so now that the dust has settled, can we all agree that pic related

>>59634403
i bought it because /g recommended it. works well and catches a lot of dust. 10/10

>>59634403
I prefer Iian li but Fractal does have that nice Scandinavian design

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>>59634403
I would have gotten the gray one had it been on the same $80 deal the windowless black one was on.

Regardless I love it.

>>59634403
I have the define S and if you don't have a need for more than 3HDD's and 2 SSD's (or a mix) then the define S is better.
The only time the R5 is better is if you have a bay reservoir or need all the HDD slots.

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This is the ideal case, anything else is nigger tier

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Am I the only one who fell for the FT02 meme?

>>59634660
yes, because that looks stupid

>>59634403

Bought the R4 today because it was 20 yurops cheaper.


Was it a mistake?

>>59634660
>Those curved edges
>That massive bezel between the case corner and the 5.25inch bay
>Expansion bays on top of case under a literal plastic heat trapper
>3 Fans on bottom of case
Yes, you fell for the meme

>>59634403
I bought the R4 when it came out years ago. Great case, but it doesn't have a great airflow.

>>59634403
Titanium > everything else

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>>59634403
It is the best.

>>59634759
The only difference is that the R4 doesn't have removable disc drive bay and you have to remove the motherboard everytime you want to use the SDD slot in the back.

>>59634403
I got mine three years ago, best case I've had.

>>59634940
yes it is

>>59634403
No cause all the fuckin usb3.0 ports died on me on this case for some fuckin reason

Fucking laws of the jante the case

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I ended up getting the Define C since I only use SSDs

>>59634403
Ohshit. Accidentally bought this case second hand for an old server. Is it really that good? The cable management was god tier.

Fractal seems decent overall. I have a Node 605 and my only real complaint is that the dust filters aren't very good. Also the included fans are loud but I never use pack-in fans anyway.

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>>59634403
You callin my baby ugly?

>>59636663
I look at my monitor when using computers not the internals of the pc.

the power button sticks, only one front panel USB ports work, and none of the front panel audio ports work

it is dead silent and keeps the internals clean though

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>>59634403
Is the mini as good as the full one?

Thinking about that for my next build.

>>59636689
Tempered glass panels is the latest PC case meme. Won't be long before all cases have them.

>>59636699
Everything on the front dies one by one.
First was the audio port, then left most USB, then the USB port beside it.

>>59636820
Mine (define mini) is fine... after 3 years. I use the front panel heavily.

For all I know it might start falling apart the next week, but until today, not a glitch.

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too bulky.

>>59637309
if only that thing had a 140mm fan in the front, or two - filtered

but nooo..

>>59634403

>silent computer case ever created?

Yes, if they fix their flimsy faggot nigger hard drive cages so they actually stop the vibrations instead of multiplying them

>>59637383
Out of curiosity, how exactly did you attach your harddrives to the cages to make that happen?

>>59636689
There's a few useful reasons to have glass
>Troubleshooting without taking side off
>Monitoring water loop for leaks
>Checking BIOS error codes if your motherboard has a display for that

Or, simply
>It looks nice and I want it
Is a valid reason. Ricing is a meme, sure, but is putting up drapes and pictures "ricing" your house? You don't need them.

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>>59634403
My 5 spinning disks cause a constant vibration sound that is driving me insane, it's like a pulse

driving me insane desu

>>59637343
what for when the cooled components have almost direct access to fresh air?

>>59637440
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2m6wsQ36EA

exactly like vid related, it stops when i put pressure over the hdd cage

Yes the dust is settled,
literally settled into those usb ports and plug holes.

>>59634403
Why are the only good computer cases the ones you get with workstations?

>>59634403
I have the mini version which is superior

>>59636663
yes

>>59637462
im not seeing any CPU or VRM airflow in that, just some honeycomb shit for GPU thats it.

>>59634403
Yes, but like >>59637383 and >>59637440 mentioned I also have occasional hdd vibration noise despite trying a bunch of different rubber grommet combinations and positions. Any tips for this one, niggers?

