Fractal Design DEFINE R5 Review | Silent Case Perfected!
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Great video! No off topic jokes of the day, no off topic animations and annoying sounds, just straight up golden info on the products being reviewed. This is exactly what I want in a review: High quality video shots, pleasant background music, easy to understand reviewer, loads of detailed info and straight to the point so i don't have to skip anything. Great job! I will subscribe for more of these quality reviews :)
You guys make the BEST case review videos. THE BEST! Finally after watching your channel and dozens of reviews, I've finally decided on this case! Thanks guys and keep up the amazing videos!
Awesome to hear :D
I totally agree! Video editing is unbelievable! We can see clearly all minimum details and Dmitry is very creative to show us many build possibilities! I love this channel!
the define c is better choice?
This is one of the best review videos I've ever seen - tight, well scripted, well shot, no rambling, all solid information, answered every question I had about the product. Thanks for posting!
Great video, I bought the case because of this video.
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Still have this case since 2018, never disappoints me.
Same here never gonna change it unless i find a better noise isolated one 😅 this is peak pc case design
Really great video, nice job. Great shots, focus pulls, appropriate music...pure class. Also that case kicks ass, might have to upgrade from my R2!
oddyoh Thanks and welcome to the channel! Make sure to check out the rest of our content!
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Fractal Design DEFINE R5 Review | Silent Case Perfected!
I'm building my first PC and I've been watching quite a few review videos on youtube for different parts, and I have to say that you guys presented the R5 perfectly, all the information was relevant to me and the build and sound tests were delightful surprises that I truly enjoyed and learned from. Thank you so much!
Excellent review. The voice of the reviewer, Dmitri, while professional, wasn't too stiff or sounded like a salesperson. I especially loved the personal and honest comments made, for instance about rotating the hardware cages; "good luck handling all the wiring". Also loved the editing and music. I'll definitely be coming back to HardwareCanucks.
This was the best review on this case I've ever seen on RUclips. Thumbs up!
Out of the 7 or so R5 videos in my subs this is the only one I watched, great production, gets in depth but doesn't bore me with too many details. Great job.
Your camera work is fantastic. That alone made this video worth watching!
What a fantastic review. Very high quality production value - thanks!
I'm thinking of upgrading from my R4
This was with no doubt the best review of the FRACTAL DESIGN R5. Full marks for great presentation, and the final test build was the icing on the cake for this review. You made a really nice build, and sure FRACTAL would be happy to see it's product reviewed like this.
Been a fan for years, your camera work and editing is top notch. Keep up the great work, I really appreciate what you're doing!
Love the professional quality of your reviews - very slick and to the point. You've raised the bar again.
Excellent review, great attention to detail. You're the first reviewer I've seen to actually show the front mounted radiator on this case as opposed to the more common top mounted option. Case silence is my main issue.
Bought my first Fractal Design R1 many years ago, have built 3 computers with R1's and one with an R2. Its getting to that time where my friends are starting to think about new computers, Im stoked to see I can just get an R5!
Really, they are built really well, you can tell whoever designed it actually knows what their doing. Good to see they've continually improved, done some things I noticed/wished for on b4, but some new ideas that surprised me and I think are neat.
I dont usually gush, but I really do love these cases, you get a sweet spot of quality, quiet, performance, price. The versatility is what really puts it over the edge for me. At least IMHO
McLovin that final transition to the build portion of the review, as always, you guys rock my computer world. Love from Australia
What a review! With such amazingly careful attention to details, beautiful camera shots and video editing, and you summarize all these different aspects of the case so incredibly well in the conclusion. The whole review contains not a word of unnecessary trivia. You really are the best custom PC reviewer I have ever seen. But maybe try something with other custom PC related products? CPU/Graphic card/RAM/monitor/SSD? Really looking forward to more of your videos in the future!
Your videos are really high quality and helpful. You get a lot of love but you deserve more, thanks for all the help
This review totally got me for the Define R5 and props up for showing that radiator setup in the front. Exactly what I needed to get some facts on! Thumbs up for one of the best reviews I've seen yet and for all the fact sharing about cooling solution and so on... :) :) :) 11/10
I was looking to build a silent PC, and your video showed exactly what I was looking for. Bought the case and that exact cooler. its perfect.
I just want to say thank you for a very well done, professional and comprehensive video on this case. Extremely well done introduction to the Fractal Design R5. Thank you.
