Corsair 6500X Case - the good, the bad and the ugly

Corsair has dipped its toes in the dual chamber case market previously with the 280X, 680X and the Air 540 but today Corsair makes its return to dual chamber cases with the 6500 and 2500 Series. In this video, we look at the larger 6500X with dual tempered glass panels, EATX motherboard support and reverse connector motherboards including MSI Project Zero and Asus BTF. But can this new dual chamber case from Corsair compete with the likes of the Lian Li O11D series, Hyte Y60/Y70 and the superb value of the Montech King 95?

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00:00 Start
00:56 6500 details / Pricing
02:30 Up close / teardown / front I/O
05:22 Inside the case / cooling support
06:54 Hardware support
08:20 Rear
09:32 Right hand side
11:20 Floor
12:35 Hardware for the build
14:42 Thermal performance
16:07 James spots some issues
18:03 Overall build quality
18:26 More annoyances
19:06 A few ideas for improvement
21:04 Sign off

Price and availability:
MSRP-
US $199.99 excl Tax.
UK £179.99 Possibly including VAT.

Specifications:
• Case Type: ATX Dual Chamber
• Dimensions: 481 x 328 x 496 mm
• Material: Steel, Tempered Glass
• Motherboard Support: EATX, ATX, MATX, ITX
• Expansion Slots: 8 Horizontal
• Storage Bays: 2 x 2.5”, 2 x 3.5”
• Max GPU Length: 400mm
• Max CPU Cooler Height: 190mm
• Max PSU Size: ATX 225mm long
• Fan Support: 3 x 120/140mm (Top) 3 x120/140mm (Floor) 3 x 120mm (Side) 1 x 120/140mm (Rear)
• Pre-installed fans: N/A
• Radiator Support: 360/280/240mm (Top) 360/280/240mm (Floor) 360/240mm (Side) 120/140mm (Rear)
• Dust Filters: Floor/Right side
• Font I/O: 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C, Combined 3.5mm Audio Jack, Power and Reset Buttons
• LCD Screen: N/A
• Included PSU: N/A
• Included AIO: N/A
Front I/O:
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C, Combined 3.5mm Audio Jack, Power and Reset Buttons
Cooling support:
• Pre-installed fans – N/A
• Fan/Rad Front – N/A
• Fan/Rad Top – 3 x 120/140mm fans or 240/280/360mm radiator
• Fan/Rad Rear – 120/140mm Fan/Radiator
• PSU Shroud – N/A
• Fan/Rad Left Side – N/A
• Fan/Rad Right Side – 3 x 120mm fans or 240/360mm Radiator
• Fan/Rad Floor – 3 x 120/140mm fans or 240/280/360mm radiator
• Max CPU cooler Height – 190mm
Dust Filters:
• Floor and Right-Hand side
Hardware support:
• Motherboard Support – EATX, ATX, MATX, ITX
• Rear PCie expansion Slots – 8 x PCIe
• Max GPU length – 400mm
• Max GPU height – N/A
• Max GPU Width – N/A
• PSU Type/length – ATX
Storage Support:
• 2.5” Drive Mounts – 2
• 3.5” Drive Mounts – 2
Included accessories:
• Assorted Screws and F_Panel Adaptor
Optional Accessories: Purchasable from the Corsair Webstore
• 6500 Series Elite Panel Kits
• Rapid Route RetroFit cable management kit
• 6500 Series Vertical Mount kit including PCIe riser cable.
• 6500 Series Glass Conversion Kit

Build Specification
CPU – Intel Core i9 14900K
Motherboard – Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Pro X
Graphics Card – Gigabyte RTX 4080 Aero OC
Memory – 48GB (2 x 24GB Modules) Corsair Dominator Titanium DDR5-7000
Storage – 1TB Corsair MP700 PCIe Gen5 NVMe M.2 SSD
CPU Cooler – Corsair iCUE Link H150i LCD
Power Supply – Seasonic Vertex GX-1200 80+ Gold Modular ATX3.0/PCIE5.0
Case fans – Corsair QX140
Chassis – Corsair 6500X
Operating System – Windows 11

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