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>>59637343
The case is only 200mm tall by 112mm wide - no way a 120mm fan will fit in the front, let alone a 140mm. Also the PSU is at the front.

>>59637519
The CPU cooler and PSU are on the other side of the case.

>>59637637
pretty cool

But probably a reason id got with m-atx instead, jut more options there, and still pretty tiny.

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>59634403
I like the window edition

but yeah best case

I have a Core 2500 and it's trash, bad build quality, barely any protection against dust, one of front usb ports stopped working, fan controller is flimsy and HDD LED is too bright. Never buying fractal shit again.

>>59637533
use SSD

>>59635692
It's the superior case anyway

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>>59637440
>>59637468
I have the exact same problem, fucking silent case my ass

>>59637711
I agree, mine is >>59637777
shit is heavy as fuck, yet the case still warps if you push on the top sideways. I have this irritating humming buzzing noise. My cooler master atc was quiet as fuck all aluminium, i just needed usb 3.0. Never buying fractal again

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>all this plebdom

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>not using anicient forbidden knowledge for higher overclock

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I own the windowless version of both the Fractal Design R5 and Mini C. They are both whisper silent. The Mini C is in my bedroom which is a modest 14 x 10 foot bedroom. I cannot hear the pc at all even while sitting right next to it in the middle of the quiet night. My Mini C has four case fans — the two Fractal Design GP-12's that came with the fan plus two Noctua NF-F12's that I added. Inside the case is an i7-7700k, a Cryorig H7, an EVGA GTX 1080 Superclocked, and a Seasonic 650w SS-650KM psu. That's a lot of fans, and no noise at all eminating from my windowless Mini C.

Bonus — the cable management and overall modularity of both the R5 and Mini C are extraordinary.

>>59637700
Seen air intake is bad as h440

>>59634403
It's just a simple box.

>>59638014
You're totally right, what that box needs is some goofy indentations and bulges to polish the visual aesthetic

>>59638014
You're a bag of meat.

>>59638004
well, FD are not built for air intake, as much as i love R5`s design, i got the corsair 450d for the air intake... sadly, cause it is too hot for a nice case like FD R5 where i am from :(

>>59634403
I have a Define R3. Wish I had a newer version cause this one is not that great on the inside.

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>>59638095

You can remove the R5's door if you need max airflow.

Or choose one of the (pic related) alternatives.

i have r5 for like 5 months now
never bother to clean it yet
how do I do it just clean the filters?
should i bother with cleaning the cables outside the case(i just put them all behind the desk so they dont look like shiet)

>>59634403
>most visually pleasing
looks like literally every other case made in the last 5 years

>>59634403
That's not the Antec P180 Mini.

>>59638774
No. Every case these days look factory riced with VTEC RGB autism.

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>>59634403

>not this

>>59634403
The side intake triggers me beyond repair. It's just retarded. Bottom intake & clean side panel is the way to go.

>>59637993
i have the same case with practicallt identical specs. you must be deaf if you dont hear your 1080 while gaming

>>59634403
H440

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>>59639148
>Ventilation status: happening

>>59634403
It is the best. People usually hate on it to be contrarian. Personally I like the window side panel, so it isn't just a black monolith on my desk.
Functionally the case top-tier.

>>59637383
>>59637533
>>59637440
>>59637468
>>59637777
This. It's annoying as shit and is apparently the bottom dust filter vibrating against the case from what I can find. I'm going to try and put tape around the edges of it to fatten it and make it fit more snuggly.

>>59636663
Yeah. It's ugly, and you don't have good taste in things. Don't worry, it's not the end of the world.

Just don't spread around your shitty taste.

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rate my babe

>>59639584
Protective status: one spilled anything away from disaster.

>>59637309
>>59637637
>>59637850
if i ever build an inferior tower computer id go aim to this form factor

>>59634413
Too bad the front filter is a bit curved and lets in air through the cracks.

>>59637533
Apply canned foam to the contact areas.

>>59636719
It's better

>>59639755
You have rice in your veins. Don't be ashamed of it and try to hide it to impress a superior case design. Embrace the rice, let yourself free.

