Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey Silent ATX Mid Tower Case

Pros: I love the sleek finish of the case, and the simplistic design. I wanted a case that not only LOOKS classy, but didn't make me feel like I just entered Vegas when I turned it on. That said, the blue LED lighting around the power button is most satisfying. All of my parts fit WONDERFULLY inside without any issues. The cable management has my friends drooling over it, and me grinning with pride.

Cons: Not really a con but, my wife says it looks like a mini fridge, so it should have come with at least a beer chiller/holder.

Other Thoughts: I got this case when it was $124.98USD and thought it was a killer deal, now that it is only $99.99, what are you waiting for?!

Pros: The case is extremely silent. You get to choose which vents are open and which are sealed. Plenty of room to tuck wires behind the motherboard. Solid build, great setup to mount multiple harddrives in a RAID setup, as it has plenty of drive bays.

Cons: None.

Pros: Superb finish and attention to detail
EVERYTHING is painted (every screw, slot cover, rail, etc.)
Not a single sharp edge
Excellent vent covers (paded and filtered)
Heavy side panels that feel like premium car doors that shut with a solid, soft thud
Great hardware
USB 3.0 in the front
$100... WHAT!?

Cons: The top panel pops in and out, if you push on it. No an issue for normal use. Just an observation during assembly.

Other Thoughts: I'm simply blown away by this case. I own the Cooler Master Cosmos, Thermaltake Element S, Antec 300, and some other well-built chassis. I build high performance workstations and servers on regular bases. Typically use LianLi cases because of the industrial design and quality at reasonable prices. Silverstone for ultra high end stuff. And SuperMicro for servers. Based on that experience I can tell you that this case is absolutely superb. Nothing gets even close in this price range.
The exterior is beautiful, but I don't need to tell you what you can see in pics. What you can't see in pics is just how refined the interior is. How perfectly seals, grommets, and covers fit; no play or looseness anywhere. Absolutely every piece has been covered with soft, textured paint that seems to have been applied before assembly, which provides for a snug fit and shock absorption. Cables are soft and wraped in sleeves. The metal is thick - no stripped threads here. The side panels alone weigh as much as some cheap $20 cases while the rest of the chassis is light but very rigid. Even the expansion slot covers are so nice, I can't bring myself to tossing them.
That attention to detail isn't limited to the product itself. Packaging and extras are great, too: screws are painted, stand-offs have strong deep threads and are tapered at the top, hardware is separated in individual zip-lock bags for different types of screws. The manual actually feels nice and printed sharp. Oh, and It comes with this nice little thumb screw attachment for the stand-offs. Well, for something like that, seems like plastic would do. But no, that piece is made out of metal and is painted in and out!
Numerous times during the assembly I found myself thinking, "How can they do this for $100?" O.O
What a proper designed and built piece of equipment. If this is what Scandinavian engineering is all about then I'm a fan from now on.

Pros: This is a solid, well built case. Noise reduction is very good, ease of build also very good. I'm having no heat problems at all.

Cons: Power switch and USB ports are on the top of the case. I have 3 different R4 cases right now. One (XL) would fit under my desk completely, except that I would have difficulty inserting and removing flash drives. To get at those, I need to leave the case projecting a little. The other cases are beside desks. Our cats, when jumping up, hit the power switches with uncanny accuracy. Being cats they're probably delighted with this, but it does provoke expressions of rage from the computer users as their machines shut off in the middle of things. The power switches need only a very light touch. I've also found that the upwards facing USB ports collect cat vomit and dust quite well, requiring careful cleaning. I prefer forward facing switches and ports, preferably near the top where I can get at them easily. Few quiet cases seem to be designed that way.

Pros: This case is made of high quality materials, so its very sturdy. It is quite heavy, however (see Cons).

It is also extremely quiet (the quietest I have ever seen). Noise was a big factor for me because I have accidentally built obnoxiously loud PC's before that got my girlfriend quiet angry. Even with a latest-gen cpu/gpu the pc is very quiet.

The case is also well-labelled and marked. The screws come in separate bags depending on their function.

Finally, it is great that you can take out or put in extra parts easily. I had no need for the extra HD carrier so I took it out of the case to create more room.

Cons: The case is expensive. You can get something much cheaper. So this is a high-benefit, high-cost case. The price is worth it if noise is an important factor for you.

The case is heavy. This will be a pain to move from apartment to apartment or home to home. The shipping weight of the case + all the components inside is roughly 50 pounds.

The case is also fairly big. This is not a sleek-looking or easily hideable case. It is more android than iphone: big and powerful rather than sleek and lightweight.

Pros: High quality (heavy) construction. Enclosed case with good sound dampening, no mesh. Included fan covers with dampening to close off unused fans (like the bottom when on a rug). Plenty of fan/ cooling options. Air filters. 140mm front fans click in and install/ remove quickly. Center removable HD cage. Very good cable management if that matters to you. Impressed with included fans, move more air than the aftermarket Xigmatek ones I bought. Adjustable front switch fan speed control is great to quiet down when not gaming. Gaming temperatures are very good with 5 fans installed. Hard drive, fan and PSU rubber vibration buffers. Plenty of hardware. All HDD bays fit SSD’s.

Cons: Major components did not fit well into this case; mobo has blocked usb slots since it didn’t line up, video card- I had to bend the bracket to fit in PCI screw and power supply also did not line up well. Dust filters are not very “fine.” Air flow seems improved with front door open. Additional vertical PCI type slot for adjustable fan knob is too deep and I can barely turn the knob. Ridiculously wide.

Other Thoughts: Only the front door is silver for this case option, why not the whole case? Who actually needs eight hard drives?

Pros: Quiet, cool, sleek design, plenty of room.

Cons: A bit wide and heavy, but I knew that when I bought it.

Other Thoughts: My wife liked mine so much she asked for one for her computer!

Pros: Nice cable management. Plenty of room for all your cabling and the HDD rack, while not tool-less, is still great with you have multiple systems with these rails. Swapping drives around is a breeze.

Cons: Will kill your motherboard if you use the case fan controller. Front door is not easily removed, and needs to be open for air flow. Should have come with a top case fine like some of their other models.

Other Thoughts: Case is good. The three eggs off because the fan controller is a complete joke, and it suddenly died without warning. There was no way to tell, and by the time I discovered the issue it was too late... after several crashes that I attributed to a HDD that needed replacing I discovered the real reason. Massive heat build up destroying the main board. Hopefully the bulldozer survived the torture.

DO NOT USE THE FAN CONTROLLER WITH THESE CASES.

Pros: I was really impressed with this case. the build quality is excellent. Cable management is made easy by ample space behind the MB tray and plenty of tie down points.

Cons: this is specific to silverstone fhp-141 but the top fan mounts dont quite line up due to the 120mm mounting points not being centered

Other Thoughts: make sure you use the little install tool for the MB standoffs, I didnt find it till afterthefact.

Pros: The design is simple but beautiful. VERY spacious and sturdy. Weighs ~26lbs empty, so you know it's quality.

Cons: I had done a lot of searching before buying this case and must have mixed up a few features between different cases. The R4 does not have the external grommets on the back that the R3 did. Don't know if that will affect anything for me in the future, just surprised me as I assumed it would have them.

Other Thoughts: This is the first part of my *piece together as I have the money* build so I have not fully tested its capacity. Threw the guts from an old hp pavilion in just to test that the fans and buttons, lights, usb, etc. on the top worked, and it all checked out!