![]() ![]() Inside the case, you have an abundance of room to work with behind both side panels. The only thing missing up here that I might like to see is a flash-card reader, but those are getting scarce in any aftermarket PC cases these days. It has a total of five USB ports, four of which are classic USB 3.1 Type-A ports and the last a Type-C port (which connects via the newer USB 3.2-style motherboard header). The front I/O panel is set on the top of the case and is one of the better arrangements that I’ve seen in recent years. The front and top panels are both built similarly, with large fan vents, removable covers, and dust filters. ![]() (Well, less “flip” than tip with care.) (Photo: Michael Justin Allen Sexton) This is helpful especially when you are working to build out your system inside and may have to flip the case on its side. You can easily remove the screw if you want to fully detach either side panel. To that end, there’s a screw on the top hinge of each door that keeps the panel from accidentally coming off. With many chassis, every removal of a loose glass side panel is a potential crack-up waiting to happen. Having the doors on hinges does make the case easy to open up and work on, though, especially given the left side and its giant glass panel. You will need to wedge your fingers in the gap between the doors and the chassis to pop them open, and we’d like to see a clear grip point. Both the left and right side panels are attached with rear-mounted hinges, but they lack any sort of handle or notch to grasp. (Photo: Michael Justin Allen Sexton)Īfter you get the case set up somewhere stable, your relationship with it will be a lot less strained. Ask a family member or friend to help move it around. Nothing on the chassis can serve as a handle to help you get a grip, and the sheer depth makes it tricky to situate on any but the biggest desks or workbenches. This is quite large compared with most other cases, but mere numbers don’t quite do justice to explain how cumbersome this case is to move around in person. (Think monolith.) The 7000D Airflow weighs in at 43.6 pounds empty and hulks up your desk with measurements of 23.6 by 9.8 by 21.7 inches (HWD). This case’s physical characteristics are impossible to ignore. (That said, it might not be, as it’s priced at the luxury end of the scale, at $259.99 MSRP.) The Design: Living Large ![]() But apart from the mass, we found little to complain about, and the case is well worth considering if it's in your price range. The case’s weight makes it difficult to move, especially once it is built out with a slate of high-end, full-ATX hardware. The massive size has its pros and cons, but it ultimately means you can fit a lot of high-end hardware inside, including multiple 360mm or even 480mm water coolers and all the drives most mortals can afford. Then there’s Corsair’s iCue 7000D Airflow, which did not get the memo: It’s one of the largest mainstream PC cases we have reviewed in some years. With the spread of M.2 SSDs, 10TB-plus hard drives, and the death of optical drives, PC cases (even ATX towers) are trending smaller these days. ![]()
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