Fractal R3

[jaybee]

Interesting thanks. As you say though, 3 x 180mm fans. Is it noisy?

 

[Evil^]

Have they attempted to sort the airflow in the R3? I've been working like crazy so haven't had a chance to look XD

 

[HighlandeR]

The one thing I don't like about the case R2 is the wobbly HDD trays. Is it true they wobble or was the review I watched simply just wrong? Have they improved it in the R3?

I'm deciding between the Silverstone Fortress FT02 or Define R3 or going that extra mile with the Lian Li PC-P80B.

I now have an R2 and yes its a little wobbly but it doesnt cause any vibration or noise or any other issues tbh.

 

[nlr]

13 days left for the R3 to get released and it will be the same price for the R2

Lets hope the R3 doesn't have any problems comparing to the R2

 

[HighlandeR]

Will be interesting too see it, I only got mine cos it was cheap musta paid about 50 quid for mine, from the fractual website these are the updates on the R3 over the R2:

Improvements from R2

* Improved air flow with updated fans
* Improved noise absorbing material
* Bigger hole in M/B plate for mounting of CPU Coolers
* Improved cable routing possibilities
* Reset button, located behind the front panel door
* Many small quality improvements, including improved scratch resistant coating


Looks like they just improved the back hole/cable mangement and updated the fans for little better performance. Just looks like minor updates but if its the same price definatly wait for it. Mind you there are better cases out there imo around £80-120.

For a server tower I don't see a better case, 9 hdd support and good cooling for the hdds is just excellent, and for the that price nothing else even at 80 quid comes close. Technically one could use the top bay as well for another hdd and have 10 3.5 hdds

 

[coughs]

What case is better at the £80-£100 price range?

 

[Fanatic]

Either the R3 or the Corsair 600T... such a hard choice