I really love your camera work and the lighting angles.
I recently got myself a Define R5 and its sooo much fun to play around with and try different kinds of builds! Most modular case I've had! The swedes really did great this time. :)
This is an absolutely superb review. Top quality editing and helpful information.
I was so glad to hear at the end that you're going to do a comparison video between this and the H440. The whole video I was thinking that I would still prefer the H440 over this when I finally do my build, but I definitely want to see what you guys think.
The best review of r5. You've mentioned all aspects of this case. Amazing! Thanks.
Greatest camera work of all time. Liked. Buying a pc with this case.
Once again, a very informative and well done video. I even enjoyed what seemed to be a bit of humor by starting the noise demonstration with the case off when it was expected to be on. It also served to illustrate how quite the case is when turned on.
this case is still an icon today
Success once again from my favorite silent case maker. They've truly catapulted the R5 beyond any lame competitor and will continue to remain my preferred chassis manufacturer!
I really like your case reviews. As previously mentioned they are the BEST! After checking out many other cases I keep coming back to this one. Currently own the Thermaltake Core v51 which is extremely great for cooling, but there is just something about the R5 that keeps me coming back. I really wish they would add a magnetic dust cover on top though... Keep those sick reviews coming!
Couldn't hear the sound test over the noise of my PC....Guess this is the case for me
lol tell me about it, I can hear my PC while wearing headphones...
Damn, I already kinda miss my Define 5, when I did swapped to Meshify 2 very recently, not to mention of optical drive support, and 4 USBs.
Once again, excellent reviews guys. I just wish y'all would note the music used in each video in the info. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would appreciate this.
Specifically the song at 7:22
You know what, I'm gonna make it a mission to figure out what song was used. I shall report back!
I just built my new computer with this case. I had the windowed version and I can confirm that the side panel window makes no difference when it comes to silence, consistent with Fractal Design's marketing that the windowed version adds a negligible amount of noise. The window is very thick, which definitely helps. It's a solid no-compromise option if you want to display your parts and silence at the same time.
Getting the white version with the solid side panel. Aiming for simplicity as well as silence along with the assistance of the Noctua NH-D15 and it's superb A15 fans :)
Wow Dimitry what a smooth review! congratulations! also it must have been a pain to disassembly that beautiful hardware!
A really nice review! You thought of every detail just as always!
Thank you very much for this video, it helped me a lot to make my choice. I was struggling hard to choose components for my new PC and spent all sunday watching reviews before buying online hahaha
when the r4 released, I wanted it a lot. glad to see fractal isn't dropping the ball, because I think I need this in my life.
What ram is that?! It glows and its awesome btw great vid it convinced me to get this case i have to say your the best pc case reviewer on youtube.
Travis Haley Case reviews, our bread and butter!
The memory modules appear to be Avexir Gold Series.
***** its an m-atx board
***** no its a mini
Have been spending some month by now with my new RIG, of course based on the R5 chassi. I also got alot of help from this vid by choice of liquid cooling - of course the X61 kraken... This cooling absolutely is amazing, both in design and performance.
Once again, this review rocks and the chassi is absolutely amazing.
I have a hard time thinking of why any other chassi would ever be needed, except for future improved R5. However that may be... ;)
This case is awesome, i just built an AMD FX system with it. Great design, i love it. Worth every cent.
I love the way you filmed this review! Please keep em commin' ;)
Thanks for creating such an in-depth review. Very helpful.
This was seriously the best review I've seen.. Thank you so much!!!
2020. Still the best case ever.
This new format for videos is awesome, well done HC!
Use the Special Edition for the H440 ;)
WOW, that case is perfect!
That bottom dust filter *-*
Those drive cages *-*
The only thing for me that is unnecessary is the side panel fan.
Nice Fractal Design!!!
I couldn't hear the computer over mine in the background! I love the look of this case and it seems really good. My current case isn't very spacious due to the lack of cable management options and it is noisy and gets really dusty. I was going to get the 750D but it might be out of my budget as I also intend to get an SSD with it and this case is so much cheaper with all I need. Nice review and thanks!
You can go with the 450D
I have seen few of your videos, they are awesome, great work and editing.
one thing however, I know this is old video, but music in this video was too loud/distracting, I could not really finish the video because of that, but again most videos I've seen are great. keep it up :)
Man you are thorough, I bet this took forever to shoot and edit!
