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Review on Black Solid Fractal Design MicroATX Case - FD-CA-DEF-Mini-C-BK by Derrick Wilson

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great mATX case for new builds

Last build was in 2011 with an Antec 300 mid-tower ATX case and I'm glad to see all the youtube videos testing mATX cases , drew my attention to this wonderful fractal Case 1. The first cable management. Nothing prevents fans from blowing fresh air into the case and cooling components.2. Hidden power supply cover. My Seasonic M1211 520W PSU fits perfectly.3. Caddy for SSD drives 4. Build quality5. Complete bottom, front and optional top dust filters.6. Form factor M/ATX. I didn't need another Mid Tower on my desk.7. Captive thumbscrews on the back.8. Soundproofing - I don't really know if my computer works. he is so calm While the 120mm Fractal fans that came with the case were fine, they were 3-pin and required PWM, so I settled on Noctua's 4-pin fans. On my next build I got Fractal Design. Completely satisfied with the case and construction. Fractal Design Mini CAMD Processor Ryzen 5 2600xMSI B450M Bazooka V.2 MOBMSI Geforce GTX 1060 3GB GPUCorsair Vengeance LX 3200 16GB RAMSamsung EVO 970 M.2 Nvme 500GBSamsung QVO SSD 1TBSeasonic M1211 Mod EVother PSUronze 520Watt hard drive installed Drive in the case because I used an SSD for storage. Cable management was basic, but if you're using a cage then keep a little more creativity in mind with cable management and also internal cooling.

Pros
  • Optimized for high airflow and quiet operation
Cons
  • Minor issues