Testseek.co.uk have collected 141 expert reviews of the Fractal Design Define R5 and the average rating is 91%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Fractal Design Define R5.
November 2014
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The editors liked
Extensive air and water cooling support
Fully removable hard drive bays
Fully removable 5.25″ drive bay
2 x 2.5″ mounts behind motherboard
Vast amounts of cable routing space
Extremely durable build quality
Sound dampening material pre-installed
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Available in white
Black and titanium
Near silent
Very clean straight lines and well thought out interior
Bucket loads of cable management room available
Integrated fan controller is well designed
Also simple to use
Impressive sound deadening
Options to add a truly epic amount of liquid cooling
Good cooling from the two 140mm fans that come with the package
Dust filters at the front and bottom
Two stealth SSD bays behind the motherboard
Threespeed fan controller
The editors didn't like
Decent performance
Keeps noise levels in check
Integrated fan controller
Quickrelease side panel
Front now opens either way
Highly flexible storage stack
Dedicated SSD trays
Many radmount opportunities
Noisedampened throughout
Very easy to build
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Tons of viable competition at the sub £100 price point
Very similar to "other" cases on the market in terms of design
Could use 510mm more space behind the side panel
You only get eight motherboard standoffs
Not nine
More cable tiedown points please
The two cable routing holes at the top of the motherboard tray need to be slightly larger
Published: 2016-10-13, Author: David , review by: uk.hardware.info
What case is best for you depends on the purpose you have for it. If you want a silent case, you might be willing to sacrifice some of the cooling performance. On the other hand you might tolerate a bit more noise when you are building a heavy system th...
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Published: 2015-12-07, Author: John , review by: techicize.com
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Published: 2015-05-20, Author: Dave , review by: play3r.net
Available in white, black and titanium, Near silent, Very clean straight lines and well thought out interior, Bucket loads of cable management room available, Integrated fan controller is well designed; also simple to use
Tons of viable competition at the sub £100 price point, Very similar to "other" cases on the market in terms of design
I was really happy when I was offered the chance to review the R5. My only other Fractal case I'd used before was the Core 1000, which is the cheapest case Fractal offered at the time. It just so happened to be a fairly good case for the money. So with th...
In conclusion, I will try to be brief. Fractal Design Swedish company released a very, very worthy product. I can not say about the “best of the best”, but Define R5 – a serious competitor on the market buildings that can not be ignored. Quality assembly...
Abstract: Earlier this month, we had the opportunity to visit Fractal Design's Taiwanese office. Founded in 2007, this company started out producing computer cases, and since then, they've added power supplies, case fans, and water cooling kits to their line-up. ...
the build quality is on a very good level Fractal Design didn't make the mistake to go for a super thin side panels in order to save weight They used solid metal sheets which are paired up with noise isolation material which ended in a stable and reason...
Decent performance, Keeps noise levels in check, Integrated fan controller, Quickrelease side panel, Front now opens either way, Highly flexible storage stack, Dedicated SSD trays, Many radmount opportunities, Noisedampened throughout, Very easy to build
How do you build on the solid foundations of the Define R4? That's the question that Fractal was faced with, and we're pleased to see that the company has taken the logical step: rather than attempting to build a revolutionary successor from the ground-u...
In most ways the Define R5 feels like a very natural evolution of the Define R4. The launch price is effectively the same, so we have few complaints here. The £90 price tag for the windowed version does look a little steep (and you'd lose a fan mount), bu...
Published: 2014-11-24, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
Extensive air and water cooling support, Fully removable hard drive bays, Fully removable 5.25″ drive bay, 2 x 2.5″ mounts behind motherboard, Vast amounts of cable routing space, Extremely durable build quality, Sound dampening material pre-installed, Wa
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PricingThe Fractal Design Define R5 is a premium grade chassis, which means it commands a premium price tag. It will set you back £82.99/$109.99/€104.99 for the standard model, while the window equipped edition will be £89.99/$119.99/€114.99. This is fair...
Published: 2014-11-24, Author: Leo , review by: kitguru.net
Impressive sound deadening, Options to add a truly epic amount of liquid cooling, Good cooling from the two 140mm fans that come with the package, Dust filters at the front and bottom, Two stealth SSD bays behind the motherboard, Threespeed fan controller
Could use 510mm more space behind the side panel, You only get eight motherboard standoffs, not nine, More cable tiedown points please, The two cable routing holes at the top of the motherboard tray need to be slightly larger, The USB 3.0 ports on the fro
Fractal Design has given the Refine R4 a makeover and the result is the Refine R5. If you judge a book by its cover the R5 may not impress you as it looks pretty much identical to the R4 but once you get inside the case you'll find it is all change. The m...
