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June 2015
(89%)
103 Reviews
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1 Reviews
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The editors liked
Great build quality
Support for extreme water cooling setups
Stealth-mounted hard drive bays
Side panel window
Sound dampening material
Long GPU support
Excellent cable management
ModuVent covers
Magnetic dust filters
Competitive price
Good value at £65
Sleek
Unfussy exterior
Keeps noise down to a minimum
Outstanding liquid-cooling potential
Good quality Dynamic GP14 fans
Thick
Wellfitting steel panels
Five hidden drive trays
Support for two triplefan radiators
Superbly low price.
Tons and tons of space available for those who love. space
Relatively good value for money
Nearly silent operation
Which is still very good
Available in black and white
HDD/SSD placement is absolutely fantastic
Massive open space for two large radiators
Huge grommeted holes for tidiness and airflow
Low price
Velcro straps for cable management
Up to 40mm space for cable management
Radiator mounts are offset to clear the motherboard
Excellent user manual
PS
The editors didn't like
Gotta be kidding!
None
“Fractal Desing have really made something special here. From the exterior
It’s as stylish and bold as any other Fractal Design chassis
But the interior is a breath of fresh air. If your next build is going to feature high-end water cooling
This
No built-in fan controller
Looks sparse when air cooled
Only five drive bays
No eighth expansion slot
No space for oversized motherboards.
Maybe a little too much space
Could have implemented removable optical drive bays if they really wanted to
Published: 2015-12-07, Author: John , review by: techicize.com
It's time to wrap up and deliver our verdict on the Define S. I must confess I seriously underestimated this case, when I glanced over the press release some months ago, quickly and wrongfully assuming it was just the R5 with the hard drive cages omitte...
Thick, wellfitting steel panels, five hidden drive trays, support for two triplefan radiators, superbly low price.
No eighth expansion slot, no space for oversized motherboards.
The Define S is solid and attractive enough to hold an “Ultimate Liquid Cooling” build. Unfortunately, it's not designed to hold “Ultimate Performance” parts such as 10.5” to 10.7” deep motherboards or four-way SLI that might need an “Ultimate Liquid Co...
Published: 2015-08-07, Author: Mike , review by: pcgameware.co.uk
Fractal Design have built a strong line up with its Define series over the years, but each iteration has been more of a refinement and evolution on the previous model. What we have here is more of a revolution and what I have no doubt in my mind the defi...
Tons and tons of space available for those who love. space, Relatively good value for money, Nearly silent operation, which is still very good, Available in black and white, HDD/SSD placement is absolutely fantastic
Maybe a little too much space, Could have implemented removable optical drive bays if they really wanted to, A lot of competition at the current price point
The Fractal Design Define S has great external aesthetics, a good internal layout (if you don't care about drive bays) and has an innovative HDD/SSD bay placement; some other cases have it, but not the entire system, especially not on an ATX case like the...
The Fractal Design Define S is a midtower PC case designed for those who are looking for a silent rig, which is offering plenty of space even for highend hardware as well as custom liquid cooling Fractal Design decided to use the classic design of the Def...
The Define S is a welcome addition to an already successful family of cases. The retweaked design has benefits for airflow and aesthetics, with less interrupted airflow and a far cleaner internal design. Interestingly, radiator support is actually the sam...
Published: 2015-05-15, Author: Leo , review by: kitguru.net
Massive open space for two large radiators, Huge grommeted holes for tidiness and airflow, Low price, Velcro straps for cable management, Up to 40mm space for cable management, Radiator mounts are offset to clear the motherboard, Excellent user manual, PS
No filters in the top ventilated section, Case is flexible when the panels are removed, Bottom filter pulls out to the rear, Perhaps a PSU cover would improve things.
Fractal Design has taken an innovative approach with the Define S. This ATX case bears a strong resemblance to the Define R5 but when you take a look inside you find … nothing. It is almost entirely empty apart from a 140mm fan at the front and another 14...
Good value at £65, Sleek, unfussy exterior, Keeps noise down to a minimum, Outstanding liquid-cooling potential, Good quality Dynamic GP14 fans
No built-in fan controller, Looks sparse when air cooled, Only five drive bays
Fractal Design has expanded its range of award-winning Define Series enclosures with a new addition geared toward a specific audience.Eschewing optical drive bays in favour of enhanced liquid-cooling support, the Define S targets a niche audience comp...
Fractal Design's passion for elegance has always been present throughout their product lines but never has it been more apparent than in the Define Series and the new Define S epitomises this.Arriving with a stylish exterior and a generous helping of eleg...
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Published: 2015-04-20, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
Great build quality, Support for extreme water cooling setups, Stealth-mounted hard drive bays, Side panel window, Sound dampening material, Long GPU support, Excellent cable management, ModuVent covers, Magnetic dust filters, Competitive price,
None, “Fractal Desing have really made something special here. From the exterior, it’s as stylish and bold as any other Fractal Design chassis, but the interior is a breath of fresh air. If your next build is going to feature high-end water cooling, this
PricingThe Fractal Design Define S will be available very soon from all major retailers for around $79.99 for the none windowed version and $89.99 for the windowed version I reviewed today. In the UK, prices are expected to be £64.99 and £69.99, while the...