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>>59636719
It would be, if the front filters didn't totally fuck up the air flow.

>>59640047

i'll take that as a compliment.

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>>59639470
>intaking the floor dust

>>59640071
How is this any different from the R5?

>>59634403
>so now that the dust has settled
You should clean your computer more often

C70 master race

>>59634403
>no glass
Get this shit off my /g/, fag

>>59637637
>>59637850
>>59637309

lmao caselets when will they learn

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>>59640320
The R5 filters don't obstruct the flow anywhere near as much.

>>59640843
I think I'll remove the doors and see how well that improves my temps

Also, am I the only one not impressed with the noise level? I hear a constant low buzz from my PC. In my world silent means silent. My Ultrabook should not make less noise at idle than my "silent" PC case

Do I have to lower my case fan speeds? They're at stock settings, and the GPU fan is off when the GPU is idle

>>59640894
See
>>59639698

>>59640894
The bottom and the back are not padded, so it's always going to make a bit of noise.

>>59634940
>not disconnecting your led
cant sleep with that shit in my room tbqh

>>59640928
It's not that vibration. It's just the fan noise. I can tell the difference. Plus I have the define mini, not the R5.

>>59640938
I'll keep the front main panel shut which is what keeps in most of the noise. What I'm wondering is if remove the plastic door in front of the fan will increase airflow if the main padded door is still shut

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I'm quite a fan of my 750D to be honest.

>>59640985
I had to do this too, holy fuck. Only thing wrong with the fractals

>>59637476
literally this, I ended up putting tape over the ports i don't use

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The Mini C would be perfect if it were just rounder and cuter

>>59638298
Or Thermaltake F51 (without the tempered glass option) which is the same as the R5 with, I think, a smaller side fan aperture.

I can report its very quiet and generally solid and well put together.

No scientific view on air flow but my 7700k is running a 28 degrees, 1070 EVGA SCX3.0 (aka Firestarter Edition) is at 35 on a profile where I can't hear the case fans.

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This looks better and is also "silent". Mine should be here tomorrow. Hope that fucking foam does its job.

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Got Define Mini C with window, it's QT-tier

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Step aside plebs

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>>59641098
>Raijintek>Everything else

>>59641277
Space heater/10

>>59641277
>window

It's garbage.

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>>59641290
Bow before me, plebeian.

>>59641277
>>59641403
Not sure what you see in it desu, it's a pretty uninspired design.

>>59641403
Alright, you've made a cheaper, chintzier clone of some cute Japanese cases.

Still waiting on the god-tier internal layout of a Fractal case though.

>>59640985
>cant sleep with that shit in my room tbqh

>Getting electro smog cancer

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>>59641432
Clean lines
God-tier materials
Compact, efficient design
Bestest interior layout

It's the spiritual follower of the godlike Lian-Li PC-A05.

>>59641403
>Rounded corners.

>>59641277
>Window

>>59641220
>herro you wanna pray game?

Too big desu.
Who even still keeps hard drives in their tower and not in a NAS in a separate room? Am I back in 1999?

>visually pleasing

Only if it's got a custom paintjob on it or some gorgeous internals (this requires a window though), otherwise it's just actively boring, NZXT, Bitfenix, Phanteks and Corsair do the understated look better.

Then again, /g/ is the main temple of the cult of bland

>>59641528
go back to /v/

>>59639912
>>59634413
I put tape all over the holes.

>>59639470
>Bottom intake
oh you've got one of those dust-cooled builds

fractal define s >

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Why would a man need 5.25 bay in his battlestation today?

>>59642343
you wouldent
Id much rather have a 3x 140mm front intake than 3x 120mm/2x 140mm because of a dumb 5.25 bay lmao

>>59642343
I have a pump/res combo in the two 5.25" bays on my Arc Mini
But granted I chose that bayres because I had that case, not the other way around
The bays have never been used for anything else

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>>59641220
>imagining dusting those fins

>>59641098
Jonsbo makes cute stuff
They get inspiration from all the right places

>>59642343
So he can burn bootleg movies for his grandparents?

