Review on Fractal Design FD CA DEF XL R2 BL: Ultimate Computer Case for Power and Performance by Micha Gabriel Czajko ᠌

- Durable and relatively inexpensive solution for any workload, including server. - Simple and strict, but thoughtful and pleasing to the eye design, without unnecessary show-offs, holes and lights. The tall black tower of Sauron. - Ease of access, sidewalls and back plates can be removed without a screwdriver. - 2xUSB2 + 2xUSB3 on the front panel. - Heavy and durable - stands like a glove, does not play, does not vibrate. Metal 1 mm. On top, you can fit a small printer or scanner. - Thick, heavy soundproofing, although don't expect miracles. With so many HDDs, this is a necessity, not a show-off. - Spacious, like a palace - everything will go in and still remain. Lots of space for cable management. - Good ventilation and cooling, especially for disc baskets. A thick dropsy up to 240mm breaks in from above, a thin one will fit in front (but not any). - 3 good, quiet (at minimum speed) fans included: one in front, one in the back, one at the bottom (blowing on the video card, which is mega-cool and almost never found!). - Simple, discreet reobass switch with power for 3 fans. - Two HDD cages with 4 disks each, not 3 + 5, as in many other cases: three are few, five are many, and four are just right! - One HDD cage can be removed, rotated 90 degrees horizontally, or rearranged to the place of the lower fan (and moved forward). - 8 easily removable metal sleds for SSD / HDD with anti-vibration pads. They don't rattle. - ODD cages can accommodate four HDD/ODD racks or a 140mm fan. - The upper HDD basket can be thrown into the ODD basket, there is a place. But there are no fasteners, you have to "". - In any case, a 330 mm video card will fit. RTX 3080/3090 - no problem. - Without the upper HDD basket, a professional video card up to 400 mm will fit. Not every large case can boast the ability to simultaneously connect a 400 mm video card and four (with racks in ODD bays - up to eight) 3.5" HDD. - All necessary screws and anti-vibration rubber bands included.