119€95
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.
Beautiful finish. Quiet fans. Very good packaging.
Mounted with ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WIFI II motherboard
No worries, everything is 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...
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...
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.
Super surprised, very spacious, sober, I did not ask for anything more. Everything is perfect, I am very satisfied.
Nice case. Strong. Excellent workmanship and finish. Very good brand (I already have a R2 arc midi of the brand, I will not change brand for my boxes). Silent...well yes, silent! The SSD slot behind the motherboard is not wide enough for me to put my SSDs (because of sata cables and power supply), so I put them in place of classic hard drives, since I did not put HDDs (2 slots). I did not put a burner slot (which is no longer useful).
I was able to put in a big venrirad. There is plenty of room. I recommend this case not too bulky but nevertheless spacious inside...and I repeat...silence!!!
Very satisfied with the box
+ nice design
+ good quality materials
+ easy to mount/dismount side plates
+ good organization of the power cables
+ well ventilated
+ quiet
- positioning of 2.5' drives behind the motherboard (little space), difficult to connect
I ordered this case to mount a new PC, no worries, nothing to say. Plenty of room to install components, with clever placement of power supply and hard drive, all allowing for efficient cable management. The whole thing is spacious without being huge.
This case is perfect for modern use:
- no slots for DVD burners and other 5.25" drives.
- The two 3.5" HDD slots are in the lower part with the power supply. You can connect SSDs instead.
The fact that the power supply slides out when you remove the 2 hand screws makes it easier to manipulate the bottom part.
Compared to the Fractal Design Define Mini Black that I own, I find this one more optimized for today's uses if you don't use a lot of HDDs. And therefore slightly smaller and better ventilated.
The front panel is only 2xUSB3.0 as shown on the picture (there is no USB2.0 on the front panel as described).
The case being large, I needed an extension cable for the CPU power supply.
It is possible to change the CPU fan without dismantling the motherboard.
The quality and design is perfect.
Very happy with my purchase!
I was impressed by the sound isolation of the box, I recommend it!
The only negative point is the space between the HDD racks and the power supply which is really cramped to connect the cables! Apart from that everything is quality & very well thought out.
Everything is well thought out and in its place.
It is possible to remove the cooling unit without removing the motherboard. I put the Asus Z170-PRO Gaming motherboard and the GTX 1070 Armor in it without any problems. I easily fitted the Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 550W Titanium power supply.