Great review! It’s been 4 years and mine is still going strong. Wish there is a USB Type-C port though...
Awesome review! Especially like that you show a ruler so we can see that in fact a 310mm GPU will fit with the cages installed in their default orientation. I was looking at the Gigabyte 970OC with 3 display ports (I want at least 2) and it is exactly 310mm (31 cm) long.
owned this case for like 3 years and only now realized I can remove the top drive cage. Now I can put the HDDs up there and unrestrict my bottom front 120mm fan! Love this case, only wish the window was tempered glass, as the plastic shows scratches so easily and isn't perfectly flat
There were like 5 of these videos popping up on my sub feed. Had to watch this one first out of all of 'em.
So about 15 define r5 reviews came out today from my different subscriptions... Guess which one I bothered watching?
Great job again.
Your videos are of such high quality, Keep up the good work! You are right up there with one of the best tech reviewers on youtube, and you deserve way way more views!
I have a computer repair business and my daughter's softball coach gave me his son's gaming rigs for free. Priced out the first one just under $1,000 he also gave me this fractal R5 case which is so sick I can't wait to build out my home server in this thing
Ive had this case for 6 months. Zero complaints from me.
I especially love the lack of branding and sime yet elegant design. Too many logo splashed absurd designs out on the market. The Windowed R5 is exactly what I wanted out of a case.
I can't wait to see what revisions they do for the Arc series.
Damn, that showtime part. So professional.
At the sound test I hooked up a 1000gigawatt sound system and it made my walls crumble. So loud case!
I also tried using a 2 USD headset at the lowest volume, that really silenced the case so I recommend that.
Seems like Fractal Design finally got it all right, this will be my next case for sure!
After watching like 10 different case reviews, I finally got my case define r5 it is, just waiting for gtx 1080 review then I can start building my new pc
MkIceandFire can u fit the gtx into the r5?
Prahlad NatusVincere Kunalan yes you can all you gotta do is rotate that drive cage
nice review as always..thumbs up for this
Would love to see them also refresh the XL model. And add a white option to that! :)
I love your accent. It gets to me every time. Great review.
What is need to fix in R5
- front doors should open much more wide - still big fail (see Antec P280)
- fan controller should be with small knob not steppy only with three settings, also should be two of them one for control front fans intake, and second for exhaust.
- little too much flexible construction without both panels
- 5.25 covers should not be rounded, it will be looks little bad after install 5.25 devices.
- plastic motherboard standoffs.
+ best thing what they done in R5 is bottom dust filter removable to front - great job
Overall very nice and queit case with a lot of improvments, but still not perfect.
Tell me, for what reason would want the front door to open wider? What would that accomplish?
For the safety (doors like this you can easy break by accident if your case stand on floor) also for better straight intake airflow for example in very hot days, this will give you always a option.
***** It wouldn't improve airflow at all on hot days and the door is probably sturdy enough since neither Linus nor Dimitry complained about it.
***** Well as for the door I think this is due to the dual hinge design that it isn't possible to open that wide. When given the choice of opening wider or the option to open it either way, I'd much rather have it open either way I want. And if you're scared of people walking into it then why would you leave it open all the time anyway? If you want more direct airflow, this case has an even better option then the P280: get the whole door off. To me the hinge door of the P280 feels a bit too flimsy as well. It's not horrible, but the Fractal door hinges feel much more sturdy.
As for the cooling, that doesn't make sense. If the door is open, it is open. You won't get more air into the case when the door opens 170 degrees instead of the approximately 100 degrees of the R5. And like I mentioned before, with the R5 you can remove the door entirely if you'd want to.
The door couldn't open any more because the door is recessed into the body of the case, which is clearly an effort to hide what would be ugly hings on the corners of the case. Fractal Design is about looks, and function, if I wanted an ugly case I would get a Cooler Master case.
fractal design killin' it again! they really keep up the great quality :) I really like that you can remove the optical drive cage and replace it with hdd cage.
Realy good review! Shows everything we need to know.
This is definitely close to the best case I ever owned. My biggest issue with it, is that some cool features like the mounting strips in the back for the 140mm fan. Why on earth did they not do this for their front fan sockets...!?
Screwing in a 280mm radiator onto that front fan rack was a nightmare. Unless you forego 'front' fans, and install your radiator on the inside of your case with pull fan configuration, setup a push config is horrendous.
You basically have to thread the fan, panel, and radiator with same screw. The fan isn't a problem, but trying to get the screw thread to bite into the radiator, right after it managed to go through the panel for the fans. Good luck, is all I'll say.
Having RAILS would have solved the problem, as the screw only bites into the component on the other side, you dont' have to thread 2 things at the same time.
Next maintenance I do on this system, I'm ditching the push/pull for the front rad, and will go with just pull. It's not as good performance wise, but it works better for servicing and not wanting to shoot yourself in the head.
Impressive! Your reviews are on point. Thanks
BEST interior ever. Really perfect
Finally front removable dust filter hate to move my case around to get to it
I was like: 'good case'. Until the mic test started, I jaw dropped when I heard the massive difference, this case blocks some serious noise. I am considering this case for when I have to move my PC to my bedroom, instead of going with premium fans and controllers I might just get a noise stopper like this one.
Great quality case, great quality review! Thanks guys!
I love how 8 years ago we had huge case for tiny hardware and now all we have is as small as possible cases and 4090’s..
Recently got a corsair case and im already giving it away in prep to buy this case.. my god im in love
What a beautiful build. Wow!
I'd have to say that if you're not planning on running more than 2 GPUs, this is the best ATX on the market to date. Just WOW. It just does everything so well. I love the new drive cage/caddy design, improved modu-vents, simple front dust filter removal, and that slide-from-the-front bottom fan filter. The difficulty of removing and returning the bottom filter on the R4 was its biggest downside.
It also has an astounding amount of watercooling support; it makes me want to build a system with the NZXT H220-X and get two water cooled cards in there, and that's coming from somebody who's not a water cooling guy. :)
Very hard decision if I want to switch from my Carbide 500R. Silence and more dust filters feels really tempting :S
Also they should have implemented what they did with the front door dapening to the top by having small side vents, that way a radiator could be mounted while still keeping the sound damps on and keeping things silent. Other than that every complaint I had about the R4 is solved with this case.
I love your reviews for PC cases!!
Will have to choose between the R5 and the enthoo pro for my feb build, please pray for me. Enthoo has proper dust filters and case has more character IMO, while r5 is (seemingly) quieter and has a better io port location.
Dang this thing is awsome. might get it in 1-2 years with my new build
Thanks for the review, really thorough and awesome! :) I was curious what those white SSD plates behind the MOBO were cuz I didn't find it in manual, your video told me what they are :) The case is great! I bought it yesterday for my FreeNAS build and I really like the options in the case amazing! And I'm a long-time HAF-X user... thanks again!
At the sound test you should've warned me when to turn up and down the volume at 9:32 you have that small pause and i turned up the volume thinking Damn! thats quiet, then i almost shat myself when you said "now let's turn it on" xD
11:22 Doesn't having the cpu cooler on the front counterract the rear fan, causing negative air pressure? I have an AIO but it doesn't seem like that should work. Explain?
+Dan Janucik theres two fans up front and one at the back, this is positive airflow, and the remaining air that the rear fan cant suck out will come out the vents
Actually considering upgrading from my 690-3 to this. It's gotten a bit loud for my tastes after the hardware upgrades I've done to the bits inside.
Take it you guys still feel as strongly, in a good way, about this case today as you did back when it first came out?
Nb that my only silent options around here (Reykjavik, Iceland) are: Silencio 550, Corsair Carbide 330R, Thermaltake Urban S31, Thermaltake Supressor F51, the core 2500, this fine case right here (front runner imho) and the define xl2.
Note that I listed all the silent options, and tbh the F51 is probably less silent than it should be seeing as the only version for sale around here is the windowed.
Fantastic review, keep up the great work!
They should give you one 2x 3,5" tray that you can mount into your 5,25" bays, so you can still install harddrives in an SLI setup with front radiator. Why does no company think about that?
Professional. Review. Video. More impressed with your video than the case.
great review for a great product. keep it up guys.
Damn good review. Just what I needed to make sure I did a great purchase!
You guys are great, you made my decisions much easier!
Amazing presentation of this review! Thanks!
Hey Dmitry, thanks for your reviews. They are so helpful. Have you considered reviewing the Thermaltake F31 Suppressor as a less expensive alternative to the R5?
Chuck with "Dam Good" award. LOL.
Excellent review.