Fractal Design Define R6

Heres the Guide to the Fan Hub for the R6 for who not seen it.
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will be changing the fans soon, first the front 2 with the corsair ml140 no led as i didnt want the case with the tempered glass window :p

here is the open layout with the hard drives on the back. and the aio tubes are not touching the 980ti back plate :p

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does your removable tray that you mount your rads/fans onto have a bit of play in it ? when i mounted my rad to it,It's got play in it ,you can move it up and down slightly.
 
right so ive connected all my case fans to the pwm hub. they work fine but when i use the gigabyte fan software and try change it to silent or performance mode nothing happens. I have put plugged it into cpu_opt as i believe my mobo (gigabyte x299 gaming) supports PWM. Maybe i should plug it into another fan connector?
 
right so ive connected all my case fans to the pwm hub. they work fine but when i use the gigabyte fan software and try change it to silent or performance mode nothing happens. I have put plugged it into cpu_opt as i believe my mobo (gigabyte x299 gaming) supports PWM. Maybe i should plug it into another fan connector?
Safe bet is always to try with cpu_fan and go from there. Isn't CPU_opt copying CPU_fan settings? (maybe try changing settings for CPU_fan while connected to CPU_opt, maybe it will work)
 
Almost set up in My R6, I did not use the Fan Hub, connected all the Fans direct to the Asus Motherboard Fan Headers for full control
Swapped out the Rear Fan With a 140mm 1000rpm & also added another to Roof, Both running on a Fan splitter, Case is Dead Silent, sound insulation Sides really do the Job

Will post a Few Pics once finished
 
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Safe bet is always to try with cpu_fan and go from there. Isn't CPU_opt copying CPU_fan settings? (maybe try changing settings for CPU_fan while connected to CPU_opt, maybe it will work)

i cant put it in that one as my kraken x62 is using that for the CPU
 
Almost set up in My R6, I did not use the Fan Hub, connected all the Fans direct to the Asus Motherboard Fan Headers for full control
Swapped out the Rear Fan With a 140mm 1000rpm & also added another to Roof, Both running on a Fan splitter, Case is Dead Silent, sound insulation Sides really do the Job

Will post a Few Pics once finished

What fans did you get? I might just do the same thing as i need to make a few adjustments anyway.
 
I used http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/case-fan/bc-140-blue-led-fan/
Had them in the Draw for some years
Very Good low RPM fans as seen in Test
http://www.dvtests.com/cooler-master-bc-140-red-test-and-review/

I used Lower RPM/Airflow for the Rear & top, don't need High RPMs for exhaust,
Best to have Positive Pressure, more air blow in is Better from Front.
Also, Light up the Rear of the case nice.

Also adding 2 x AKASA RGB 50cm strips to work with the Asus Aura Lighting Control
also the RGB memory Sticks.

May do some Artwork on the Case
 
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The Fan Hub states, input the hub 4 pin PWM terminal Cable into the CPU Fan Header, Hub got 2 x PWM for AIO Kits.

Can't see that would work well if at all, some AIO Kits have there own Way of controlling the RPM.
 
I have it connect to a 4 pin case fan header and I have the CPU fan attached to CPU fan header, that way I can control the case fans and the CPU fan seperately. I cannot control the case fans separately though they are all the same speed, I have bequiet 1000rpm exhaust fans x3 and Noctua 1500rpm intake fans x3, I fixed this by using low noise adapters on my front fans, now if I put all fans at 100% the front fans are 1200rpm and the rear fans are 1000rpm so it is ideal, without LNA the front fans are 1500rpm which is too loud. I have case fans controlled by CPU/GPU temp, and CPU fan controlled by CPU temp.
 
@Darren_uk what gpu is that.
Im Thinking of this case I have a
Gtx1080 Zotac Amp Extreme.
I want to leave the front panel I place like yours.
Hoping the gpu will fit and the power cables won't hinder install.

Its the Zotac GTX 1070 Amp Edition, Paid £349.99 New at the time , i see now they all gone up to £500 or more
Front panel, I change the direction way it opens

https://www.zotac.com/us/product/graphics_card/zotac-geforce-gtx-1070-amp-edition

Card is 300mm or 30cm Long,
Case has no trouble with any Card, just move One of the 3.5" HDD trays out of the way,
They Quick rel each tray with one thumb screw.
 
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@Darren_uk thanks for the info.
I have the Gpu thank god with the way pricing is going.
Just need to wait till they release the white edition.
Which according to an email i received from fractal there saying end of Feb start of march.
 
The more I see this case in action the better it looks, can some owners please rate the cases build quality like motherboard screws lining up nicely without having to bend frame?

motherboard Lined up 100%, the stand-offs 9 of them was already in place on the motherboard tray, Centre standoff is just a peg to easy aline the full ATX motherboard with rest of the holes &
Helps to hold it in place :)

Motherboard screws black are of a good Quality & had no trouble with my magnetic screwdriver

Quality of case is very good, the sound insulation works well, Top pop out with a button push.
I took the metal frame off the top panel & just having an open grill with dust filter,
Cat loves it, laying on top where some of the heat gets to blow out, Purrfect
 
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