ZeroDamage January 4, 2014 Share ZeroDamage Member January 4, 2014 (edited) The case in question is the Fractal Design XL R2 case. It is the best case I've ever owned. I was finally able to hook up my Corsair H90 CPU water cooler. I could only do so much with the cabling with this PSU due to their shorter length. I could not route them behind the motherboard like I wanted but I did the best I could. My CPU never goes over 29 Celsius while gaming. It sometimes hits 30 but then quickly drops down as the fan speeds up but I hear no difference. Here are a few screenshots. Forgive me for poor picture quality. http://i.imgur.com/qEO03xm.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Jer8WvQ.jpg Edit: Here is a speedfan screenshot with the system at idle. http://i.imgur.com/hFGVdri.png Edited January 5, 2014 by Flitterkill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage January 4, 2014 Author Share ZeroDamage Member January 4, 2014 (edited) Here is a link to the case. If you are in the market for a new system, I recommend this case. You do not hear much about the company but the build quality is top notch. There is a fan on the bottom of the case that intakes from the bottom. There is a filter that slides out that you should clean that catches dust. There is the one intake fan in the front and the exhaust in the back. On the top is the addition of the radiator and exhaust fan for the self-contained water cooler. The instructions for the water cooler were the worst I've ever seen but the end result is amazing for the cost. http://www.amazon.com/FRACTAL-DESIGN-FD-CA-DEF-XL-R2-BL-Define-Computer/dp/B00AZQTZFU/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1388869572&sr=8-10&keywords=fractal+design+define Edited January 4, 2014 by ZeroDamage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingCat January 4, 2014 Share walkingCat Member January 4, 2014 looks neat, but how does it cool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenix January 4, 2014 Share Fenix Member January 4, 2014 Here are a few screenshots. Forgive me for poor picture quality. http://i.imgur.com/qEO03xm.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Jer8WvQ.jpg Except a screenshot is a picture of what's on your screen....I guess we all use that word by habit a bit too much now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage January 4, 2014 Author Share ZeroDamage Member January 4, 2014 looks neat, but how does it cool? So far it cools really great. It's mostly quiet. Every possible intake without a fan has a blocker on it by default to only allow air into the locations that are filtered. That includes the front and bottom of the case which have large fans. It runs cool and it is quite large too. As you can see from that one "screenshot" (picture) the videocard has a lot of space between the end of it and the hard drive bays. On my Antec case, I had to remove that bay to fit the video card in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC January 4, 2014 Share VooDooPC Member January 4, 2014 I have the same case. It's really nice. I love the way it looks, just a simple black box. Nothing fancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingCat January 4, 2014 Share walkingCat Member January 4, 2014 yeah i see it now on VooDoo's picture. Looked like a solid brick to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling January 6, 2014 Share samurai nightling Member January 6, 2014 lol at the sticker price though. Very sweet case, I have an Antec full tower thats simple plain black just like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barashin January 6, 2014 Share Barashin Member January 6, 2014 How huge is this thing. It makes your GPU look tiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC January 6, 2014 Share VooDooPC Member January 6, 2014 (edited) lol at the sticker price though. Very sweet case, I have an Antec full tower thats simple plain black just like it. It's about $120 on Newegg and Amazon http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352029 http://www.amazon.com/Fractal-Design-FD-CA-DEF-XL-R2-BL-Define-Black/dp/B00ATXA4TA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1389040808&sr=1-1&keywords=DEFINE+XL+R2 I don't know why the J-Electronics people ZeroDamage linked have it so damn expensive. It's 22 inches tall. So almost 2 feet tall. Edited January 6, 2014 by VooDooPC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling January 7, 2014 Share samurai nightling Member January 7, 2014 Looks like just a regular full tower. So many people buy mid-towers now, they forget how big the full ones are. Mines full and is about 2 feet high. I will say it looks wider than a normal full tower though, same height, larger depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingCat January 7, 2014 Share walkingCat Member January 7, 2014 I have small one, as you referred "mid-towers". But I remember, at FFO I stood my tiny box next to regular size, it's like comparing a Mini-Cooper to a Lincoln town-car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barashin January 7, 2014 Share Barashin Member January 7, 2014 Well the case looks awesome. I don't get the whole appeal of the upcoming SteamOS boxes and even micro-ATX board PCs. I live in a pretty small 1BR apartment and my mid-sized tower stands proudly and gorgeously between my TV stand and desk. It doesn't take up too much space and looks great. Why get a small, less upgradable computer for more money / less value just to hide it away in your TV stand (exacerbating ventilation & overheating issues)? If anything, I wish I had a full tower just because cable management is so annoying now with everything I have crammed in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingCat January 7, 2014 Share walkingCat Member January 7, 2014 It's an old market. For those who can assemble PC on their own, install OS and every application, this sounds like a fraud. But take my word, there are people who can't launch Skype without help, amd its not just about old folks. I'm not even exaggerating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC January 8, 2014 Share VooDooPC Member January 8, 2014 It's an old market. For those who can assemble PC on their own, install OS and every application, this sounds like a fraud. But take my word, there are people who can't launch Skype without help, amd its not just about old folks. I'm not even exaggerating. Totally. My nephew is going to be 14 soon. By the time I was 14 I had build at least one computer for myself. My nephew wouldn't know how to even take the side of his computer case off. I'm sure there's still kids out there doing it the old fashion way but I feel like it's a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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