>>59636663
Is this the case where you can't get a rad in the top because someone in development measured wrong

>>59634403
>randomly placed panels everywhere
>misaligned panels
>everything is a different shade
Is it really impossible to find a good looking PC case? Even things that try to not be gamer shit still end up looking terrible.

>>59641500
Looks like shit senpai

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>>59642412
Forget the fins on top - imagine all the dust that's going to get sucked through the filterless side panels and into the radiators.

>>59642432
Buying something that supports USB flash drives or SD cards (like those $5 chink android-tv sticks) and stop ripping disks seems like a better solution in this case to me. That would also remove any needs of choosing a torrent with proper codecs (some toasters don't play x264 and so on).

>>59642466
>measured wrong
Nigga it's a bottom-end case they deliberately gimped the rad compatability to make you buy the evolv

>>59634403
>get a Define S
>stick my old piledriver system in it, with a 212 Evo
>underclock/undervolt the CPU
>the thing makes absolutely no fucking noise whatsoever

I was pleasantly surprised, also the case is extremely well built and a breeze to work with

would shill on /g/ any time

>>59640226
>>59641855
>they keep their cases on the floor
>they dont clean their rooms
On a scale from 1-10, how plebeian do you consider yourselves? No amount of good design can repair retardation.

>>59642343
I still buy and rip CDs.

>>59642718
Shit flying into windows from the street covers everything in my room in no time so I just clean my CPU radiator like yearly and ok wih it. I think it's better than plugging intakes with dense material or spending whole days just moping all the stuff non-stop.

>>59641855
>dust filtered front intake
>this is fine
>dust filtered bottom fan
>ITS GOING TO CHOKE ON DUST
are you even trying?

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>>59642563
>deliberately gimped the rad compatability

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The N200 is /ourcase/

>>59642771
So I guess your PSU is experiencing a serious choking hazard then? It's sucking in all the dust from the observable universe too, according to you.

>>59642845
>mesh
no, gtfo

Just got a spare one from work. Very pleased; I was looking to buy one anyway.

>>59642862
My PSU would sooner die because of my fucking neighbour (this faggot thinks he's a skilled electrician and fucks up the grid few times a year).
When I opened my previous Thermaltake one it didn't had enormous amounts of dust. Maybe because it have lots of space inside for dirty air to flow unlike CPU cooler ribs plased <1mm apart.

>>59634403
>80 fucking dollar case at cheapest
What's a good case that isn't overpriced?

>>59643505
that one
all the $50 or less cases are cheap cases

you can't get a great case at cheap case prices.

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>>59634413
>tfw, fell for the fractal meme

>>59640985
I didn't disconnect it, I made it so it doesn't shine out of the front, only the ring does. I also didn't plug in the HDD led. With only the ring being shining, its very possible to sleep in a dark room with it turned on.

I like Phanteks more desu. I'm thinking buying the enthoo pro m tg to replace my corsair 100r which is total shit tier.

Got a Define Mini C recently. Comfiest case to use and build in, would recommend.

No love for mATX systems

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Got one of these with a 3770 for free and put a GTX 1050 ti into it. Looks pretty good next to the PS4 and makes less noise.

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can someone make a recommendation for me?
i'm looking to get a new case for a build i'm planning to do. right now i've got the cougar volant, and the thing i love about it is the hotswap bay on the top

can anyone think of any other cases like that?

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>>59644718

>>59644939
exactly why i'm getting a new case
the volant is hideous

I own an Define S, Define S Nano, and Corsair 400q. Sound dampening foam is legit the biggest fucking meme. Fuck review sites and their acoustic measuring tools. From firsthand experience it makes no real world difference. The Define cases look really nice though.

>>59643868
I have one of those but no way you fit a GTX 1050ti in there.
I just stripped the CPU out of it (i5-4690 for €100)

>>59642845
I have it and it's horrible.

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>>59640843
The filter is too long though, so it doesn't seal properly. Pic related, green is the gap that lets dust through.

>>59645176
Maybe, but some fine dust will get through no matter what you do.

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>>59645075
MSI sff version with adapter bracket, just about squeezes in there.

>>59642724
This