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Review on Fractal Design Define R5 - ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - High Airflow and Silent Optimized - Includes 2x Dynamix GP-14 140mm Silent Fans - Water-Cooling Ready - Black by Abhey Raj ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

I like everything, the quality is good, the price is reasonable.

The intention behind the purchase is to build a computer that is as silent as possible. At one point in time, I was able to save a lot of money by purchasing the Zalman T3 case that was both the least expensive and the smallest one available; nevertheless, the case had very poor ergonomics and very little space inside. If you have an inexpensive power supply and cooler, you shouldn't expect to have a fully quiet environment with this case. Although there is now less noise and none of the vibrations that were caused by the hard drives, after a short period of time you become accustomed to it, and then noise starts to emanate from other parts of the system once more. As a result, we changed the cooler fan, followed by purchasing a Be silent Dark Power 11 power supply, a Palit 1050ti Kalmx video card with passive cooling, and finally installing the new video card. In addition, I put Polar F14 silent in order to silence any wind coming from the side. I have a system that is almost completely silent when it is in the idle, browser, or office mode. The temperature of the processor is 30, the temperature of the video card is 30, and the temperature of the SSD-HDD drives ranges from 30-33. In game mode, you have to increase the fan speed, and once you do that, you will hear a discernible low-frequency rumble from the stock fans. Because of this, I plan to replace the stock fans in the near future. The USB connectors were a letdown, I had to re-plug the cables because the apparatus turned out to be unrecognized the first time, and the 3.5-millimeter jack required a slight scroll to make sound appear in both sound channels. Both of these issues occurred simultaneously. This is the power LED, based on my own subjective personal observations. It is blue, but I would for it to be a more neutral white, and the space on the front panel where its glow is supposed to be might be made smaller.

Pros
  • It is a pleasure to put together your system and make any necessary upgrades when you use a case that is both attractive and of great quality. - The noise suppression capabilities of the casing The layout is uncomplicated and quite appealing. - Connectors for the outside world and buttons on top. - The wind is strong.
Cons
  • It's not very cool to have noise isolation, and it won't assist with a noisy power supply or other noisy fans. Only when they are operating at their slowest speed are fans undetectable. The fact that the USB and audio ports are of low quality is by far the most frustrating aspect of the whole experience. - The casing is lightweight, made of metal, and is one of the more mature and thin cases. - Individual assertions of responsibility for the power LED

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