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Review on πŸ’» FD C DEF7X 01 Fractal Design Aluminum Computer by Wiktor Barczuk ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

The product is good, there are only a few minor flaws.

As for the fan speed controller, I managed to defeat it (so that it could be controlled through the motherboard), set in the BIOS for the connector to which it is connected, control via PWM (it was auto) and in addition to 3 pin fans connected another 4 pin. For those who only have 3 pins powered, try setting the voltage control only, it might work. To be honest, for that kind of money, I would like more flexibility for building a cooling system for the insides (installing fans on the side cover and what concerns the top one).

Pros
  • -Stylish and conservative look, nothing more than a formal suit. Now this is a rarity among the buildings, everything was filled with LGBT lighting and glass for backbiters and "gypsies". IMHO -High variability in assembling the personal car of your dreams. -High quality painting. -Good sound insulation (provided that a solid top wall is used). -Possibility of vertical installation of the video card without the use of metal saws and wire cutters. The rear plugs are removed completely and do not have partitions. -Cable management with Velcro straps. -Big and roomy.
Cons
  • -Due to the fact that the front and bottom mounting points in the case have fastenings for both 120 and 140 fans, when 140-mm fans are operating, the intake air, meeting with the fastening elements of 120 mm fans, emits a rumble very similar to the rumble of aircraft propellers. I tested it with fans from Noctuary NF-A15 PWM and Silent Wings 3 140mm from Bikvaet. And this is the biggest minus for me, there is nowhere to hide from this noise, it only helps to drop the revolutions to 500, and then the point is 140 mm !? Maybe it's in these fans, but the pre-installed ones are also buzzing, although not so much. - Although the body is made of normal steel and each element of the frame individually has decent rigidity, they are fastened so that in general the structure walks decently and has poor rigidity, the side walls do not help to add it, as they are attached to the body with latches. -As for the top panel. Instead of making one, but with soundproof inserts in the places where the top fans are installed, i. E. I wanted to install one, dismantled one insert, I wanted two . and so on, we have two extremes, either solid, but without the possibility of heat removal, or all in a mesh with good ventilation, but with no sound insulation. I also had to pay for two covers, one of which will constantly gather dust in the box (the campaign could not have done without marketers). IMHO. -There is no possibility of installing fans on the side cover, opposite the video card. IMHO -Very tight USB ports on the top panel, it was dumb to push through when the flash drive was first introduced.