![]() There was one minor fit-and-finish flaw in our review sample, but it nearly broke one of the fans we use for testing. *Specs table copied directly from product page, please read review for our own measurements and opinions THE BUILD With all that effort, it’s somewhat surprising that the stock fans are just two plain black 120mm case fans-they don’t clash with the color scheme, but they are certainly a cost-cutting measure, especially compared to the RGB stock fans on the 4000X. A triangular motif is also present throughout the entire case, most impressively in the top filter, which has tiny triangular holes rather than the standard hexagonal ones. We have mixed feelings about the yellow accents scattered throughout the case, but they are at least consistent: yellow plastic washers under various thumbscrews, a yellow pull-tab on the top filter, and yellow USB type-A port on the front panel. Black is still the default, cheap-to-produce color for cases and case hardware, and Corsair has obviously worked hard to make this design possible at $80. Even some hidden elements like the plastic snaps that hold in the panels are color-matched: they’re gray on the white case and black on the black model. Corsair also color-matched the top surface of the magnets for the top filter so that they’re less visible, and the magnets are intentionally arranged so that they don’t line-up with radiator screws that might push it upwards. The glass is tinted for the black version and untinted for the white, with white masking around the border. Almost every part of the case is painted white or gray, including the borders of the glass panel, the rear PCIe slot covers, and all the externally-visible rivets on the rear panel. ![]() The white color scheme is well done, and the case’s appearance in general deserves discussion as Corsair has clearly devoted extra attention to it. Those few interactions that were highlighted were claimed to be only a small part of a much larger iceberg by users expressing issues with Newegg.The 4000D samples we were sent are both white, but they come in black as well. Throughout the video, Steve Burke of Gamers Nexus mentioned several emails and YouTube comments that the channel would receive from people claiming to have horrible service from Newegg, with those interactions shown on the screen multiple times. This video sparked the onset of the controversy between Gamers Nexus and Newegg, gaining over 1 million views in 16 days (shown below). The ensuing process of arguing and going back and forth with several support staff was recorded and turned into a YouTube video by Gamers Nexus, which was posted on February 1st, 2022. ![]() Despite the item being returned in the box it was shipped in, still untouched, the return process was denied, with Newegg claiming the product was returned broken. By the time the motherboard arrived at Gamers Nexus, it was reportedly no longer needed, as a workaround was found, so the box was relabeled and shipped back as part of the return process without ever being opened. In late January 2022, Gamers Nexus, a prominent YouTube channel with millions of subscribers that reviews technology and computer hardware, stated that they ordered a motherboard from the company Newegg, an online distributor and retailer of new and used goods.
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