Review on Fractal Design Define R5 - ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - High Airflow and Silent Optimized - Includes 2x Dynamix GP-14 140mm Silent Fans - Water-Cooling Ready - Black by Agata Sikora ᠌

Name: Fractal Design Define R5 - ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - High Airflow and Silent Optimized - Includes 2x Dynamix GP-14 140mm Silent Fans - Water-Cooling Ready - Black
Item: Fractal Design Define R5 - ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - High Airflow and Silent Optimized - Includes 2x Dynamix GP-14 140mm Silent Fans - Water-Cooling Ready - Black
Rating: 4

November 15, 2022

I expected mediocre quality, but the product was pleasantly surprised.

I took it to assemble a workstation, I liked that there is a model without a side window, it turned out to be quite cold, compared to the previous case, the temperature is several degrees lower.
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Pros

Beautiful appearance, almost complete modularity, good instructions, convenient connectors and buttons, moderately quiet, there are 5.25 bays that can be dismantled, Velcro for wires, there are a lot of screws in the kit, extra wires can be hidden, there are HDD noise-suppressing rubber slots for circuit disks, the case is cold enough.

Cons

The screws in the kit did not fit the power supply, the ties in the kit crumbled into dust right in the hands, the case is quite heavy, very wide, visually in the picture it already and still fits in the computer desk, then the weight of the case was skewed, the connectors on the front panel are very tight , the HDD sled shakes, the fan noise is noticeable, the 12V connector for the motherboard does not fit into the wire slot, I had to pull out the rubber band and reinsert it, the front door is rather flimsy and does not close so easily, you need to run your hand along the door, the upper plastic plugs are very get dirty quickly and do not rub off, left fingerprints. The side walls tremble and create noise during vibrations.

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Adhe Agung ᠌

November 16, 2022

Got pros: Excellent body. Quiet. Modern. Comfortable. Well blown. Bought a second one for a new computer. Some cons: The price has risen and now this case is really expensive.