Fractal Design Define C

[Freelancer]

Hi all,

Is heat a concern for 3.5" drives without any airflow below the shroud? I'm planning for a new PC and intend to use 1 SSD and 1 HD (maybe 2TB).

 

[Kofoed]

Would you recommend this over the Corsair Carbide 400Q?

Thanks in advanced.

 

[Bjørgersson]

How quiet could those stock fans be?

I think they're even quieter than my previous SWiF2s.

Would you recommend this over the Corsair Carbide 400Q?

Thanks in advanced.

I totally would. I've seen both irl and I chose Fractal, I think it's higher quality and I've always preferred Fractal over Corsair. But that's just me.

 

[Kofoed]

So I got the Define c myself yesterday, the installation was quite easy. Nice cable management.. Overall very good case, my only flaw is that is it not as quiet as I had hoped for.
Compared to my old HAF 932 it is quite a bit quieter, but once it heats up a bit it becomes quite loud.

The cooling is very good though, quieter than my old, but only gets a few degress hotter during stress test. CPU i5 4760k at 3.8GHz hits 73degree after 30min of prime95.

My CPU cooler is the older Noctua NH-U12P with whatever fans that came with it.
GPU Sapphire 390 Nitro
Stock case fans

Im going to try and get some quiet CPU fans to see if I can bring the noise down a tad.

 

[Bjørgersson]

So I got the Define c myself yesterday, the installation was quite easy. Nice cable management.. Overall very good case, my only flaw is that is it not as quiet as I had hoped for.
Compared to my old HAF 932 it is quite a bit quieter, but once it heats up a bit it becomes quite loud.

The cooling is very good though, quieter than my old, but only gets a few degress hotter during stress test. CPU i5 4760k at 3.8GHz hits 73degree after 30min of prime95.

My CPU cooler is the older Noctua NH-U12P with whatever fans that came with it.
GPU Sapphire 390 Nitro
Stock case fans

Im going to try and get some quiet CPU fans to see if I can bring the noise down a tad.

Good choice!