Fractal Design Define C

Freelancer · Nov 25, 2016

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 · Nov 25, 2016

Would you recommend this over the Corsair Carbide 400Q?

Thanks in advanced.

Bjørgersson · Nov 30, 2016

seggbizo said:
How quiet could those stock fans be?

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

Kofoed said:
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 · Dec 1, 2016

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 · Dec 1, 2016

Kofoed said:
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!

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING
Cooling	CPU - stock AMD Wraith Spire cooler; Case - Noctua NF-A14 PWM x2 in front, stock fan at the back
Memory	Galax HOF 3200MHz C14 8Gb x 2
Video Card(s)	MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming X
Storage	Crucial MX300 525GB, WD Blue 1TB HD, ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB
Display(s)	Eizo EV2451, Samsung SyncMaster 2343BWX
Case	Fractual Design Define C Window
Power Supply	Corsair RM650i
Mouse	Logitech G400s
Keyboard	iRocks IRK75M
Software	Microsoft Windows 10 Home

Processor	Intel I7 4790k
Motherboard	MSI Z87 - G45
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S
Memory	16gb 1600mhz (2000mhz OC)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 1080
Storage	750gb + 256gb ssd, 2TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung C24fg70 144hz
Case	Fractal Design Define C
Audio Device(s)	Motherboard, Realtek
Power Supply	CM Silent Pro M1000
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy FPS Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 x64

Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 5700X
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Alpenföhn Dolomit Premium
Memory	Kingston Fury Beast 16 GB
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4070 Dual OC 12 GB
Storage	Kingston Fury Renegade 1 TB, Western Digital Red 2 TB
Display(s)	Dell G2724D
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar DSX + Microlab B-77
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-550
Mouse	Zowie ZA11
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock TKL Brown
Software	Windows 10 Pro

Processor	Intel I7 4790k
Motherboard	MSI Z87 - G45
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S
Memory	16gb 1600mhz (2000mhz OC)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 1080
Storage	750gb + 256gb ssd, 2TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung C24fg70 144hz
Case	Fractal Design Define C
Audio Device(s)	Motherboard, Realtek
Power Supply	CM Silent Pro M1000
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy FPS Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 x64

Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 5700X
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Alpenföhn Dolomit Premium
Memory	Kingston Fury Beast 16 GB
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4070 Dual OC 12 GB
Storage	Kingston Fury Renegade 1 TB, Western Digital Red 2 TB
Display(s)	Dell G2724D
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar DSX + Microlab B-77
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-550
Mouse	Zowie ZA11
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock TKL Brown
Software	Windows 10 Pro

Fractal Design Define C

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