Corsair 3500X Series

• Find the notch along the top-rear edge of the case, tip the side panels off the edge of the case, and lift the panels off.
• Place side glass panel somewhere soft/safe, such as a couch or wooden table, while you are working on your PC to ensure you don’t experience accidental damage.

• Remove the left (glass) side panel and simply pull the front glass pane outward away from the case. It’s connected with two ball snaps on both the top and bottom of the panel.
• Place front glass panel somewhere soft/safe, such as a couch or wooden table, while you are working on your PC to ensure you don’t experience accidental damage.

The 3500X supports mITX, mATX, ATX and E-ATX (up to 305mm x 277mm) motherboards, including ASUS BTF, MSI Project Zero, and Gigabyte Project Stealth motherboards with reversed power connections.

• Before installation, ensure your motherboard I/O plate/shield is in place, if required.
• Align your motherboard with the standoffs for your motherboard type and secure it using the provided motherboard screws.

• Connect the FPANEL plug directly to your motherboard front panel I/O pins, following the keyed connector.

• For non-standard Intel or AMD motherboards, use the included adapter to connect from the FPANEL plug to the individual pins.

The 3500X comes with two 360mm radiator mounts on the top and side, along with a smaller 120mm radiator mount in the rear.

Top mounting provides optimal noise performance, but other mounts can be utilized based on your build preferences.

The 3500X fits most modern graphics cards horizontally out of the box.

• After installing the motherboard, remove screws in the PCI covers for card accommodation.

• Slide the card in until the PCIe retention clicks on the motherboard.
• Align screws in the PCIe shield and secure the expansion card into the case.

The 3500X also allows GPUs to be mounted vertically by simply rotating the PCI plate and installing a PCIe Riser Card (sold separately).

• To start, remove the three screws in the PCI plate from the rear of the case.

• Rotate the PCI plate.
• Reinstall the 3 screws removed from the plate prior.

• Screw the PCIe Riser Card into the standoffs using spare HDD/Motherboard screws that came with the case and connect it to the appropriate PCIe slot on your motherboard.

• Mount the GPU to the PCIe Riser Card and screw the GPU into the PCI plate with the included screw.

The 3500X supports 2x 3.5” HDDs & 2x 2.5” SSDs simultaneously using the removable drive plate.

In order to install a SSD or HDD, the drive plate needs to be removed.

• To remove the drive/controller plate from the rear of the motherboard, unscrew the set screw at the bottom of the plate, then tilt and lift the plate upwards.

• To install SSDs, flip the drive plate over and screw the SSDs into the drive plate.

To install a HDD, screw the HDD in from the bottom of the plate, into the bottom of the HDD.

Hook the drive plate back into the dedicated slot on the case and screw in the set screw at the bottom of the plate.

• Slide the PSU into the PSU area.
• Secure the screws to the PSU exhaust area.

The 3500X is fully compatible with all RMx SHIFT power supplies.

• Slide the PSU into the PSU area.
• Secure the screws to the PSU exhaust area.

The 3500X can mount up to 10x 120mm or 5x 140mm on the top, side, bottom, and rear of the case.

• To install fans in the side, align your fans to the fan mounting slots and screw a standard self-tapping fan screw into the fan frame.

• To install fans on the bottom of the case, align your fans along the bottom and use the included long fan screws to secure your fans to the case.

The 3500X features removable dust filters on the bottom, side, and top of the case. The bottom filter pulls out, while the top and the side filters are magnetically attached.

• Clean the filter using air or water, ensuring filters are fully dry before reinstallation.

The 3500X Series includes various cable management features such as:

• Zip tie points, strategically placed for routing power cables to specific devices.
• iCUE LINK cable hooks in the top panel to securely hold iCUE LINK cables without additional attachments.

• Daisy-chain each fan’s PWM connector from one to the next until you’ve completed the chain.

• Connect the long PWM extension to one of your motherboard’s SYS_FAN ports or a fan port of your choice. This will allow you to control your fans via the motherboard software.

• Daisy-chain each fan’s RGB connector from to the next until you’ve completed the chain.

• Connect the long RGB extension from the last fan and plug directly into your motherboard’s ARGB port. This will allow you to control your RGB via the motherboard software.

For connecting the iCUE LINK 3500X RGB Fans, please refer to the iCUE LINK RX Series fans quick start guide.

All CORSAIR computer cases have a 2-year warranty.

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