Intelligently designed, the Define C from Fractal Designs is primarily for anyone looking for a quiet enclosure with a powerful, expandable air or liquid cooling system, built with a striking Scandinavian-inspired design.
Fractal Design 's cleverly designed Define C case is for anyone looking for a quiet case that's ready for a powerful, expandable air- or liquid-cooling system, built with a stunning Scandinavian-inspired design. Combining design, space and ventilation, the Define C can accommodate up to 2 x 3.5" HDD/SSD (and 3 x 2.5" SSD), an ATX power supply, a 315mm+ graphics card and cooling options ranging from 7 x 120mm or 140mm fans to watercooling (240mm top, 360mm front).
You can easily change the layout to suit your new needs!
Optimal cooling
The Define C is the quietest case in the computer industry, thanks to the dense, strategically placed ModuVent sound insulation material and the finely tuned fans from the Dynamic series with covers. The Define C has ample space to accommodate large watercooling systems or fans.
It is equipped with the new ModuVent "tool-free" fan slot covers. The user can install additional fans, or cover the slots for maximum sound insulation. The case comes with two 120mm Fractal Design Dynamic GP12 fans, designed to provide superlative airflow with minimal noise.
A classy design
The Fractal Design Define C case benefits from a robust design that's engineered to give you absolute silence. The entire enclosure is lined with a highly sound-absorbing material that does not restrict airflow or cooling. A dust cover is fitted at the front and rear for easy access.
This model is also available in a windowed version. Practical, robust, high-performance and ultra-designed, it will satisfy gamers looking for a high-end case.
Main features:
Motherboard compatibility: ATX, Micro ATX, Mini ITX
Bays: 2 x 3.5" (2.5" compatible) and 3 x 2.5" (SSD/HDD)
Expansion slots: 7
Power supply compatibility: ATX power supplies up to 175 mm deep
Graphics Card Compatibility: Up to 315 mm long
Ventirad compatibility: Up to 170 mm high
Cooling/Fanning : 7 fan slots (2 x 120mm Dynamic GP12 fans included)
Watercooling compatibility: front: 360, 280, 240, 140 and 120 mm (max width 144 mm), top: 240 and 120 mm, rear: 120 mm (max width 125 mm)
Connections on the front: 2x USB 3.0 + Audio ports
When I changed PCs, I made a point of sticking with a Fractal case, which I find very attractive, solid-looking and not too heavy. It's cleverly designed for ventilation, access to components, silence and cleaning. I had a larger tower on my old PC (Fractal Design Define XL R2 Titanium Grey) which was also very good, but now it's too big and heavy. The case doesn't move around too much over time.
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by ChristopheG
Posted on 19 Jan 2024
Product bought from LDLC on 16 Jan 2024
Number of reviews: 1Average rating: 10
Top box and LDLC delivery in less than 2 days
Beautiful finish. Quiet fans. Very good packaging.
Mounted with ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WIFI II motherboard
No worries, everything is perfect.
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by ThéoB
Posted on 26 Jun 2020
Product bought from LDLC on 1 Jun 2020
Number of reviews: 2Average rating: 9
Almost perfect!
I bought this case following a massive change of components on my tower (in the end, you could say that I changed my PC)
My previous one was a micro-ATX case from an HP office tower that was a bit old-fashioned, so I can tell you that the change has been appreciated!
The quality level is very good, the screw threads may be a bit coarse, but nothing that prevents a good assembly.
The design is really what gave me a breath of fresh air: it is so well thought out! Everything fits comfortably, and even with my slightly old power supply, the cables still fit (even with an extra sata power supply port, which gets stuck between the wall and the back panel).
Why did you give it an 8/10 in this case? For something as "ridiculous" as the front panel audio! I've been using a Senheiser Momentum as a PC headset for a while (with a TTRS: audio-microphone-command jack), and I add an external mic when needed. I used to plug each of them into a jack port on the front of my old tower without any problem (despite the headset's excessive number of channels): I never had any sound/mic problems doing that (no splitter, adapter, etc.).
Simple component savings, or difference in mentality? My front mounted headphones now have nice echoes, static and other joys when I try to plug them into the output port! I have of course rechecked the HD audio connector on my CM, but it's the jack ports that are simply of poor quality: pressing on one side of the plugged-in jack gives me a clear sound!
So I have to use a jack splitter to get a clear sound, and at the same time occupy the microphone port, since the splitter connected only to the output port also generates noise for me!
In short, I have to use the split on the 2 ports, I can't use my external mic, everything is perfect...
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by GuyD
Posted on 10 May 2020
Product bought from LDLC on 27 Feb 2020
Number of reviews: 2Average rating: 10
Superb case
Very well designed, spacious, reasonably intuitive, very good quality materials: frankly, a very reasonable price for such intelligent design. To top it all off, almost perfect silence in normal use...
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by Boris
Posted on 10 Dec 2019
Product bought from LDLC on 29 Nov 2019
Number of reviews: 1Average rating: 7
Damage
Very nice tower, spacious interior... alas, I had not seen that there are only two slots for 3.5' hard disks, I was planning to put my 4 hard disks, I am quite saddened by the situation.