting on.... NVidia GTX 780 Intel Haswell i7-4770K Intel Extreme Edition DZ87KLT-75K
(Offline)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode