Fractal Design FD-CA-DEF-R6-BKO-TG Define R6 Blackout Tempered Glass eATX Brushed Aluminium PC Case - Black

I've had this case 3 years, and after having built essentially my dream PC, I'm still always on the lookout to improve and make things better.But being obsessed with silence and quality, 36 months on from getting this case I still cannot find anything which even matches it, never mind beats it.It is simply the best case I've used, from it's rugged build quality and tonnes of customisable internals, the R6 is as about as perfect for my needs as there is.In terms of silence, you won't find better - the sound dampening rubber makes this case virtually silent, and it is acoustically designed to keep all noise internal. Now this comes with a caveat - stick a hard drive in there and lots of high performance fans with it, it'll make noise. It reduces what noise is there, it doesn't make a construction site silent. You still need quiet components in there, which I have.In terms of negatives, there are a tiny few:PSU bay roof is welded in, so there's no adjusting anything there, plus it does reduce your space a fair amount, and the roof of the case overall isn't that high - there's very little real estate for much at the top - that said I fit a Kraken X72 up there just fine. There's just not a lot room.It's also NOT a case for water cooling - there's just not the space. This is about performance, looks, silence. And for those there is no better case.It does come at a cost - weight. This thing is absolutely hefty as hell, and working with it is not easy.But the design is outstanding. If you need a quiet case, well-made and looks good, this is perfect.

Bought to replace a Corsair 800D E-ATX case. This case was perfect for my build as I have the Z97S SLi Krait Edition by MSi, a black and white motherboard, which goes perfectly with the colour scheme of the Define R6. I don't have many complaints with the way this case is engineered but there are a few pros/cons which I identified as I went along with the build that I would like to point out.Pros------------- - Much smaller & lighter than my Corsair 800D - Sound - Mother of god is this case quiet. Even under load I can barely hear the airflow which is a huge plus for me. - Fans included seem to be pretty decent quality, match the aesthetics of the case and are quieter than my old Corsair 140mm fans (provided with 800D) - Easy to modify this case to meet your requirements. Don't need the hard drive bays? Remove them. Vertical GPU? Go for it. I haven't tested my GPU in vertical orientation for temps etc. yet as the riser cable is not provided and I cannot find a single UK stockist of their specific cable. - The included radiator bracket in the top of the case ensures that pretty much any radiator you can think of will fit. You can also decide between multiple locations to situate your radiator to your preference. - Plenty of spare screws/bolts for installing your hardware to the case, should you lose everything like I do :-( - Many tie down points and other cable management features - Fan controller - Plug this into your motherboard, plug all of your fans into this. It's that easy and it makes a huge difference to the look of the inside of your case not having to plug your fans into every header on the motherboard! - Dust filters come provided on all but the rear fan bay. This, of course, is because the rear fan is intended as an exhaust outlet. - Sound deadening is installed where it counts...you can really tell the difference between this and an undampened case!Cons------------ - You can mount two SSDs in front of the motherboard. I couldn't do this because my PSU has inline SATA power connectors and this was bending the contacts on my SSDs. I decided to then move them to the HDD/SSD trays in the back. I now have to buy new SATA power cables to install them where I wanted them, which I will do in due course. Something to consider if you have your mind set on mounting your SSDs in the front. In addition to this I still had to gently bend the wires on my inline connector to use the rear mounted HDD bays. I'm looking at custom making my own SATA power cables to work around this issue.- It's easy to mount the radiator bracket in the top of the case back on incorrectly. I ended up aligning the bracket with the 2nd set of clips - the ones intended for the dust filter/cover combination.- The listing says that this case supports eATX but I see no evidence of this in the case. The box for the case itself doesn't even list it as supporting eATX and my ATX mobo fit snugly. I have my doubts over whether eATX will fit.- Airflow. Granted, this case has less fans than the 800D but I am seeing +5-10C temp difference in this new case. I need to plan out my airflow a little better, maybe add in a couple of 140mm intake fans at the bottom of the case and see if this improves. If not, the restricted airflow of this case could prove to be a hindrance to my overclocking endeavours.- No reservoir mounting points. In other words, you'll need a drill if you want to add mount points.- As mentioned above the company don't provide the PCI-E riser cable and as far as I can see, is not even yet available in the UK which is quite disappointing. If it's not provided that is fair enough, not everybody wants to mount their GPU vertically and I guess it's not fair to force them to pay extra for the case on account of receiving a riser with it. Reviews on YouTube mention that you can buy additional HDD & SSD trays as up to 11 can fit inside the case. After purchasing the case I discovered that Fractal do not currently offer these accessories and do not intend to do so. You are instead asked to declare your interest in buying them as spares - if Fractal want to market it this way then the case should come fully outfitted with the 11 possible hard drive bays, of which you remove the ones you don't want. Where am I going to conjure the other 5 bays from? Things like this really frustrate me.Despite the drawbacks this is, overall, a very good case and I would recommend it to anyone that fancies it.Update: I've since built a full WC loop in this case and upgraded to Ryzen 3rd gen... There are little by way of mounting options but a separate plate is available to order from Fractal that gives you more options. I had to mount my reservoir to the front mounted radiator because I didn't have this plate. Note that if, like me, you buy a large reservoir (in this case the XSPC d5 Photon 270 you will have *severe* problems getting it mounted to your radiator if it is two pass. I initially built with an X-Flow rad but there was a hole somewhere in it and it leaked. I installed an XSPC two pass rad...it doesn't look as nice as it did with the X-flow rad but it does the job until my RMA rad comes back. The problem with a two pass rad is that the Photon 270 can only mount with a single screw in this configuration due to the design of the mounting bracket, everything else doesn't align with the relevant screwholes -.- Additionally, although the case does in fact support a 360 rad in the top, it isn't recommended depending on your setup - in my case, a 360 rad in the top would make my fill port inaccessible! I'd also have had to remove the rear 140mm fan to make way for it.

Spent a few hours building this yesterday, as far as PC builds go, this was actually pretty straight forward.This was mainly due to the large internal space available and the well thought out design.I went for the open layout, with 2x SSD's and 2x old fashioned 3.5" HD's hidden away in the space behind the right hand side cover. My main boot drive is an M.2 SSD mounted on the motherboard.Airflow is fine for my needs, just using the pre installed case fans, the CPU and GPU temps are around 38° C at idle and case temp is staying very cool to the touch.There are plenty of build options with this case, there is even a space behind the hinged front door for a 5.25" DVD drive, not that I've used one for a number of years.Obviously the are loads of much cheaper cases out there, but you are paying for quality here, and I think it's worth it just for the excellent build quality and effective sound deadening, this case is whisper quiet!I highly recommend the Fractal Design Define R6, it's a great bit of kit.

This case is being used for a workstation.The ability to hold 11 HDD's was one of the major buying points for this, coupled with Fractals reputation for quiet, which I can say this does deaden much of the noise from all the parts that spin up.The side panels are practically tooless, though they can be screwed shut.Best instructions and packaging I have seen in years for any case.Many parts are adaptable to need, an interesting one ins the front cover/door can have the hinges swapped. Which as a note, you realise how much noise is deadened when you open that door, you can hear the fans then.The only issues with it:The top panel>I did try to separate it so you can have extra ventilation, but the clips are so solid I decided not to push it.As I am primarily going for quiet, its not something I'll lose sleep over.HDD Trays>It holds 11, but you have to buy half of them separately from Fractal. As my work is storage intensive, and I dont want everything over the cloud, it was a bullet to bite. But I can see why they wouldnt include them. For the average user I assume the trays dont get used at all, and thats a lot of waste and markup on the price.