Specs and discussion
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Model name | Corsair Obsidian Series 700D | |
| Case type | Full-tower | |
| Dimension(W x H x D) | 229mm x 609mm x 609mm | |
| Weight | 10.2kg | |
| Available colours | Black | |
| 5.25in drive bays | 5 | |
| 3.5in drive bays | 6 (also support 2.5in SSDs) | |
| 3.5in internal drive bays | 2 | |
| Expansion slots | 8 (7+1) | |
| Side panel | Non-windowed | |
| Material | Aluminium faceplate and steel (SECC) structure | |
| Front I/O panel | Audio / 4 x USB 2.0 / 1x FireWire | |
| Cooling fans | 1 x
140mm (drive-bay) 1 x 140mm (lower compartment) 1 x 140mm (exhaust) 4 x 120mm (optional, 1x fan-bay, 3x top) |
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| Mainboard support | mATX / ATX / eATX | |
| Tool-less design | Yes, for the most part | |
| Protection | Rubber-grommet for cable routing | |
| Maintenance | Dust filters | |
| LED | None | |
| Price | £189, including VAT and delivery | |
The specification is eerily similar to the 800D's. Corsair has taken what it's learned from the incumbent chassis and simplified the 700D by replacing the hot-swap bays with side-orientated regular models.
Out goes the windowed side panel and is replaced by, well, a non-windowed steel panel, keeping costs slightly lower. Other than that, it's practically identical to the 800D, which means the same holes for cable routing, support for triple radiators, and large cut-out for installing through-the-motherboard coolers.
The net fiscal benefit of the cuts that Corsair has made is an etail price which is some £40 lower than the 800D's, but a poor exchange rate means that the 700D arrives at just under £200 - a lot of money in anyone's book.