Pros: Sturdy construction. Lots of HDD bays, which can fit 3.5" drives with rubber grommets or 2.5" drives without. Lots of fan options, with covers over many of the optional locations to help control airflow. Looks nice, if you're not looking for something flashy. Decent cable management options (though to be honest, this is the first case I've owned that addresses this at all, so I don't know how it compares to other modern cases). Plenty of space. Easy to work with. Includes expansion-slot-mounting fan speed controller to throttle down the speed of the case fans.

Cons: Not nearly as quiet as expected. There's a small vibration that I can silence by pressing gently on the top of the box. I haven't had a chance to delve into what the main culprits are for the rest of the hum, but it doesn't appear to be any one particular fan. It's not *loud*, but it's not any quieter than my previous case, which did not have any special acoustic features. No acoustic dampening on the fan mounts. Must unscrew (and unplug?) entire fan assembly to remove filters for cleaning (except the power supply intake, which can nicely be removed). No HDD light.

Overall Review: Overall nice case. While it's not as quiet as I expected with stock components, it's quite possible that it has the features needed for an expert to bring it down to silent levels. If I had it to do over again, I might spend a little more for one of the more established players in quiet computing, but as it was more of a goal than a requirement for me, I'm reasonably satisfied with the case overall.

Pros: Quiet; good cable management; solid construction quality; nice durable finish; decent airflow even without top or side fans installed; nice tactile feel to the power button; reset button is placed out of the way to prevent accidentally hitting it; tool-free installation (except for fans). Really like the clean minimalist appearance.

Cons: Be nice if the upper hard drive cage was removable as it is with other Fractal cases; rubber cable hole grommets are easy to dislodge; side panels could fit up a little tighter...all minor quibbles, not worth docking an egg.

Overall Review: With the two fans that came with the case mounted in the front, along with a bottom fan, exhaust fan, and CPU fan all running around 1000 rpm's, this case is very quiet...not dead silent, but I have to stop and listen to hear it. Airflow at this setting is sufficient for gaming without the system getting too hot (it's not overclocked). The video card fan does add audible noise if it's turned up much. Note you may have to add an extension to run the 8-pin mobo power cable up behind the motherboard (I did).

Pros: Solid construction, great design, excellent utility for water cooling and extra fans.

Cons: Not as quite as I had hoped

Overall Review: So this is a wonderful case to work with, and it was well thought out. I watched the videos and looked it over and I figured it would have to be as quite as my sonata case I've had for five year with a better layout/features. I am slightly disappointed that that is not true. I can easily hear the fans when the computer is on across the room. I'm still in love with this case, but I may invest in some water cooling to get the result I want. I'd give it a five star overall as a case, but its only a 4 star silent case.

Pros: Great Layout, exceptional quality.

Cons: Its not a newer R4 or R5 model

Overall Review: I bought this Older R3 model because I didnt need the removable drive cage or 1 extra usb 3.0 port, so I saved the money instead and bought the what turned out to be the last R3 in stock. THIS CASE IS AWESOME! Its beautiful and just plain clean. The noise dampening really works and the dust filters will help extend the life of my fans and other components... Fractal has just picked up a return customer. I may not even look at other brands for my next build. Great job!

Pros: Absolutely love the discrete design. That brushed aluminum door is my favorite feature of every single computer case on the market right now. -Good looking, rubberized feet -Included fans are quiet, I moved them both to the front -Easy cable management -Comes loaded with thumb screws -Removable dust filter under the PSU This case definitely is quiet. I have all 6 fan options installed. Used the 2 that came with it and 4 plain jane rosewill fans. Even after removing the 2 sections of sound dampening for the top fans this is still a quiet case, with very good airflow. (at least with all the fans installed) Even with the fans on my 7870 turned all the way up you only hear a slight hum coming from the case that isn't there otherwise.

Cons: It seems they left out the power cord that goes with the included fan controller, which to me was a shame since I was quite looking forward to that. It's also pretty heavy.

Pros: Nice-looking case, very quiet and airflow is just fine for the kind of over clocking you get with motherboard auto tuning. The front door isn't a hassle, because the power button and USB ports (including one USB 3.0) are on the top, and these days how often do you need to put in a disc?

Cons: The rubber linings in the cable grommets can get pulled out when you push cables through. It's a minor pain to put it back in place, but they should have glued it. And one of the grommet holes is too close to the power supply, moving it a couple of CM to the front would be less cumbersome, cable-wise.

Overall Review: Overall, a great case and good value.

Pros: I've owned a few cases and this is one of the best though out cases I've encountered. The sound deadening is fairly effective, but unlike the competition does not intrude into the interior of the case. The layout facilites good airflow even with lots of hard drives. With Cougar Vortex Fans and a Noctua ND-14 the case is almost silent!!! I love doors on cases and the addition of noise absorbing foam really makes a difference on this model It has a good layout that allows excellent airflow even with lots of HDDs. I removed the fractal fans and added 2 Cougar CF-V12HP fans to the front. I reused a thermaltake silent fan from my

Cons: The metal frames that hold the harddrives are very flimsy and bend with just finger pressure. The powder coating was very soft in a couple of areas. The front panel USB connector is not working at this time. I've contact Fractal and will update my review if they fix it.

Overall Review: For me the power LED is just too bright. I turned it off in my BIOS. I love the layout and if Fractal upped the build quality it would easily be the best case under $200. Also, this case is not tool less. I don't mind because i prefer to screws to plastic spring clips anyday!!!