Fractal Design Define 7 Black Brushed Aluminum/Steel E-ATX Silent Modular Tempered Glass Window Mid Tower Computer Case

Perfect sized computer case. Plenty room and very spacious. I never had any issues installing my components in this case even with my big hands. Was able to lift the top casing off and side casing to plug in the CPU power cable without issues as well as install the motherboard screws at the upper top of the motherboard without losing the screws. Ample cooling supplied with three fitted fans facing the correct position. Front fans take air in and the back fan blows the heat out. There is also fan headers mounted to the case to easily plug the fans into and connect the four pin power fan cable to one fan header on the motherboard to simultaneously use all the fans. Be weary though the motherboard will only show one fan installed instead of three. Unless the sata fan controller is plugged in to control the fans.Best case I've ever built in. I've built quite a lot of computers. No regrets definitely recommend.

I needed a case big enough for an NVIDIA 4090 with a good rating for being quiet. It came down to this or a BeQuiet model. In the end I went for this one as I could fit my old 5.25inch DVD drive (not that it gets much use). I found the case easy to work with, the ability to take the top cover/fan mounting off really does make a difference for access. There's plenty of room - there's a 115mm gap from the back of the MSI 4090 Gaming X Trio to the front fans and enough room to leave a 3.5cm gap from the 4090 power plug to the first cable bend (you may be able to see that in the pics). Lots of cable routing options and ties provided (the pic from the back side of the motherboard hopefully shows most of this).People have commented that the case is not as quiet as expected - can't comment myself, I fitted 6 low noise/speed fans and during general browsing/file editing etc. its silent (even with the mesh/open top fitted). If I put all fans on 100% I would not say its excessively noisy (the BeQuiet case has thicker sound dampening material - maybe that makes a difference).There are things that could be better - the 5.25inch drive is only held with 2 screws (see pic) but I would not say its loose, just would have preferred if it was also secured at the back (the case front/door assembly does give some extra support). I have a few bits left over (that I guess I paid for) like the solid top (I fitted the optional mesh/open one that comes with it), 4 x 3.5inch drive brackets and some plastic covers for the PSU shroud (I left it open for air flow - you can perhaps see it in the pictures) and a cover for the side where you can mount the 3.5inch drive brackets (you may notice you can see holes/slots in the back panel on the right of the motherboard - that cover has to come out to fit the 5.25inch drive). The PSU shroud at the bottom has a removeable cover on one side but not the other, makes plugging cables in a little bit more awkward if you don't connect the cables at the PSU first and slide it all into the case - but I managed it.Overall very pleased with the case. Toying with going water cooling (and giving up the 5.25inch drive after going to the trouble of fitting it!) as there is plenty of space for radiators. One thing I found confusing was where the manual indicates clearance for items on the motherboard when a top radiator is fitted - a 30mm top radiator plus 25mm fans will start to come down over the RAM modules . If you go for a 140mm wide radiator then the RAM modules (and anything else along the top of the motherboard I guess) do probably need to be no higher than 35/36mm from the motherboard as per the manual (mine are higher - they have aluminium heat sink/covers) - but if you go for 120mm wide radiators then I reckon you can offset it to the other side of the case (looking at the mounting holes/slots on the top bracket - you can perhaps see how they are laid out in the pic).

- Minimal stylish design- Easy to dismantle and mount it back- It was easy to install my PC components- Haven't found any issues so far, and no concerns with material quality.I'm impressed.

I like large cases, and almost went for the larger Factual Design 7xl!I made the right choice though as this case is easy to work around and has plenty of room for multiple drives. It is big but that's okay in my book - better air circulation and easier to install the various components / drives I use. Cable mangement made easy - and very little noise from the case itself.No regrets and totally recommend this case!

This is without doubt a stunning case that is extremely well thought out and is very well engineered. I think some else has said I have never needed a manual for a case before, but this one took some reading and was needed. If you want to use an optical drive the brcket for holding it is awful, for something so well enginnered the odd braket was a miss - solution don't both with it and I will use one of my USB ones on the rare occasion I use it. The lack of an HDD indicator is annoying - traystatus sorts that one out.The worst bits are the three fans supplied, they are all 3 pin fans and using the inbuilt hub results in them running at full speed. They are not the quietest fan by any means, I use usually Noctua fans and these come nowhere near. I've dumped the two in the front and fitted a 140mm Noctua (I don't need two at the front in my workstation setup) and have re connected it to my MB which makes a good job of managing fans. I now need to order one for the rear. So depending on what you are doing with the case and requirement of quiet budget for better fans. Overall though its a fine case and graces my photo editing desk nicely.

In my live I always bought cases for 50 or arround. Last year I went for my main computer for an expensive one. It was a Cooler Master. It had a ton of space and I was quite happy. But at the same time I have a server that always in been in cheap cases (old ones) and didnt even have space for his 6 hdd. I bough this case for that reason, enought space if I need it in the future and even more space for hdds. But oh boy... I never had that satisfaction disasemble and reasemble... everything pops and is dead easy to do it, and is no way you can make it wrong. The psu installation is really nice, just a plate that you can remove, install it in the psu, and put it all together. Really happy with it.By the way... if you need the trays for hdds, they are behind the mesh superior panel.

Decent quality case loads of space. Capable of taking even the largest of graphics cards

Brilliant case. I've had a couple of different Fractal casces over the years and they are my go-to case manufacturer for my work machine builds. I know whatever hardware setup I end up with the case will likely support it.