Fractal Design Define R6

haszek · 5 Jan 2018 at 19:27

This additional panel with USB C should come with RGB LED :rolleyes:

NirK · 5 Jan 2018 at 20:08

khemist said:
Case arrived today, didn't have time to get pics before the light got bad.

Just having a play about with the 360 rads and trying to think how i'm going to have the tubing runs, i'll get a better pic later.

Can you tell me with 2 x 140mm fans at the bottom how much space there is for a PSU?

khemist · 5 Jan 2018 at 22:31

Didn't see the question until now, too late although i will have a look tomorrow.

Work in progress.

shaf · 5 Jan 2018 at 23:46

Mine arrived today too.

Still working on it.

Quite disappointed with the amount of screws Fractal have provided. Had to find flat head screws to fix the H100i rad to the top panel.

shaf · 6 Jan 2018 at 00:21

Overall very happy with the case. It's a compact case so some places on the motherboard aren't easily accessible. For example the top of the case where you might find the cpu fan connector cannot be accessed unless you remove the rad panel from the top. Not an issue as I won't need to touch unless I'm installing something new.

One thing that's bugging me though is that the top panel with the rad installed leaves a gap a the front of the case. Surely this will draw in dust?

The Artfull Bodger · 6 Jan 2018 at 06:23

Think this might be a worthy successor to my air 540. Ticks so many many boxes I've been looking out for. Compact with hidden PSU, tempered glass, vertical gpu mount and watercooling options. Can any one tell me whether a 40mm 360 rad in push (65mm overall) at the top is likely possible without fouling on vrm or ram? Looking good khemist!

JediFragger · 6 Jan 2018 at 08:34

I'm happy that the psu shroud has vents, I do like a fan pulling in fresh air from the bottom

haszek · 6 Jan 2018 at 12:08

khemist said:
Didn't see the question until now, too late although i will have a look tomorrow.

Work in progress.

How are the temps? Noise/fan speed? :rolleyes:

khemist · 6 Jan 2018 at 12:49

Fan noise is very good but i have good fans and run them at 450rpm and 1200rpm max when gaming.

I still have to compare the temps from my previous setup, a 360 rad also but only 35mm instead of this 56mm one but i can tell they are very good.

NirK · 6 Jan 2018 at 15:30

Does look nice, Can you tell me how much PSU space there is before the first 14mm fan on the bottom? If I had 2 x 140mm fans what is the max PSU length?

khemist · 6 Jan 2018 at 15:45

Around 33cm with one 140mm installed at the bottom front, around 20cm with both.

Mcthommo · 6 Jan 2018 at 16:10

khemist- do you think you would be able to use a 420 rad on top and keep the hdd drive cages in

khemist · 6 Jan 2018 at 16:30

I think so but you would have to keep the top few spaces clear.

Mcthommo · 6 Jan 2018 at 18:44

thanks- I have 4x3.5 & 2x ssd drives along with a AE6 that would go in the top 5.25 bay that I would need to use so might check one out

NirK · 6 Jan 2018 at 19:25

khemist said:
Around 33cm with one 140mm installed at the bottom front, around 20cm with both.

Thanks, so for example the EVGA P2 750w which is 165mm, should fit in there ok (including cables) with 2 x 140mm? 165mm for the PSU and another 35mm for the cables.

shaf · 6 Jan 2018 at 19:47

Mcthommo said:
thanks- I have 4x3.5 & 2x ssd drives along with a AE6 that would go in the top 5.25 bay that I would need to use so might check one out

If you have a long graphics card, like me, then bear in mind that you lose a couple of hd slots.

The Artfull Bodger · 6 Jan 2018 at 20:21

shaf said:
If you have a long graphics card, like me, then bear in mind that you lose a couple of hd slots.

Hey shad any chance you could let me know if there is clearence, due to offset, that a total of 65mm rad and fan would most likely miss vrm heatsink and ram on top

khemist · 6 Jan 2018 at 20:23

Should be ok, see here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb1Odi1rlpI&t=128s

The Artfull Bodger · 6 Jan 2018 at 22:18

Thanks khemist, now all I need to do is sell my 4790k or. Kidney and I"m good to go. Are oc going to sell the pcie riser as well - can't see it unfortunatly.

JediFragger · 7 Jan 2018 at 00:03

khemist said:
Around 33cm with one 140mm installed at the bottom front, around 20cm with both.

Great news, thanks K!! Mine is 17cm so plenty for 2 fans