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Fractal Design Define R4 with Window Black Pearl Silent ATX Mid Tower Case

  • Steel ATX Mid Tower
  • 2 x USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0 and Audio I/O front panel ports Front Ports
  • Side Air duct
  • 2 x External 5.25" Drive Bays

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  • Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
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  • Anonymous
  • 12/14/2015 7:58:22 AM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggs

This review is from: Fractal Design Define R4 with Window Black Pearl Silent ATX Mid Tower Case

Pros: Gorgeous case. Love the solid black. Silent. Don't hear a thing unless I turn my R9 390's fans to 100%

Cons: Heavy as hell. Not really a bad thing. Just a pain to move at times.

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  • Randall h.
  • 11/24/2015 6:19:22 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGreat Case

This review is from: Fractal Design Define R4 with Window Black Pearl Silent ATX Mid Tower Case

Pros: This case is awesome plenty of room for hard drives. Good cable management. Nice clear open window and very very quiet. I built this for a work computer at my new job and just love the slick design of the case. I have not installed all the fans yet as I don't need to. Case stays cool with just the three fans.

Cons: None

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  • James M.
  • 11/17/2015 6:48:22 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: more than 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsTwo Year Review

This review is from: Fractal Design Define R4 with Window Black Pearl Silent ATX Mid Tower Case

Pros: ~ Quality
~ Layout
~ Filtration
~ Quiet
~ Customer Service

Cons: None.....Literally none

Other Thoughts: I have owned this case for nearly two years. It houses my own PC, which is used for hours every day. The quality of design and construction is top notch. It is dead quiet, filter dust and hair better than any case I have owned, and it is super easy to clean the fan filter inside the front panel. To top it off, I had an initial problem with the power switch when I first received the case. I called FD on a Saturday morning. A guy working in the warehouse answered the phone, knew exactly what to do, and sent me a replacement part no questions asked, and no hassle. I had the part in a couple days with a nice little note with tips on installation. Best case I have owned and the best customer service experience. Phenomenal!

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  • Anonymous
  • 11/13/2015 10:11:09 AM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsHeavy but strong

This review is from: Fractal Design Define R4 with Window Black Pearl Silent ATX Mid Tower Case

Pros: 90% of this is literally made out metal. Strong, reliable, sleek, and simple style..... It fits about almost anything. With the blacklight inside the case, the white accents is so bootiful (づ。◕‿‿◕。)づ

Cons: HEAVY AF. with all the components inside, it's about 50 lbs.
My back was gonna break. It's like half of my body weight.
(ノಥ益ಥ)ノ彡┻━┻

Other Thoughts: This case is for my very first PC build.
Recommend for all the tough guy, not for a small woman like meh.
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  • Anonymous
  • 10/23/2015 7:07:23 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggssilent

This review is from: Fractal Design Define R4 with Window Black Pearl Silent ATX Mid Tower Case

Pros: Quiet case even with top covers removed
Fan controller is nice
Lots of space to work with

Cons: Side panels are kind of hard to take off but that's just a nitpick

Other Thoughts: I'd recommend you plug the rear fan and top two fans into the fan controller and put it at medium or low speed. And then plug the front two fans into mobo. Reason for this is there is noise dampening material on the front but not on top and back.

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  • Martin L.
  • 10/10/2015 4:50:01 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsBest mid-tower case I've owned

This review is from: Fractal Design Define R4 with Window Black Pearl Silent ATX Mid Tower Case

Pros: Excellent build quality. Very well thought out case. Very quiet case and virtually dust free. I have had the case since Feb 2015 and there is next to no dust in the case. I moved the included rear fan to the front to have a matched set and mounted a 120mm rad in push-pull on the back. Case pressure must be just right. Nice, effective fan filters too. Good airflow helps to keep CPU and GPU's running cool. 4690k @ 4.4 GHz idles in the high 20's, never went o over 62 C during stress test. I don't use the fan mounts on top...don't need them.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: My brother bought the newer R5 which has a few nice improvements. Fractal has some nice understated designs.

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  • Brad H.
  • 10/9/2015 7:52:08 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsFractal Define R4 w/Window Black Silent Pearl

This review is from: Fractal Design Define R4 with Window Black Pearl Silent ATX Mid Tower Case

Pros: Clean lines and simple but classic exterior. I like the USB and connectivity on the top at the front (pretty common now with cases). I am not a window person but the price of $80 for the features was worth it. The steel case is painted well. The unit can be tool-free but I tighten with a screw driver to make things very snug.

The HDD cages are plentiful and easily reached and used. The case comes with all the screws and rubber grommets you should need. The fans are fine and it has a built-in H-M-L fan controller you can use. It does work.

Motherboard tray has numerous points to access to keep cabling very neat. My interior is near-empty of anything to allow good air flow.

Sound dampening foam is on the case at some points. Running an older i7 920 unit offers very little noise which is what I wanted.

Easily fits an older MSI 7970 TF GPU.

Cons: I bought this for $80 (Newegg special). I would not pay more than $100 for it unless you determine it has exactly what you want.

Other Thoughts: Tighter around MB than I expected. I am used to a Corsair 800D full tower so it took more effort to get clean cabling runs and set MB screws than I am used to (that and I transplanted a MB with CPU w/Noctua heat sink and fan intact).

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  • Mark A.
  • 9/29/2015 11:50:59 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsGreat case with a few annoying manufacturing flaws.

This review is from: Fractal Design Define R4 with Window Black Pearl Silent ATX Mid Tower Case

Pros: It is in fact very quiet. The "padding/insulation" is very well done. There is ample space for cabling on both sides of the motherboard support structure. It is easy to install drives of any size. The rigidity of the case is above par for cases in this price range. Plenty of spaces for additional fans though this defeats the silencing features.

Cons: The power LED does not illuminate. This is annoying as the front door prevents one from seeing if the unit is on as it blocks any other indicators built into Blu-ray drives etc. It was not possible to tighten one of the standoffs for the motherboards due to a poor set of threads in the chassis.

Other Thoughts: Lost a star because of manufacturing flaws. All of the cases I have purchased recently from Thermaltake, Corsair, NZXT and Lian Lee do not have these minor problems.

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  • Stacey W.
  • 9/26/2015 7:44:05 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGreat Case

This review is from: Fractal Design Define R4 with Window Black Pearl Silent ATX Mid Tower Case

Pros: *More than enough room to do anything needed
*Pretty good fans that come with the case, no complaints
*Great Cable Management
*Super Sleek Design
*Actually is extremely quiet

Cons: So far since I have had this case I haven't had any issues.

Other Thoughts: Overall this is a great case. Fractal Design seems to do their cases very well. Good pickup.

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  • Anonymous
  • 9/23/2015 1:39:36 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: less than 1 day
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsAwesome Computer Case, Very durable design

This review is from: Fractal Design Define R4 with Window Black Pearl Silent ATX Mid Tower Case

Pros: Durable, Thumb Screws, Can be opened without tools, Came with fan, Window is very large, CD drive hidden, Comes with accessories, Solid, Universal design, Looks professional, Rubber feet

Cons: Heavy

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