Page 3 – Physical Look – Inside
After removing the side panel, you can see the internal design of the Corsair 4000D White. To be consistent with the exterior, the interior of the case is also painted matte white. The paint is sprayed evenly inside the chassis. As with all modern chassis, there are no front 5.25" drive bays for clear, unobstructed airflow. The conventional layout has the power supply mounted at the bottom in a separate chamber with ventilation holes on top and lots of room allocated for the motherboard. Generally speaking, the layout is mostly standard as far as ATX computer cases are concerned. Not only is the chamber designed to shelter the power supply, it also has a rack for you to put up to two 2.5" or 3.5" drives. The air for the power supply chamber can come into the case through the dust filter protected ventilation holes at the front of the case directly.
If your 4000D is fully loaded with fans, graphics cards, and long radiators, fresh air can be pumped by the fans of up to 280mm or 360mm radiators into the chassis through the air intake at the front panel, hit the graphics card, and be expelled out through the exhaust grille at the top or back panel. If you only plan to use a small radiator or just a CPU heatsink, the hot air can be expelled out through the rear exhaust grille on the back panel.
As a mid-tower, the Corsair 4000D White can support ATX-sized motherboards and, of course, smaller boards such as micro ATX and mini ITX. All motherboard risers were screwed on to the tray from the factory. Users do not need to install the required risers according to the size of motherboard that will be used, but you can remove them at your discretion. As shown in our photo above, we can also spot a large rectangular opening on the motherboard tray for easy aftermarket cooling backplate installation without removing the motherboard itself from the chassis. The opening is actually large enough to accommodate pretty much anything. I mean, with something this big, unless you have some strange motherboard, it is hard not to get it right. The perimeter of the opening is not lined with rubber, but the edges are well rounded off, so you do not need to worry about your cables being stripped accidentally. Meanwhile, the maximum CPU cooler height is specified at 170mm.
From the above photo, you can see there is a 120mm fan from the factory on the case’s rear exhaust opening. The fan is a Corsair AirGuide with the model number RWF0049. As I have mentioned on the previous page, this is a bit small given this is a 230mm wide case, and 140mm fans are not supported. This is a 3-pin voltage-controlled fan. A 4-pin PWM fan is preferred. The expansion slot covers of this chassis feature stamped holes to allow better ventilation, but I would prefer for it to be a solid piece for better dust prevention, since I really doubt it makes a significant difference to just have several small holes here.
Because the Corsair 4000D White features a bottom mounted power supply bay, the chassis platform is raised about 3cm off the ground to accommodate units with fans at the bottom. Inside the 4000D, four nubs with foam at the top elevates the power supply up a further quarter centimeter just to ensure enough air is made available to your PSU. The grille has an externally removable dust filter pre-installed, so you will not need to worry about nasty stuff clogging your fans down the road.
Two large opening for routing your PSU cables is appropriately placed adjacent to the expected location of your power supply, as shown in our photo above. Since the shroud separating the main chamber and the power supply chamber is fully ventilated, there is only one thermal zone inside the Corsair 4000D White. Even though there are no rubber grommets on the openings, the metal is not sharp at all. There is no need to worry about the safety of the cables or your fingers during installation.
From the above photo, it can be seen the case has another 3-pin Corsair AirGuide 120mm fan mounted at the front from the factory. For cooling performance, this case can provide a decent cooling solution out of the box. If you do not have very high requirement for cooling, there is no need to spend any more on buying fans, since it comes with not one, but two fans. However, an included 140mm fan is preferred. If you really want some fancy cooling solution, three RGB LED fans are good to use behind the front panel as well. The 4000D has accommodation for up to three 120mm or two 140mm fans or a radiator of equivalent size here, just like the top. The ventilation gaps at the front panel will allow some light to be emitted out.
To keep the computer components clean, the steel front panel can also be easily removed such that the user can get access to the front dust filter for cleaning. The case can fit graphics cards up to 360mm in length with the front fan mounted. For those long and heavy graphics cards, there is no GPU holder for additional support, but you can always mount it vertically in this case.
Upon removing the right side panel, you will see the other side of the lower chamber and the motherboard tray. Two 3.5" HDD trays are located to the left side of the power supply area for easy installing and removing of the installed drives. With the rack installed, you can fit a power supply of up to 180mm in length. With it removed, we can have something 220mm or so long according to the manufacturer. However, there is nothing physically obstructing you from having something even longer, so technically you can install something that spans the entire length of the case. Of course, this is just a trivial fact, because I do not believe a power supply longer than 220mm is common, if exists at all.
For the 2.5" drives, you can also mount them on the removable trays at the back of the motherboard tray. Unfortunately, there are no cable guides immediately under the removable 2.5" drive trays, but there are cable tie-down points within reasonable proximity. Other than that, Corsair did a fairly good job here in designing the cable management system. Between the motherboard tray and the right side panel, the room for cable routing is about 25mm, which is more than sufficient for most cables. According to the above picture, three Velcro straps with Corsair logos are nicely included, which are helpful for better cable management. Furthermore, the I/O connector cables are bundled into a flat black cable to improve the aesthetics.
Generally speaking, the interior design of the Corsair 4000D White is very good. All of the components you need for building a computer can be nicely accommodated and kept cool. The paint job quality of the interior is also good. More importantly, there are tons of room to route cables, and there are big openings to allow easy connections between the PSU and the motherboard.
Page Index
1. Introduction, Packaging, Specifications
2. Physical Look - Outside
3. Physical Look - Inside
4. Installation and Conclusion
