Fractal Design Define C review

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When we flip the unit around we can see the right side panel a little better. On the inside is some sound dampening material applied to it, we'll show you that later. The chassis has a very simplistic and clean looking style. Two silent Fractal Design Dynamic X2 GP-12  120mm fans are included in with chassis. We'll peek at them later on once we open up the chassis, these are rated at 1200rpm and should offer a nice balance in-between airflow and silence.
 

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We already mentioned this, the unit cannot house 5.25" devices or optical units anymore, and yes that will be problematic for some of you, I'd like to hint to external DVD writers based running over USB as an alternative. The bezel ventilation grill can be taken out as well as the top face plate:

 

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Just pull it out and you can see the sound dampening, so think twice before removing it. However if you would mount liquid cooling there, that's what you need to do.

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You can insert a dust filter here, magnet based. We got one included but I do not know 100% for sure if it is an optional or comes standard. The spec listing denotes this one as an optional though.
 

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At the backside rear IO we spot the second 120mm fan (~1200 RPM) factory installed. Below it we spot 7 expansion slots. At the bottom you can house a PSU up to 175 mm with (but that is really pushing it clearance wise as you have weigh in the connectors as well).

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