9000D RGB AIRFLOW Build Log by RJohnson11

Among the group of insiders who received a sample of the CORSAIR 9000D was RJohnson11, a 25-year veteran when it comes to PC building. We asked him to write up a log of his experience with the 9000D. Everything from this point is in entirely his own words. Enjoy.

I’ve been building PCs for more than twenty-five years. Most of those PC builds have been CORSAIR PC case builds. The one thing that all these builds had in common was that all the PC cases were black. I made a white 2500X a little while back. I was very pleased with the result. I wanted to take this one step further.

Now, I am going to make a build using a white theme 9000D CORSAIR case. To keep the theme as close as possible to white, I am using the following components:

1. 9000D Corsair white PC case
2. Type 5 white Corsair PSU cables for the RM1200x Shift PSU
3. Corsair Dominator Titanium 64GB white memory
4. AORUS X870 ELITE WIFI7 ICE Motherboard (which has some white elements)
5. Gigabyte Eagle RTX 4080 GPU (sadly not available in white)
6. ICUE Link Titan 360 in white for the AIO
7. White iCUE Llink QX120 RGB fans
8. LS 430 light strips (because I need those RGBs)

WARNING: Keep the 9000D's glass side panel on a very soft surface. Never place it on a hard surface, or else breakage might occur.

My first task in this build was to install my Corsair MP700 SSD onto the motherboard. I changed my mind and decided to install both the MP700SE and the MP700.

It's time to do the motherboard wiring.

For those who are not familiar with the 9000D, there are two sets of motherboard wires. This is because the 9000D can accept the installation of an ITX or ATX motherboard. There are two motherboards, and each motherboard has one set of PC case wiring.

The method shown in the picture was changed because the other set of wires was easier to install with the included wiring adapter, which was in the plastic parts box.

The memory and PSU were installed. The RM1200x SHIFT 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply came from my previous 5000 series case build. To keep the build in a white theme, white type 5 Corsair PSU cables were purchased.

GPU was installed. CPU was installed. AIO was next.

I first attempted installing the AIO on top, as recommended by the CORSAIR Quick Start guide, but the pump and hoses wouldn’t reach the CPU. I decided to install the AIO radiator from the back, and that seemed to have worked well.

OK, now it was time for the fans to be installed.

In the 9000D setup, the InfiniRail system is used for the top-mounted fans. Several screw tabs come preinstalled on the rails, but if you have a lot of fans to install, you’ll need to install more screw tabs from the accessories box. This requires the removal of the InfiniRail strut.

The strut is shown here at the top center of the picture. Two screws are holding it to the rail, and another smaller screw in the center of the strut must also be removed. I tried to remove the strut with my hand, but I couldn’t get it off. I used an old shower towel and placed that over the strut. I positioned my hand to grip the strut with the towel. While wiggling and pulling, I was able to remove the strut. I also had to remove another strut using the same old shower towel. I then inserted the screw tabs on the rails. After I was done, I reattached the struts.

I installed eight 120mm CORSAIR iCUE LINK QX RGB fans in the front of the 9000D case and several hubs in the back to support them.

I installed three more fans at the top of the 9000D. I wanted to install more, but I ran out of mounting tabs, and these are not currently available to order on the CORSAIR website. I sent a query to CORSAIR customer support.

Two exhaust fans were installed in the back of the 9000D. Then, the CORSAIR LS430 RGB Aurora Light Strips, for a total of four strips, were installed.

This is a final picture with everything installed and working. The cables have cable tie wraps. As soon as I have more parts, I will install more fans into this case.