Fractal Design Case Users Thread

• lagur on 15 Jan 16 @ 10:31 AM #

  mikefm Send Message View User Items on January 11, 2016 05:31 PM #
  
  Ilang decibels ba pagitan ng windowed and a solid side panel sa Fractal Define R5? Sobrang ingay ba kung windowed sya o wala naman masyadong difference?
  
  Not much daw, pero another reason why i dont want windowed cause i think its juvinile to look into your pc, whats iportant is the screen not your pc with kiddy lights.
  
  Other choices would be corsair carbide , or antec kung meron pa non, coolermaster silent

  
  
  Same reason I still love my black R2 XL even before di na ako big fan ng pc lights and I always put them under my table regardless of the case size.
  
  Case will be very quiet on non-windowed with sound dampening even if you are using stock fans. Replaced them with Corsair silent fans and it seems the same but a bit cooler.
  
  While playing games in crossfire mode with my headphones on... the only thing that makes noise in my room at night is my mouse (yes I use ergo silent keyboard).

• mikefm on 15 Jan 16 @ 11:53 AM #

  there is a word for gamer led lights and wires. "tacky taste". I prefer the apple like design but I hate apple for locking up young pc.
  So i go, Fractal design which provides that. solid door models that the distributer refuses to sell.

• rangeman on 18 Jan 16 @ 01:48 PM #

  So, should we still wait for the non-windowed version of Define R5?

• mikefm on 18 Jan 16 @ 02:42 PM #

  might message fractal europe to tell our local distort to bring few again
  
  -- edited by mikefm on Jan 18 2016, 02:42 PM

• kevs926 on 27 Jan 16 @ 04:31 PM #

  Parang lahat kayu d2 naka cpucooler
  
  D ba sulit yung case kung stock hsf lang gamitin?
  
  Hehe just wondering

• lagur on 02 Feb 16 @ 02:47 PM #

  kevs926 Send Message View User Items on January 27, 2016 04:31 PM #
  
  Parang lahat kayu d2 naka cpucooler
  
  D ba sulit yung case kung stock hsf lang gamitin?
  
  Hehe just wondering

  
  
  It's up to you really, as long as you have good ambient room temperature and don't plan to overclock then stock HSF is pretty much ok.
  
  Di lang sulit case kunwari in my case I have XL R2 then kung 1 GPU at 1 HDD lang gamit ko :)
  
  -- edited by lagur on Feb 02 2016, 02:48 PM

• kelspogi on 07 Feb 16 @ 01:27 AM #

  Tanong lang po, sa settings ko sa mobo naka maximum yung fans speed, medyo maingay normal po ba? Thanks!

• mikefm on 08 Feb 16 @ 01:47 PM #

  Tanong lang po, sa settings ko sa mobo naka maximum yung fans speed, medyo maingay normal po ba? Thanks!

  
  
  Try using this. SPEED FAN, ok sya if you want to test fan speeds. ingat lang dont shut down all your fans.
  
  <click here for link>

• monsteromen on 11 Feb 16 @ 03:13 PM #

  Ano kaya mas okay dito sa dalawa in terms of dust protection, Arc Mini R2 or Design Define Mini? Pareho silang mabilis tanggalin yung dust filters kaya madali linisin pero ano kaya diyan mas effective? Also yung Arc Mini R2 has 2xUSB 3.0 vs sa Define Mini na may 2xUSB 2.0 + 1xUSB3.0. Same lang kasi price nila

• lorin1992 on 17 Feb 16 @ 04:47 PM #

  mga sir san ba kinakabit ang fan controller ng fractal r2 mini? balak ko kasi bumili ng case na un kaya lang 2 lang fan header ng motherboard ko at 4 pin pa un. advice naman.

• b201001 on 25 Feb 16 @ 05:28 AM #

  Magkakaroon kaya ng define nano s dito sa ph?

• mamba024 on 27 Feb 16 @ 08:25 PM #

  am I the only one here with a ARc midi r2?? hehe.. thinking of switching to h440 nzxt,. nakita ko tong thread. dami nyu nagpopost., wag na kaya switch? eheheheh

• GarretMasterson on 28 Feb 16 @ 10:40 PM #

  am I the only one here with a ARc midi r2?? hehe.. thinking of switching to h440 nzxt,. nakita ko tong thread. dami nyu nagpopost., wag na kaya switch? eheheheh
  

  
  
  I'm using arc midi r2 din. Mas gusto ko pa rin siya kesa sa h440 since mas mabilis linisin front intake niya and maganda air flow ng case. Pero kung aesthetics mas maganda itsura ng h440 especially yung white version.

• mamba024 on 28 Feb 16 @ 10:59 PM #

  Hehehe... Ilan fans gamit mo?all this time 3 fans lng nasa case ko kya pla ang init ng gpu...

• GarretMasterson on 28 Feb 16 @ 11:43 PM #

  5 gamit kong fans (7 kung considered yung 2 sa heatsink ko).
  
  2 sa front intake, 1 bottom intake, 1 rear exhaust tapos isa sa top exhaust.
  
  Tinanggal ko na rin yung top hard drive bay para hindi restrictive yung airflow papunta sa video card ko.
  
