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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 Chris Quinto

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Fractal Design is my favorite

After some PC building experiments I'm convinced that Fractal Design makes the best cases. The sophisticated style strikes the perfect balance between form and function and fits almost anywhere. Apart from the beautiful look, this case is characterized above all by the processing quality. The case screws and threads are consistently excellent. Many cases have bad/bent threads in multiple places or seem to snap when tying them together no matter how careful you are, but FD cases don't seem to have this problem. Also the fit of the parts is much better than in most other cases; The screws themselves are also very high quality. This is the model I used to build the server. That's a big deal. but it fits a lot of drives and even more if you use 2.5" drives since you can double the 3.5" drive bays and/or add more drives to the 5.25" drive bays. With a mATX motherboard you have plenty of room to work and the case looks pretty empty. I suspect that even with the ATX furniture and other components it is easy to handle and very spacious. This is a great case - the only brand that wasn't difficult to work with - definitely my first choice from now on.

Pros
  • Easy to install
Cons
  • Definitely bad product

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