  
  
  
  -- edited by GarretMasterson on Feb 28 2016, 11:46 PM

• JLsantiago on 27 Mar 16 @ 05:09 AM #

  ask lang nakaka experience ba kayo ng problema sa fan controller 4 times na kasi ng yare saken na kapag binago ko yun fan speed 5v to 12v nag BSOD pero bihira lang naman mangyare, im using Arc Mini R2 gamit kong fan yun stock fan kasama ng case and PSU ko seasonic x750 nag check nadin ako ng wiring wala naman maluwag hehehe

• lorin1992 on 27 Mar 16 @ 06:27 AM #

  ^
  wag nyo nalang po baguhin. ung akin naka 12v lang e haha

• joxsfunk on 27 Mar 16 @ 11:21 AM #

  ^ also check for grounds.
  
  my fan controller got burned within a week kasi nabunot yung connectors. had it replaced the same week and got grounded again. di ko na pinapalitan. hassle.
  
  ended up getting a deepcool fan hub. oks lang na full speed yung fans kasi tahimik naman, except for the muffling sound sa front due to filters. tahimik pa din. currently running four fractal silent series r2 fans, two front mounted, one at the back and one at the top. all run from the deepcool hub. recently added an nzxt fan mounted as intake at the bottom via mobo connectors.

• JLsantiago on 27 Mar 16 @ 07:20 PM #

  @lorin1992
  
  gusto ko kasi while not gaming 5v lang 12v pag gaming heheh
  
  @joxsfunk
  
  tignan ko na muna siguro kung may pag babago nilipat ko yun molex connector sa ibang connector
  
  anong case gamit mo?

• sleepygeepy on 27 Mar 16 @ 09:30 PM #

  @JLsantiago
  

  ask lang nakaka experience ba kayo ng problema sa fan controller 4 times na kasi ng yare saken na kapag binago ko yun fan speed 5v to 12v nag BSOD pero bihira lang naman mangyare, im using Arc Mini R2 gamit kong fan yun stock fan kasama ng case and PSU ko seasonic x750 nag check nadin ako ng wiring wala naman maluwag hehehe

  
  May issue ang fan controller ng Fractal Arc Mini R2 / Arc Midi R2 / Define R4 na kapag naka-on ang PC at nag switch ka from 12v to 7v mag feedback ng power back into the 5v line. In some cases nakasira ito ng PSU or CPU ng gumagamit. More information below:
  
  

  If it is the same fan controller as R4 (very likely) then it works like this:
  12v mode: 12v from molex to ground
  5v mode: 5v molex to ground
  7v mode: 12v molex to 5v molex
  
  The problem is the 7-volt mod that Fractal Design used. They claim that it´s okay to force up to 15 watt of power backwards into the 5v line. It´s not a good thing to do according to these links:
  http://www.silentpcreview.com/article6-page1.html
  http://www.overclockers.com/forums/s...d.php?t=372297
  http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3917
  http://www.ithinkibrokeit.co.uk/arti...vmod/page1.php
  
  I have a R4 and FD Norton 600w PSU. When I used the 7-volt mod it destroyed my 4770k AND my replacement CPU G3225… and this is with their own PSU. The computer worked fine just up to the 7-volt mod. I contacted Fractal design about this but they can’t see a problem and they do not have the time to investigate it. I´ve wrote about it here but it’s unfortunately in Swedish:
  http://www.sweclockers.com/forum/74-chassin-och-nataggregat/1283945-newton-600w-define-trasig-4770k/#post14450237

  
  
  Since yung switch toggles from 12v to 7v to 5v hindi mo ma-avoid daanan ang 7v setting when switching from 12v to 5v. This causes the PC to hang dahil sa power feedback into the PSU.
  
  Suggestion ko ipirmi mo nalang sa 7v or 5v kapag gusto mo ng lower fan speeds at huwag mo na switch from 12v to 7v or to 5v while the PC is turned on.
  
  Pwede mo din gawin is send an email to Fractal Design support at sabihin mo na defective yung fan controller ng case mo. In most cases padadalhan ka nila ng updated fan controller board which does not have this problem. Here is one user who encountered the same issue and pinadalhan naman siya ng replacement fan controller board:
  
  http://www.sammurphy.me/blog/2015/6/11/review-fractal-design-arc-midi-r2
  http://www.sammurphy.me/blog/2015/6/11/fractal-design-arc-midi-r2-update

• JLsantiago on 27 Mar 16 @ 09:52 PM #

  score nalang siguro ko ng fan controller kung faulty pala talaga tong fan controller ng fractal

• sleepygeepy on 27 Mar 16 @ 10:17 PM #

  ^
  Check mo sir ang NZXT Grid+ v2 fan controller :-)

• tonytonyy on 19 Apr 16 @ 10:51 AM #

  guys,
  
  may alam ba kayo na shop or online vendor na pwede mag pa order ng node 202? pa bulong naman po
  
  thanks,

• etuckram on 30 May 16 @ 03:42 AM #

  I just got my Fractal Design Define R5 Windowed. Ang ganda ng case. Sturdy! Tapos ang luwag pa. Simple yung design pero malupit!

• tongerks on 30 May 16 @ 11:46 AM #

  ^ oo ganda talaga ng fractal so far wala pangtumatalo dito para sakin. yung corsair 400c ang ganda sana kaso and dami pang kulang. hehe. lupet talaga lalo na nung arc mini r2 dami mo pwedeng gawin.

• etuckram on 30 May 16 @ 08:05 PM #

  
  
  
  my new rig

• etuckram on 30 May 16 @ 08:07 PM #

  
  
  
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• raven21 on 05 Jun 16 @ 07:23 PM #

  i bought the titanium edition, best case i used so far! super solid and premium ang built, wala kanang hahanapin pa cpu heatsinks, gpu clearances are very wide, still has room for more regardless if you go for air or liquid cooling. ganda ng sleek design and aesthetics, drive mounting options and cable management is superb!

• lorin1992 on 10 Jun 16 @ 11:40 AM #

  ayos tong fractal na receive ko na ung fan controller replacement ng fractal arc2 mini ko. pero di ko naman alam kung pano to ikakabit haha

• Peorth on 13 Jun 16 @ 02:03 AM #

  I'm planning to get a Fractal Design Define R5, can you recommend what kind of case fans to add to improve airflow? Thanks